Danish - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Danish language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nul
zero
1
en
one
2
to
two
3
tre
three
4
fire
four
5
fem
five
6
seks
six
7
syv
seven
8
otte
eight
9
ni
nine
10
ti
ten
11
elleve
eleven
12
tolv
twelve
13
tretten
thirteen
14
fjorten
fourteen
15
femten
fifteen
16
seksten
sixteen
17
sytten
seventeen
18
atten
eighteen
19
nitten
nineteen
20
tyve
twenty
30
tredive
thirty
40
fyrre
forty
50
halvtreds
fifty
60
tres
sixty
70
halvfjerds
seventy
80
firs
eighty
90
halvfems
ninety
100
hundrede
hundred
1K
tusind
thousand
1M
million
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
hvid
white
⚫
sort
black
🔴
rød
red
🔵
blå
blue
🟡
gul
yellow
🟢
grøn
green
🟣
lilla
purple
🟤
brun
brown
🟠
orange
orange
🌸
lyserød
pink
⭐
guld
gold
🌑
sølv
silver
☁️
grå
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
hund
dog
🐱
kat
cat
🐴
hest
horse
🐮
ko
cow
🐷
gris
pig
🐦
fugl
bird
🐟
fisk
fish
🐭
mus
mouse
🦊
ræv
fox
🐇
kanin
rabbit
🐻
bjørn
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefant
elephant
🐢
skildpadde
turtle
🦒
giraf
giraffe
🦆
and
duck
🕷️
edderkop
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familie
family
🧔
mand
man
👩
kvinde
woman
👦
dreng
boy
👧
pige
girl
👶
barn
child
👨🦳
far
father
👩🦳
mor
mother
👴
bedstefar
grandfather
👵
bedstemor
grandmother
🧑🦰
bror
brother
👩🦱
søster
sister
🧑
ven
friend
👥
folk
people
🙋
person
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
hus
house
🏢
bygning
building
🏫
skole
school
🏪
butik
store
🛣️
vej
road
🌆
by
city
🌳
træ
tree
💧
vand
water
☀️
sol
sun
☁️
sky
cloud
📚
bog
book
🖊️
pen
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
nøgle
key
🚗
bil
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
æble
apple
🍌
banan
banana
🍞
brød
bread
🧀
ost
cheese
🥩
kød
meat
🥛
mælk
milk
☕
kaffe
coffee
🍵
te
tea
💧
vand
water
🍺
øl
beer
🍷
vin
wine
🍽️
mad
food
🍳
æg
egg
🍚
ris
rice
🥕
grøntsager
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
dag
day
🌙
nat
night
⏰
time
hour
🗓️
uge
week
📅
måned
month
🗓️
år
year
🗓️
mandag
Monday
🗓️
tirsdag
Tuesday
🗓️
onsdag
Wednesday
🗓️
torsdag
Thursday
🗓️
fredag
Friday
🗓️
lørdag
Saturday
🗓️
søndag
Sunday
🌅
morgen
morning
🌆
aften
evening
🕛
nu
now
🔜
snart
soon
🕒
tid
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
tale
speak
🚶
gå
walk
🏃
løbe
run
🍽️
spise
eat
🍷
drikke
drink
😴
sove
sleep
📖
læse
read
✍️
skrive
write
👀
se
see
👂
høre
hear
💭
tænke
think
🤔
vide
know
❤️
elske
love
👍
lide
like
👋
komme
come
🚪
åbne
open
🔒
lukke
close
💡
lære
learn
➕
give
give
💸
købe
buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
glad
happy
😢
trist
sad
😠
vred
angry
👍
god
good
👎
dårlig
bad
⬆️
stor
big
⬇️
lille
small
🆕
ny
new
🕰️
gammel
old
💯
mange
many
🤏
få
few
🥵
varm
hot
🥶
kold
cold
💪
stærk
strong
👶
svag
weak
✨
smuk
beautiful
👹
grim
ugly
✅
rigtig
correct
❌
forkert
wrong
⚡
hurtig
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
og
and
➡️
men
but
👉
eller
or
🤔
fordi
because
👉
så
so
🤨
dog
however
🤔
derfor
therefore
➕
også
also
🕒
når
when
🤔
hvis
if
🕒
før
before
🕒
efter
after
🕒
siden
since
🕒
mens
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
lærer
teacher
🧑⚕️
læge
doctor
👩💻
ingeniør
engineer
👨🍳
kok
chef
🧑🌾
landmand
farmer
👮
politibetjent
police officer
🧑🎨
kunstner
artist
🧑💼
kontorassistent
office worker
🔬
forsker
scientist
🛒
sælger
salesperson
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