{"id":1758,"date":"2018-10-31T12:51:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2018-10-31T12:51:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:51:03","slug":"shopping-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2018\/10\/31\/shopping-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo courtesy of Thomas Rousing at Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a> licence.)<\/p><\/div>\n

No matter how much d\u00e5semad<\/strong> (canned food) you bring from home, sooner or later you\u2019ll need to do some shopping in Danmark<\/strong>. Fortunately, this is normally straightforward and easy \u2013 you don\u2019t need to prutte med priserne<\/strong> (bargain) or discuss a lot with the shop people in butikken<\/strong> (the shop). But be prepared for witty comments and price tags that might be a little bit scarier than those at home! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

In Danish, you can either g\u00e5 p\u00e5 indk\u00f8b\/shopping<\/strong> (go on \u201dbuy-in\u201d) or go the short route and say k\u00f8be ind\/shoppe<\/strong> (the words borrowed from English are less \u201dpractically oriented\u201d and more like \u201dshopping around for cool stuff\u201d). As a kunde<\/strong> [KONNeh] (customer) you usually betaler<\/strong> [beTAHler] (pay) an ekspedient<\/strong> (shop assistant).<\/p>\n

Denmark is a very busy shopping country, so there\u2019s no shortage of sp\u00e6ndende varer<\/strong> (interesting\/exciting goods). Tourists often go for souvenirer<\/strong><\/a> (or souvenirs<\/strong>) such as dansk design<\/strong> (Danish design), special\u00f8l<\/strong> (special beer), postkort<\/strong> (postcards) and t-shirts<\/strong>. Try some Danish sm\u00f8rrebr\u00f8d<\/strong> (open sandwiches) and maybe a fl\u00f8debolle<\/strong> (Danish-style cream puff) with your kaffe<\/strong> (coffee). On a rainy day it can be nice to g\u00e5 p\u00e5 opdagelse<\/strong> (go exploring) in the local boghandel<\/strong> (bookstore), t\u00f8jbutik<\/strong> (clothes store), bageri<\/strong> (bakery), dagligvarebutik<\/strong> (grocery store), leget\u00f8jsbutik<\/strong> (toy store), hobbyforretning<\/strong> (hobby store), apotek<\/strong> [apoTEK] (farmacy), supermarked <\/strong>or even genbrugsforretning<\/strong> (second-hand store).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a little shopping dialogue which might be useful:<\/p>\n

E (ekspedient): God dag! Hvad kan jeg hj\u00e6lpe dig med?<\/strong> (Hello, how can I help you?)
\nK (kunde): Hvor meget koster en lille havfrue?<\/strong> (How much does a little mermaid cost?)
\nE: Et \u00f8jeblik\u2026 Det bliver 100 kroner i alt. Betaler du med kort eller kontant?<\/strong> (Let\u2019s see\u2026 That\u2019s 100 Kroner, please. Do you pay by cash or card?)
\nK: Tager I Dankort? <\/strong>(Do you accept the Dankort card?)
\nE: Selvf\u00f8lgelig. V\u00e6rsgo! Her er kvitteringen*. Vil du have en pose med?<\/strong> (Certainly. Here you are! Here\u2019s your receipt. Do you need a bag?)
\nK: Jo tak.<\/strong> (Yes, please. [Hesitatingly.])
\nE: Hav en god dag!<\/strong> (Have a nice day!)<\/p>\n

*Another common word for receipt is bon<\/strong> [bong]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

No matter how much d\u00e5semad (canned food) you bring from home, sooner or later you\u2019ll need to do some shopping in Danmark. Fortunately, this is normally straightforward and easy \u2013 you don\u2019t need to prutte med priserne (bargain) or discuss a lot with the shop people in butikken (the shop). But be prepared for witty…<\/p>\n

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