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This page features a list of the 100 most common words in English, alongside their Danish translations.

Danish is one of several European languages whose words and phrases look and sound somewhat similar to English words and phrases.

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English to Danish Word List

ENGLISH DANISH

a en

about cirka

after efter

all alle

also også

an en

and og

any nogen

as som

at på

back tilbage

be være

because fordi

but men

by ved

can kan

come komme

could kunne

day dag

do gøre

even selv

first første

for for

from fra

get få

give give

go gå

good god

have har

he han

her hende

him ham

his hans

how hvordan

I jeg

if hvis

in i

into ind i

it det

its dets

just. bare

know kender

like lignende

look se

make lave

me mig

most mest

my min

new ny

no ingen

not ikke

now nu

of af

on på

one en

only kun

or eller

other andre

our vores

out ud

over løbet

person person

say sige

see se

she hun

so så

some nogle

take tage

than end

that at

the den

their deres

them dem

then derefter

there der

these disse

they de

think tænke

this dette

time tid

to til

two to

up op

us os

use brug

want ønsker

way vej

we vi

well godt

what hvad

when når

which hvilken

who der

will vil

with med

work arbejde

would ville

year år

you du

your din

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How Learning English is Similar to Learning Danish

Shown below are some common phrases in English, with their Danish translations provided.

ENGLISH

DANISH

what time is it?

hvad tid er det?

where are we going?

hvor skal vi hen?

when is... ?

hvornår er ...?

where is... ?

hvor er ...?

who is... ?

der er ...?

what is your name?

hvad er dit navn?

where are you from?

hvor er du fra?

where can I get food?

hvor kan jeg få mad?

where can I sleep?

hvor kan jeg sove?

Can you direct me to... ?

Kan du direkte mig til ...?

I am learning the language.

Jeg lærer sproget.

What does ____ mean?

Hvad betyder ____ betyde?

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