{"id":1402,"date":"2016-05-28T13:17:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T13:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2016-06-10T13:08:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T13:08:53","slug":"colour-your-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2016\/05\/28\/colour-your-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour your tongue!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can you imagine a day without farver<\/b> (colours)? It\u2019s no wonder that many language courses are quick to introduce a few colours. Here are the basic ones in Danish \u2013 can you guess the meaning of the words?<\/p>\n

1 r\u00f8d<\/b><\/p>\n

2 bl\u00e5<\/b><\/p>\n

3 gul<\/b><\/p>\n

4 gr\u00f8n<\/b><\/p>\n

5 brun<\/b><\/p>\n

6 orange <\/b>[oRANGSHeh]<\/p>\n

7 lilla<\/b><\/p>\n

8 sort<\/b><\/p>\n

9 hvid <\/b>[veeth]<\/p>\n

10 gr\u00e5<\/b><\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s right: red \u2013 blue \u2013 yellow \u2013 green \u2013 brown \u2013 orange \u2013 lilac \u2013 black \u2013 white \u2013 grey<\/i>. Except for gul <\/b>and sort<\/b>, I guess they\u2019re somewhat transparent for an English speaker. Another common word is lyser\u00f8d<\/b> which means \u201dlight red\u201d or \u201dpink\u201d \u2013 you\u2019ll even hear some Danes using the English word pink<\/b> with a Danish twist (so it sounds like \u201dpenk\u201d).<\/p>\n

Se min kjole<\/b><\/a> (Look at my dress) is a children\u2019s song which uses a lot of colour words:<\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er gr\u00f8n som gr\u00e6sset<\/b>
\nLook at my dress, it\u2019s green like the grass<\/i>
\nalt hvad jeg ejer, det er gr\u00f8nt som den.<\/b>
\nall that I own is green like it.<\/i>
\nDet er fordi, jeg elsker alt det gr\u00f8nne<\/b>
\nthat\u2019s because I love everything green,<\/i>
\nog fordi en j\u00e6ger er min ven.<\/b>
\nand because a hunter is my friend.<\/i><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er bl\u00e5 som havet <\/b>(the ocean)<\/i>
\nalt hvad jeg ejer, det er bl\u00e5t som den.<\/b>
\nDet er fordi, jeg elsker alt det bl\u00e5<\/b>
\nog fordi en s\u00f8mand <\/b>(sailor)<\/i> er min ven.<\/b><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er r\u00f8d som rosen <\/b>(the rose)<\/i>
\nalt hvad jeg ejer, det er r\u00f8dt som den.<\/b>
\nDet er fordi, jeg elsker alt det r\u00f8de<\/b>
\nog fordi et postbud <\/b>(postman) <\/i>er min ven.<\/b><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er hvid som sneen <\/b>(the snow)<\/i>,<\/b>
\nalt hvad jeg ejer, det er hvidt som den.<\/b>
\nDet er fordi, jeg elsker alt det hvide<\/b>
\nog fordi en m\u00f8ller <\/b>(miller) <\/i>er min ven.<\/b><\/p>\n

Se min kjole, den er sort som kullet <\/b>(the coal)<\/i>,<\/b>
\nalt hvad jeg ejer, det er sort som den.<\/b>
\nDet er fordi, jeg elsker alt det sorte<\/b>
\nog fordi en skorstensfejer <\/b>(chimney sweep)<\/i> <\/i>er min ven.<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve left out the first and the last verses (you can read them here). Maybe you\u2019ve remarked that the word bl\u00e5<\/b>, <\/b>unlike the other colour words used here, never gets an e<\/b> ending attached. But let\u2019s save the grammar talk for another post! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n