Danish Sample Vocabulary

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  • arbejde (-de, -t) v. to work
  • begynde (begyndte, begyndt) v. to begin, to start
  • bil (-en, -er) n. car
  • blyant (-en, -er) n. pencil
  • blå adj. blue
  • bog (-en, bøger) n. book
  • bord (-et, -e) n. table
  • bror/broder (-en, brødre) n. brother
  • båd (-en, -e) n. boat
  • cykel (cyklen, cykler) n. bicycle, bike
  • danse (-de, -t) v. to dance
  • datter (-en, døtre) n. daughter
  • drikke (drak, drukket) v. to drink
  • dø (døde, død) v. to die
  • dør (-en, -e) n. door
  • elske (-de, -t) v. to love
  • ende (endte, endt) v. to finish, to end
  • far/fader (-en, fædre) n. father
  • flod (-en, -er) n. river
  • fly (-et, -) n. (aero)plane
  • forstå (forstod, forstået) v. to understand
  • give (gav, givet) v. to give
  • god adj. good
  • grøn adj. green
  • gul adj. yellow
  • hade (-de, -t) v. to hate
  • hav (-et, -e) n. sea
  • himmel (-en, himle) n. sky; heaven
  • hund (-en, -e) n. dog
  • hurtig adj. quick, fast
  • hus (-et, -e) n. house
  • hvid adj. white
  • høre (hørte, hørt) v. to hear
  • kat (-ten, -te) n. cat
  • kold adj. cold
  • kort adj. short
  • lang adj. long
  • langsom adj. slow
  • let adj. easy
  • leve (-de, -t) v. to live, to be alive
  • lille adj. small, little
  • lukke (-de, -t) v. to close, to shut
  • lykkelig adj. happy
  • lytte (-de, -t) v. to listen
  • læse (læste, læst) v. to read; to study
  • mor/moder (-en, mødre) n. mother
  • måne (-n, -r) n. moon
  • papir (-et) n. paper
  • pen (-nen, -ne) n. pen
  • rød adj. red
  • se (så, set) v. to see; to look
  • skole (-n, -r) n. school
  • skrive (skrev, skrevet) v. to write
  • slem adj. bad
  • sol (-en, -e) n. sun
  • sort adj. black
  • spille (-de, -t) v. to play
  • spise (spiste, spist) v. to eat
  • stol (-en, -e) n. chair
  • stor adj. large, big; great
  • svær adj. difficult
  • synge (sang, sunget) v. to sing
  • søn (-nen, -ner) n. son
  • søster (-en, søstre) n. sister
  • tage (tog, taget) v. to take
  • tale (talte, talt) v. to talk, to speak
  • tog (-et, -) n. train
  • trappe (-n, -r) n. staircase, stairs
  • trist adj. sad
  • tyk adj. thick, fat
  • tynd adj. thin
  • varm adj. warm, hot
  • vindue (-t, -r) n. window
  • åbne (-de, -t) v. to open

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