Danish Vocabulary

The Danish vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: en	Two: to	Three: tre
Four: fire	Five: fem	Six: seks
Seven: syv	Eight: otte	Nine: ni
Ten: ti	First: første	Second: sekund

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: mandag	Tuesday: tirsdag	Wednesday: onsdag
Thursday: torsdag	Friday: fredag	Saturday: lørdag
Sunday: søndag	Now: nu	Yesterday: i går
Today: i dag	Tonight: i aften	Tomorrow: i morgen

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: frugter	Apples: æbler
Bananas: bananer	Tomatoes: tomater
Potatoes: kartofler	Onions: løg

Red: rød	Green: grøn	Blue: blå
White: hvid	Black: sort	Grey: grå

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: morgenmad	Lunch: frokost
Dinner: middag	Milk: mælk
Coffee: kaffe	Bread: brød

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: solrigt	Windy: blæsende	Rainy: fuldt
Snowy: sne	Cold: forkølelse	Hot: varmt

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: dreng	Girl: pige
Son: søn	Daughter: datter
Brother: bror	Sister: søster
Man: mand	Woman: kvinde
Father: far	Mother: mor
Grandfather: bedstefar	Grandmother: bedstemor

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: hus	Toilet: toilet	Room: værelse
Bedroom: soveværelse	Kitchen: køkken	Table: bord

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: kat	Dog: hund	Mouse: mus
Bird: fugl	Cow: ko	Horse: hest

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: sokker	Shoes: sko	Trousers: bukser
Shirt: skjorte	Sweater: sweater	Coat: frakke

Most popular languages in the world:

English: engelsk	French: fransk	German: tysk
Spanish: spansk	Italian: italiensk	Portuguese: portugisisk
Greek: græsk	Russian: russisk	Arabic: arabisk
Hindi: hindi	Chinese: kinesisk	Japanese: japansk

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: taxa	Bus: bus
Hotel: hotel	Reservation: reservation
Airport: lufthavn	Passport: pas

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: studerende	Teacher: lærer	Pen: pen
Books: bøger	Page: side	Dictionary: ordbog

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: hånd	Feet: fødder	Hair: hår
Eye: øje	Mouth: mund	Nose: næse

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambulance	Doctor: læge
Hospital: sygehus	Pharmacy: apotek
Police: politi	Stomach Ache: ondt i maven

As you can see, this Danish vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.