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audit Friday 24th of September 2004 06:45:05 PM
Salutation - How doHow do you great some one when you meet her/him in the morning?
How do you great some one when you meet her/him in the day- time?

How do you great some one when you meet her/him in the evening?

Tuesday 28th of September 2004 07:37:42 PM
- In the morning you say: God morgen = good morning
day time: God dag = Good day (how do you do?)
evening: God aften = Good evening

Jenkie Tuesday 28th of September 2004 07:40:10 PM
- Morning: God morgen = Good morning
Day time: God dag = Good day (how do you do?)
Evening: God aften = Good evening
Before you go to bed: God nat = Good night

BananaJoe Thursday 30th of September 2004 01:39:13 AM
Well spelled - I suspect that you'd be very surprised how different all these greetings sound from how they're spelled!

Danish is one of the most simplistic languages I have ever encountered - gramatically, only surpassing Esperanto in difficulty. However, learning the pronounciation is (almost) a hopeless task for the average adult learner.

god morgen: "goo' moan" (god morgen)
god dag: "goo' day" (god dag)
god aften: "goo' ah-ftn" (god aften)
god nat: "goo' nat" (god nat) <-- Wow, finally one that's guessable!

However, these greetings count as some of the most easily prounouncable sentences.

Of course, the suggested transcriptions of the pronounciation above is not 100% correct, and there are alternative ways of pronouncing the same sentences. The queen of Denmark would probably pronounce the Danish word "god" (=good) with a soft d (somewhere between the "th" (in "these") and the "l" sound), and the "o" would be an 'ordinary' "o" sound.)
"goD"

Twizzla Sunday 03rd of October 2004 03:33:59 PM
- Oh yes, Danish pronounciation... fun stuff that is!! :) go to speakdanish.dk - they have voiceovers that prove VERY helpful for the pronounciation. I was in Denmark a couple of months ago staying with my Danish friend and loved listening to spoken Dansk though! They thought my pronounciation was pretty good, but they got me on some tounge twister that had them in hysterics! :)

audit Monday 04th of October 2004 11:06:22 PM
Thanks for reply - Dear Friends:

Thank you all very much for your replies. My special gratitudes to Twizzla, BananaJoe and Jankie.
I am egar to learn and speak Dansk as early as possible. I need you help and assistance. Will some one teach me how to self introduce to some body in Dansk in two to three scentances.

I will highly appreciate your assistance.

With thanks and best regards

Stine Sunday 10th of October 2004 12:46:34 AM
Hvor spÃ¦ndende.. - Hey all!
How exciting you want to learn Danish :) If you have any questions I would love to try to answer them ;)

audit Sunday 10th of October 2004 11:18:38 PM
Thanks for your offer - Hi Freja!

Thanks a lot for your nice offer. Will you please tell some thing about you in Dansk as well as in English. Also teach me how to pronouce Freja in Dansk (Frea or some thing else)

Take care and all the best!!

Stine Monday 11th of October 2004 04:55:25 AM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by audit[/i]

Hi Freja!

Thanks a lot for your nice offer. Will you please tell some thing about you in Dansk as well as in English. Also teach me how to pronouce Freja in Dansk (Frea or some thing else)

Take care and all the best!!
[/quote]

You're very welcome! :D
Of couse I will. Would you like me to post it here, pm you or through e-mail? I'll have to think what to tell then - you know, it should be interessting ;)
I'll try to teach you how to pronounce Freja:) It's always a little difficult to explain, but I will try. Have you ever read about how to pronounce the Danish letters?
In this case (Freja) all the letters are pronounced :)

Take care and also all the best to you!

Twizzla Monday 11th of October 2004 05:43:13 PM
- Hej Freja, hva så? :D

Okay, don't reply in Dansk... unless its basic!! Whereabouts in Denmark are you from? Jeg kommer fra NySeeland :) I hope to hear from you, that'd be awesome!

Vi ses,
Chris

Stine Monday 11th of October 2004 09:37:14 PM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Twizzla[/i]

Hej Freja, hva så? :D

Okay, don't reply in Dansk... unless its basic!! Whereabouts in Denmark are you from? Jeg kommer fra NySeeland :) I hope to hear from you, that'd be awesome!

Vi ses,
Chris[/quote]

Hej Twizzla! Hvad så hvad? :D

Åh, I never speak basic. Just kidding ;) Do you mean which city or..? I så fald er jeg fra byen Esbjerg, som ligger i Jylland :)
New Zealand is simply called "New Zealand" in Danish ;) ..if it wasn't I guess it would be something like "Ny Havland", hmm, maybe not :P

Hope to hear from you, again!

Hav det godt,
Freja

Twizzla Tuesday 12th of October 2004 05:35:29 AM
- Hej Freja!

I looked up Esbjerg, and I have been to a place quite near... the island of Rømø. That was back in October of '99, and it was absolutely FREEZING!! :) But I was in Denmark back in August this year, staying up north of København, and it was EXTREMELY hot :) I think I saw 'NySeeland' written on some website for New Zealanders with Danish ancestory or something. Anyway I should probably go to work... argh :( Cheers for the reply, you can email me at twizzla @ gmail.com too.

Hav det godt,
Chris

Stine Tuesday 12th of October 2004 12:38:00 PM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Twizzla[/i]

Hej Freja!

I looked up Esbjerg, and I have been to a place quite near... the island of Rømø. That was back in October of '99, and it was absolutely FREEZING!! :) But I was in Denmark back in August this year, staying up north of København, and it was EXTREMELY hot :) I think I saw 'NySeeland' written on some website for New Zealanders with Danish ancestory or something. Anyway I should probably go to work... argh :( Cheers for the reply, you can email me at twizzla @ gmail.com too.

Hav det godt,
Chris[/quote]

Hej igen Twizzla!

Åh, Rømø? I know that place, well, shouldn't I also? :)
Freezing? Hehe. What do you think about Rømø and København then?
Really? "NySeeland"? Are you sure? Sounds weird to me..
God arbejdslyst ;)

Pas på dig selv,
Freja

Twizzla Tuesday 12th of October 2004 04:39:52 PM
- yep, freezing! I was wearing a huge jacket and the wind was still awfully cold! But this time around it was quite the contrast, as I was in tshirt and shorts every day, and still sweltered. Loved Koebenhavn! I shall return! :D anyway, off to bed so I can get up early for work :(

Godnat,
Chris

Stine Wednesday 13th of October 2004 11:11:33 PM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Twizzla[/i]

yep, freezing! I was wearing a huge jacket and the wind was still awfully cold! But this time around it was quite the contrast, as I was in tshirt and shorts every day, and still sweltered. Loved Koebenhavn! I shall return! :D anyway, off to bed so I can get up early for work :(
Godnat,
Chris

[/quote]

Åh, the cold wind, lovely time to time ;) Good you like København. Do you think it's big? Hehe
Hav det rigtig godt og pas på dig selv, ikke blive forkølet, ;)
Freja

Brita Sunday 19th of December 2004 04:17:50 PM
danske danske mange tak - the god morgen, god dag, god aften, god nat was lovely to read, and cos my dad's danish i can recollect how soft all the letters are sounded!
but i was wondering what the rest means:
hva så?
Vi ses
Hvad så hvad?
Hav det godt
Hej igen Twizzla!
God arbejdslyst ;)
Pas på dig selv
Hav det rigtig godt og pas på dig selv, ikke blive forkølet

thanks for this! (i don't know a better way of learning yet...)
and i can never get the soundbites to work on speakdanish.dk, they sort of seperate the words, are there any other sites? the words are useful at least, though i too am finding it too advanced to pick it up yet :(

esteburroamalosrios Wednesday 09th of February 2005 11:55:01 AM
how about the more basic? - hej!

how about beginning with like the alphabet and the pronunciation of basic syllables? will that help?
thanks! Hey guys, the speakdanish.dk website was a lot of help. It took me 5 hours last night to memorize 5 sentences!(and when i was done, my monitor was all wet.=)

Phrasebase Archive
	audit	Friday 24th of September 2004 06:45:05 PM
	Salutation - How doHow do you great some one when you meet her/him in the morning? How do you great some one when you meet her/him in the day- time? How do you great some one when you meet her/him in the evening?
		Tuesday 28th of September 2004 07:37:42 PM
	- In the morning you say: God morgen = good morning day time: God dag = Good day (how do you do?) evening: God aften = Good evening
	Jenkie	Tuesday 28th of September 2004 07:40:10 PM
	- Morning: God morgen = Good morning Day time: God dag = Good day (how do you do?) Evening: God aften = Good evening Before you go to bed: God nat = Good night
	BananaJoe	Thursday 30th of September 2004 01:39:13 AM
	Well spelled - I suspect that you'd be very surprised how different all these greetings sound from how they're spelled! Danish is one of the most simplistic languages I have ever encountered - gramatically, only surpassing Esperanto in difficulty. However, learning the pronounciation is (almost) a hopeless task for the average adult learner. god morgen: "goo' moan" (god morgen) god dag: "goo' day" (god dag) god aften: "goo' ah-ftn" (god aften) god nat: "goo' nat" (god nat) <-- Wow, finally one that's guessable! However, these greetings count as some of the most easily prounouncable sentences. Of course, the suggested transcriptions of the pronounciation above is not 100% correct, and there are alternative ways of pronouncing the same sentences. The queen of Denmark would probably pronounce the Danish word "god" (=good) with a soft d (somewhere between the "th" (in "these") and the "l" sound), and the "o" would be an 'ordinary' "o" sound.) "goD"
	Twizzla	Sunday 03rd of October 2004 03:33:59 PM
	- Oh yes, Danish pronounciation... fun stuff that is!! :) go to speakdanish.dk - they have voiceovers that prove VERY helpful for the pronounciation. I was in Denmark a couple of months ago staying with my Danish friend and loved listening to spoken Dansk though! They thought my pronounciation was pretty good, but they got me on some tounge twister that had them in hysterics! :)
	audit	Monday 04th of October 2004 11:06:22 PM
	Thanks for reply - Dear Friends: Thank you all very much for your replies. My special gratitudes to Twizzla, BananaJoe and Jankie. I am egar to learn and speak Dansk as early as possible. I need you help and assistance. Will some one teach me how to self introduce to some body in Dansk in two to three scentances. I will highly appreciate your assistance. With thanks and best regards
	Stine	Sunday 10th of October 2004 12:46:34 AM
	Hvor spÃ¦ndende.. - Hey all! How exciting you want to learn Danish :) If you have any questions I would love to try to answer them ;)
	audit	Sunday 10th of October 2004 11:18:38 PM
	Thanks for your offer - Hi Freja! Thanks a lot for your nice offer. Will you please tell some thing about you in Dansk as well as in English. Also teach me how to pronouce Freja in Dansk (Frea or some thing else) Take care and all the best!!
	Stine	Monday 11th of October 2004 04:55:25 AM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by audit[/i] Hi Freja! Thanks a lot for your nice offer. Will you please tell some thing about you in Dansk as well as in English. Also teach me how to pronouce Freja in Dansk (Frea or some thing else) Take care and all the best!! [/quote] You're very welcome! :D Of couse I will. Would you like me to post it here, pm you or through e-mail? I'll have to think what to tell then - you know, it should be interessting ;) I'll try to teach you how to pronounce Freja:) It's always a little difficult to explain, but I will try. Have you ever read about how to pronounce the Danish letters? In this case (Freja) all the letters are pronounced :) Take care and also all the best to you!
	Twizzla	Monday 11th of October 2004 05:43:13 PM
	- Hej Freja, hva så? :D Okay, don't reply in Dansk... unless its basic!! Whereabouts in Denmark are you from? Jeg kommer fra NySeeland :) I hope to hear from you, that'd be awesome! Vi ses, Chris
	Stine	Monday 11th of October 2004 09:37:14 PM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by Twizzla[/i] Hej Freja, hva så? :D Okay, don't reply in Dansk... unless its basic!! Whereabouts in Denmark are you from? Jeg kommer fra NySeeland :) I hope to hear from you, that'd be awesome! Vi ses, Chris[/quote] Hej Twizzla! Hvad så hvad? :D Åh, I never speak basic. Just kidding ;) Do you mean which city or..? I så fald er jeg fra byen Esbjerg, som ligger i Jylland :) New Zealand is simply called "New Zealand" in Danish ;) ..if it wasn't I guess it would be something like "Ny Havland", hmm, maybe not :P Hope to hear from you, again! Hav det godt, Freja
	Twizzla	Tuesday 12th of October 2004 05:35:29 AM
	- Hej Freja! I looked up Esbjerg, and I have been to a place quite near... the island of Rømø. That was back in October of '99, and it was absolutely FREEZING!! :) But I was in Denmark back in August this year, staying up north of København, and it was EXTREMELY hot :) I think I saw 'NySeeland' written on some website for New Zealanders with Danish ancestory or something. Anyway I should probably go to work... argh :( Cheers for the reply, you can email me at twizzla @ gmail.com too. Hav det godt, Chris
	Stine	Tuesday 12th of October 2004 12:38:00 PM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by Twizzla[/i] Hej Freja! I looked up Esbjerg, and I have been to a place quite near... the island of Rømø. That was back in October of '99, and it was absolutely FREEZING!! :) But I was in Denmark back in August this year, staying up north of København, and it was EXTREMELY hot :) I think I saw 'NySeeland' written on some website for New Zealanders with Danish ancestory or something. Anyway I should probably go to work... argh :( Cheers for the reply, you can email me at twizzla @ gmail.com too. Hav det godt, Chris[/quote] Hej igen Twizzla! Åh, Rømø? I know that place, well, shouldn't I also? :) Freezing? Hehe. What do you think about Rømø and København then? Really? "NySeeland"? Are you sure? Sounds weird to me.. God arbejdslyst ;) Pas på dig selv, Freja
	Twizzla	Tuesday 12th of October 2004 04:39:52 PM
	- yep, freezing! I was wearing a huge jacket and the wind was still awfully cold! But this time around it was quite the contrast, as I was in tshirt and shorts every day, and still sweltered. Loved Koebenhavn! I shall return! :D anyway, off to bed so I can get up early for work :( Godnat, Chris
	Stine	Wednesday 13th of October 2004 11:11:33 PM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by Twizzla[/i] yep, freezing! I was wearing a huge jacket and the wind was still awfully cold! But this time around it was quite the contrast, as I was in tshirt and shorts every day, and still sweltered. Loved Koebenhavn! I shall return! :D anyway, off to bed so I can get up early for work :( Godnat, Chris [/quote] Åh, the cold wind, lovely time to time ;) Good you like København. Do you think it's big? Hehe Hav det rigtig godt og pas på dig selv, ikke blive forkølet, ;) Freja
	Brita	Sunday 19th of December 2004 04:17:50 PM
	danske danske mange tak - the god morgen, god dag, god aften, god nat was lovely to read, and cos my dad's danish i can recollect how soft all the letters are sounded! but i was wondering what the rest means: hva så? Vi ses Hvad så hvad? Hav det godt Hej igen Twizzla! God arbejdslyst ;) Pas på dig selv Hav det rigtig godt og pas på dig selv, ikke blive forkølet thanks for this! (i don't know a better way of learning yet...) and i can never get the soundbites to work on speakdanish.dk, they sort of seperate the words, are there any other sites? the words are useful at least, though i too am finding it too advanced to pick it up yet :(
	esteburroamalosrios	Wednesday 09th of February 2005 11:55:01 AM
	how about the more basic? - hej! how about beginning with like the alphabet and the pronunciation of basic syllables? will that help? thanks! Hey guys, the speakdanish.dk website was a lot of help. It took me 5 hours last night to memorize 5 sentences!(and when i was done, my monitor was all wet.=)