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Learning the Danish Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Danish language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Danish.
Danish vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Danish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | farver |
| black | sort |
| blue | blå |
| brown | brun |
| gray | grå |
| green | grøn |
| orange | orange |
| purple | lilla |
| red | rød |
| white | hvid |
| yellow | gul |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Danish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Danish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Danish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| sizes | størrelser |
| big | big |
| deep | dyb |
| long | lang |
| narrow | smal |
| short | kort |
| small | lille |
| tall | høj |
| thick | tyk |
| thin | tynd |
| wide | bred |
| tastes | smag |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | frisk |
| salty | salt |
| sour | sur |
| spicy | krydret |
| sweet | sød |
| qualities | kvaliteter |
| bad | dårlig |
| clean | rene |
| dark | mørke |
| difficult | vanskeligt |
| dirty | beskidt |
| dry | tørre |
| easy | let |
| empty | tom |
| expensive | dyrt |
| fast | hurtigt |
| foreign | udenlandske |
| full | fuld |
| good | god |
| hard | hårdt |
| heavy | tunge |
| inexpensive | billig |
| light | lys |
| local | lokale |
| new | nye |
| noisy | støjende |
| old | gamle |
| powerful | magtfulde |
| quiet | stille |
| correct | korrekt |
| slow | langsom |
| soft | blød |
| very | meget |
| weak | svag |
| wet | våd |
| wrong | forkert |
| young | unge |
| food | fødevarer |
| almonds | mandler |
| bread | brød |
| breakfast | morgenmad |
| butter | smør |
| candy | slik |
| cheese | ost |
| chicken | kylling |
| cumin | spidskommen |
| dessert | dessert |
| dinner | middag |
| fish | fisk |
| fruit | frugt |
| ice cream | is |
| lamb | lam |
| lemon | citron |
| lunch | frokost |
| meal | måltid |
| meat | kød |
| oven | ovn |
| pepper | peber |
| plants | planter |
| pork | svinekød |
| salad | salat |
| salt | salt |
| sandwich | sandwich |
| sausage | pølse |
| soup | suppe |
| sugar | sukker |
| supper | aftensmad |
| turkey | kalkun |
| apple | æble |
| banana | banan |
| oranges | appelsiner |
| peaches | ferskener |
| peanut | peanut |
| pears | pærer |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | vindruer |
| strawberries | jordbær |
| vegetables | grøntsager |
| carrot | gulerod |
| corn | majs |
| cucumber | agurk |
| garlic | hvidløg |
| lettuce | salat |
| olives | oliven |
| onions | løg |
| peppers | peber |
| potatoes | kartofler |
| pumpkin | græskar |
| beans | bønner |
| tomatoes | tomater |
| alligator | alligator |
| alligators | alligatorer |
| bear | bære |
| bears | bjørne |
| bird | fugl |
| birds | fugle |
| bull | tyr |
| bulls | tyre |
| cat | kat |
| cats | katte |
| cow | ko |
| cows | køer |
| deer | rådyr |
| many deer | mange rådyr |
| dog | hund |
| dogs | hunde |
| donkey | æsel |
| donkeys | æsler |
| eagle | ørn |
| eagles | ørne |
| elephant | elefant |
| elephants | elefanter |
| giraffe | giraf |
| giraffes | giraffer |
| goat | ged |
| goats | geder |
| horse | hest |
| horses | heste |
| lion | løve |
| lions | løver |
| monkey | abe |
| monkeys | aber |
| mouse | mus |
| mice | mus |
| rabbit | kanin |
| rabbits | kaniner |
| snake | slange |
| snakes | slanger |
| tiger | tiger |
| tigers | tigre |
| wolf | Ulven |
| wolves | ulve |
| objects | objekter |
| bathroom | badeværelse |
| bed | seng |
| bedroom | soveværelse |
| ceiling | loft |
| chair | stol |
| clothes | tøj |
| coat | frakke |
| cup | kop |
| desk | desk |
| dress | kjole |
| floor | gulv |
| fork | gaffel |
| furniture | møbler |
| glass | glas |
| hat | hat |
| house | hus |
| ink | blæk |
| jacket | jakke |
| kitchen | køkken |
| knife | kniv |
| lamp | lampe |
| letter | brev |
| map | kort |
| newspaper | avis |
| notebook | notebook |
| pants | bukser |
| paper | papir |
| pen | pen |
| pencil | blyant |
| pharmacy | apotek |
| picture | billede |
| plate | tallerken |
| refrigerator | køleskab |
| restaurant | Restaurant |
| roof | tag |
| room | værelse |
| rug | tæppe |
| scissors | saks |
| shampoo | shampoo |
| shirt | skjorte |
| shoes | sko |
| soap | sæbe |
| socks | sokker |
| spoon | ske |
| table | bord |
| toilet | toilet |
| toothbrush | tandbørste |
| toothpaste | tandpasta |
| towel | håndklæde |
| umbrella | paraply |
| underwear | undertøj |
| wall | væg |
| wallet | tegnebog |
| window | vindue |
| telephone | telefon |
| this | denne |
| that | at |
| these | disse |
| those | disse |
| Questions | Spørgsmål |
| how? | hvordan? |
| what? | hvad? |
| who? | hvem? |
| why? | hvorfor? |
| where? | hvor? |
| different objects | forskellige objekter |
| art | kunst |
| bank | bank |
| beach | strand |
| book | bog |
| by bicycle | på cykel |
| by bus | med bus |
| by car | med bil |
| by train | med tog |
| cafe | cafe |
| country | land |
| desert | ørken |
| dictionary | ordbog |
| earth | Jorden |
| flowers | blomster |
| football | fodbold |
| forest | skov |
| game | spil |
| garden | Haven |
| geography | geografi |
| history | historie |
| house | hus |
| island | ø |
| lake | sø |
| library | bibliotek |
| math | math |
| moon | moon |
| mountain | bjerg |
| movies | film |
| music | musik |
| ocean | ocean |
| office | kontor |
| on foot | til fods |
| player | spiller |
| river | flod |
| science | videnskab |
| sea | havet |
| sky | Himlen |
| soccer | fodbold |
| stars | stjerner |
| supermarket | supermarked |
| swimming pool | swimmingpool |
| theater | teater |
| tree | træ |
| weather | vejr |
| bad weather | dårligt vejr |
| cloudy | overskyet |
| cold | forkølelse |
| cool | cool |
| foggy | tåget |
| hot | hot |
| nice weather | nice vejr |
| pouring | hælde |
| rain | regn |
| raining | regnede |
| snow | sne |
| snowing | sne |
| ice | is |
| sunny | solrig |
| windy | blæsende |
| spring | forår |
| summer | sommer |
| autumn | efterår |
| winter | vinter |
| people | mennesker |
| aunt | tante |
| baby | baby |
| brother | bror |
| cousin | fætter |
| daughter | datter |
| dentist | tandlæge |
| doctor | læge |
| father | far |
| grandfather | bedstefar |
| grandmother | bedstemor |
| husband | mand |
| mother | mor |
| nephew | nevø |
| niece | niece |
| nurse | sygeplejerske |
| policeman | politimand |
| postman | postbud |
| professor | professor |
| son | søn |
| teacher | lærer |
| uncle | onkel |
| wife | hustru |
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