🇩🇰Danish for English speakers
Danish flashcards written for newcomers to Denmark: everyday life, work, the kommune, the doctor and school, from beginner (A1) to proficient (C2). 40 sets are free and 123 more come with Premium. Danish on the front, English on the back, with audio and seven study modes.
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A1 · Beginner(10)
Dage, måneder og årstider – Days, Months and Seasons in DanishThe days of the week, the months and the four seasons in Danish, plus everyday time expressions and how to say dates. Note that Danish writes days and months with a small letter.44 cardsEn eller et – En and Et Nouns in DanishEvery Danish noun is either an en-word or an et-word, and "the" is added as an ending: en bil becomes bilen, et hus becomes huset. This set drills the two genders and the definite form with everyday words.42 cardsFamilien – The Family in DanishDanish family words, including the logical Danish words for grandparents (morfar, farmor) and family situations common in Denmark, such as a samlever (live-in partner) and a papfar or papmor (step-parent).43 cardsFarver – Colours in DanishThe basic colours in Danish and how they change form: rød with en-words, rødt with et-words and røde in the plural or after "den". Includes everyday examples like the red and white Danish flag.42 cardsHilsener og farvel – Greetings and Goodbyes in DanishLearn the essential Danish greetings, goodbyes and polite phrases for your first conversations in Denmark. Includes everyday courtesies like "tak for mad" and "tak for i dag".43 cardsJeg kan godt lide – Saying "I Like" in DanishLearn how to talk about likes and dislikes in Danish with "kan godt lide", "kan ikke lide", "elsker", "hader", "foretrækker" and "har lyst til". Includes the "godt" and "ikke" word order that trips up beginners.42 cardsMad og drikke – Food and Drink in DanishEssential Danish words for food and drink, from rugbrød and smørrebrød to supermarket basics. Includes useful phrases for meals and for asking what is in your food.44 cardsTal 0-100 – Numbers in DanishAll the Danish numbers from 0 to 100, including the famously tricky tens (halvtreds, tres, halvfjerds, firs, halvfems) and the "one-and-twenty" word order. Essential for prices in kroner, ages and phone numbers.44 cardsVerbet at have – The Verb "To Have" in DanishLearn "at have" (to have) with the present form "har" for every person, plus fixed expressions like "have det godt", "have travlt" and "have fri". Real examples from family, work and appointments in Denmark.42 cardsVerbet at være – The Verb "To Be" in DanishLearn "at være" (to be), whose present form "er" is the same for every person. Covers identity, origin, jobs, location, states, negation with "ikke" and yes/no questions.42 cards
A2 · Elementary(8)
Hjemmet og boligen – Home and Housing in DanishRooms, furniture and appliances in a Danish home, plus the words you need when renting: husleje, depositum, andelsbolig and the waiting list for social housing.44 cardsKroppen og helbredet – The Body and Health in DanishBody parts, symptoms and the phrases you need at the doctor, at the pharmacy and when calling 1813 or 112 in Denmark. Includes the yellow health card and booking an appointment with your own GP.44 cardsModalverber – Modal Verbs in DanishMaster the Danish modal verbs kan, skal, vil, må, bør and tør, the irregular verbs you use every day. Watch out for false friends: "skal" often means "have to" or "am going to", and "må ikke" means "must not".43 cardsNutid og ordstilling – Present Tense and Word Order in DanishDanish present tense is easy: add -r to the infinitive, the same for every person. This set pairs it with the V2 rule, where the verb is always the second element, so "I dag arbejder jeg" and not "I dag jeg arbejder".42 cardsPå restaurant og café – At the Restaurant and Café in DanishWords and phrases for eating out in Denmark, from booking a table and ordering to asking about allergies and paying with MobilePay or card. Includes Danish restaurant habits like ordering at the counter.43 cardsTøj – Clothes in DanishDanish clothing vocabulary for shopping and everyday life, including the rain gear and warm layers you need in Denmark. Covers sizes, trying things on and returning items to a shop.43 cardsVejen rundt i byen – Giving Directions in DanishAsk for and understand directions in a Danish town: places like the station, the borgerservice and the jobcenter, direction words, and getting around by bus, Metro, S-tog and bike.43 cardsVejret – The Weather in DanishTalk about the weather the way Danes do, which is often. Covers rain, wind, temperatures, the forecast and handy expressions like "det regner" and "det blæser".42 cards
B1 · Intermediate(8)
Arbejde og kontoret – Work and the OfficeDanish vocabulary for job hunting and working life in Denmark: the jobcenter, contracts, pay, unions and the office. For B1 learners.41 cardsAt handle ind – Going ShoppingDanish vocabulary for shopping in Denmark, from the discount supermarket and bottle deposits to paying, exchanging and fitting rooms. B1 level.41 cardsAt rejse i Danmark – Traveling in DenmarkB1 Danish for getting around Denmark: hotels and summer cottages, DSB trains and Rejsekort, ferries, bridges and sightseeing.43 cardsDatid: svage og stærke verber – Past Tense: Weak and Strong VerbsThe Danish simple past (datid) for finished actions: weak verbs in -ede and -te, common irregular verbs and the strong verbs every learner needs. B1 level.42 cardsFølelser – Feelings and EmotionsDanish words and phrases for talking about how you feel, from homesickness to looking forward to something. B1 level.41 cardsFørnutid med har og er – Perfect Tense with Har and ErThe Danish perfect and past perfect: when to use har and when to use er, with common past participles from everyday life. B1 level.42 cardsI lufthavnen – At the AirportDanish vocabulary and phrases for flying in and out of Denmark, from check-in at Copenhagen Airport to lost luggage. B1 level.42 cardsPræpositioner for tid og sted – Prepositions of Time and PlaceHow Danish uses i, på, til, om, for ... siden and other prepositions for places and time, a key topic at B1 level.41 cards
B2 · Upper intermediate(8)
Almindelige idiomer – Common IdiomsCommon idiomatic expressions from everyday spoken Danish, with the literal image as a hint. B2 level.40 cardsBindeord og diskursmarkører – Connectors and Discourse MarkersDanish connectors and discourse markers for structuring what you say and write, with notes on word order. B2 level.40 cardsMedierne – The MediaB2 Danish vocabulary for news, the press, broadcasting with DR and modern social media.40 cardsMiljø og klima – The EnvironmentB2 Danish vocabulary for the environment, climate and sustainability, from wind power and district heating to sorting your rubbish.41 cardsPassiv: s-passiv og blive-passiv – The Passive VoiceHow Danish forms the passive with -s and with blive, the difference between them, and common deponent -s verbs such as synes and mødes. B2 level.40 cardsSundhed og trivsel – Health and WellnessB2 Danish vocabulary for health and well-being, and for using the Danish healthcare system: your own GP, 1813, the pharmacy and the hospital.40 cardsTeknologi og internettet – Technology and the InternetB2 Danish vocabulary for computers, phones and the internet, including digital Denmark: MitID, e-Boks, borger.dk and MobilePay.41 cardsUddannelse og universitet – Education and UniversityB2 Danish vocabulary for the Danish education system, from folkeskolen and gymnasiet to university, SU and having your qualifications assessed.40 cards
C1 · Advanced(5)
Avanceret akademisk ordforråd – Advanced Academic VocabularySophisticated C1 Danish vocabulary for academic writing, exam instructions and formal texts.42 cardsErhverv og økonomi – Business and FinanceAdvanced Danish business and finance vocabulary at C1 level, including company types, VAT and the Danish tax system with SKAT.41 cardsFalske venner dansk-engelsk – False FriendsDanish words that look like English words but mean something different. Master these C1 traps so they stop tripping you up.42 cardsHypotetiske sætninger og konjunktiv – Conditionals and the SubjunctiveUnreal conditions, wishes, modal perfects and the fixed subjunctive forms of Danish for sophisticated phrasing, at C1 level.40 cardsPolitik og samfund – Politics and SocietyAdvanced C1 Danish vocabulary for discussing politics, rights and society, from Folketinget and Grundloven to the welfare state and citizenship.41 cards
C2 · Proficient(1)
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A1 · Beginner(21)
De 100 mest brugte ord – The 100 Most Common Danish WordsPremiumThe 100 most frequent words in Danish, the foundation of every conversation, with key irregular forms in the hints. A1 level.100 cardsDyr – AnimalsPremiumPets, farm animals and wildlife in Danish, including the animals you meet in Danish nature, with irregular plurals in the hints.45 cardsEjestedord – PossessivesPremiumAll the Danish possessives: min, mit, mine, din, hans, hendes, vores, jeres, deres, the genitive -s, and a first look at sin, sit, sine.45 cardsEn og et, ubestemt og bestemt form – En and Et Nouns: Indefinite and DefinitePremiumHow Danish nouns work: en-words and et-words, the definite ending (-en, -et, -ne) instead of a separate word for "the", and the main plural patterns.45 cardsFrugt og grønt – Fruit and VegetablesPremiumDanish words for fruit and vegetables, with the seasonal favourites and the sentences you need in the supermarket.45 cardsGrundlæggende adjektiver – Basic AdjectivesPremiumEssential Danish adjectives, mostly in handy opposite pairs, with notes on the -t and -e endings (stor, stort, store).45 cardsGrundlæggende spørgsmål – Basic QuestionsPremiumDanish question words (hv-ord), yes/no questions with the verb first, and short answers including the special "jo".40 cardsHobbyer og fritid – Hobbies and Free TimePremiumDanish verbs and phrases for hobbies and leisure, from the library and local clubs (foreninger) to hygge with friends.40 cardsHøflighed, du og De – Politeness, Formal and InformalPremiumFormal and informal Danish: why almost everyone says du, the many ways to say tak (tak for mad, tak for sidst), apologies, and how to open and close an email.44 cardsHvad er klokken? – Telling the TimePremiumHow to tell the time in Danish, including the tricky "halv fire" (half past three), and how to talk about opening hours, trains and appointments.45 cardsHvor tit? – Adverbs of FrequencyPremiumDanish words and expressions for saying how often something happens, such as altid, aldrig and tit, with everyday sentences.40 cardsJob og erhverv – Jobs and ProfessionsPremiumCommon jobs in Danish, including the care, childcare, service and trade jobs many newcomers do, and how to say what you do.45 cardsKroppen – The Human BodyPremiumThe parts of the body in Danish from head to toe, plus the simple sentences you need to explain where it hurts at the doctor's.45 cardsLande og nationaliteter – Countries and NationalitiesPremiumCountries, nationalities and languages in Danish, from the Nordic neighbours to the home countries of many newcomers, plus how to say where you are from.45 cardsMin hverdag – My Daily RoutinePremiumVerbs and phrases for an ordinary Danish day, from madpakke and daycare drop-off to dinner at six, including the reflexive verbs with mig, dig and sig.45 cardsModalverber og ordstilling – Modal Verbs and Word OrderPremiumThe Danish modal verbs kan, skal, vil, må and bør, and the V2 rule: the verb always comes second, so when a sentence starts with time or place the subject moves after the verb.45 cardsPå sprogskolen – At the Language SchoolPremiumClassroom objects and the phrases you will hear and need at a Danish language school, from asking what a word means to the teacher's instructions.45 cardsPersonlige stedord – Personal PronounsPremiumAll the Danish personal pronouns: subject and object forms, den and det for "it", I and jer for plural "you", man, and the reflexive sig.45 cardsSport – SportsPremiumSports and exercise in Danish, from football and handball to the gym and cycling to work, with everyday sentences.40 cardsUdsagnsord i nutid – Present Tense VerbsPremiumKey Danish verbs with their present tense: just add -r, and it is the same for every person. Includes the irregular gør, ved and synes.45 cardsVejr og påklædning – Weather and What to WearPremiumHow to talk about Danish weather through the year and the clothes you need for it, from regntøj for daycare to winter mittens.44 cards
A2 · Elementary(21)
At købe tøj – Buying Clothes: Sizes, Sales and ReturnsPremiumThe Danish you need in a clothes shop: asking for sizes, trying things on, finding a sale, and exchanging or returning with a byttemærke or a receipt.42 cardsBevægelsesverber og hjem/hjemme – Verbs of Movement and PlacePremiumDanish verbs for going places (gå, køre, tage, cykle) and the pairs that show movement or location: hjem/hjemme, ud/ude, ind/inde, op/oppe, ned/nede.42 cardsBindeord – Basic ConjunctionsPremiumog, men, fordi, når, da and the other basic Danish conjunctions, with example sentences that show the word order after each one.41 cardsBydeform – The ImperativePremiumHow to give commands and instructions in Danish: the imperative is the infinitive without the final -e, with the common exceptions and polite alternatives.42 cardsByen og kommunen – Around Town: Public Places and ServicesPremiumThe places and services you will use in a Danish town: Borgerservice, the library, the parcel shop, the recycling centre, the swimming pool and more.42 cardsDansk mad og madkultur – Danish Food and Food CulturePremiumSmørrebrød, madpakke, frikadeller and wienerbrød: typical Danish food, mealtimes and the table phrases every newcomer should know.42 cardsEr ved at og sidder og – Saying What Is Happening NowPremiumDanish has no "-ing" form: learn how to say what is happening right now with the simple present, er ved at, er i gang med and sidder og / står og / ligger og.41 cardsFerie og sommerhus – Holidays and the Summer HousePremiumDanish vocabulary for planning a holiday the Danish way: school holidays, holiday pay, renting a sommerhus, camping and trips to Skagen, Bornholm and Legoland.42 cardsFørnutid med har og er – The Present PerfectPremiumThe Danish perfect tense: har + participle for most verbs, er + participle for movement and change, with the key irregular participles.41 cardsFremtid med skal, vil og kommer til at – Talking About the FuturePremiumHow to talk about plans and the future in Danish: skal for plans, vil for intentions, kommer til at for predictions, and the present tense with a time word.41 cardsGradbøjning – Comparatives and SuperlativesPremiumHow to compare things in Danish: større end, lige så ... som, den billigste and the common irregular forms like god, bedre, bedst.42 cardsHøjtider og fester – Holidays and CelebrationsPremiumDanish holidays and traditions through the year, from fastelavn and sankthans to juleaften, plus the greetings for birthdays and other celebrations.42 cardsLægen og sundhedsvæsenet – The Doctor and the Danish Health SystemPremiumHow healthcare works in Denmark for newcomers: your health card, your own GP, 1813, referrals, prescriptions and booking appointments.41 cardsOffentlig transport – Getting Around by Public TransportPremiumBuses, trains, the metro and the Rejsekort: the Danish you need to get around Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark.42 cardsRefleksive verber – Reflexive VerbsPremiumDanish verbs with sig and the other reflexive pronouns, for everyday actions and feelings, with example sentences and the difference between sig and ham / hende.43 cardsSkal, må, bør og er nødt til – Expressing Obligation and PermissionPremiumHow to say must, may, should and do not have to in Danish, including the false friend må, which usually means "may", not "must".41 cardsStærke verber i datid – Strong Verbs in the Past TensePremiumDanish verbs that change their vowel in the past tense, such as gå, gik and skrive, skrev, plus the most common irregular weak verbs, with example sentences.43 cardsTeknologi og digital hverdag – Technology and Digital LifePremiumEveryday Danish for phones, computers and the internet, plus the digital tools every resident uses: MitID, Digital Post, e-Boks and MobilePay.42 cardsTidsadverbier – Adverbs of TimePremiumDanish words and phrases for talking about time, such as allerede, endnu, stadig, snart and bagefter, with example sentences.42 cardsUdtryk med have og få – Expressions with Have and FåPremiumEveryday Danish expressions built with have and få, many of which use "to be" or "to get" in English.42 cardsVide, kende og kunne – Three Ways to Say "To Know"PremiumThe difference between vide (to know a fact), kende (to know a person or place) and kunne (to know a skill or a language).42 cards
B1 · Intermediate(20)
Banken og penge – Banking and MoneyPremiumDanish banking and money vocabulary for life in Denmark, from NemKonto and MobilePay to loans, savings, tax and paying the bills.43 cardsBetinget form – The ConditionalPremiumHow to say "would", "could" and "should" in Danish with ville, kunne, skulle and burde, including hypothetical hvis sentences about the present and the past.42 cardsBindeord B1 – Linking WordsPremiumDanish connectors for linking ideas and building longer sentences at B1 level, with notes on which ones change the word order.42 cardsBlive og forandring – Verbs of ChangePremiumHow to say "become", "get" and "turn" in Danish: blive, få det, ændre sig, vokse op, gå i stykker and other verbs of change, with examples.41 cardsDansk kultur – Danish CulturePremiumCustoms, values, food, famous people and places that every newcomer to Denmark hears about, with the Danish words to talk about them.42 cardsFørdatid – Past PerfectPremiumThe Danish past perfect, like English "I had done": havde or var + past participle, for an action completed before another past action.42 cardsFremtid – Talking About the FuturePremiumDanish has no single future tense: learn when to use the present tense, skal, vil, kommer til at and bliver, with time expressions for the future.43 cardsHøjtider og traditioner – Holidays and TraditionsPremiumThe Danish year through its holidays and traditions, from jul and fastelavn to sankthans, with the words and customs that go with each.42 cardsIndirekte tale – Reported SpeechPremiumHow to report what people said and asked in Danish, with tense shifts, om for yes/no questions and the subordinate-clause word order (ikke before the verb).42 cardsJobsøgning og arbejdsmarked – Job Hunting and the Labour MarketPremiumDanish for finding work in Denmark: the jobcenter, a-kasse, applications and interviews, contracts, pay and your rights at work.44 cardsLeje og husholdning – Renting and Running a HomePremiumDanish for renting a flat and running a household: the lease, deposit and utilities, appliances, repairs, recycling and everyday chores.43 cardsMedicinsk ordforråd – Medical VocabularyPremiumDanish for describing symptoms, getting treatment and handling medicines, from the egen læge and 1813 to the pharmacy and the hospital.43 cardsMening og sansning – Opinion and PerceptionPremiumDanish verbs and set phrases for giving your opinion, agreeing and disagreeing, and describing what you see, hear and sense, including the tricky tro, synes and mene.42 cardsNatur og geografi – Nature and GeographyPremiumDanish words for Denmark's landscapes, coasts, islands and weather, from Jylland and Sjælland to fjords, dunes and beech forests.42 cardsOrdstilling i ledsætninger – Word Order in Subordinate ClausesPremiumPractise Danish word order in main and subordinate clauses: V2 inversion, and why ikke, aldrig and altid move in front of the verb after at, fordi, hvis, når and da.43 cardsPassiv – The Passive VoicePremiumThe two Danish passives: the s-passive (sælges, skal betales) and the blive-passive (blev bygget, er blevet stjålet), with signs and letters you meet in daily life.42 cardsRejseordforråd for viderekomne – Advanced Travel VocabularyPremiumDanish for bookings, hotels, delays, lost luggage and travel documents, for trips from Copenhagen Airport and beyond.42 cardsRelative pronominer – Relative PronounsPremiumsom, der, hvis, hvor and hvad: how to link clauses in Danish, when der replaces som, and when the pronoun can be left out.42 cardsSammenligninger og mængder – Comparisons and QuantitiesPremiumDanish comparatives and superlatives, including the irregular ones, plus the words you need for talking about amounts.43 cardsVerber med præpositioner – Verbs with PrepositionsPremiumCommon Danish verbs that take a fixed preposition, often a different one from English, each shown in a short example sentence.44 cards
B2 · Upper intermediate(21)
Abstrakte navneord – Abstract NounsPremiumAbstract Danish nouns for ideas, values and feelings, including key words from Danish society such as tillid, fællesskab and velfærd.40 cardsBetingelsessætninger – Hypothetical ConditionalsPremiumReal, unreal and past unreal "if" sentences in Danish with hvis, plus inverted conditions, wishes and other ways to express conditions.40 cardsFilm og kunst – Film and ArtPremiumDanish words for cinema, theatre, art and creative work, with a few names from Danish culture such as the Golden Age and Dogme 95.40 cardsFølelser og sindstilstande – Advanced FeelingsPremiumRich Danish vocabulary for complex emotions, including the right preposition after each adjective and feelings many newcomers know well, like homesickness and feeling left out.41 cardsHandlingens forløb – Aspectual VerbsPremiumDanish verb phrases that mark the start, continuation, repetition or end of an action, including the typical "sidder og læser" pattern for things happening right now.40 cardsIndirekte tale og ledsætninger – Reported Speech and ClausesPremiumReported speech and indirect questions in Danish, and the word order of subordinate clauses, where ikke, altid and aldrig come before the verb.40 cardsJura og retsvæsen – Legal VocabularyPremiumKey Danish terms for law, courts and the justice system, plus everyday legal words for leases, complaints and official decisions.40 cardsMad og madlavning – Gastronomy VocabularyPremiumAdvanced Danish vocabulary for food, meals, flavours and cooking techniques, with classic Danish dishes from smørrebrød to risalamande.40 cardsMedier og journalistik – Journalism VocabularyPremiumDanish words for journalism, news and current affairs, so you can follow DR, TV 2 and the Danish newspapers.41 cardsMiljø og klima – Environmental VocabularyPremiumDanish terms for the environment, climate and sustainability, from wind turbines and district heating to waste sorting and bottle deposits.41 cardsNuancerede adjektiver – Sophisticated AdjectivesPremiumRicher Danish adjectives for describing people's character, behaviour and situations at work and in everyday life.40 cardsØkonomi og erhverv – Economic VocabularyPremiumDanish vocabulary for the economy, business and personal finances, from GDP and interest rates to tax, VAT, a-kasse and dagpenge.41 cardsOrdsprog og faste udtryk – Proverbs and IdiomsPremiumCommon Danish proverbs and idioms, each paired with its English equivalent or a clear explanation.40 cardsPassiv: s-form og blive – The Passive: S-form and BlivePremiumWhen Danish uses the s-passive (lukkes, sendes) and when it uses blive + participle, plus være + participle for states and the -s verbs that are not passive at all.40 cardsPolitik og samfund – Political VocabularyPremiumDanish terms for politics, government and elections, from Folketinget and the municipality to voting, coalitions and citizenship.41 cardsSin, sig og s-verber – Sin, Sig and S-verbsPremiumThe tricky choice between sin/sit/sine and hans/hendes/deres, advanced reflexive expressions, and Danish -s verbs like lykkes, trives and skændes that look passive but are not.41 cardsSvære præpositioner – Tricky PrepositionsPremiumThe Danish prepositions that English speakers mix up: i, på, om, til, hos and for ... siden for time and place, plus fixed pairs like glad for, vente på and god til.42 cardsTeknologi og digitalt liv – Tech VocabularyPremiumEssential Danish words for the digital world, including the systems everyone in Denmark uses: MitID, e-Boks, borger.dk and MobilePay.41 cardsUddannelse og skole – Education and StudiesPremiumDanish vocabulary for the school and education system, from vuggestue and folkeskole to gymnasium, university, SU and getting foreign qualifications recognised.40 cardsUdtryk med have, få og tage – Expressions with Have, Få and TagePremiumEveryday Danish expressions built on have, få and tage, where the verb means much more than "have", "get" or "take".42 cardsVerber for påvirkning – Verbs of InfluencePremiumDanish verbs for asking, recommending, demanding and persuading, with the structures they take: at-clauses, til at, om at and i at.41 cards
C1 · Advanced(20)
Akademisk ordforråd C1 – Advanced Academic VocabularyPremiumDanish vocabulary for academic texts, assignments and theses at C1 level, including the task words used at Danish universities.42 cardsArkitektur og byggeri – Architecture VocabularyPremiumDanish words for architecture, building styles and housing, from half-timbered farmhouses to modern Copenhagen.42 cardsAvancerede bindeord C1 – Advanced Connectors C1PremiumAdvanced Danish linking words for essays, reports and formal speech, with notes on how they affect word order.42 cardsEftertryk og modalpartikler – Emphatic StructuresPremiumDanish ways of adding emphasis: cleft sentences, fronting, strong negations and the small modal particles jo, da, skam and altså.40 cardsErhvervsordforråd for viderekomne – Advanced Business VocabularyPremiumAdvanced Danish business vocabulary for companies, management, finance, marketing and contracts, including Danish company types and the collective agreement.42 cardsFalske venner for viderekomne – Advanced False FriendsPremiumDanish words that look like English words but mean something different, from eventuelt and aktuel to gift and rente.42 cardsFilosofisk ordforråd – Philosophical VocabularyPremiumDanish terminology for discussing philosophy and abstract ideas, with key concepts from Søren Kierkegaard.42 cardsHistorisk ordforråd – Historical VocabularyPremiumKey Danish terms for talking about history, from the Viking Age and the Constitution of 1849 to the Occupation, useful for the citizenship test too.42 cardsIndrømmelse og modsætning – Concessive StructuresPremiumDanish structures for concession and contrast, such as "although", "no matter how" and "whatever it takes", with example sentences showing the word order.41 cardsKausative udtryk – Causative VerbsPremiumThe Danish causative structures få nogen til at, få + participle and lade + infinitive, for saying who makes, lets or has something done.40 cardsLedsætninger og ordstilling – Subordinate Clauses and Word OrderPremiumDanish subordinate clauses of time, condition, purpose, cause and result, showing where ikke and other adverbs go and how the main clause inverts.41 cardsMedicinsk ordforråd for viderekomne – Advanced Medical VocabularyPremiumAdvanced Danish medical vocabulary for diagnoses, treatments, specialists and serious conditions, plus the Danish health system: GP, referral, 1813 and the yellow card.41 cardsNaturvidenskabeligt ordforråd – Science VocabularyPremiumScientific and technical terminology in Danish, from experiments and samples to elements, cells and physics.42 cardsPsykologisk ordforråd – Psychology VocabularyPremiumDanish words from psychology and mental health, including stress, therapy and coping with life in a new country.41 cardsReligiøst ordforråd – Religious VocabularyPremiumGeneral Danish vocabulary for talking about religion and belief across all faiths, from places of worship and prayer to the National Church and church tax.42 cardsSamfundsforhold – Social IssuesPremiumDanish vocabulary for discussing social issues such as inequality, discrimination, immigration, integration and human rights.42 cardsSportsordforråd for viderekomne – Advanced Sports VocabularyPremiumAdvanced Danish sports vocabulary, from tournaments and referees to injuries, records and doping, with football, handball and cycling.42 cardsSynonyme verber – Synonymous VerbsPremiumThe fine differences between Danish verbs with similar meanings, such as kende/vide, tro/synes/mene and lægge/ligge.36 cardsTalemåder og hverdagssprog – Idioms and ColloquialismsPremiumColloquial expressions and idioms that Danes use every day, with their closest English equivalents and literal meanings.42 cardsVerber med faste præpositioner C1 – Advanced Verbs with PrepositionsPremiumAdvanced Danish verbs that take a fixed preposition, such as afhænge af, tvivle på and glæde sig til, with English meanings.41 cards
C2 · Proficient(20)
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Frequently asked questions
Who are these Danish sets for?
For English speakers who live in Denmark or are moving there. The words and sentences come from the situations newcomers meet first: shopping, work, the kommune, the doctor and school, and they grow into grammar, opinions and the news at the higher levels.
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Can I hear how the Danish words are said?
Yes. Every card has audio, so you hear the Danish pronunciation, which is often far from the spelling.
Is there a version explained in Arabic?
Yes. The same Danish sets exist with Arabic on the back, on the Arabic version of this library.