{"id":1506,"date":"2017-02-25T14:52:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T14:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2017-02-25T14:53:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T14:53:26","slug":"reading-a-danish-cafe-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2017\/02\/25\/reading-a-danish-cafe-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading a Danish Cafe Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo courtesy of Susanne Nilsson at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2026og om lidt er kaffen klar<\/b> (and soon the coffee is ready). One of Denmark\u2019s most iconic singalong songs<\/a> ever doesn\u2019t mention kaffe<\/b> (coffee) for nothing \u2013 many Danes just can\u2019t get enough of it, and globally only Finns and Swedes seem to be drinking more coffee. Whether you agree with rapper Per Vers, who praises the hot drink\u2019s \u201dBlack Power<\/a>\u201d, or du foretr\u00e6kker te<\/b> (you prefer tea), Denmark is full of caf\u00e9er<\/b> for you to pick from. (The prices might be steeper than in your country, so be prepared and do enjoy every single moment of your visit!)<\/p>\n

A Danish caf\u00e9 menu<\/b> [menEE<\/i>] is often easy to read for English-speakers, as many words are international and almost identical in the two languages. What do you get when you order a dobbelt espresso<\/b>? Here are some more menu items in Danish:<\/i><\/p>\n

Varme drikke<\/b> \u2013 Hot beverages<\/p>\n

kaffe<\/b> \u2013 coffee<\/p>\n

te<\/b> OR the<\/b> [teh] \u2013 tea (do not confuse the spelling the<\/b> with the English word the<\/i>! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 <\/span>)<\/p>\n

m\u00e6lk\/fl\u00f8de\/sukker<\/b> \u2013 milk\/cream\/sugar<\/p>\n

varm chokolade<\/b> [shockoLATHeh] \u2013 hot chocolate<\/p>\n

kakao m\/ fl\u00f8deskum<\/b> \u2013 cocoa w\/ whipped cream<\/p>\n

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Kolde drikke<\/b> \u2013 Cold beverages<\/p>\n

glas juice<\/b> \u2013 glass of juice<\/p>\n

kildevand m\/ isterninger<\/b> \u2013 spring water with ice-cubes<\/p>\n

kande \u00f8l <\/b>\u2013 jug of beer<\/p>\n

sodavand\u00a0 \u2013 <\/b>fizzy lemonade, mineral water (Cola, Fanta etc.)<\/p>\n

danskvand<\/b> (\u201dDanish water\u201d) \u2013 sparkling water (without extra taste)<\/p>\n

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Mad og snacks<\/b> \u2013 Food and snacks<\/p>\n

rundstykke m\/ p\u00e5l\u00e6g<\/b> \u2013 bread roll w\/ filling<\/p>\n

sm\u00f8rrebr\u00f8d <\/b>\u2013 open sandwich (Danish sm\u00f8rrebr\u00f8d<\/b> are famous, so give yourself a treat! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 <\/span>)<\/p>\n

bolle<\/b> \u2013 bun<\/p>\n

stykke kage<\/b> \u2013 piece of cake<\/p>\n

is <\/b>\u2013 <\/b>ice-cream<\/p>\n

hotdog<\/b> \u2013 hotdog (even if the word is the same, the experience might be quite different in Denmark \u2013 try out all the \u201dfillings\u201d!)<\/p>\n

frugt<\/b> \u2013 fruit<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s a bit of dialogue for you to order:<\/i><\/p>\n

Ekspedient: God dag. <\/b>(Hello\/Good day!)<\/p>\n

Du: God dag. Jeg vil gerne be\u2019 om to glas juice, en fr\u00f8snapper, en hindb\u00e6rsnitte og en tr\u00e6stamme! <\/b>(Hello. I\u2019d like to order two glasses of juice, one \u201dfrog-snapper\u201d, one \u201draspberry cut\u201d and one \u201dtree-trunk\u201d [different kinds of widespread Danish \u201dmini-cakes\u201d that you find everywhere].)<\/p>\n

Ekspedient: Det bliver 80 kroner. Tak. Vil du have kvitteringen med? <\/b>(That\u2019s 80 Kroner, please. Thank you. Would you like the receipt?)<\/p>\n

Du: Nej tak, det er fint. <\/b>(No, thanks, I\u2019m fine.)<\/p>\n

Ekspedient: To glas juice og tre styks kage. Velbekomme! <\/b>(Two glasses of juice and three pieces of cake. Bon appetit!<\/i>)<\/p>\n

Du: Mange tak! <\/b>(Thanks a lot!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u2026og om lidt er kaffen klar (and soon the coffee is ready). One of Denmark\u2019s most iconic singalong songs ever doesn\u2019t mention kaffe (coffee) for nothing \u2013 many Danes just can\u2019t get enough of it, and globally only Finns and Swedes seem to be drinking more coffee. Whether you agree with rapper Per Vers, who…<\/p>\n

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