Danish language

North Germanic language spoken in Denmark

Danish is the Germanic language spoken in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and parts of Greenland and Germany (Southern Schleswig). Around 5.5 million people speak Danish. It is used as a second language in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Danish people, or Danes, call their language dansk.

Danish
dansk
Pronunciation[d̥anˀsɡ̊]
Native toDenmark, Greenland, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
Native speakers
5.6 million (2007)
Latin script (Danish alphabet)
Danish Braille
Official status
Official language in
 Denmark
 Faroe Islands

 European Union
Nordic Council


Minority language:[1]
 Germany
 Greenland
 Iceland
Regulated byDansk Sprognævn ("Danish Language Committee")
Language codes
ISO 639-1da
ISO 639-2dan
ISO 639-3dan
Linguasphere52-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
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Map of Danish dialects
Spoken Danish

Here are some simple words in Danish:

EnglishDanish
HelloHej
GoodbyeFarvel
Thank youTak
Where are you from?Hvor kommer du fra?
WithMed
IJeg
YesJa
NoNej
WelcomeVelkommen
am/are/isEr
EnglishEngelsk
IfHvis
I love youJeg elsker dig
RoomVærelse
CopenhagenKøbenhavn
BillRegning
FoodMad
OkayOkay
UmbrellaParaply
WhereHvor
WhoHvem
WhichHvilken/hvilket
The pricePrisen
Where isHvor er
AirportLufthavn
RoadVej
RoosterHane
ChickenKylling
FishFisk
VegetarianVegetar
CompareSammenligne
TrainTog

References