Learn essential Danish vocabulary with real-world examples. These common words form the foundation of everyday Danish communication.
#1701
harry
Harry
Du ligner Harry Potter.
You look like Harry Potter.
#1701
harry
harry
Du ligner Harry Potter.
You look like Harry Potter.
#1702
wales
Wales
Han kommer fra Wales.
He comes from Wales.
#1703
afhængig
dependent
Tom er afhængig af Mary.
Tom is dependent on Mary.
#1703
afhængig
addicted
Tom er afhængig af Coca-Cola, men Pepsi kan han ikke lide.
Tom is addicted to Coke, but he doesn't like Pepsi.
#1704
køkken
Kitchen
Tom forsikrede Mary om at han ville hjælpe hende med at male loftet i hendes køkken.
Tom assured Mary that he'd help her paint the ceiling of her kitchen.
#1704
køkken
kitchen
Tom forsikrede Mary om at han ville hjælpe hende med at male loftet i hendes køkken.
Tom assured Mary that he'd help her paint the ceiling of her kitchen.
#1704
køkken
cuisine
Jeg elsker det kabylske køkken.
I love Kabyle cuisine.
#1705
nød
enjoyed
Vi nød vores rejser i Europa.
We enjoyed our travels in Europe.
#1706
samling
Collection
Må jeg se din samling af gamle bøger?
May I see your collection of old books?
#1706
samling
collection
Må jeg se din samling af gamle bøger?
May I see your collection of old books?
#1707
sekund
second
Jeg kunne ikke vente et sekund mere.
I couldn't wait another second.
#1708
konkurs
bankrupt
Leonids firma var ved at gå konkurs.
Leonid's company was about to go bankrupt.
#1709
papir
paper
Dette papir er groft.
This paper is rough.
#1710
blod
blood
Jeg får det skidt når jeg ser blod.
I feel sick whenever I see blood.
#1710
blod
Blood
Jeg får det skidt når jeg ser blod.
I feel sick whenever I see blood.
#1711
forsker
scientist
Han er en stor forsker.
He's a great scientist.
#1712
version
version
Køb den fulde version.
Buy the full version.
#1713
virkning
effect
Al den kaffe, hun havde drukket, havde ikke haft nogen virkning.
All the coffee she had had had had no effect.
#1714
afstemning
vote
Vi besluttede ved afstemning.
We decided by vote.
#1715
håndfuld
handful
Alt hvad jeg har, er min sårede krop og en håndfuld dårlige minder.
All I have is my wounded body and a handful of bad memories.
#1716
igangværende
ongoing
USA's produktion af skifergas er en af de værste igangværende økologiske katastrofer.
United States shale gas production is one of the worst ongoing ecological disasters.
#1716
igangværende
progress
Dette er et igangværende arbejde.
This is a work in progress.
#1717
bevis
proof
Tom er et levende bevis på at det ikke er nødvendigt at have forstand for at få succes.
Tom's living proof that you don't have to have brains to be successful.
#1718
seng
bed
Jeg plejer at gå i seng klokken ti.
I usually go to bed at ten.
#1719
johannes
John
Johannes stod alene i værelset med korslagte arme.
John was standing alone in the room with his arms folded.
#1720
lette
easy
Det er lette penge.
It's easy money.
#1721
forskelligt
different
Algeriet er meget forskelligt fra USA.
Algeria is very different from the United States.
#1722
problematisk
problematic
Manglen på åbenhed er problematisk.
The lack of openness is problematic.
#1723
ø
island
Sumatra er en ø.
Sumatra is an island.
#1724
slås
fighting
Pigerne kom op at slås.
The girls started fighting.
#1724
slås
fight
Jeg vil ikke slås med dig.
I don't want to fight with you.
#1725
album
album
Jeg elsker dette album.
I love this album.
#1726
humør
mood
Jeg kan se at du er i godt humør.
I can see you're in a good mood.
#1727
regning
bill
Hun insisterede på at betale min regning.
She insisted on my paying the bill.
#1728
west
west
Hr. og fru West er på deres bryllupsrejse.
Mr. and Mrs. West are on their honeymoon.
#1729
krydse
cross
Skibet vil krydse ækvator i aften.
The ship will cross the equator tonight.
#1730
maden
food
Maden bliver kold.
The food is getting cold.
#1730
maden
meals
Jeg overlever ikke uden kaffe efter maden.
I can't do without coffee after meals.
#1731
nøje
carefully
Tom kontrollerede nøje at der var lukket for gassen.
Tom carefully checked that the gas was turned off.
#1731
nøje
closely
Jeg ved at du har fulgt situationen i Algeriet meget nøje.
I know you have been following the situation in Algeria very closely.
#1732
signal
signal
"Skibe som passerer i natten, og råber hinanden an i forbifarten; kun et signal vises, og en fjern stemme høres i mørket; så på livets hav passerer vi og råber hinanden an; kun et blik og en stemme, så mørke igen og stilhed."
"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence."
#1733
ansætte
hire
Ingen vil ansætte dig.
Nobody's going to hire you.
#1734
gave
gift
Denne dukke er en gave fra min tante.
This doll is a gift from my aunt.
#1735
kommunikation
communication
Interlingua er et moderne redskab for international kommunikation.
Interlingua is a modern tool for international communication.
#1735
kommunikation
Communication
Interlingua er et moderne redskab for international kommunikation.
Interlingua is a modern tool for international communication.
#1736
undskyldning
apology
Jeg skylder dig en undskyldning.
I owe you an apology.
#1736
undskyldning
excuse
Det er bare en undskyldning.
That's just an excuse.
#1737
langtfra
far from
Hun er langtfra ærlig.
She is far from honest.
#1738
blæst
blown
Vores tag blev blæst af.
We had our roof blown off.
#1739
kage
cake
Hun bagte en kage til mig.
She made me a cake.
#1740
kampagne
campaign
Som dagene gik, tog vores kampagne til i fart.
As the days passed, our campaign grew in momentum.
#1741
liter
liters
Dette glas kan indeholde to liter varmt vand.
This jar can hold two liters of hot water.
#1741
liter
liter
Jeg bor i et land, hvor en liter benzin er billigere end en liter vand.
I live in a country where a liter of petrol is cheaper than a liter of water.
#1741
liter
gallons
Tom gik op ad bakken med syv en halv liter vand.
Tom walked up the hill with two gallons of water.
#1742
sund
healthy
Jeg dyrker sport for at være sund.
I do sports in order to stay healthy.
#1742
sund
common
Hun mangler almindelig sund fornuft.
She is lacking in common sense.
#1743
udløber
expires
Mit kørekort udløber i slutningen af denne måned.
My driver's license expires at the end of this month.
#1744
forurening
pollution
Forurening er et voksende problem.
Pollution is a growing problem.
#1745
populær
popular
Bob er populær i skolen.
Bob is popular at school.
#1746
nervøs
nervous
Tom blev nervøs.
Tom became nervous.
#1747
industri
industry
Tyskland er førende i verden indenfor denne industri.
Germany is the global leader in this industry.
#1748
læs
read
Læs det efter hende.
Read it after her.
#1749
begå
commit
Han forsøgte at begå selvmord.
He tried to commit suicide.
#1750
mellemtiden
In the meantime
I mellemtiden drak vi meget saltvand.
In the meantime we drank a lot of salt water.
#1750
mellemtiden
meantime
I mellemtiden drak vi meget saltvand.
In the meantime we drank a lot of salt water.
#1751
rige
realm
Kongens rige blev terroriseret af en drage.
The king's realm was terrorized by a dragon.
#1751
rige
rich
Ikke alle der bor her, er rige.
Not everyone who lives here is rich.
#1752
lag
layer
Et lag blade ligger på fortovet.
A layer of leaves lies on the pavement.
#1753
nedbør
precipitation
Områderne med mindst nedbør ligger på læsiden af bjergene.
The areas with lowest precipitation are on the leeward side of the mountains.
#1754
overleve
survive
Man kan ikke overleve uden penge.
One can't survive without money.
#1754
overleve
survival
Han kæmpede for at overleve.
He was fighting for survival.
#1755
perspektiv
perspective
Lad os sætte tingene i perspektiv.
Let's put things into perspective.
#1756
asfalt
asphalt
Hvad er asfalt lavet af?
What's asphalt made of?
#1757
smuk
beautiful
Din mor må have været smuk, da hun var ung.
Your mother must have been beautiful when she was young.
#1757
smuk
pretty
Engang boede der en smuk pige.
Once upon a time, there lived a pretty girl.
#1757
smuk
handsome
Han er meget smuk.
He is very handsome.
#1758
arbejdsmiljø
work environment
Det her kunne holde dig sikker i et dårligt arbejdsmiljø.
This could keep you safer in a toxic work environment.
#1759
computer
computer
Øv! Min computer er frosset igen.
Argh! My computer froze up again.
#1760
gerningsmand
perpetrator
Den mistænkte gerningsmand døde efterfølgende af sine kvæstelser.
The suspected perpetrator later died from his injuries.
#1761
tillade
allow
Fortæl dem at jeg ikke vil tillade at Mary forlader landet.
Tell them I won't allow Mary to leave the country.
#1762
olie
oil
Hvis man afbrænder brændstoffer som kul, olie og gas, vil de afgive forskellige luftarter.
If we burn fuels such as coal, oil and gas, they give off various gases.
#1763
reel
real
Islamisk terrorisme er en reel trussel mod Algeriet.
Islamic terrorism is a real threat to Algeria.
#1764
svensk
Swedish
Du kan forstå svensk.
You can understand Swedish.
#1765
genstand
object
Hun havde en lille rund genstand i hånden.
She had a little round object in her hand.
#1766
pandemi
pandemic
Som I allesammen ved, er vi midt i en global pandemi.
As you all know, we are in the midst of a global pandemic.
#1767
tjeneste
Service
Denne tjeneste er midlertidigt ude af drift.
This service is temporarily out of order.
#1767
tjeneste
service
Denne tjeneste er midlertidigt ude af drift.
This service is temporarily out of order.
#1767
tjeneste
favor
Du skylder mig en tjeneste.
You owe me a favor.
#1768
seksuelt
sexually
Livet er en dødelig, seksuelt overført sygdom.
Life is a fatal sexually transmitted disease.
#1769
skåret
cut
Tom har skåret sin finger.
Tom has cut his finger.
#1770
fn
UN
Hvad står FN for?
What does UN stand for?
#1771
verdenskrig
World War
Min bedstefar blev dræbt under anden verdenskrig.
My grandfather was killed in World War II.
#1771
verdenskrig
World War II
Min bedstefar blev dræbt under anden verdenskrig.
My grandfather was killed in World War II.
#1772
orange
orange
Det er en slags orange.
It is a kind of orange.
#1773
russisk
Russian
Hun kan tale russisk.
She can speak Russian.
#1774
smed
threw
Vi smed det væk.
We threw it away.
#1774
smed
tossed
Tom smed den tomme kop i skraldebøtten.
Tom tossed the empty cup in the trash.
#1774
smed
Smith
Hr. Smed boede i Kyoto for tre år siden.
Mr Smith lived in Kyoto three years ago.
#1775
angår
concerns
Børneopdragelse er noget, der angår hele samfundet. Der vil komme en uddannelsesreform.
The raising of children is something that concerns the entire community. There will be an education reform.
#1776
armen
arm
Jeg brækkede armen.
I broke my arm.
#1777
inter
inter
Schalke spiller mod Inter Milan i aften.
Schalke are playing Inter Milan tonight.
#1778
le
Le
Jeg skriver til Erwan Le Bourdonnec.
I write to Erwan Le Bourdonnec.
#1778
le
the
Pigerne begyndte at le.
The girls began to laugh.
#1778
le
laugh
Få mig ikke til at le.
Don't make me laugh.
#1779
skotland
Scotland
I 2014 kan Skotland blive en uafhængig stat.
In 2014 Scotland may become an independent state.
#1780
kop
cup
Vil du have en kop te mere?
Will you have another cup of tea?
#1781
nødvendig
necessary
Ingen forudgående erfaring er nødvendig.
No prior experience is necessary.
#1782
flyver
flying
Han flyver på en bevinget hest.
He's flying on a winged horse.
#1783
talent
talent
Han har et gudgivet talent for musik.
He has a god-given talent for music.
#1784
overalt
everywhere
Gode piger kommer i himmelen, slemme piger kommer overalt.
Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
#1784
overalt
anywhere
Da jeg var barn, kunne jeg sove overalt.
When I was a kid, I could sleep anywhere.
#1785
tilstrækkelig
enough
Han gav ikke tilstrækkelig varsel.
He didn't give enough notice.
#1786
trussel
threat
Kernevåben er en trussel mod hele menneskeheden.
Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity.
#1787
tænder
teeth
Børst dine tænder.
Brush your teeth.
#1788
bror
brother
Tom har færre penge end sin bror.
Tom has less money than his brother does.
#1789
søde
sweet
Alle disse æbler er meget søde.
All these apples are very sweet.
#1789
søde
cute
Løveunger er søde.
Baby lions are cute.
#1790
beijing
Beijing
Hvis jeg havde muligheden så ville jeg ganske bestemt rejse til Beijing.
If I have the chance, I'll definitely travel to Beijing.
#1790
beijing
beijing
Hvis jeg havde muligheden så ville jeg ganske bestemt rejse til Beijing.
If I have the chance, I'll definitely travel to Beijing.
#1791
rimelig
Reasonable
Det er en rimelig pris.
This is a reasonable price.
#1791
rimelig
reasonable
Det er en rimelig pris.
This is a reasonable price.
#1792
alting
everything
Du tager alting alt for bogstavelig.
You take everything too literally.
#1793
fransk
French
Han kan tale enten engelsk eller fransk.
He can speak either English or French.
#1794
medmindre
unless
Jeg slår græsplænen i morgen, medmindre det regner.
I'll mow the lawn tomorrow, unless it rains.
#1795
nordiske
Nordic
Danmark er det sydligste af de nordiske lande og ligger sydvest for Sverige og syd for Norge.
Denmark is, among the Nordic countries, the southernmost, and is to the southwest of Sweden and south of Norway.
#1796
europas
Europe
Merkel har stået i spidsen for Europas største økonomi i de sidste 16 år og har spillet en nøglerolle i Europa og på den globale scene.
Merkel has led Europe’s biggest economy for the past 16 years and has played a major role in Europe and on the global stage.
#1797
anbefale
recommend
Kan du anbefale en god ordbog?
Can you recommend a good dictionary?
#1798
hvidt
white
Hvidt brød, tak.
White bread, please.
#1799
malet
painted
Denne væg er malet grøn.
This wall is painted green.
#1800
sorg
grief
Hun forsøgte at skjule sin sorg ved festen.
She tried to conceal her grief at the party.
#1800
sorg
sorrow
Det er nemmere at sympatisere med sorg end at sympatisere med glæde.
It is easier to sympathize with sorrow than to sympathize with joy.
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