Danish/Appendix A
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< Danish
[edit] Danish (Germanic)
| Translation | Phrase | Pronunciation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | dansk | dansk (help·info) | |
| hello | hej | hi (help·info) | |
| good-bye | farvel | fah-vel (help·info) | |
| please | 1 (Be understood. A matter of course, if not [[:Media:Da-vær-
så-venlig.ogg|Vær så venlig]] (help·[[:Image:Da-vær- så-venlig.ogg|info]])) |
||
| thank you | tak | tack (help·info) | |
| that one | den der | DEN-neh haer (help·info) | |
| how much? | hvor meget? | vo MY-it (help·info) | |
| English | engelsk | ENG-uhlsk (help·info) | |
| yes | ja | ya (help·info) | |
| no | nej | nigh (help·info) | |
| may I take your (sg) picture? | Må jeg tage et billede af dig? | [[:Media:Da-
billede-sg.ogg|Mo yigh tay-eh it bill-eth-e a die]] (help·[[:Image:Da- billede-sg.ogg|info]]) |
|
| may I take your (pl) picture? | Må jeg tage et billede af jer? | [[:Media:Da-
billede-pl.ogg|Mo yigh tay-eh it bill-eth-e a yer]] (help·[[:Image:Da- billede-pl.ogg|info]]) |
|
| where is the bathroom? | Hvor er toilettet? | vo er | |
| where do you come from? | Hvor kommer du fra? | voor comma | |
| do you speak English? | Taler du engelsk? | tahler doo | |
| generic toast | skål | skol (help·info) | |
| I don’t understand | Jeg forstår ikke | ||
| sorry | Undskyld | Listen (help·info) | |
| excuse me | Undskyld mig | Listen (help·info) |
- No word directly corresponds to the word “please”. Danish and Finnish express the concept
of politeness in a request in various ways. One way is to smile while asking for something,
another is to add tak (thank you) to the end of the question: “kan jeg få noget mere at
drikke, tak”, although this is more of an anglicised form of Danish.
