{"id":1902,"date":"2020-07-31T13:35:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2020-07-31T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:35:47","slug":"king-carrot-and-other-danish-weirdos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2020\/07\/31\/king-carrot-and-other-danish-weirdos\/","title":{"rendered":"King Carrot and other Danish Weirdos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ingen ko p\u00e5 isen.<\/strong> No cow on the ice. (Free image from Pixabay; no copyright.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Danish has two aspects that makes it particularly hard for learners: 1. The sounds, which Danish (!) poet Benny Andersen compared to havregr\u00f8d i kog<\/strong> (boiling oatmeal porridge). 2. The Danish humour and culture, which is embedded in the language. Where else in the world can you say that something costs \u201da dog\u201d (en hund<\/strong><\/a>) when you actually mean it costs 100 (hundrede<\/strong>) Kroner?<\/p>\n

Det bl\u00e6ser en halv pelikan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dIt blows half a pelicane.\u201d = It is really windy!<\/p>\n

Han tager lige en morfar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dHe\u2019s just grabbing a granddad.\u201d = He\u2019s taking a nap.<\/p>\n

Der er ingen ko p\u00e5 isen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dThere\u2019s no cow on the ice.\u201d = Everything is okay.\/There are no problems at the moment.<\/p>\n

Stik lige en finger i jorden.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dJust put a finger into the earth.\u201d = Calm down.\/Get back to earth. (Said to someone who is seen as too \u201dairy\u201d or pretentious.)<\/p>\n

Klap (lige) hesten.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201d(Just) pat the horse.\u201d = Calm down.<\/p>\n

Han skal ikke komme her og spille kong Gulerod.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dHe shouldn\u2019t come here and play King Carrot.\u201d = He shouldn\u2019t come here and act like he\u2019s better than us\/other people.<\/p>\n

P\u00e5 Lars Tyndskids mark.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dIn the field of Lars Diarrhea.\u201d = In the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n

Hun var ude og svinge tr\u00e6benet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dShe was out swinging the wooden leg.\u201d = She went dancing.\/She was (out) dancing.<\/p>\n

Det var d\u00f8dens p\u00f8lse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dIt was the sausage of death.\u201d = It was the most boring thing ever.<\/p>\n

Jeg har en h\u00f8ne at plukke med dig.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dI have a hen to pluck with you.\u201d = I\u2019m angry with you.<\/p>\n

S\u00e5 er den ged barberet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dThen that goat is shaved.\u201d = Done! (Said after completing a task.)<\/p>\n

Det er bare et slag p\u00e5 tasken.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s only a slap on the bag.\u201d = It\u2019s only an estimate.<\/p>\n

Jeg stod med h\u00e5ret i postkassen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dI was standing with the hair in the letter box.\u201d (I felt powerless in a tough situation.)<\/p>\n

Der skal nye boller p\u00e5 suppen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dThere must new balls on the soup.\u201d = Things need to change.<\/p>\n

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Are there some weird Danish expressions I\u2019ve forgotten? Please add them in the comments section! \ud83d\ude42 <\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks to my sister Sigrid for the inspiration.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Danish has two aspects that makes it particularly hard for learners: 1. The sounds, which Danish (!) poet Benny Andersen compared to havregr\u00f8d i kog (boiling oatmeal porridge). 2. The Danish humour and culture, which is embedded in the language. Where else in the world can you say that something costs \u201da dog\u201d (en hund)…<\/p>\n

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