Danish language

Danish
dansk
Pronunciation	[d̥anˀsɡ̊]
Native to	Denmark, Greenland, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
Native speakers	5.6 million (2007)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic North Germanic East Scandinavian Danish
Writing system	Latin script (Danish alphabet) Danish Braille
Official status
Official language in	Denmark Faroe Islands (Denmark) European Union Nordic Council Minority language: Germany Greenland (Denmark) Iceland
Regulated by	Dansk Sprognævn ("Danish Language Committee")
Language codes
ISO 639-1	da
ISO 639-2	dan
ISO 639-3	dan
Linguasphere	& -ca to -cj 52-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj

Map of Danish dialects

Spoken Danish

Danish is the Germanic language spoken in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and parts of Greenland and Germany (Southern Schleswig). Around 5.5 million people speak Danish. It is used as a second language in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Danish people, or Danes, call their language dansk.

Here are some simple words in Danish:

English	Danish
Hello	Hej
Goodbye	Farvel
Thank you	Tak
Where are you from?	Hvor kommer du fra?
With	Med
I	Jeg
Yes	Ja
No	Nej
Welcome	Velkommen
am/are/is	Er
English	Engelsk
If	Hvis
I love you	Jeg elsker dig
Room	Værelse
Copenhagen	København
Bill	Regning
Food	Mad
Okay	Okay
Umbrella	Paraply
Where	Hvor
Who	Hvem
Which	Hvilken/hvilket
The price	Prisen
Where is	Hvor er
Airport	Lufthavn
Road	Vej
Rooster	Hane
Chicken	Kylling
Fish	Fisk
Vegetarian	Vegetar
Compare	Sammenligne
Train	Tog