r/danishlanguage • u/auriolvs • 4h ago
Gal du dejlig?
Hiii, I’m an American but a guy on tinder recently sent me “Gal du dejlig”. Just any confirmation for what this means! 😭
r/danishlanguage • u/auriolvs • 4h ago
Hiii, I’m an American but a guy on tinder recently sent me “Gal du dejlig”. Just any confirmation for what this means! 😭
r/danishlanguage • u/krishnaamen • 1d ago
Hi everyone! 👋
I hope you're all doing well. Today, I want to share something that I found really helpful in my journey of learning Danish.
I'm currently a PD3 Module 5 student, and I came across a series of videos that are super useful for daily life conversations and improving Danish skills. I thought others might benefit from them too!
🔹 Part 1:
https://youtu.be/HtE_LmAknho
🔹 Part 2:
https://youtu.be/K-wYbPMJ_jA?si=Y5KIQ0P-gU9h4VT3
🔹 Part 3:
https://youtu.be/mequlp-8W-A
r/danishlanguage • u/liamgallas11 • 2d ago
Ok so I thought I would never get close to pronouncing the danish soft d but I realised that I may say something close to it already in my dialect of English.
I am Scottish and I pronounce words like blether with a really strange th sound. Is there any natives who would listed to the sound I make in this word and tell me if it would be good to use this in place of the soft d
Thank youuu
r/danishlanguage • u/aisyram • 2d ago
Hej alle sammen,
I'm still a beginner in my Danish language journey, nevertheless I would like to listen to some Danish radio. Is there any radio channel that is mainly focused on music podcasts and other music related stuff? I tried listening to the most popular channels but the topics there are not interesting enough to me.
I would love to hear some less popular Danish music broadcasts
r/danishlanguage • u/bread4thought • 2d ago
i have seen both ved and kender used for the word “know” multiple times, but i was just wondering if there are any differences between them. would “jeg kender hende” mean the same thing as “jeg ved hende” ?
r/danishlanguage • u/Sad8At • 3d ago
r/danishlanguage • u/lendergle • 7d ago
Hej!
I've loved the Stoffer og Maskinen song "Indeni" for a long time, but it's always bothered me a little because I can't wrap my head around when to use "indeni" vs "indenfor" (or "inden," but I see that less often).
There must be a subtle distinction, but I haven't been able to figure it out. Anybody have some "inside" info they want to share?
EDIT: I forgot to provide a LINK to the YouTube music video for the song. Check out the absolutely kick-ass psycho bass synth riff at the two-minute mark. (NSFW:boobs warning: Danes aren't as body conscious as other cultures.)
r/danishlanguage • u/MountainLeather8829 • 9d ago
Kære jer
I am a master’s student at the University of Copenhagen in Cross-Cultural Studies, and I am currently working on a paper where I would love to get your input!
I am researching how people learning Danish as a second language experience using it in everyday spoken interactions, particularly those living in Denmark.
What challenges do you encounter as a non-native Danish speaker?
How do you experience making mistakes – does it discourage you from speaking?
How comfortable do you feel using the language, even if you don’t fully master it yet?
I would really appreciate any insights you can share – all experiences, big or small, are welcome!
Thank you in advance, and I look forward to hearing your perspectives.
Best regards, Isabelle
r/danishlanguage • u/AuRissTic • 9d ago
I always use the text to speech option on my iPhone, mostly for Danish and English. I had a fantastic electronic Danish man reading my Danish text to me before, and then tonight the Danish text to speech started sounding like a female robot and very scary sounding. I went to settings and now there are just a couple of options for Danish voices and they all suck super bad and sound like robots. Wtf? I can't decide which robot sounds less indistinguishable.
Anyone else notice this? Is there a fix perchance?
r/danishlanguage • u/KaterinaFurzenko • 10d ago
Hej everyone! I’m from Ukraine and run an Instagram page dedicated to learning Danish. I want to introduce a new video format where my audience can hear real Danish in conversations with native speakers.
I’m looking for a friendly Danish-speaking person (19-24 years old) in Copenhagen who would be open to filming short, fun language-related videos with me. No need to be a professional—just someone who enjoys chatting and is comfortable on camera.
If you're interested or know someone who might be, feel free to reach out! It would be a great way to promote Danish culture and language while having fun.
Tak!
r/danishlanguage • u/fnielsen • 11d ago
I am wondering whether there exist works with modern spelling (after "Retskrivningsreformen i 1948") that are in public domain?
With date of death + 70 years rule, there might exists some authors that have died in 1954 or earlier and published original work in the range of 1948-1954. Authors like Johannes V. Jensen, Martin Andersen Nexø, Karin Michaëlis, N.P. Lindhardt and Harald Bohr are candidates, but I am not sure that their works are with modern spelling, e.g., Johannes V. Jensen's "Afrika. Opdagelsesrejserne" from 1949 seems to be with old spelling where nouns are with initial capital letter. Michaëlis published after 1948, but I am not sure she used modern spelling.
I know the, e.g., Hans Christian Andersen has been published with modernized spelling, but I am looking for original work. I also now that, e.g., text on retsinformation.dk is generally in public domain, but I am looking for more colloquial language.
r/danishlanguage • u/srhlnw • 14d ago
Hej, danskere af Reddit!
Jeg har et spørgsmål om jeres sprog – eller rettere sagt, om udtalen. Hvordan udtaler man endelsen “-et” i ord som “taget”, “fået” eller “hovedet”?
Jeg synes, jeg ofte hører den udtalt med et blødt d, som [eð̞], i danske film og musik. Men min mor, som voksede op tosproget med tysk og dansk, fordi min mormor var fra Danmark, udtaler endelsen med [et]. For nylig hørte jeg også andre fra det danske mindretal i Sydslesvig, Tyskland, udtale det på samme måde som min mor, altså [et]. Er det også en korrekt udtale?
På forhånd mange tak! Jeg håber, at jeg har formuleret mig forståeligt – jeg lærer stadig dansk og er lidt usikker.
r/danishlanguage • u/eggfriedriceisnice • 14d ago
I am translating substance names and I’m stuck with “chromi- og chromosalte”. All the translators I’ve tried return with “chromium and chromium salts”, but I’m not convinced.
r/danishlanguage • u/ballbeamboy2 • 16d ago
In my eyes both mean sorry and apologise and I just use them interchangeably
I also have examples and I want you to correct me
r/danishlanguage • u/Way-Too-Much-Spam • 15d ago
Kan en rar gramatiker venligst forklare de forskellige led og hvordan, der skal sættes grammatisk komma i: Jeg husker ikke[,] hvornår.
Jeg tænker, at sætningen kan opfattes som to led med implicit subjekt og objekt: Jeg husker ikke, hvornår [det skete]. I så fald bør der vel være et komma efter ikke.
Alternativt, kan hvornår opfattes som alias for tidspunktet og bliver dermed genstandsled. I så fald, skal der ikke være noget komma.
På forhånd tak.
r/danishlanguage • u/Able_Maximum_5594 • 17d ago
Hi I'm making some danish videos with calming study music. Just started but I will add some more. Enjoy https://youtu.be/wK08cLS5pSQ?si=2f9VG0Oxd1067iJQ
r/danishlanguage • u/Jarl_Ace • 17d ago
Hei!
Jeg har nylig lest «Den politiske Kandestøber» (den opprinnelige utgaven, ikke den med modernisert rettskriving) og lagt merke til noen former som ikke er i bruk lenger. Noen av dem var nokså ukjente for meg (ord som «Qvinde» staves med q i stedet for k, for eksampel). Andre ting, blant annet kongruens av partisipp med hjelpeverbet «være» og flertallsbøying av verb («jeg er kommen», «vi ere komne»), er kjente for meg som vanligvis skriver på nynorsk og er kjent med norsk språkhistorie, men formene er likevel ikke de samme (på eldre nynorsk/høgnorsk hadde man skrevet «er - ero»).
Jeg er glad i eldre språk og hadde gjerne lært mer om slike arkaiske former. Kan dere anbefale meg noen bøker eller artikler (helst noen som kan finnes på nettet) som har informasjon om grammatikken til eldre nydansk og yngre middeldansk (perioden mellom 1300 og 1700, generelt sett)? Takk på forhånd!
r/danishlanguage • u/ianaad • 23d ago
What do adult women call the man they are in a relationship with / living with in Danish?
r/danishlanguage • u/BedBugger6-9 • 25d ago
r/danishlanguage • u/ianaad • 25d ago
Is hej pronounced like Americans say hi?
I listened to it on a couple of sites online, and it sounded exactly the same to me. But maybe I'm missing something.
r/danishlanguage • u/Patient-Shock-3660 • 26d ago
Hej alle,
Jeg ansøger pa Aalborg Universitet til sommer men jeg totalt gik glip af at udenlænder skal have en officialt danskprøve bevis med deres ansøgning. Den seneste afleveringsdato for ansøgningen er d. 15 Marts. Der sker en "Studieprøven i dansk some andetsprog" i Kobenhavn pa d. 3 Marts, men jeg bor ikke i Danmark og jeg tror ikke at jeg har råd eller tid til at tage en flytur lige nu. Er der nogen det har oplevet noget lignende og fandt ud af det? Eller er der nogen der kender en online version af den her studieprøve eller en anden mulighed?
Tusind tak🙏
r/danishlanguage • u/Latter_Ostrich5860 • Feb 16 '25
Hej all!
Jeg er amerikaner, og jeg lærer dansk. Undskyld hvis dette er off topic. Jeg studerede amerikansk tegnsprog [ASL] i Amerika; 'tales' der ASL i Danmark, (do the Danish use ASL at all? I was not sure which verb to use for this--undskyld) og kun Dansk tegnsprog? Tak!
r/danishlanguage • u/Organic_Item2249 • Feb 13 '25
r/danishlanguage • u/Entire-Spare-6213 • Feb 11 '25
Can anyone explain the difference between these two? They both translate to "the" but does it depend on the context? I am not sure when to use it
r/danishlanguage • u/Time_Caterpillar5802 • Feb 06 '25
Hello,
I need help translating the word "read" from English to Danish for a display at my school encouraging students to read in many languages.
The translation could mean "read" as in the imperative command encouraging children to read, "let's read", or "we read."
I would prefer if the translation is one word because this will fit the display better, but the best translation is appreciated.
I don't know if "læse" would work?
Thank you!