Ordliste — Common Danish Words

262 essential words for A1 learners

Practise with word cardsHear a word, choose what it means — ten at a time

Vigtige ord

Essential Words — 25 words
ja
yes
nej
no
tak
thank you / please
hej
hello
farvel
goodbye
undskyld
excuse me / sorry
godmorgen
good morning
godaften
good evening
godnat
good night
velkommen
welcome
venligst
kindly (formal, written)
selvfølgelig
of course
måske
maybe
aldrig
never
altid
always
også
also
ikke
not
meget
very / much
lidt
a little
her
here
der
there
nu
now
i dag
today
i morgen
tomorrow
i går
yesterday

Pronominer

Pronouns — 17 words
jeg
I
du
you (informal)
han
he
hun
she
den / det
it
vi
we
I
you (plural)
de
they
min / mit
my
din / dit
your
hans
his
hendes
her
vores
our
deres
their
sig
oneself
mig
me
dig
you (object)

Almindelige verber

Common Verbs — 40 words
at være
to be
at have
to have
at gå
to go / walk
at komme
to come
at tage
to take
at se
to see
at vide
to know (a fact)
at kende
to know (a person)
at sige
to say
at spise
to eat
at drikke
to drink
at købe
to buy
at arbejde
to work
at bo
to live (reside)
at hedde
to be called
at snakke / tale
to talk / speak
at lære
to learn
at læse
to read
at skrive
to write
at høre
to hear
at forstå
to understand
at lave
to make / do
at give
to give
at finde
to find
at kunne
can / to be able to
at ville
to want / will
at skulle
shall / must
at måtte
may / to be allowed
at sove
to sleep
at stå op
to get up
at cykle
to cycle
at køre
to drive
at løbe
to run
at svømme
to swim
at lege
to play (children)
at spille
to play (games/music)
at betale
to pay
at koste
to cost
at åbne
to open
at lukke
to close

Tal

Numbers — 30 words
nul
0
en / et
1
to
2
tre
3
fire
4
fem
5
seks
6
syv
7
otte
8
ni
9
ti
10
elleve
11
tolv
12
tretten
13
fjorten
14
femten
15
seksten
16
sytten
17
atten
18
nitten
19
tyve
20
tredive
30
fyrre
40
halvtreds
50
tres
60
halvfjerds
70
firs
80
halvfems
90
hundrede
100
tusind
1000

Familie

Family — 17 words
en familie
a family
en mor / en moder
a mother
en far / en fader
a father
en søn
a son
en datter
a daughter
et barn
a child
børn
children
en bror / en broder
a brother
en søster
a sister
søskende
siblings
en mand
a husband / a man
en kone / en kvinde
a wife / a woman
en kæreste
a boyfriend / girlfriend
en ægtefælle
a spouse
en bedstemor
a grandmother
en bedstefar
a grandfather
en ven / en veninde
a friend (m/f)

Mad og drikke

Food & Drink — 31 words
brød
bread
ost
cheese
smør
butter
mælk
milk
vand
water
kaffe
coffee
te
tea
juice
juice
øl
beer
vin
wine
kylling
chicken
oksekød
beef
fisk
fish
ris
rice
pasta
pasta
kartofler
potatoes
grøntsager
vegetables
frugt
fruit
æble
apple
banan
banana
appelsin
orange
pære
pear
tomat
tomato
sukker
sugar
mel
flour
æg
egg
kage
cake
is
ice cream
morgenmad
breakfast
frokost
lunch
aftensmad
dinner

Dage og tid

Days & Time — 19 words
mandag
Mondaymoon day — like Monday
tirsdag
TuesdayTyr's day — English Tiw, same god
onsdag
WednesdayOdin's day — English Woden
torsdag
ThursdayThor's day — like Thursday
fredag
FridayFrigg's day — like Friday
lørdag
Saturdaywash day — not Saturn, unlike Saturday
søndag
Sundaysun day — like Sunday
en uge
a week
en weekend
a weekend
en måned
a month
et år
a year
morgen
morning
formiddag
mid-morning (approx. 9–12)
eftermiddag
afternoon
aften
evening
nat
night
klokken
the time / o'clock
en time
an hour
et minut
a minute

Steder og transport

Places & Transport — 22 words
et hus
a house
en lejlighed
an apartment
en by
a city / town
en skole
a school
et hospital
a hospital
en butik
a shop
et supermarked
a supermarket
en restaurant
a restaurant
en café
a café
en bager / et bageri
a baker / a bakery
et apotek
a pharmacy
en park
a park
en skov
a forest
en strand
a beach
en gade
a street
en bus
a bus
et tog
a train
en cykel
a bicycle
en bil
a car
en taxa
a taxi
en lufthavn
an airport
en station
a station

Krop og helbred

Body & Health — 17 words
et hoved
a head
en skulder
a shoulder
en arm
an arm
en hånd
a hand
en finger
a finger
en ryg
a back
en mave
a stomach
et ben
a leg
en fod
a foot
et knæ
a knee
at have ondt i...
to have pain in...
en læge
a doctor
en tandlæge
a dentist
syg
sick
rask / frisk
healthy / well
træt
tired
medicin
medicine

Vejret

Weather — 13 words
vejret
the weather
solen / sol
the sun / sun
solskin
sunshine
regn
rain
det regner
it is raining
sne
snow
det sner
it is snowing
vind
wind
blæsevejr
windy weather
skyet
cloudy
koldt
cold
varmt
warm / hot
grader
degrees

Almindelige tillægsord

Common Adjectives — 20 words
stor
big
lille
small
ny
new
gammel
old
god / godt
good
dårlig
bad
glad
happy
sur
angry / sour
smuk / flot
beautiful / nice
billig
cheap
dyr
expensive (et dyr = an animal)
lang
long
kort
short
hurtig
fast
langsom
slow
let / nem
easy
svær
difficult
vigtig
important
dejlig
lovely / nice
frisk
fresh

Farver

Colours — 11 words
rød
red
blå
blue
grøn
green
gul
yellow
hvid
white
sort
black
brun
brown
grå
grey
orange
orange
lilla
purple
lyserød
pink

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