Danish Greetings and Basic Phrases Quiz

Greetings and Introductions

• God dag: Good day (formal)
• Hej: Hi, Hello (informal)
• Hvordan går det?: How are you? (formal)
• Hvordan har du det?: How are you? (more formal)
• Det går fint: It's going well.
• Jeg hedder [Name]: My name is [Name]
• Hvad hedder du?: What is your name?
• Glædeligt at møde dig: Nice to meet you.
• Det glæder mig også: I'm glad to meet you too.

Basic Phrases

• Tak: Thank you
• Tak for det: Thank you for that. (slightly more formal)
• På gensyn: Goodbye (formal/neutral)
• Farvel: Goodbye (neutral)
• Hej hej: Bye (informal)
• Undskyld: Excuse me, Sorry
• Jeg forstår ikke: I don't understand
• Kan du tale langsommere?: Can you speak slower?
• Hvad betyder [word]?: What does [word] mean?

Numbers

• 1: En
• 2: To
• 3: Tre
• 4: Fire
• 5: Fem
• 6: Seks
• 7: Syv
• 8: Otte
• 9: Ni
• 10: Ti
• 20: Tyve
• 100: Hundrede
• 1000: Tusind

Days of the Week

• Mandag: Monday
• Tirsdag: Tuesday
• Onsdag: Wednesday
• Torsdag: Thursday
• Fredag: Friday
• Lørdag: Saturday
• Søndag: Sunday

Months

• Januar: January
• Februar: February
• Marts: March
• April: April
• Maj: May
• Juni: June
• Juli: July
• August: August
• September: September
• Oktober: October
• November: November
• December: December

Colors

• Rød: Red
• Grøn: Green
• Blå: Blue
• Gul: Yellow
• Hvid: White
• Sort: Black
• Orange: Orange
• Brun: Brown
• Lila: Purple

Family Members

• Mor: Mother
• Far: Father
• Søn: Son
• Datter: Daughter
• Bror: Brother
• Søster: Sister
• Familie: Family

Food and Drink

• Vand: Water
• Mælk: Milk
• Te: Tea
• Kaffe: Coffee
• Brød: Bread
• Kød: Meat
• Frugt: Fruit
• Grøntsager: Vegetables
• Ost: Cheese
• Æg: Eggs

Common Adjectives

• Stor: Big, Large
• Lille: Small
• God: Good
• Dårlig: Bad
• Ny: New
• Gammel: Old
• Høj: Tall
• Lav: Low
• Lang: Long
• Kort: Short

Basic Question Words

• Hvad: What
• Hvor: Where
• Hvornår: When
• Hvem: Who
• Hvorfor: Why
• Hvordan: How

Commonly Used Verbs

• At være: To be
• At have: To have
• At spise: To eat
• At drikke: To drink
• At tale: To speak
• At gå: To walk
• At købe: To buy
• At se: To see

Demonstrative Pronouns

• Denne: This (singular and feminine)
• Denne her: This (singular and masculine)
• Denne her: This one
• Den: That (singular and masculine/neuter)
• Disse: These (plural)

Possessive Pronouns

• Min: My
• Din: Your
• Hans: His
• Hendes: Her
• Vores: Our
• Jeres: Your (plural)
• Deres: Their

Basic Structure of Sentences

• Subject-Verb-Object order is common in Danish.
• Sentence structure follows a generally straightforward pattern.