Learn A Foreign Language By Yourself
Danish and German are two Germanic languages of Northern Europe and their shared ancestry shines through in many different ways, even though they do have important differences as well. Other languages in the same category include Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, and English. While Danish is very close to Swedish and Norwegian, German is much closer to … Read more
You might have heard what they say about the Scandinavian languages: That they’re so closely related that a Dane can just speak his own language and be understood by a Norwegian or a Swede and that pretty much everyone understands everything? Well, the reality is a little more complicated. The Scandinavian languages are close. But … Read more
Danish isn’t spoken by a lot of people. In fact, there are less than 6 million speakers of the Danish language in the world, the majority of whom live in Denmark. There are, however, a few places where you’d be able to get by in Danish. These are mostly places where the Kingdom of Denmark … Read more
As a native Dane, something that I’ve noticed when speaking to people from far and wide (and especially the US.. Sorry, Americans!) is that people tend to be confused about my nationality and my language. I’ve lost count of how many times people assumed that the Danish speak Dutch. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t … Read more
Denmark is a small country in Northern Europe with 5.5 million inhabitants. The people of Denmark speak Danish a Scandinavian language closely related to Norwegian and Swedish. But which other languages do they speak? In the following, I’m going to go through a few of the most common languages spoken in Denmark. The People of … Read more
The “stød” is a feature in Danish pronunciation that many learners of Danish struggle to get right. It’s often characterized as what’s more generally called a “glottal stop” in linguistics. Some argue, however, that the stød is not exactly the same thing and that especially some dialects of Danish use the feature in a much … Read more
Danish is a Scandinavian language spoken by less than 6 million people in the world. Almost all of them live in Denmark and good part of them speak pretty good English. Yet, there’s a growing interest in the world for learning Danish! And while Danish won’t help you while traveling the world (other than Denmark) … Read more
Danish is a language of some 5,5 million speakers in Northern Europe. Most of them (us) speak pretty decent English. Still – you probably have your own reasons to learn the Danish language. It might be a heritage language, you might have Danish friends with whom you want to speak in their language. Perhaps you … Read more
Danish: A Scandinavian language spoken by some 5,5 million people in the Northern European country, Denmark. Most people wouldn’t pick Danish first when setting out picking up a new language. But Danish has it’s charm. It’s related to English and has many similarities, yet strangely different in the way it’s spoken. In this article, I’ll … Read more
Easy stories in simple Danish for beginners Below you’ll find my Danish translation and my recordings of 5 mini stories. I hope you’ll find them useful as a resource. I spent a lot of time translating and recording these into Danish, so please let me know what you think in the comments below! If you’re … Read more
