#dansk vocab

[vikinglanguage]

An assortment of more or less ridiculous Danish phrases to incorporate into your day-to-day life! (part the 2nd)

strømpesokker (noun, fk. pl.) – socksocks Or stockingsocks, if you will. It's socks either way.

(hjemme)futter (noun, fk. pl.) – (home)choos I literally had no idea how to translate this, but basically futter (fut in singular) are like slippers or any kind of cozy, comfortable shoes you'd wear indoors. I don't know why we sometimes call them that, but fut is also the sound a train makes. Thus: choos.

blamsefi (noun, fk.) – blasmephy Blasphemy, but wrong because it sounds funnier like this

idyd (interj.) – indeed This is what we in Danish tend to call an undersættelse (see below) of the English indeed. I 'in' and dyd 'virtue', but it kind of sounds like deed. Again, I don't know anyone who uses this except from my immediate family

undersætte (verb) – transearly (extremely not literally) Allow me to explain: in Danish translate is oversætte (lit. over + set, likely a calque of Latin trādūcō via German übersetzen). When you underdo the act of oversætte, so when you translate something badly, especially if you do it too literally, you have not translated it – you have transearlied it (excuse my creative liberties here)

hils (verb, imperative) – tell them I said hello You can use this in literally any situation when someone announces they are going anywhere at all. To Austria? Hils! Grandpa's uncle's dog's funeral? Hils! The restroom? Hils! (even better if it's not a public restroom). However, this is traditionally used to tell someone to tell the person on the other end of a phone call hello from you

knep (interj.) – fuck (literally) Literal translation of English fuck. This is considered extremely vulgar in the same way that I think fuck is to especially older speakers of English (?)

stande (verb, dialect) – refurb An alternate way to say istandsætte (long, boring, standard Danish) in the dialect of the area of Jylland where I'm from (Salling). It means to fix, repair or refurbish

slo (adj., dialect) – stale Literally means the same as stale, which (imo) doesn't have an actual word in standard Danish. Your crisps got old and soft? Slo. Bread old and dry? Slo. Straw wet and moldy? Slo. Soda lost all its fizz? Slo. Again, this is sallingbomål <3

goddawsbjerg (interj.) – g'day-hill Say this when it is clear someone has not been following what has been said or has happened around them, kind of as to say "thrilled you decided to join us mentally as well as physically". As for the prevalence, I literally don't know anyone outside of my immediate family who uses this

idyllerisk (adj.) – idyllicish Literally just idyllic but funnier

bajselademad (noun, fk.) – pinchocowich Bajselademad is a portmanteau of the words bajer/bajser 'beer' (slang, so I used pint instead of beer) and chokoladelademad 'chocolate sandwich' (open faced, obviously). It literally just means a beer

puttesove (verb) – tucky-sleep A sorta cutesy, joking way to say sleep. Putte is the word for tucking someone in, as well as just chilling in bed – with at least a blanket or duvet if not several in addition to pillows

diskodaskoluderbenzin (noun, uncountable) – disco dasco whore gasoline Excuse the misogynistic overtones, but I just genuinely think this is a very funny was of describing low percentage vodka- or rum-basesd drinks (for example Bacardi Breezer)

kodyl (adj.) – aspirin Kodyl means great or exaggerated, and you can also use it as an interjection kodylt! like you would use 'swell!', because it is pretty outdated. Kodyl was originally a brand of painkiller

hurtigkneppersko (noun, fk. pl.) – fast-fucker shoes Expensive men's shoes, usually of some kind of skin, be it leather or snake. It implies the wearer of the shoes is a braggart with nothing to really brag about. This was added to the dictionary fairly recently, to the great amusement of many Danes

slam! (onomatopoeia) – whack! An onomatopoetic word imitating the sound of being hit. Used not unlike the (now somewhat outdated) English "oooh, burn!" or just "ouch!" to indicate that something said to someone in your company was (perhaps unnecessarily) blunt, rude, or just shut them down really quickly – like a slap to the face

hjemmebragt (adj.) – home mrade Or, more accurately, home brought. Most commonly used for baked goods (originating from hjemmebagt 'baked at home') that you intended to make yourself, but you just didn't have time, so you bought it at the corner store instead. Its use has, however, in my experience been extended to include most anything that """should've""" been homemade, but isn't

konge (adj.) – king When something is really good, it's konge. Anything can be konge, from a chair to the meal your mother cooked you on your bi-annual visit at home.

brugsvildledning (noun, fk.) – user misleader · deceptions for use A play on the word for 'user guide', brugsvejledning, swapping out the nominalised form of the verb vejlede 'guide, lead' for that of vildlede ' 'mislead, decive'

ork (noun, fk.) – bear An ork is something that you just really cannot be bothered to do, because it would require some kind of effort. Doesn't matter how much effort, as it could be anything from getting your drink that you forgot in your kitchen, only realising this after you sat down, to explaining to your homophobic uncle why it's not acceptable to call gay people slurs, even if it is "just a joke". Most often, it is the former of those two scenarios

dak (noun, uncountable) – boom* Short for dakkedak, which is an onomatopoetic name for music with a strong, repetitive bass rhythm. *this is a bad translation, but it's the best I could come up with

gråssenollike (noun, fk.) – greyish feather-brain A joke-y name for a house sparrow, gråspurv. Gråsse is presumed to either originate from plain gråspurv or gråsset 'grey-ish', and nollike is a word that can mean fool, but also be used about animals or women in jest.

skemad (noun, uncountable) – spoon food Literally anything you can eat with a spoon. I believe its most common use is for the food you first give babies when they are moving on from nursing to real food, but I know quite a few people who use it for cereal because we literally only have the word “morgenmadsprodukter” for it, which is a mouthful to say.

[almostbilingual]

thank you to several anons who suggested this for a vocab list c:

smykker - jewellery

et smykkersæt - a jewellery set

en ring - a ring

en vielsesring - a wedding ring

en forlovelsesring - an engagement ring

en ørering - an earring

en manchetknæk - a cufflink

et armbånd - a bracelet

et charme armbånd - a charm bracelet

en broche - a brooch

en halskæde - a necklace

et vedhæng - a pendant

en anklet - an anklet

et ur/et armbåndsur - a watch

guld - gold

sølv - silver

perle - pearl

diamant - diamond

rubin - ruby

smaragd - emerald

safir - sapphire

[danishwithemi]

Danish Easter Vocabulary and Traditions

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Easter vocabulary

Basket = kurv

Bunny = kanin

Chick = kylling

Chocolate = chokolade

Easter = påske

Easter bunny = påskehare

Easter egg = påskeæg

Easter egg hunt = påskejagt

Easter monday = 2. påskedag (literally: second easter day)

Easter sunday = påskedag (literally: easter day)

Egg = æg

Good friday = langfredag

Hare = hare

Maundy thursday = skærtorsdag

Palm sunday = palmesøndag

Spring = forår

Easter traditions in Denmark

Besides the usually egg hunt and eating a lot of chocolate eggs there are a few other easter related traditions in Denmark.

Påskefrokost: Literally means “easter lunch���. It’s a social gathering where you celebrate easter with alcohol and lots of food. Usually celebrated with either your friends, family or co-workers. At a påskefrokost you eat a lot of different dishes. On the table you would usually see eggs, fish, bread, meat balls, dessert with lemon, etc. People will usually drink easter beer which is known as “påskebryg” in Danish.

Gækkebrev: A letter cut into a creative pattern (google it and you’ll see) with a small rhyme written inside. Instead of writing your name at the end of the letter (e.g. “yours sincerely, [name]” or “from [name]”) you replace your name with dots (e.g. “from …….”). It is now up to the receiver to guess who send it! If the receiver guesses who send the letter, the sender owes them an easter egg. If the receiver do not guess it, they owe the sender an easter egg.

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[inlanguagewedontsay]

In Danish we don’t say “jellyfish”, we say “vandmand” which translates to “water man” and I this sounds cooler than it is.

Submitted by @dadjjokes

[gutaristkim-blog]

Danish Christmas words

Advent  - Advent  Adventskrans - Advent wreath Dekoration - Decoration Evangelium  - Gospel Flæskesteg - Roast pork Gave - Present Gudstjeneste - Service Guirlande - Paper garland Julefrokost - Christmas party Julekort - Christmas card Julemand - Santa Claus Juletræ - Christmas tree Kalender  - Calendar Klejner - Danish fried biscuits Kræmmerhus - Paper cone Kravlenisse - Christmas elf Salme - hymn

my first time doing this, so bear with me.

[balloons-and-shadows]

Daily Swedish Lesson #30

Time for a new part in the series where I change the settings of my phone, so you don’t have to. In this lesson, it is time for vocab relating to your email!

Subject: E-post (mail/email)

Inkorg - inbox Brevlådor - mailboxes (literally letterdrawers) Utkast - drafts Skräp - junk Papperskorg - trash (literally paperbasket)

Nytt brev - new email Till - to Kopia - cc Dold kopia - bcc Ämne - subject

Skicka - send Skickat - sent Avbryt - cancel Uppdaterades - updated Från - from

Kontakter - contacts Oläst - unread Läst - read Flagga - flag Släng - delete

Konton - accounts Svara - reply Svara alla - reply all Vidarebefordra - forward Skriv ut - print

Swedish fact of the day;

The Swedes share their airline, called Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), with Denmark and Norway. The company was founded by the merge of Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik (Sweden), Det Norske Luftfartselskap (Norway) and Det Danske Luftfartselskab (Denmark). Their headquarters are situated in Stockholm, though it is only the second largest airport of the three. Kopenhagen (Denmark) is home to the largest airport of the three countries, while the airport in Oslo is considered to be the smallest.

[thelanguagecommunity]

this post is meant to be a directory of every resource I come across for Danish. it will be a continuous work in progress so thank you for your patience! if you have any issues or things to add, please reply to this post!

info

about world languages

glottolog

"in danish, we don't say..."

introduction by @ayearinlanguage

playlist of samples

"this user is learning to speak danish" userbox

why danish sounds so funny to scandinavians [video]

world atlas of language structures

alphabet

keyboard

overview of danish orthography

apps

drops

blogs

transparent

courses

babbel

bliubliu

book2

danishclass101

duolingo

mangolanguages

memrise

mondly

routledge - colloquial danish: the complete course for beginners [scans]

teach yourself - danish: a complete course for beginners [pdf]

unilang - danish for beginners

cultural & historical info

acultura's culture tag

dictionaries

travlang

forums

quora

/r/danishlanguage [reddit]

unilang

grammar books & guides

routledge - danish: an essential grammar [pdf]

tsca’s danish grammar in english

grammar points

prepositions

where to not use “ikke”

listening practice

librivox [audiobook library]

lyrikline [poetry library]

transcribing drills

literature

Bible

grimm's fairy tales

list of danish poets

logoslibrary [virtual library]

project gutenberg [virtual library]

Quran [scans]

rosary prayers

runeberg [virtual library]

media

khan academy

lazytown [playlist]

pocoyo [youtube]

ted talks

movie & tv recommendations

letterboxd

music recommendations

disney songs [youtube playlist]

phrasebooks & travel guides

loecsen [audio phrasebook]

useful phrases

wikivoyage

podcasts

one minute danish

pronunciation

forvo [pronunciation dictionary]

pronunciation approximations

soft d’s

stress

quizzes & exercises

babadum [vocab games]

clozemaster

crosswords - lexisrex

digital dialects [vocab games]

internetpolyglot [quizzes]

iteslj [vocab quizzes]

tongue twisters

quia [user-submitted games]

radio

radio in copenhagen

social media

dansk sprog [discord]

tumblrs

@eddermaneme

@livingdanishly

@strangedenmark

@useless-denmarkfacts

@wordsindanish

verbs

100 verbs

beginner’s verbs

conjugator - logosconjugator

conjugator - verbix

vocabulary

aesthetic

animals

babadada [vocabulary tool]

body parts / body parts

candy

christmas

cafe menu

coffee & tea / tea

conversation lubricants

cozy

days of the week

drunkenness

easter eggs

face parts

false friends - german

false friends - swedish

food / food

frequency lists

giving orders

happy occasions

homonyms

icebreakers

interjections

jewelry

job application

kitchen

medical terms [glossary]

mental illness

newspapers

number system / counting

“please slow down”

pick up lines / dating & flirting

rooms

senses

shopping

snow

spring

stars

summer / summer

swearing

trees

writing tips

spelling your name

writing quirks

youtube

learn danish from the streets [playlist]

[jpn-langblr]

ポケ森の行き当たりばったり語彙・Random AC: Pocket Camp Vocab

日本語　→　English/Dansk

おしまい　→　ending/slutning

勝負（しょうぶ）　→　match/kamp

渡しに行く（わたしにいく）　→　to go hand over/at gå over og aflevere

囲む（かこむ）　→　to enclose/at omringe

おまかせ配置（おまかせはいち）　→　to let someone else arrange X/at overlade arrangeringen af X til en anden

釣り上げる（つりあげる）　→　to fish(out)/at fiske; hale en fisk på land

健康（けんこう）　→　health/sundhed

たまに　→　rarely/sjældent

一日（いちにち）　→　(the course of) one day/en dags forløb

賑わい（にぎわい）　→　bustle of activity/livlig aktivitet

靴擦れ（くつずれ）　→　foot blister (caused by shoe)/fodvabel (fra sko)

お礼（おれい）　→　reward/belønning

加わる（くわわる）　→　to be added/at blive tilføjet

眺める（ながめる）　→　to gaze at/at kigge på

かっこう　→　form/form

懲りる（こりる）　→　to learn from experience/at lære af erfaring

二度寝（にどね）　→　going back to sleep after waking up in the morning/at falde i søvn igen efter at være vågnet om morgenen

似合う（にあう）　→　to suit/at passe til

のんびり　→　carefree/sorgløs

外装（がいそう）　→　exterior; packaging/ydre; indpakning

魂消る（たまげる）　→　to be astonished/at være lamslået

塗り替える（ぬりかえる）　→　to repaint/at male igen

届く（とどく）　→　to arrive/at ankomme

見た目（みため）　→　appearance/udseende

完了（かんりょう）　→　completion/færdiggørelse

ついつい　→　unintentionally/ikke med vilje

ちょっぴり　→　a tiny bit/en lille smule

佐藤（さとう）　→　sugar/sukker

なかなか　→　rather; very/temmelig; meget

泥だらけ（どろだらけ）　→　to be covered in mud/at være dækket af muder

大物（おおもの）　→　important person/vigtig person

せっかく　→　with trouble/med besvær

腕前（うでまえ）　→　skill/evne

着替える（きがえる）　→　to change one’s clothes/at skifte tøj

頼む（たのむ）　→　to request/at bede om

ギンガム　→　cotton cloth in a checkered pattern/bomuldsstof med ternet mønster (gingham)

揃う（そろう）　→　to be complete/at være komplet

大会（たいかい）　→　convention; tournament/kongres; turnering

お裾分け（おすそわけ）　→　to share with others what has been given to you/at dele med andre, hvad du har fået

熱狂的（ねっきょうてき）　→　wildly enthusiastic/vildt entusiastisk

役者（やくしゃ）　→　actor(-ress); cunning fellow/skuespiller(-inde); snedig person

名探偵（めいたんてい）　→　great detective/genial detektiv

観客（かんきゃく）　→　audience/tilskuere

手に入る（てにはいる）　→　to come into possesion (through luck)/at få (ved held)

瑞々しい（みずみずしい）　→　lively; vibrant/levende; dynamisk

誘う（さそう）　→　to invite/at invitere

輝く（かがやく）　→　to shine/at skinne

利用者（りようしゃ）　→　user/forbruger

This was me, trying something new. Let me know what you think!

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[vikinglanguage]

Knitting in Danish

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No one requested this, but I’m guessing that somewhere out there, there will be someone learning Danish who somewhat shares my niche interests! So here’s what should be a decently comprehensive list of what you need to read most basic patterns.

base vocabulary at strikke – to knit strikkepind (fk.) – knitting needle maske (fk.) – a stitch rundpind (fk.) – a circular needle strømpepind (fk.) – a double pointed needle garn (itk.) – yarn indfarvning (fk.) – dye lot strikkeopskrift (fk.) – knitting pattern uld (fk.) – wool akryl (fk.) – acrylic silke (fk.) – silk bomuld (fk.) – cotton base techniques at slå op – to cast on ret – knit(wise) vrang – purl(wise) retsiden – the right side vrangsiden – the wrong side strikkefasthed (fk.) – gauge retstrik · retriller – garter stitch glatstrik – stockinette stitch perlestrik – seed stitch rib · ribkant – rib at tage (en maske) løs af (ret/vrang) – to slip (a stitch) (knit-/purlwise) at strikke (to masker) sammen – knit (2 stitches) together at lukke af – to bind off · to cast off at bryde garnet – to break the yarn at tage ind – to decrease at tage ud – to increase fancier techniques kantmaske (fk.) – edge stitch hulmønster (itk.) – eyelet pattern snoning (fk.) – cable drejet ret – knit into back of stitch at strikke (to masker) drejet ret sammen – slip slip knit · knit (two stitches) together through the back loop at samle masker up – to pick up stitches at slå om – yarn over

[almostbilingual]

A list of some words, places and things in and around Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city. After my semester on exchange here, I’ve absolutely fallen in love with this place, so enjoy my vocab list/recommendations of places to see.

by [en]: town (midt)jylland: (mid-) Jutland latinkvarter [et]: the Latin Quarter centrum: centre of town/downtown hav [et]: sea, ocean havn [en]: port, harbour, marina å [en]: river (specifically one in Denmark) park [en]: park skov [en]: forest dyrehave [en]: deer park tog [et]: train bus [en]: bus letbane [en]: tram, light rail pass på: watch out, take care (this is written everywhere with the new tram) rutebilstation [en]: bus station banegårdsplads [en]: area/road by the train station midttrafik: the public transport authority billet [en]: ticket lufthavn [en]: airport cykel [en]: bicycle torv [et]: (town) square vej [en]: road, way allé [en]: road, avenue gade [en]: road, street ringgade [en]: ringroad kollegium [et]: dorm tour de chambre: a dorm event where each room has a theme and a game (usually involves a lot of drinking) lejlighed [en]: flat, apartment kultur [en]: culture biograf [en]: cinema øst for paradis: lit. east of eden, a very chic and nice cinema in town teater [et]: theatre kirke [en]: church domkirke [en]: cathedral rådhus [et]: town hall dokk 1: lit. dock 1, the main library and citizen service point ARoS: art museum with a huge rainbow on top, you can’t miss it Moesgaard museum [et]: great museum just out of town galleri [et]: gallery Marselisborg slot [et]: Marselisborg castle butik [en]: shop julemarked [et]: christmas market Salling: a department store with a really nice rooftop storcenter nord: shopping centre in the north of town tøj [et]: clothes apotek [et]: pharmacy boghandel [en]: bookshop supermarked [et]: supermarket letmælk [en]: lit. light milk, semi-skimmed milk minimælk [en]: skimmed milk Wienerbrød [et]: danish pastry danskvand [et]: sparkling water universitet [et]: university fredagsbar [en]: friday bar, each subject usually holds one each week studenterhus [et]: student house, student union unipark [en]: university park, campus statsbibliotek [et]: the university library lærdansk: the danish language school bachelorgrad [en]: bachelor’s/undergraduate degree kandidatgrad [en]: master’s/graduate degree

inspired by this post. Look there for links to similar lists c:

[malteseboy]

Vikings Vocab in Swedish

a gift for @mazeballet, I’m your secret santa🎅🏻 happy christmas!

you requested something in a scandinavian language and from your blog I saw that you liked the series vikings (me too!!) so I hope you like this ☺️

I wrote the nouns in the definite article, the noun itself is the part that’s in bold

nouns

båten – boat

Danmark – Denmark

drottningen – queen

döden – death

havet – sea

hjälmen – helmet

historia (-en) – history

isen – ice

Island – Iceland

kriget – war

krigaren – warrior

kungen – king

Norden – The North

Norge – Norway

resan – voyage

rustningen – armor

Skandinavien – Scandinavia

skatten – treasure

skeppet – ship

skägget – beard

skölden – shield

snön – snow

svärdet – sword

Sverige – Sweden

vikingen – viking

yxan – axe

adjectives

dansk – danish

dödlig – deadly

gammal – old, ancient

historisk – historic

norsk – norwegian

stark – strong

svensk – swedish

[rogntre]

language & linguistics vocab

tegnspråk.  sign language morsmål (et).  mother tongue fremmedspråk (et).  foreign language dialekt (en).  dialect tospråklig.  bilingual kroppsspråk.  body language uttrykker.  express

hilser.  greeting / bid metafor (en).  metaphor rimer.  rhymes bokstavelig.  literally tolk.  interpret formelle.  formal

forkortelse.  abbreviation grammatikk (en).  grammar skrivefeil.  typographical error / typo kontekst (en).  context ordforråd (et).  vocabulary muntlig.  oral skriftlig.  written

kommunikasjon (en).  communication kjønn.  gender / sex uttrykk (et).  expression uttaler.  pronounce klager.  complain offisiell.  official

gjensidig.  mutually synonym.  synonym synonymordbok (en).  thesaurus oversettelse (en).  translation nevn.  mention mestret.  mastered kode.  code kommunisere.  communicate

skriftsystem (et).  writing system alfabet (et).  alphabet vokal.  vowel sitat.  quote / quotation budskap.  message prater.  chatting motsier.  contradicts

Er tegnspråk en form for kroppsspråk?  Is sign language a form of body language Engelsk er morsmålet mitt.  English is my mother tongue. Hvordan uttrykker hun seg selv?  How does she express herself? Det kommer an på hva slags dialekt man har.  It depends on what kind of dialect you have. Hvor mange norske dialekter kan du?  How many Norwegian dialects do you know? Fremmedspråk er ikke like fremmede når du kan snakke dem.  Foreign languages aren’t as foreign when you know how to speak them. Jeg er tospråklig, men jeg kan ikke engelsk.  I am bilingual, but I cannot speak English.

Paret hilste meg velkommen.  The couple bid me welcome. Hun hilser aldri på meg.  She never says hi to me. Hyggelig å hilse på deg.  Nice to meet you. Med vennlig hilsen.  With best regards. Metaforen er død.  The metaphor is dead. Hva rimer på lilla?  What rhymes with purple? Må dikt rime?  Do poems have to rhyme? Ikke tolk det bokstavelig.  Don’t interpret that literally. Klærne våre var ganske formelle.  Our clothes were quite formal.

For mange forkortelser gjør teksten uleselig.  Too many abbreviations make the text illegible. Grammatikken er språkets skjelett.  Grammar is the skeleton of language. Ordet betyr noe annet i den konteksten.  The word means something else in that context. Vi har både muntlige og skriftlige kilder.  We have both oral and written sources. Ordforrådet mitt gikk fra null til over tre tusen ord.  My vocabulary went from zero to over three thousand words. Søknaden hans inneholdt altfor mange skrivefeil.  His application contained far too many typographical errors. Det er svært viktig å ha en skriftlig, klar og tydelig avtale om lønn.  It is very important to have a written, clear and straightforward agreement about pay.

Sjelen har intet kjønn.  The soul has no gender. Det er bare et uttrykk.  It is just an expression. Hvordan uttaler du etternavnet ditt?  How do you pronounce your last name? Det hjelper ikke å klage over det som har skjedd.  It does not help to complain about that which has happened. Dette er ikke den offisielle versjonen.  This is not the official version.

Norsk og finsk er gjensidig uforståelige.  Norwegian and Finnish are mutually unintelligible. Har du oversettelsen av setningen?  Do you have the translation of the sentence? Ikke nevn navnet hans.  Don’t mention his name. Elevene kommuniserte i kode.  The pupils communicated in codes. Det er mange spennende jobber for dem som har mestret matematikk.  There are many exciting jobs for those who have mastered mathematics. En ordbok med synonymer kalles en synonymordbok.  A dictionary with synonyms is called a thesaurus.

Dette motsier ingenting.  This contradicts nothing. Har du funnet noen sitater fra kjente bøker eller filmer?  Have you found some quotes from well-known books or movies? Dansk var skriftspråk i Norge i mer enn fire hundre år.  Danish was the written language in Norway for more than four hundred years. Det finnes er ingen vokaler i det arabiske alfabetet.  There are no vowels in the Arabic alphabet. Vennene mine ville prate om filmens budskap.  My friends wanted to chat about the movie’s message.

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Valentinsdag 💖 – Danish Valentine’s Vocab

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I got a slightly late request by an anonymous asker for this, so. Here you go, anon! As usual, grammatical gender is marked as fk. (fælleskøn/utrum=common gender) and itk. (intetkøn/neutrum=neuter).

Valentinsdag, fk. – Valetine’s Day elsket, fk. – beloved date, fk. – date (person & event) kæreste, fk. – boyfriend/girlfriend (gender neutral, lit. “dearest”) partner, fk. – partner forlovet, fk. – fiancé · fiancée mand, fk. – husband hustru, fk. · kone, fk. – wife ægtefælle, fk. – spouse (kæreste)par, itk. – couple ægtepar, itk – married couple kærlighed, fk. – love kærlighedsbrev, itk · love letter (blomster)buket, fk. · buket blomster, fk. – boquet (of flowers) kys, itk. – kiss kærsteri, itk. – display(s) of affection passion, fk. – passion hjerte, itk. – heart chokolade, fk. – chocolate digt, itk. – poem middag, fk. – dinner romantik, fk. – romance eneste ene, fk. – only one sjælefrænde, fk. (somewhat outdated) · soulmate, fk. · soulmate kælenavn, itk. – (term of) endearment

at elske – to love, to make love at forelske sig – to fall in love at flirte – to flirt at længes – to yearn at fri – to propose at date – to date at kysse – to kiss at være kærester – to be boyfriend(s)/girlfriend(s) · to be a couple · to date (more permanently) at savne – to miss

romantisk – romantic elsket – (be)loved sød – sweet smuk – beautiful flot · pæn – good-looking · handsome kær – dear charmerende – charming gift – married forlovet – engaged

elskede – beloved skat – treasure kære – dear

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this list has been sat in my drafts for probably close to two years, for no reason in particular, so i tidied it up and voila

hvedemel (et) - flour

grahamsmel - graham’s flour

rugmel - rye flour

speltmel - spelt flour

majsmel/maizena - cornflour

havregryn (et) - oats/oatmeal

frø (et)- seeds

gær (en)- yeast

sukker (et) - sugar

rørsukker - caster sugar

brun/lys farin (en/et)- dark/light brown sugar

flormelis (en)- icing sugar

mørk/lys sirup (en) - treacle (molasses)/golden syrup

kakao (en) - cocoa powder

smør (et) - butter

olje (en) - oil

æg (et) - egg

mælk (en) - milk

piskefløde (en) - whipping cream

flødeost (en) - cream cheese

bagepulver (et) - baking powder

natron (en/et) - baking soda/bicarbonate of soda

vaniljesukker (et) - vanilla sugar

husblas (en) - gelatine

kage (en) - cake

brød (et) - bread

wienerbrød - danish pastry

bolle (en) - bun (the bread kind)

kiks (en) - biscuit

tærte (en) - tart/pie

butterdej (en) - puff pastry

tærtedej - shortcrust pastry

pizzadej - pizza dough

surdej - sourdough

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to go with my fruit and vegetables vocab, here’s a little list of some berries in danish c:

jordbær - strawberry

hindbær - raspberry

blåbær - blueberry

kirsebær - cherry

brombær - blackberry

solbær - blackcurrant

stikkelsbær - gooseberry

tranebær - cranberry

ribs - redcurrant

tyttebær - lingonberry

hyldebær - elderberry

multebær - cloudberry

enebær - juniper berry

skovbær - forest fruits

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Winter in Danish

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NB: fk. and itk. indicate grammatical genders. fk.=common (fælleskøn, “en”), itk.=neuter (intetkøn, “et”)

General vinter, fk. = winter december = December januar = January februar = February vintersolhverv, itk. = winter solstice juleferie, fk. = Christmas break (typically from around December 20th until January 2nd or 3rd) vinterferie, fk. = winter break (either week 7 or week 8, depending on the municipality) hygge, fk., uncountable = a general feeling of coziness, having a good time

Weather sne, fk., uncountable = snow at sne = to snow tøsne, fk., uncountable = big, wet snowflakes (falls when it is around or just above 0°C) frostsne, fk., uncountable = fine, dry snowflakes (falls when it’s below 0°) slud, itk., uncountable = sleet at slude = to sleet is, fk. = ice hagl, itk. = hail at hagle= to hail regn, fk. = rain at regne = to rain storm, fk. = storm at storme = to storm kold  = cold (adj.) frost, fk., uncountable = frost istap, fk. = icicle frossen = frozen (adj.) snefnug, itk = snowflake

Holidays helligdag, fk. = holiday (not to be confused with ferie=holiday/vacation) hanukkah = Hanukkah* jul, fk. = Christmas (and no, it is not capitalised in Danish. Lowercase ‘j’ jul) lillejuleaften (fk.) = “little Christmas night”, 23rd of December juleaften (fk.) = Christmas night, 24th of December (in Denmark most people celebrate Christmas on the 24th) juledag (fk.) = Christmas day, 25th of December helligtrekonger(sdag) = Epiphany (holiday), Three Kings’ Day, 13th day of Christmas, 6th of January kyndelmisse (fk.) = Candlemas, 2nd of February  Luciadag (fk.) = Saint Lucy’s Day, 13th of December nytår, itk. = new years nytårsaften (fk.) = New Year’s Eve

Foods and beverages te, fk. = tea varm kakao, fk. = hot chocolate snemandssuppe, fk. = “snowman soup”, hot chocolate with marshmallows and a candy cane Bismarck-stok · julestok · bolsjestok, fk. = candy cane småkage, fk. = cookie/biscuit gløgg, fk. = mulled wine (closely related to German Glühwein. Warm, spiced red wine, typically with raisins in) æbleskive, fk. = “apple slice”, a sweet dumpling-like “cake” made from pancake-dough, originally containing small pieces of apple (read more in Danish here and in English here)

Activities (main verb italicised) ski, fk. = ski at stå på ski = to ski snemand, fk. = snowman at bygge en snemand = to build a snowman skøjte, fk. = ice skate at stå på skøjter · at skøjte = to ice skate snebold, fk. = snowball sneboldkamp, fk. = snowball fight snowboard, itk. = snowboard at snowboarde · at stå på snowboard = to snowboard luciaoptog, itk. = Lucia procession (read more in Danish here and in English here)

Apparel (vinter)jakke, fk. = (winter) jacket (vinter)frakke, fk. = (winter) coat anorak, fk. = parka handske, fk. = glove vante, luffe, fk. = mitten (hals)tørklæde, itk. = scarf flyverdragt, fk. = snowsuit (vinter)støvle, fk. = (winter) boot