Danish/Appendix A

Danish (Germanic)

Translation	Phrase	Pronunciation	Remarks
Danish	dansk	dansk
hello	hej	hi
good-bye	farvel	fah-vel
please			1 (Be understood. A matter of course, if not Vær så venlig)
thank you	tak	tack
that one	den der	DEN-neh haer
how much?	hvor meget?	vo MY-it
English	engelsk	ENG-uhlsk
yes	ja	ya
no	nej	nigh
may I take your (sg) picture?	Må jeg tage et billede af dig?	Mo yigh tay-eh it bill-eth-e a die
may I take your (pl) picture?	Må jeg tage et billede af jer?	Mo yigh tay-eh it bill-eth-e a yer
where is the bathroom?	Hvor er toilettet?	vo er toilettet	IPA: /toiˈlet/
where do you come from?	Hvor kommer du fra?	voor comma doo fra
do you speak English?	Taler du engelsk?	tahler doo ENG-elsk
generic toast	skål	skol
I don’t understand	Jeg forstår ikke
sorry	Undskyld
excuse me	Undskyld mig

1. No word directly corresponds to the word “please”. Danish and Finnish express the concept

of politeness in a request in various ways. One way is to smile while asking for something,

another is to add tak (thank you) to the end of the question: “kan jeg få noget mere at

drikke, tak” (Can I get some more to drink, thanks), although this is more of an anglicised form of Danish.