Danish Phrases
We have picked the most useful Danish phrases you can learn and use today: greetings, questions, popular idioms and more.
| English | Danish | Pronunciation |
| Hello | Hallo | halo |
| Hello (informal) | Hej | High |
| How are you? | Hvordan går det? | Vor-dan gore d |
| Fine, thank you | Godt, tak | Got, tag |
| That's enough | Det er nok | deh air knock |
| What is your name? | Hvad hedder du? | Vadh header doo |
| My name is ______ | Jeg hedder ______ | Yay hedhuh |
| Nice to meet you | Det var rart at møde dig | D' vahr rarht add murdhe dah-ee |
| Please | Vær så venlig | Ver saw venlee |
| Thank you | Tak | Tahg |
| You're welcome | Selv tak | seloo tahg |
| Yes | Ja | Ya |
| No | Nej | Nay |
| Excuse me (getting attention) | Undskyld mig | On'skil ma'ee |
| Excuse me (begging pardon) | Undskyld | On'skil |
| I'm sorry | Det må du undskylde | Dee m'o doo on'skil'eh |
| Goodbye | Farvel | favel |
| Goodbye (informal) | Hej hej | High High |
| I can't speak Danish [well] | Jeg taler ikke [godt] dansk | Ya'ee tailor 'eek'eh got dahnsk |
| Do you speak English? | Taler du engelsk? | Tailor doo eng'glsk |
| Help! | Hjælp! | Yelp |
| Look out! | Pas på! | Pass poh |
| Good morning (before 10-11am) | Godmorgen | good' morgen |
| Good morning (after 10-11am, but before noon) |
Godformiddag | good'formidhae |
| Good evening | Godaften | good'hafden |
| Good night | Godnat | good'hnad |
| Good night (sleep well) | Sov godt | saw'oo got |
| I don't understand | jeg forstår ikke | Yaye for-store 'ee'eh |
| Where is the toilet? | Hvor er toilettet? | War ayer toilede |
| I need a doctor | Jeg har brug for en læge | Ya'ee har bro' for en lay'eh |
| Can I use your phone? | Må jeg låne din telefon? | Mo' ya'ee lone'eh deen telephon' |
