{"id":1865,"date":"2020-01-31T23:56:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T23:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2020-02-01T02:40:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T02:40:08","slug":"going-out-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2020\/01\/31\/going-out-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Going out in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An old-fashioned Danish \u201dbrown\u201d pub. The name means \u201dThe Barrel of Wine\u201d. (Photo courtesy of Comrade King at Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a> licence.)<\/p><\/div>\n

How do Danes survive the dark season? For many, the answer lies in good company and saying cheers across a table full of beers and drinks. For a Nordic country, Denmark has a vibrant natteliv<\/strong> (night life), with many places you can g\u00e5 i byen<\/strong> (go out, literally \u201dgo into town\u201d).<\/p>\n

Even the smallest Danish village often has a v\u00e6rtshus<\/strong> (public house), a kro<\/strong> (an inn) or a bodega<\/strong> (wine bar). If you come as a foreigner to a very small place, it may take some time before the locals trust you and are willing to let you into their community. Still, sharing an \u00f8l<\/strong> (beer) \u2013 or some non-alcoholic drink if you prefer<\/a> that \u2013 is a great way to get to know local people.<\/p>\n

Kan du lide at danse? <\/strong>(Do you like dancing?) Towns and cities have a lot more to offer for partygoers, from pubber<\/strong> (pubs) to natklubber<\/strong> (night clubs). Some places koster noget<\/strong> (cost something), while others are gratis<\/strong> [grahtees] (free) or come with a garderobe<\/strong> (wardrobe) fee. Here are a few dance-related phrases:<\/p>\n

Skal vi danse?<\/strong> (Wanna dance?)<\/p>\n

Ja, det kan vi godt.<\/strong> (Yes, we could do that.)<\/p>\n

Nej, jeg kan ikke lide at danse.<\/strong> (No, I don\u2019t like dancing.)<\/p>\n

Du danser meget godt!<\/strong> (You dance really well!)<\/p>\n

Most Danish barer<\/strong> (bars) today are r\u00f8gfri<\/strong> (no-smoking), although some have a section where rygere<\/strong> (smokers) are permitted at ryge cigaretter<\/strong> (to smoke cigarettes). It is also common for bars to have terninger<\/strong> (dice) which the customers may borrow to play games.<\/p>\n

Drinks are mostly more expensive than further south in Europe, which is probably why Danes usually stay for some time at a bar before moving on to the next. (Unlike in for example Spain, where it is more common to take a small drink at one place, then quickly proceed to somewhere else.) The word drinks<\/strong> in Danish is usually reserved for \u201dheavy\u201d or mixed drinks (such as gin & tonic); there is also the Danish word sjus<\/strong> [shoos], which my dictionary translates as \u201dwhisky-and-soda\u201d (but it can be other combinations, too). Most of the time, though, people just buy \u00f8l<\/strong> (beer):<\/p>\n

Hvad koster en \u00f8l?<\/strong> (How much does a beer cost?)<\/p>\n

Jeg vil gerne have en stor fad\u00f8l.<\/strong> (I\u2019d like a large draft beer.)<\/p>\n

Har I flaske\u00f8l?<\/strong> (Do yo have bottled beer?)<\/p>\n

Har I alkoholfri \u00f8l?<\/strong> (Have you got beer without alcohol?)<\/p>\n

Ah, det smager godt! <\/strong>(Ah, it tastes good!)<\/p>\n

Sk\u00e5l!<\/strong> (Cheers!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

How do Danes survive the dark season? For many, the answer lies in good company and saying cheers across a table full of beers and drinks. For a Nordic country, Denmark has a vibrant natteliv (night life), with many places you can g\u00e5 i byen (go out, literally \u201dgo into town\u201d). Even the smallest Danish…<\/p>\n

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