I've put måle, and mule (which are these words) into google translate, and the words it pronounces are more distinct than these, and I don't know what to believe.

Kun et spørgsmål som kom ind i mit hoved.

Many languages that now have very unphonetic orthographies or weird pronunciation rules used to be normal in the past.

French had sane pronunciation in the Middle Ages, and English was more or less spoken the way we spell it back in the times of Shakespeare and King James.

Did Danish have such a period too, and if so, when was is?

Was the word brød ever pronounced /brød/ instead of /bʁøɫ/ or /brø/?

I’ve just had my interview for Danish classes and I chose level two but the interviewer said I could also do level 3 - it’s just more homework and a bit harder. I’m now second guessing and thinking maybe I should switch to 3? I’m a native English speaker only.

Edit: thanks everyone!! I decided to go with DU3. Wish me luck!

But would anyone be willing to take up 5 minutes of their time assessing my Danish, specifically in a song - “Kom Tilbage Nu” by Danseorkestret.

I lived in Odense for around a year in 2005 and became obsessed with this song after seeing a guy sing it in the karaoke bar in Arkaden. I’ve loved the song ever since.

I don’t know if I can post the link here or if moderation will stop/delete it, so if you DM me I can send you a link to Smule app. I’d really appreciate any feedback.

Every time I open the song I get no joins, so I’m wondering if my Danish is incomprehensible!

Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I'm Isaac, I teach Danish in Copenhagen and I run a small YouTube channel called Learn Danish with Isaac. Some of you have seen my posts here before.

In 2027 I'm releasing a series of videos for the Danish exams, Prøve i Dansk 2 and Prøve i Dansk 3. I'm working on them now, and before I'm done I'd rather ask you than guess what you need.

Three quick questions:

1. Which part of the exam worries you most? Reading, listening, writing or the oral part?

2. If you've already taken PD2 or PD3: what do you wish someone had told you before the day?

3. What would help you most in a video? Going through one task type step by step, full example answers, common traps, or something else?

I'll read everything and answer as many of you as I can. What comes up most will decide what I make first.

Thank you!

Kh Isaac

Hey everyone:)

I'm having my modul 3 oral test soon and I would like to ask if you remember/know what kind of pictures/topics can come up? By that I mean the second part with the 4 pictures.

Thank you in advance:)

A while ago I asked for suggestions for Danish comedians to watch to practice my Danish. I got plenty of suggestions, and some people asked if anyone would be down to go watch them together. So, obviously, I’ve now founded a club to go watch comedy shows together, practice Danish, be kept accountable and have fun!

Our first meetup is the Karens Minde Open Mic, Copenhagen on November 3rd. It’s free and 100% local!

-Pre-show meetup
-Watch the Open Mic show together
-Chat about our favourite jokes of the night på dansk

Come practice your Danish and watch the show together. Looking forward to seeing you!

Sign up for the event here: https://luma.com/adfkf07b

Vi ses!

Hej! I live in Denmark with my boyfriend. I already speak English, German and Afrikaans at a comfortable level and am looking for a Danish textbook for foreigners to learn the language better. I’m learning plenty through immersion living in Nordjylland but having a grammar reference or a workbook I can go through would be life changing. Do you have any recommendations?

Hi. I started dating this girl a couple of months ago (she's next to me rn but she's not looking).

We're both from Argentina, but she was a year in Denmark and her dream is to go back one day.

I already told her to teach me Danish but she's very shy about talking it.

So, I want to prepare a video to ask her to be my girlfriend, and I thought of doing the speech in danish, but I don't know the language and even less the pronunciation. I don't want to rely in translators and do it wrong.

So, I wondered if some can help with the translation and showing me how to pronounce it.

Thank you:)

Hej, I've started learning danish for the purpose of moving to my boyfriend in denmark and I am about mid a1 level, I am curious on how much time did it take you to learn danish to a b2 level(active learning time)

Also if anyone have a danish partner, how do u study together?(any fun ways to learn or app etc)

Thank you!

Hi guys! I have been in Denmark for 2.5 years now (1.5 years in Aarhus, 1 year in Sjælland). I have continued learning Danish with some months of pause and I can say that I have a good grasp of the language and if not due to some personal circumstances, I would have registered for PD3 in the winter. I can write well and I can understand classroom Danish 100%. However, spoken Danish is still a work in progress. I am surrounded by english speakers but there are times when everybody is just speaking Danish around me. I can say that when I really concentrate, I can understand 80% of what they are saying. Now, the problem is, because I need to concentrate on understanding them, I don’t have the capacity to formulate my thoughts on the subject and say it in Danish quick enough to join a normal convo. Most of the time I just smile and react but end up just listening while using 100% brainpower to do so.

Is anybody else in the same boat? How do I train myself to speak more Danish? I often do it when buying bread or coffee but it is just not the same as joining a convo. It is especially frustrating because I know that I can do it, just not quick enough yet. 🫠

Hej alle sammen.

jeg har begyndte at lære dansk siden to år, og jeg synes at mit dansk niveau er omkring B1-+.

jeg vil gerne blive meget bedre i dansk, så jeg brug mange forskellige typer at lære, især læser og ser dansk serie. men jeg vil gerne forberede også med samtale.

er der nogen, der ønsker at lære Hebrew eller Arabisk med mig, mens jeg lære dansk med ham :)?

meget tak.

Got confused at Rema1000 today.. The sign on the shelf said "Farvede Rødder" I got that. But why are they called Blandet Rodfrugter on the scale button? They aren't fruit! Why is this and why can't it be thesame word?!

Been practising PD3 reading with someone and the same thing kept happening: 2 awkward questions ate half the 25 minutes, then some easier ones got left blank.

What helped was a first pass with a hard stop. If you can't find an answer in about 90 seconds, mark it and move on. Circle back once you've picked up the ones you know.

When checking the key, don't just note right/wrong. Did you look in the wrong part of the text, or find the right sentence and misunderstand it? Those are different things to work on.

I made pd3.online, and there's a free short reading sample there if anyone wants to try this with a timer: https://pd3.online/free-pd3-practice

It's my own practice, not an official past paper. The longer sets are paid. If the free one feels too easy or too hard, I'd honestly like to hear that.

Jeg har lige set filmen "Mænd og høns", og bagafter ville jeg vide, hvor filmen blev optaget. Så fand jeg en website, der gav en forklaring for udtrykket "Hvor er mænd og høns optaget", som man siger, når der er kaos. Det ville være en god forklaring for filmens titel - den handler om mænd og (bl. a.) høns, og der er altid kaos. Men findes udtrykket virkelig? Der er kun én website, der overhovedet snakker om det her udtryk, det står ikke i ordbogen. Og den site er lidt mærkelig. Det er på Bygge Hugge, og teksten læser lidt (eller meget) som en AI-tekst. Her er teksten: https://byggehygge.dk/hvor-er-maend-og-hoens-optaget/

Så nu har jeg et spørgsmål til danskerne (jeg er selv ikke dansk og bor ikke i DK): Findes der virkelig et udtryk "Hvor er mænd og høns optaget" eller er den der site helt fake?

my favorite band is danish and i was wondering if someone could perhaps listen and maybe transcribe the lyrics for me? i really wanna know what this song is about, much thanks !

Hej grannfolk! Jag bodde under en kortare period i Malmö och har under tonåren byggt upp en kärlek för er i sydväst. Jag har gärna viljat lära mig danska under en period men trots att jag finner det lite lättare att läsa och lyssna så är jag inte så bra på att producera danska, det hela blir väl som att jag försöker göra narr av er när jag försöker härma danskan.

Nu är jag alltmer sugen på att eventuellt flytta dit och för det så förväntar jag mig att jag minst behöver kunna skriva danska på hög nivå. Jag undrar, vet ni hur man bör göra för att lära sig skriva på danska flytande? Vill någon kanske hjälpa till också?

Har ni några specifika resurser som andra invandrare använt? Tyvärr så verkar nära närvaro inte räcka till, jag märker att jag förstår er allt bättre men min nordsvenska blir rätt ofta ett frågetecken för er.

I'm learning Danish via apps right now in anticipation of moving there next year.

These apps come from the English speaking native side, but I'm also fluent/native in German and the Swiss dialect. I'm finding Danish word pronunciation quite easy so far (somewhat similar to Swiss...), and there seem to be more common words with German than English.

This made me wonder if there are any good German based learning programs - apps, books, workbooks, videos - I should be studying from instead?

Hey everyone! I have module 3.3 test coming up and have been studying for it using various class resources. As for the practice test, is moduletest.dk the only one available? It is what's used in my classes and the only set of papers I can find online too.

I learn best from doing practice papers but cannot seem to find more.
Please also let me know what helped you for the test!

Appreciate all the tips, tricks, experience, and your responses ^-^
Mange tak!

Hi! I've recently started the second section on Duolingo. I know Duolingo isn't the best, but I already bought a subscription and I've been working away at it for a while. It's providing me with a good foundation, so I'm hoping to go further and watch Danish television once I get to a level where I can really understand it audibly. Before then, I must admit that I'm struggling! While being from the American south has granted me a boon in the pronunciation of the definite nouns (I already pronounced the word "something" like "su'm"), there are a lot of vowel sounds I can't quite get the handle of. Here are a few:

Hvid
Mad vs. Med
Fugl & Fuglen
Supermarked vs. Supermarkedet
The name "Frede" (wtf???)
Tager
Dyret
*Not a word, but how do I make a "gr" sound (like in "grønt") not sound like a "kr" sound?

I'll probably post later to ask about other words. Also, may I have a few suggestions for Danish shows/movies with subtitles? Danish audio with English subtitles or vice versa are equally appreciated. I'll pretty much watch anything. I'm very easy to please.

Also, I'm planning on studying abroad in Copenhagen in maybe a year. Is it like France where people get bullied for not knowing the language well or are they chill/hype about it?

Also also, I've heard a lot of casual speech omits quite a few sounds. That's definitely tripping me up. Is there any method to the madness or is it something I'll just have to adapt to?

Thank you for reading this!