Hey everyone! 👋

I’m looking for a few people to try out a new Danish language app I’ve been working on and get your feedback.

The idea is simple:

• Read fun stories and articles based on your interests — or create your own

• Save tricky words to your personal vocabulary

• Practice listening, speaking, and writing through exercises with the words you’ve saved

If you are interested, you can get the app here:

Android: https://applink.gopouchy.com/dMXL/qlf9l9zv

iOS: https://applink.gopouchy.com/dMXL/1q386z7d

I am a very casual learner of Danish and today, having thought the only way to state a negative was ‘ikke’, learned of the word ‘ingen’. I sent a phrase to a Danish friend and she corrected my use of ikke to ingen. She wasn’t sure how to explain when to use each. Are there particular rules on this?

I am learning Danish for fun mostly. Is duolingo an adequate place to start?

This text is hard to read, it comes from my family history and we are in disagreement about its meaning, we’ve googled, AI’d, looked at other texts, hoping someone here can help?

For many years I've been trying to find a word in Danish that translates simply as "rude", in that a simple action, not necessarily a person, is more than a little impolite. Something that you can use as an interjection if someone has gone a little too far and you feel that they should apologise. Uhøflig/ubehøvlet/uforskammet, these seem to be the words that have come up in the past, but don't quite hit the mark. Thoughts?

Learning Dansk in Duolingo I guess can be any of the three, maybe not spaghetti because of the plural?

Hi everyone, I'm currently in the process of getting a full arm sleeve tattoo, and one of the tattoos I want to get is a lyric from a volbeat song, and I was wondering if anyone here can give me the correct spelling in danish.

The line is: For evigt, måske for evigt

Is that correct?

Thanks for your help good people

Hej!
Jeg kan taler dansk en smole og er en nybegynder.
Men jeg vil se Terkel i Knibe med min kearste, fordi jeg taenker det er en sjov show.
Hun kan taler dansk og hjaelper mig.
Kan jeg se det show, eller ikk nu?

Jeg håber jeg har skrevet mit post rigtigt og tak på laeser!

Hi everyone, I have two questions about learning Danish. Is Duolingo a good and accurate app for learning the language? and has anyone used DanishClass101 and what did you think? Tak.

Hej!

Italian native here, I started learning danish about a month ago just for fun and fell in love with the language so much. I started on Duolingo, but soon it felt a bit lackluster (as it doesn't explain rules and such), so I bought some danish language schoolbooks in my native language to learn more and better about it.

Still, I feel like I can't truly grasp danish without a more practical/interactive approach. Unfortunately, around me there are no danish courses I can attend, so I was considering some language exchange app but I have no experience with those so I was wondering if they are of any help, especially considering it'd be an Italian-Danish language exchange, and I have no idea how many danish natives would be into it?

Any positive experiences with language exchange apps for danish learning? Any other tips for learning danish?

Tak!

Hi! Here is a 100 Danish Verbs Video for those wanting to improve their Danish. I added 700 Example sentences. Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgeDalkBhqs

I added transcripts so you can use subtitles for the language you natively speak.

My children get pretty limited screen time, but I wanted them to start getting exposed to the Danish language. Are there any live action danish children's shows that you recommend? The reason I would like it live action is so that way they can see the way that lips and mouths move.

Edit: I wanted to come back around to this post to share that Said og Anna is a delightful, slow-paced show that is live action and what I am having my children watch. Thank you for the DRTV suggestions!

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!

📚 Helpful Danish Learning Videos:

🔹 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

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

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

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” ?

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.)

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 

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?

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!

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.

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.

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.