r/Danish 2h ago

[Danish] Unknown song – lyrics: “Hvad skal du ha’ på? Hvem skal se dig der? Solen viser vej”

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I’m looking for an unidentified Danish song.

The song is in Danish. This is my best attempt at transcribing the lyrics — some parts are unclear:

Hvem skal du ha’ på
Hva ska du ta’ på….iii
hvem ska se dig der?
Hvem ska se dig se og imponere??
Hvem ska ???

Tiden ændrer sig
Solen viser vej
Tager aldri mere end jeg skal bruge
Tænker kun på det som jeg ska’ ku’
Hvis du være denne???
Falder alt på plads og åbner sig
????
????

Tingene ændrer sig
Solen viser vej
Solen viser vej
Solen sænker sig

Hvad skal du ha på?
Hvad skal du ta på til festen?
Hvem ska se dig der?
Hvem skal se dig stå og imponere?

Solen viser vej
Tiden ændrer dig

Audio file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tdQ6iPJBK5EwO0v1rgLLpZGdxNKBpyAw/view?usp=sharing

I’d be very grateful for any leads: artist, title, approximate year, scene, label, or even guesses about where to look next.

Thank you!


r/Danish 2d ago

Time commitment for A2B fast track course

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Hi everyone,

I landed in Denmark last week and want to have a basic understanding of the language as soon as possible. I met A2B representatives at my university's orientation and they seem like a very good option.

I was wondering if anyone here has an idea of the time commitment required for their fast track course (module 1 and 2)? I'm a full-time master's student and want to know if I can manage it all reasonably.


r/Danish 3d ago

Suggestions for Danish-language podcasts and audiobooks?

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I'm based in the US and I'm highly conversational in Danish. I want to improve my listening comprehension and vocabulary. I have a lot of time at work to listen to audiobooks and podcasts but I'm finding it hard to find accessible listening material.

I've listened to a few podcasts and read a few books in Danish, but I'd also like to avoid paying for each and every book. I have apps like Spotify and Libby but Danish materials can be hard to find.

I liked podcasts like Den yderste grænse and Viking. They were a bit hard to follow at times, especially the more academic side of Viking. Maybe some podcasts that are more like a conversation about interesting topics?

I'd love to know what Danish speakers are listening to!


r/Danish 3d ago

Interested in learning a danish languange

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Hello, any advice or tips to learn the danish language? Thank-you so much


r/Danish 5d ago

Any danish language learning songs? Even kids songs are great!

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When I was forced to study French in high school there was a song that helped us remember verb conjugations of one verb.

I was wondering if there was anything similar in danish that anyone knows is a certified bop?

Of course I’ll fall into my own rabbit hole but incase theres any that are on par with things like school house rock but danish, I’d love to know!


r/Danish 7d ago

5 months of Dansk for Begyndere Podcast🇩🇰🎙️❤️ (appreciation post)

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Hej allesammen!

Today marks 5 months since I published my very first episode of Dansk for Begyndere.

Since that first episode, I’ve published 151 episodes and already thousands of people have listened - and most importantly - I’ve had people from all over the world tell me that the podcast actually helped them understand Danish a little bit better.

I just wanted to say thank you!

If you’ve listened to an episode, followed the podcast, recommended it to someone, sent me a message or simply kept coming back to listen - know that I genuinely appreciate it so much❤️

It’s easy as a creator to look at the numbers and constantly think about the next milestone but today I wanted to stop for a moment and appreciate how far the podcast has already come and all the support it has received.

I’m still very much at the beginning, and I am so incredibly excited about everything that’s ahead of Dansk for Begyndere.

If you're one of the listeners who happens to see this: what has been the most useful thing about the podcast for you so far - and is there anything you’d love to see more of in the future? 🇩🇰😊

Tak for at lytte med!!

Knus Emilie🌸

NB: For those of you who are asking for a link to the podcast: danskforbegyndere.dk 🔗


r/Danish 9d ago

Best strategies for remembering noun genders in Danish?

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Hi! I've increasingly been wondering whether Danish learners have developed any good strategies for remembering the gender of nouns.

I'm not asking about strategies for guessing whether a noun is en or et. I'm specifically interested in what you do after encountering a noun, to help you remember its gender.

One idea I've been experimenting with is creating a vivid imaginative story around the relationship between the thing and us.

I initially got this idea from noticing the distinction between nog-en (someone) and nog-et (something). This made me wonder whether I could use a very loose association of en with people/person-related things and et with detached things/objects as a starting point for creating memorable stories.

Of course, I'm not suggesting that this is an actual rule for Danish gender. There are plenty of obvious counterexamples — for example, et menneske. I'm using it purely as a creative framework for constructing a memorable image around a noun whose gender I need to learn.

For example:

  • en hund — man's best friend → a close, intimate relationship with us
  • en stol — we sit on it → physically attached to us when we use it
  • et menneske — imagine an anthropologist studying a distant tribe → a detached object of study
  • et hjerte — imagine a heart surgeon working on someone's heart → a detached object being examined/operated on

The point isn't that these associations explain the gender. It's that they give me a vivid little story that I can attach to en/et, hopefully making the gender easier to retrieve later.

I'm wondering whether other learners have developed similar strategies — perhaps using imagery, stories, colours, sounds, word associations, or something completely different.

I'd be really grateful to hear what has worked for you!


r/Danish 12d ago

Hi! Any kind Danish/Greenlander souls?

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It‘s nothing crazy, nor a scam, I swear! I‘m a Spanish doll collector, I just saw a doll on a danish second hand app called Dba the price is great but the app doesn’t not ship outside of Denmark…

my natural thought was: I’ll text the seller and ask them if they’re down to sell on Vinted or eBay, Etsy, ANYTHING… the doll‘s been posted for a while so maybe they’re down…

So to even MESSAGE I need to verify with this thing called MitlD and I only can have one as a Danish or Greenlander or residing on one of those so I was wondering if any sweet Danish soul would be down to message them


r/Danish 13d ago

Third generation Canadian Dane, looking to reconnect with my heritage- Help

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Hello! My grandad immigrated to Canada as a little boy and lost his language quite fast. He’s now fallen ill with Alzheimer’s disease, and I’ve lost any ability to connect to danish culture through him.

I’m looking for a free way to learn the language, at least until I can afford a non free option, any suggestions?

I’m also interested in history, fashion/ hairstyles, and culturally significant things deeper than the little mermaid. Any book/ article recommendations?

Thank you in advance


r/Danish 13d ago

Books in Illinois (United States)

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r/Danish 14d ago

Better apps for learning danish

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Hello, I recently wanted to start learning danish, since I'm planning to move to Denmark, and I've been using GoPouchy to learn the basics, but I don't really like the "Duolingo format" it uses since it makes me forget the vocabulary quickly due to the exercises being all the same: it ends with me doing the exercises from memory, and not because I understand what's written on it. I have encountered this problem also when I tried to learn other languages, every app seems to have this same format, but I feel like it doesn't really work for me.

Do you have any recommendations?


r/Danish 16d ago

Hyggeligt vs Hyggelig?

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I'm writing a story, and the subtitle is currently "A Hyggeligt Romance." Basically, I'm wondering if Hyggaligt is acceptable there, or if it should be changed to Hyggelig? Since we're using a Danish word in English, does it matter?

I personally like the sound of Hyggeligt more, so if it doesn't matter grammatically then I'm sticking with that, but that's less important than it being accurate.


r/Danish 16d ago

Does Danish have question tags similar to English or do you use fixed tags instead?

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r/Danish 18d ago

Begging for help with a song

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Hej, so I have this song i really like but the lyrics aren't ANYWHERE on the internet and I really love it. Right now my level of danish isn't high enough that I can understand what they're singing without first seeing the lyrics.

The song is Rengvals by the Bob Nova Project. Its available on both Apple Music and Spotify.

It's a nice kind of folky, but like, by the beach kind of folky yk? their other song tror jeg savne dig is also so so good, I recommend.

It would mean the world if someone could listen, and if they like the song to maybe write the lyrics down as they are in danish? I am not looking for a translation.


r/Danish 18d ago

Spørgsmål om 'hele' i det danske sprog

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Et spørgsmål til modersmålstalende:

På dansk, hvis jeg har det rigtigt, kan man sige hele i sådanne situationer:
Hele tiden, hele mit liv, hele den store sofa
Men også, hvis en smule mere begrænsede, sådan:

To hold spillede mod hindanden, men et hold manglede to spillere. Det hele hold har vundet. / Jeg har ikke så mange penge, men jeg laver mange og møder mange mennesker. Jeg nyder mit hele liv*.*

Hvis det er rigtigt, mit største spørgsmal er: Kan man sige f.eks. "Hele det hele hold er stadig her", når vi bruger hele på begge måder på samme tid?

Tusind tak for det.


r/Danish 20d ago

Cover band 🎸

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Anyone in Denmark Sjælland looking for singing, playing guitar, a bit of piano member? Travel Love Music cover band climates ♥️ I've playing in event cover band long time ago and miss sooo much music in my life 😇

Mvh, Daniel


r/Danish 21d ago

Offering: Spanish | Seeking: Danish speaker for a short university interview

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r/Danish 21d ago

Best place to find a Danish tutor?

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r/Danish 24d ago

Music/Movies/Shows to learn danish?

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Hii!! I'm trying to connect better with some danish relatives of mine, so I'm planning to surprise them by learning danish so that the next time they visit, I can speak to them without using majority english.

I learn languages better with music, movies, and shows, please give me recommendations!! I'm not opposed to watching kid's shows either, i feel like its a better stepping stone since my danish is really bad 😅

So if you know any sort of danish media, or even places where I can find movies/tv shows that are dubbed in danish, I'd really appreciate hearing about them!!


r/Danish 25d ago

I'm a Danish teacher and I built an app that explains grammar mistakes instead of just marking them wrong

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r/Danish 26d ago

Have you got any recommendations on mastering Danish pronunciation?

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I've tried to find a nice coursebook dedicated to Danish pronunciation with audio files included and just failed. There isn't any. Is there a way to learn Danish pronunciation? Seems impossible to a beginner like me :/

I've found some books describing the Danish phonetic system but without audio files those are soft of useless.


r/Danish 28d ago

Danish Music with Spanish?

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Hi! I’m learning both Danish and Spanish and ran into a song with both recently (Børn Af Natten- Hola Bonita by Ankerstjerne & others). I know it’s a long shot, but do you know any other songs with both? Even if it’s just a few words of Spanish or vice versa? Thanks!


r/Danish 29d ago

Formal Danish

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I have my converastional danish down well enough that I can communicate and have good converstaions with native Danes but I would like to learn more formal/news type Danish. I read some DR articles or Politken articles but end up being lost by the second sentence. I want to be able to speak formally for work purposes and to strengthen my overall language skills. Any advise or resources?


r/Danish Aug 04 '26

Looking for someone to translate a very short Danish poem

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Hey! Someone very close to me wrote a poem for me in Danish - and I know Google Translate isn't getting it quite right... at least the last line.

This is the poem:

i oejeblikket
forsvinder sommeren
i skridt af fuglen

This is what Google Translate gives me:

at the moment
summer disappears
in the footsteps of the bird

I think the first line is actually "in a moment", and don't think the last line is right...

Any thoughts/translations/lessons are appreciated!
Thanks!

EDIT:
1. The author doesn't natively speak Danish, so the last line's unorthodox writing might just be due to that
2. Yes, it's intended to be a haiku


r/Danish Aug 03 '26

How to wish a person lovingly in danish.

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My partner is danish, and I want to learn as much danish as I can. He is from Jylland. What can I say to them, which is nice and heartwarming throughout the day?

Edit 1: I meant terms of endearment, maybe something sappy or something cheesy. It can also be old lines from romantic movies.

Edit 2: My partner had a good laugh as I tried my best to pronounce it (clearly need more practice), and then I showed them this post. Tusind tak til alle, for the replies!