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Words for the Wardrobe Posted by on Jun 30, 2020

Tøj skaber folk (clothes create people), as the saying goes. Here are some handy words to get you covered fra top til tå (from top to toe). No matter how much the sun might scorch you from the big blue sky, only a few beaches in Denmark will allow you to walk around nøgen (naked)…

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Where not to put IKKE? Posted by on Jul 31, 2017

Ikke (not) phrases are often called negative phrases – even if some of them have a very positive meaning: Vi vil ikke have mere vold! (We don’t want any more violence!) Sometimes, though, even the most positive negative sentence can drive a poor language-learner mad: Where do(n’t) I put ikke?   Let’s take some simple…

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Danish summer phrases Posted by on Jul 31, 2015

Undervejs (On the way) Hej, kan du sige os hvor banegården ligger? (Hi, could you tell us where the central station is?) Vi leder efter et billigt hotel. (We’re looking for a cheap hotel.) Hvor ligger den nærmeste tankstation? (Where is the closest petrol station?) Hvor kan man leje cykler? (Where can you rent a…

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Land of Beaches Posted by on Aug 19, 2012

One of the really nice things about living in Denmark are the many strand/e (beaches). If you look at a map, you see that the country is more similar to Greece than you maybe thought: The only mainland is the slender Jylland (Jutland) peninsula, the rest of the country is a bunch of ø/er (island/s)…

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Home Green Home Posted by on Jun 19, 2012

It’s time for ferie [FEH-ree-eh] (holiday)! Where would like to go? Disneyland Paris, or maybe Thailand? For an increasing number of Danish families, the choice is easy: They go to live in their kolonihavehus [kolloh-NEE-hav-eh-hoos]. Imagine you’re living in a flat in central Copenhagen… You spend most of your time working or studying and hanging…

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