Kellen

he/him | 21 | pre-med (cell bio/neuroscience) | eng/dan/chi

[plyglct]

About Me

Hi! My name is Kellen/Lior! I’m a college junior studying Cell Biology and Neuroscience!

My primary target languages are mandarin, danish, italian, ladino, & korean. my chinese is ~B1 & everything else is ~A1. I also plan on picking up at least some spanish in college!

I’ll post about books sometimes too !

[thatstudyblrontea]

Langblr Word of the Day Challenge

Day 2: Love

DANISH: elsker ❤️

Create a vocab list of at least 5 words based around the word

elske — to love 💓

kærlighed — affection 🫶🏻

kær — dear 💐

elskede — loved one, lover 👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏼

knus — hug 🫂

kærtegn — caress 🤚🏻

hjerte — heart ♥️

mor — mom 👩‍👦

far — dad 👨‍👦

datter — daughter 👱🏻‍♀️

søn — son 👱🏻‍♂️

mand — husband 🤵🏼

kone — wife 👰🏼

familie — family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

godhjertet — good-hearted 🤲🏻

Write a paragraph (or more) based around the word / one sentence containing the word

Børn lære elsker og kærlighed fra deres familie.

[vikinglanguage]

This is an overhaul of an old post from 5 years ago, because I've added a bunch of stuff which unfortunately does not show up correctly anywhere but ON my blog.

Denmark, Scandinavia, and the Nordic region in Danish

Areas The Nordic countries - De nordiske lande · Norden Scandinavia - Skandinavien Kingdom of Denmark · Danish Realm - Kongeriget Danmark · Danmarks Rige The Kalmar Union · Union of Kalmaris - Kalmarunionen (1397 to 1523) Countries Denmark - Danmark Sweden - Sverige Norway - Norge Finland - Finland Greenland - Grønland · Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic, lit. “Greenlanders’ land") The Faroe Islands - Færøerne · Føroyar (Faroese) Iceland - Island

Languages Danish - dansk Swedish - svensk Norwegian  - norsk · nynorsk · norsk bokmål Finnish - finsk (West) Greenlandic - (vest)grønlandsk · kalaallisut Faroese - færøsk · føroyskt Icelandic - islandsk Minority languages German - tysk (spoken by the German minority in North Schleswig/South Jutland) Sámi - samisk (spoken by the Sámi people in large parts of northern Finland, Norway, and Sweden; the cultural region of Sápmi)¹ Inuktun · Polar Inuit  - nordgrønlandsk · avanersuarmiutut (spoken in Northern Greenland, around Qaanaaq)² East Greenlandic - østgrønlandsk · tunumiisut (spoken in Eastern Greenland/Tunu)² Romani - romani (spoken by the Romani people) Kven - kvensk (spoken by the Kven people in northern Norway)³ Sign Language - tegnsprog⁴ National demonyms⁵ Dane - dansker Swede - svensker Norwegian - nordmand (lit. “northern man”) Finn - finne · finlænder (rare) Greenlander - grønlænder · kalaaleq Faroese · Faroe islander - færing · føroyingur Icelander - islænding German - tysker Non-national ethnicities Romani - romani Sámi - same

Specifically Danish stuff

Places in Denmark⁶ Copenhagen - København Aarhus - Aarhus · Århus (unofficial, but not incorrect spelling) Jutland - Jylland · Hovedlandet (slang) Funen - Fyn Zealand - Sjælland · Djævleøen (slang, lit. “The Devil’s Island”) Major dialects/regiolects based on location Jutland - jysk Zealand - sjællandsk Funen - fynsk Bornholm - bornholmsk All islands (including Zealand + Funen, excluding Bornholm) - ømål (lit. “island language”)

Smaller areas that used to be Denmark Schleswig-Holstein - Slesvig-Holsten⁷ Scania (Skånes län) - Skåne (around 970 to 1658) Halland (Hallands län) - Halland (around 970 to 1645, legally 1658) Blekinge (Blekinge län) - Blekinge (around 970 to 1658) The Virgin Islands of the United States - Jomfruøerne · Dansk-Vestindien (outdated) · De Vestindiske Øer (outdated) (1672 to 1917) Estonia - Estland (Hertugdømmet Estland 1206 to 1346, Øsel 1560 to 1645)⁸

Notes: 1) There are many Sámi languages and dialects, too many to list here. 2) Some argue that East and West Greenlandic are dialects of the same language and that North Greenlandic (Inuktun) is a dialect of Inuktitut. 3) Some do not recognise Kven as a separate language from Finnish. 4) Obviously, there is not 1 (one) Sign Language in the entire Nordic. There are Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic Sign (which are all related), and Swedish and Finnish Sign (which are related to each other). Danish Sign is also used in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. 5) All nationalities and ethnicities fælleskøn (utrum)/common gender (uter). 6) These are just the major parts that you probably should know 7) The whole Schleswig-Holstein area has been much disputed and is hard to date. It was definitely NOT part of Denmark 1864-1920. 8) All of Estonia was never Danish, but various parts were.

If I screwed up or you have questions, feel free to shoot me a message!

[thatstudyblrontea]

Langblr Word of the Day Challenge

Day 1: Rain

DANISH: regn 💧

Create a vocab list of at least 5 words based around the word

storm — storm ⛈️

syndflod — deluge 🌧️

støvregn — drizzle 🌦️

hagl — hail 🌨️

sne — snow ❄️

sky — cloud ☁️

torden — thunder 🌩️

lyn — lightning ⚡

himmel — sky 🌌

- overskyet — cloudy / overcast 🌫️

regnbue — rainbow 🌈

paraply — umbrella ☂️

Write a paragraph (or more) based around the word / one sentence containing the word

Jeg så regn uden for vinduet og jeg tog paraplyen.

[livingdanishly]

A short vocab list of Danish words I think are beautiful 💕

Smukke ord

Lykketræf [sb.] - serendipity

“Sikke et lykketræf!”

Veltalenhed [sb.] - eloquence

“Hvilken veltalenhed du besidder.”

Medfølelse [sb.] - sympathy

“Jeg føler stor medfølelse med dig.”

Ærlighed [sb.] - honesty

“Det kræver stor ærlighed.”

Dagdrøm [sb.] - daydream

“Er du væk i en dejlig dagdrøm?”

Stjernehimmel [sb.] - starry sky

“Se den smykke stjernehimmel!”

Kærlighed [sb.] - love

“Alt du har brug for er kærlighed.”

Taknemmelighed [sb.] - gratitude

“Jeg føler stor taknemmelighed.”

Dansetrin [sb.] - dance moves

“Du har nogle fede dansetrin!”

Vidunderlig [adj.] - wonderful

“Du er helt vidunderlig.”

Udtryksfuld [adj.] - expressive

“Han er meget udtryksfuld.”

Æstetisk [adj.] - aesthetic

“Kunst handler om æstetisk sansning.”

Omsorgsfuld [adj.] - caring

“Jeg har aldrig mødt nogen så omsorgsfuld som dig.”

Blød [adj.] - soft

“Hun føles blød som en bamse.”

[livingdanishly]

Efterårsvokabular: Ord om efteråret

Navneord (nouns):

🌳 kastanjetræ [sb.] - chestnut tree

-et, -er, -erne

🌿 brombærbusk [sb.] - blackberry bush

-en, -e, -ene

🌧 regnvejr [sb.] - rainy weather / rainfall

-et

🎃 græskar [sb.] - pumpkin

-et, -ene

🍂 blad [sb.] - leaf

-et, -e, -ene

🤧 forkølelse [sb.] - a cold

-n, -r, -rne

🧹 kost [sb.] - broom

-en, -e, -ene

🍄 svamp [sb.] - mushroom

-en, -e, -ene

🥶 kulde [sb.] - cold

-n

🌬 blæsevejr [sb.] - windy weather

-et

☂️ paraply [sb.] - umbrella

-en, -er, -erne

Farver (colours):

❤️ rød [adj.] - red

-t, -e || -ere, -est

💛 gul [adj.] - yellow

-t, -e || -ere, (-est)

🧡 gulerodsfarvet [adj.] - carrot coloured / orange

…farvede

🤎 jordfarvet [adj.] - earth coloured / brown

…farvede

👑 gylden [adj.] - golden

-t, gyldne

[plyglct]

trying to fit all of my language books in my suitcase going back to college is gonna be tough 😭 i want to take my korean, danish, and italian books with me but i have so many

i have 3 danish books, 3 korean books, and like 5 italian books. i’m also taking my other books that i bought recently (man who mistook his wife for a hat, yes to life, blood meridian, cell biology, organic chemistry, genetics, song of the cell, etc)

[zhuzhudushu]

聊天的词 12

I started using Tandem again!

生词：( HSK4 / HSK5 / HSK6 )

魔幻 / mó huàn / magic; magical

力量 / lì liang / force, power

专辑（專輯）/ zhuān jí / album (of music)

东岸（東岸）/ dōng àn / east coast

重心 / zhòng xīn / center or main part, central core

硕士（碩士）/ shuò shì / master's degree

建议（建議）/ jiàn yì / to suggest

转换（轉換）/ zhuǎn huàn / to convert, to change

直视（直視）/ zhí shì / to look straight at

课程（課程）/ kè chéng / course, academic program

所能 / suǒ néng / according to one's capabilities, as one is able

协助（協助）/ xié zhù / to provide assistance

包括 / bāo kuò / to include

记忆力 (記憶力) / jì yì lì / memory (lit: memory + strength)

句子 & 翻译：

主唱的声音有魔幻的力量。The lead singer's voice has magical power.

整张专辑都很棒。The entire album is great.

你是在东岸，对吧？You're on the east coast, right?

不过我现在要把重心放在法文和英文，因为我之后打算去法国读硕士。But now I'm putting focus on French and English, because I plan to go to France for my Master's.

我建议可以用word繁简转换的功能。I suggest using word traditional-simplified conversion function.

我快不能直视这个课程了。I can barely watch this course.

我会尽我所能地协助你。I will do what I can to assist you.

好多欧美明星说 世界巡回 ，却不包括中国。A lot of European/American celebrities say "world tour", but they don't include China.

你记忆力真好。Your memory is really good.

Taglist: (let me know if you want to be added or removed!) @blue-grama @florphy @hope-and-sleep @mycatmybaby @nighttime-study @potentiallypolyglot @zeesqueere

[ev-n-learning]

Tip for people using duolingo:

There is a website called duome.eu! On it you can see fun stats about your profile and progress, or even other people's profile and progress! But that is not the point of this post.

On duome, you can see the tips and notes for all courses.

Yes, you heard me right! All tips and notes, all courses! Here's a screenshot with the english and spanish lists, for example:

Why does this matter? Aren't tips and notes useless for most languages???

A: no they are not!

Hypothetical question above is probably from someone who never knew these existed before. See, before duolingo's most recent redesign, you could see (at least on desktop/web) tips and notes on the skill you were working on! These are those!!!! Here's an example with verb aspects from the ukrainian course (with a picture of my cat to squish it down):

So that's it! That's my knowledge imparted on you all!

Remember: the website is duome.eu! Look at it for tips & notes!!!

[salvadorbonaparte]

Help save the Yiddish Translation Fellowship Program

I wanted to ask my followers and fellow language enthusiasts to donate to the Yiddish Book Center so that they can continue to train translators and make Yiddish literature accessible (or at least share this post if possible) 🐐

[linguistness]

Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

Tips:

Some language learning exercises and tips

20 Favorite Language Learning Tips

what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)

language learning and langblr tips

Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time

Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis

Tips for learning a sign language

Tips for relearning your second first language

How to:

how to self teach a new language

learning a language: how to

learning languages and how to make it fun

how to study languages

how to practice speaking in a foreign language

how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start

how to make a schedule for language learning

How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time

Masterposts:

Language Study Master Post

Swedish Resources Masterpost

French Resouces Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

Resource List for Learning German

Challenges:

Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge

language learning checkerboard challenge

Word lists:

2+ months of language learning prompts

list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels

Other stuff:

bullet journal dedicated to language learning

over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages

TED talks about language (learning)

Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek

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Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!

[a-pop-of-korean]

Beginner & Upper-Beginner Lessons

Click here for the masterlist of all my lessons!

Beginner

Negative Sentences

잘 and 못

Past Tense

Future Tense (-ㄹ / 을 것이다)

-ㄹ / 을 까요? (Shall we…? / I wonder…?)

-(으)세요 (Giving Commands / Asking Questions)

Telling Time

-고 싶다 (I want to…)

How to Say “And”

-지만 (However)

아/어/여서 (So…)

Negative Commands

Spacing (띄어쓰기)

Adverbs

ㅂ Irregular

Comparatives and Superlatives

Upper-Beginner

-(으)면 (If…)

아/어/여도 (Even though…/Even if…)

(으)면 되다 / 아/어/여도 되다 (I can…/You may…)

-아/어도 되다: Asking for and Giving Permission (Instagram post)

-(으)면 되다 & -(으)면 안 되다 (Instagram post)

아/어/여야 되다 and 아/어/여야 하다(Have to / Should)

Present Progressive (-고 있다)

How to Say “Or”

-아/어/여하다

All About 중

How to Use -(으)로

Before & After

-ㄴ/은 채로

[vikinglanguage]

Winter in Danish

[Image description: A black and white gif of a snow falling in a little foresty area. End image description]

NB: fk. and itk. indicate grammatical genders. fk.=common (fælleskøn, “en”), itk.=neuter (intetkøn, “et”)

General vinter, fk. = winter december = December januar = January februar = February vintersolhverv, itk. = winter solstice juleferie, fk. = Christmas break (typically from around December 20th until January 2nd or 3rd) vinterferie, fk. = winter break (either week 7 or week 8, depending on the municipality) hygge, fk., uncountable = a general feeling of coziness, having a good time

Weather sne, fk., uncountable = snow at sne = to snow tøsne, fk., uncountable = big, wet snowflakes (falls when it is around or just above 0°C) frostsne, fk., uncountable = fine, dry snowflakes (falls when it’s below 0°) slud, itk., uncountable = sleet at slude = to sleet is, fk. = ice hagl, itk. = hail at hagle= to hail regn, fk. = rain at regne = to rain storm, fk. = storm at storme = to storm kold  = cold (adj.) frost, fk., uncountable = frost istap, fk. = icicle frossen = frozen (adj.) snefnug, itk = snowflake

Holidays helligdag, fk. = holiday (not to be confused with ferie=holiday/vacation) hanukkah = Hanukkah* jul, fk. = Christmas (and no, it is not capitalised in Danish. Lowercase ‘j’ jul) lillejuleaften (fk.) = “little Christmas night”, 23rd of December juleaften (fk.) = Christmas night, 24th of December (in Denmark most people celebrate Christmas on the 24th) juledag (fk.) = Christmas day, 25th of December helligtrekonger(sdag) = Epiphany (holiday), Three Kings’ Day, 13th day of Christmas, 6th of January kyndelmisse (fk.) = Candlemas, 2nd of February  Luciadag (fk.) = Saint Lucy’s Day, 13th of December nytår, itk. = new years nytårsaften (fk.) = New Year’s Eve

Foods and beverages te, fk. = tea varm kakao, fk. = hot chocolate snemandssuppe, fk. = “snowman soup”, hot chocolate with marshmallows and a candy cane Bismarck-stok · julestok · bolsjestok, fk. = candy cane småkage, fk. = cookie/biscuit gløgg, fk. = mulled wine (closely related to German Glühwein. Warm, spiced red wine, typically with raisins in) æbleskive, fk. = “apple slice”, a sweet dumpling-like “cake” made from pancake-dough, originally containing small pieces of apple (read more in Danish here and in English here)

Activities (main verb italicised) ski, fk. = ski at stå på ski = to ski snemand, fk. = snowman at bygge en snemand = to build a snowman skøjte, fk. = ice skate at stå på skøjter · at skøjte = to ice skate snebold, fk. = snowball sneboldkamp, fk. = snowball fight snowboard, itk. = snowboard at snowboarde · at stå på snowboard = to snowboard luciaoptog, itk. = Lucia procession (read more in Danish here and in English here)

Apparel (vinter)jakke, fk. = (winter) jacket (vinter)frakke, fk. = (winter) coat anorak, fk. = parka handske, fk. = glove vante, luffe, fk. = mitten (hals)tørklæde, itk. = scarf flyverdragt, fk. = snowsuit (vinter)støvle, fk. = (winter) boot

[vikinglanguage]

Keeping a diary in Danish

[Image description: A gif of a person writing in a nicely bound hardback notebook. Only the person’s torso, arms and part of their legs are visible. They are wearing a cosy-looking yellowish brown sweater and sitting in a grass field with the notebook resting on their legs. End imagine description]

Since 2017 I’ve been journaling on/off. Keeping a diary in your target language is a great way to discover which words you actually need for your day-to-day life, at I highly recommend it. So here’s some basic journaling vocab to get you started!

Dagbogen – the diary dagbog (noun, fk.) – diary notesbog (noun, fk.) – notebook omslag (noun, itk.) – cover side (noun, fk.) – page papir (noun, itk.) – paper linje (noun, fk.) – line linieret (adj.) – lined prik (noun, fk.) – dot prikket (adj.) – dotted kvadreret (adj.) – squared personlig (adj.) – personal privat (adj.) – private hemmelig (adj.) – secret

Udstyr – equipment pen (noun, fk.) – pen kuglepen (noun, fk.) – ball-point pen blyant (noun, fk.) – pencil tusch (noun, fk.) – marker lim (noun, fk.) – glue lineal (noun, fk.) – ruler viskelæder (noun, itk.) – rubber · eraser saks (noun, fk.) – a pair of scissors. Note that “saks” is singular. bogmærke (noun, itk.) – bookmark

Fortælling – narration begivenhed (noun, fk.) · event (noun, itk./fk.) – event oplevelse (noun, fk.) – experience at opleve (verb) – to experience minde (noun, itk.) – memory at huske (verb) – to remember tanke (noun, fk.) – thought at tænke (verb) – to think · to ponder følelse (noun, fk.) – feeling · emotion mening (noun, fk.) · holdning (noun, fk.) – opinion drøm (noun, fk.) – dream at drømme (verb) – to dream hemmelighed (noun, fk.) – secret at betro sig til (verb) – to confide in historie (noun, fk.) · fortælling (noun, fk.) – story · tale at fortælle (verb) – to tell beskrivelse (noun, fk.) – description at beskrive (verb) – to describe

Udfyldning af dagbogen – filling in the diary ord (noun, itk.) – word at skrive (verb) – to write at skrive dagbog (verb) · at holde dagbog (verb) – to keep a diary · to journal håndskrift (noun, fk.) – handwriting kalligrafi (noun, fk.I – calligraphy tegning (noun, fk.) – drawing at tegne (verb) – to draw billede (noun, itk.) – picture · photo underskrift (noun, fk.) – signature at underskrive (verb) – to sign kær (adj.) – dear. kære dagbog – dear diary

Tid – time dato (noun, fk.) – date daglig (adj.) · dagligt (adv.) – daily om morgenen – in the morning i morges – this morning om eftermiddagen – in the afternoon i eftermiddag(s) – this afternoon om aftenen – in the evening i aften – this evening · tonight om natten – at night i nat – this night · tonight i dag – today i går –  yesterday i forgårs – the day before yesterday i morgen – tomorrow i overmorgen – the day after tomorrow hver dag – every day

[almostbilingual]

thanks to @crushedvelvetshoes for the idea c:

kaffe (en) - coffee

kaffebønner - coffee beans

mellemristet - medium roasted

mørkristet - dark roasted

filterkaffe - filter coffee

pulverkaffe - instant/powder coffee

frysetørret - freeze-dried

stempelkande (en) - cafetière/french press

kaffemaskine (en) - coffee machine

koldbrygget kaffe - cold-brew coffee

koffein - caffeine

kaffekværn (en) - coffee grinder

mælkeskummekande (en) - milk frothing jug

kaffefløde (en) - coffee cream

termokande (en) - thermos flask

karaffel (en) - carafe

krus (et) - mug

te (en) - tea

hvid/grøn/sort te - white/green/black tea

urtete - herbal tea

tekande (en) - teapot

teblade - tea leaves

tebrev (et) - teabag

tekugle (en) - tea infuser

vandkedel (en) - kettle

kogende vand - boiling water

tehandel (en) - tea shop

kaffe-/tedåse (en) - coffee/tea can

[vikinglanguage]

Dreamy stuff in Danish

This was requested by an anonymous person and is entirely based on this incredible list originally created by @svensklangblr.

This is actually right up my alley, and I am very seriously considering making another list with more words like these.

As per usual, bolded words are Danish, italics are English, and regular font is anything grammar related, examples et cetera.

"fk." indicates common gender (fælleskøn, utrum, "en") nouns and "itk." indicates neuter (intetkøn, neutrum, "et") nouns.

All adjectives are declined for common gender nouns.

Please don't hesitate to send an ask or a dm if you have any questions, additions, or the like!

magi, fk. – magic

magisk – magical

fe, fk. · alf, fk. – fairy

Alfer are usually smaller than feer and are not necessarily winged like the "traditional" fairy; they can be more like the traditional Danish folk creatures nisser, but that's a completely different subject.

nymfe, fk. – nymph

sort magi – black magic

tåge, fk. · dis, fk. – fog

Unlike tåge, which is for all kinds of fog, dis is usually only used about the kind of very low lying fog that sometimes appears in the morning.

solnedgang, fk. – sunset

solopgang, fk. – sunrise

daggry, itk. · dæmring, fk. – dawn

skumring, fk. · mørkning, fk. (uncommon) · aftendæmring, fk. (uncommon) – dusk

drøm, fk. – dream

at drømme – to dream

dagdrøm, fk. – daydream

stjerne, fk. – star

måne, fk. – moon

himmel, fk. – sky

sky, fk. – cloud

smuk – beautiful

sne, fk. – snow

snefnug, itk. – snowflake

forgyldt – gilded

gylden – golden

stille · rolig – calm

æterisk – ethereal

skønhed, fk. – beauty

kærlighed, fk. – love

elsker(inde), fk. (-inde for women) – lover

nat, fk. – night

morgen, fk. – morning

aften, fk. – evening

blomst, fk. – flower

lys, itk. – light

poesi, fk. – poetry

havfrue, fk. – mermaid

digter, fk. · poet, fk. – poet

skov, fk. – forest

urskov, fk. – old-growth forest

fuldmåne, fk. – full moon

maleri, itk. – painting

ugle, fk. – owl

svale, fk. – swallow

lærke, fk. – lark

dompap, fk. – bullfinch*

vipstjert, fk. – wagtail*

los, fk. – lynx

skygge, fk. – shadow

ørn, fk. – eagle

hvirvelvind, fk. – whirlwind

flod, fk · å, fk. · elv, fk. (mostly in context with Sweden or Norway) – river

In Danish, we are very particular about distinguishing our running bodies of water by size and å is a small river. Denmark's largest river, which can almost be considered a flod, is "Gudenåen". You would never call a river in Denmark elv, as it is usually associated with mountainous landscapes, but you would if it was in another Nordic country.

sommer, fk. – summer

forår, itk. · vår, fk. (archaic, poetic) – spring

efterår, itk. · høst, fk. (archaic, poetic) – autumn

vinter, fk. – winter

slot, itk. – castle

at læse – to read

sang, fk. – song

at synge – to sing

orkester, itk. – orchestra

musik, fk. – music

hav, itk. – sea · ocean

*Swedish "domherre" which I have double checked is actually a bullfinch was translated as wagtail, so I decided to just include both birds. To avoid any leftover confusion, the birds in question are pyrrhula pyrrhula and motcilla alba, respectively.

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300 basic concepts in Danish (maybe)

The contents of the post are entirely based on this list compiled by @funwithlanguages​, but was requested of me by an anonymous asker.

As with most things, several of these words are ambiguous, and for those I have provided several translations. On the other hand, I've deleted certain things (like eat breakfast, because Danish doesn't have anything like desayunar), because they simply weren't relevant.

Furthermore, every section will contain links to posts I already have on the topic. Maybe I can interest you in my post with (approximately, but probably a little more than) 625 basic words in Danish?

This should be mostly accurate, but it is very low effort compared to a lot my content and also I'm just this guy, you know? Feel free to shoot me an ask or DM if you've got any questions.

First Verbs (første verber · udsagnsord) ~100 verbs here

be – være

there is – der er

have – have

do – gøre

go – tage afsted · tage et sted hen

want – ville have

can – kan

need – have brug for

think – tænke · synes

know – vide

say – sige

like – kunne lide · bryde sig om

speak – tale

learn – lære

understand – forstå

Conjunctions (konjunktioner · bindeord) some more conjunctions here

that (as in “I think that…” or “the woman that…”) – at · som/der

and – og

or – eller

but – men

because – fordi

though – selvom

so (meaning “therefore”; e.g. “I wanted it, so I bought it”) – så

if – hvis

Prepositions (præpositioner · forholdord) more prepositions, but you didn't get this from me

of – af

to – til

from – fra

in – i

at (a place) – ved

at (a time) – klokken

with – med

about – om

like (meaning “similar to”) – ligesom

for – for · til

before – før · inden

after – efter

during – under

Question Words (interrogativer · spørgeord)

who – hvem

what – hvad

where – hvor

when – hvornår

why – hvorfor

how – hvordan

how much – hvor meget

which – hvilke(n/t)

Adverbs (adverbier · biord) you think 39 is a lot? here's some more

a lot – meget · mange

a little – lidt · en (lille) smule

well – godt

badly – dårligt

only – kun

also – også

very – meget

too (as in “too tall”) – for

too much – for meget

so (as in “so tall”) – så

so much – så meget

more (know how to say “more … than …”) – mere

less (know how to say “less … than …”) – mindre

as … as … (e.g. “as tall as”) – så ... som ...

most – mest

least – mindst

better – bedre

best – bedst

worse – værre

worst – værst

now – nu

then – da · dengang

here – her

there – der

maybe – måske

always – altid

usually – normalt · sædvanligvis

often – ofte · tit

sometimes – nogle gange · af og til

never – aldrig

today – i dag

yesterday – i går 32 a. day before yesterday – i forgårs

tomorrow – i morgen 33 a. day after tomorrow – i overmorgen

soon – snart

almost – næsten

already – allerede

still – stadig

even – selv

enough – nok

Adjectives (adjektiver · tillægsord) can I interest you in some declensions?

the, a (technically articles) – -(e)n/-(e)t, en/et

this – den (her) · denne

that – den (der)

good – god

bad – dårlig

all – alle

some – nogle

no – ingen

any – nogen

many – mange

few – få

most – mest · de fleste (I'm not entirely sure why this is here?)

other – anden, andet, andre

same – samme

different – anderledes · anden etc.

enough – nok

one – en/et

two – to

a few – nogle · et par (stykker)

first – først(e)

next – næste

last (meaning “past”, e.g. “last Friday”) – sidste

last (meaning “final”) – sidst

easy – nem · let

hard – hård · svær

early – tidlig

late – sen

important – vigtig

interesting – spændende · interessant

fun – sjov

boring – kedelig

beautiful – smuk

big – stor

small – lille

happy – glad

sad – trist · ked af det

busy – travl

excited – spændt

tired – træt

ready – klar · parat

favorite – yndlings

new – ny

right (meaning “correct”) – rigtig

wrong – forkert

true – sand

Pronouns (pronominer · stedord) some basics, some things i find interesting, gender neutral pronouns (i also wrote a paper on this last subject if you're good at danish and interested)

Forms listed as follows: nominative, oblique, (reflexive oblique), possessive, (reflexive possessive)

I – jeg, mig, min

you – du, dig, din

she – hun, hende, sig, hendes, sin/sit/sine

he – han, ham, sig, hans, sin/sit/sine

it – den/det, sig, dens/dets, sin/sit/sine

we – vi, os, vores

you (plural) – I, jer, jeres

they – de, dem, deres

Nouns nouns galore!

Everything is listed in singular*, first indefinite (if applicable), then definite.

everything – alting

something – noget

nothing – ingenting · intet

everyone – alle

someone – nogen

no one – ingen

Danish – dansk

English – engelsk

thing – en ting, tingen

person – en person, personen

place – et sted, stedet

time (as in “a long time”) – en tid, tiden

time (as in “I did it 3 times”) – en gang, gangen

friend – en ven, vennen · en veninde, veninden

woman – en kvinde, kvinden

man – en mand, manden

money – penge, pengene (*penge is a plural verb)

country – et land, landet

Denmark – Danmark

city – en by, byen

language – et sprog, sproget

word – et ord, ordet

food – mad, maden

house – et hus, huset

store – en butik, butikken · en forretning, forretningen

office – et kontor, kontoret

company – et firma, firmaet

manager – en manager, manageren · en leder, lederen

coworker – en kollega, kollegaen

job – et job, jobbet · et arbejde, arbejdet

work (as in “I have a lot of work to do”) – et arbejde, arbejdet

problem – et problem, problemet

question – et spørgsmål, spørgsmålet

idea – en idé, idéen

life – et liv, livet

world – en verden, verdenen (or just verden for the world™)

day – en dag, dagen

year – et år, året

week – en uge, ugen

month – en måned, måneden

hour – en time, timen

mother, father, parent – en mor, moren · en far, fa(de)ren · en forælder, forældren

daughter, son, child – en datter, datteren · en søn, sønnen · et barn, barnet

wife, husband, spouse – en hustru, hustruen · en mand, manden · en ægtefælle, ægtefællen

girlfriend, boyfriend – en kæreste, kæresten

More Verbs (flere verber · udsagnsord) I'll take this opportunity to refer back to the post linked in First Verbs and point out that that post does in fact also cover the basics of grammar.

work (as in a person working) – arbejde

work (meaning “to function”, e.g. “the TV works”) – virke · fungere

see – se

use – bruge

should – skulle

believe – tro

practice – øve (an instrument etc.) · praktisere (a religion)

seem – virke · synes

come – komme

leave – gå

return – komme tilbage

give – give

take – tage

bring – medbringe · have/tage noget med

look for – lede efter

find – finde

get (meaning “obtain”) – få

receive – få

buy – købe

try – prøve · forsøge

start – starte · begynde

stop (doing something) – stoppe · holde op med

finish – blive/gøre færdig · færdiggøre

continue – fortsætte · blive ved

wake up – vågne

get up – stå op

eat – spise

happen – ske

feel – føle (emotions) · mærke (sensations)

create (aka “make”) – lave

cause (aka “make”) – gøre

meet (meeting someone for the first time) – møde · lære at kende

meet (meaning “to bump into”) – møde

ask (a question) – spørge · stille et spørgsmål

ask for (aka “request”) – bede om

wonder – tænke over/på · undre sig

reply – (be)svare

mean – mene

read – læse

write – skrive

listen – lytte · høre efter

hear – høre

remember – huske · erindre

forget – glemme

choose – vælge

decide – beslutte · vælge

be born – blive født

die – dø

kill – dræbe

live – leve

stay – blive

change – ændre · skifte (certain things like clothes, sometimes colour...)

help – hjælpe

send – sende

study – studere · læse

improve – forbedre · blive bedre

hope – håbe

care – bryde sig om · være interesseret i

Phrases (fraser) are you polite (normal) or That Bitch™?

hello – hej · goddag

goodbye – farvel · hej (igen)

thank you – tak

you’re welcome – det var så lidt · velbekomme

excuse me (to get someone’s attention) – undskyld mig

sorry – undskyld

it’s fine (response to an apology) – det er iorden · det er OK · det er okay · det er fint

please – that'll be a no from Danish. we usually use modal verbs (vil, kan), er du sød ... 'would you be so kind as to ...' or venligst 'kindly'.

yes – ja

no – nej

okay – okay · OK · i orden · fint

My name is – jeg hedder · mit navn er

What’s your name? – hvad hedder du? · hvad er dit navn?

Nice to meet you – hyggeligt/godt/rart at møde dig

How are you? – hvordan går det?

I’m doing well, how about you? – det går fint/godt, hvad med dig?

Sorry? / What? (if you didn’t hear something) – undskyld? · hvad? · hvabehar?

How do you say ...? – hvordan siger man ...?

What does ... mean? – hvad betyder ...?

I don’t understand – jeg forstår ikke ... · det forstår jeg ikke · det kan jeg ikke forstå

Could you repeat that? – kan/kunne/vil du gentage det?

Could you speak more slowly, please? – kan/kunne du tale langsommere?

Well (as in “well, I think…”) – altså

Really? – virkelig?

I guess that – vel (this is a WHOLE can of worms that I can open if you'd like me to, but not on this post) · jeg tror, at

It’s hot. (talking about the weather) – det er varmt

It’s cold. (talking about the weather) – det er koldt

also here are all the swear words, because I'm absolutely shameless and I know you are too.

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[ID: a reply from @emmynette that reads "Is there different "have"s? I've heard it pronounced "heh" in one sentence and "hah" in another and I'm not sure yet when to use one or another?"

Very simply, no (but yes, but, like, not like that).

Orthographically, there is only one have; at have, jeg har, jeg havde, jeg har/havde haft. This serves as both possession, to have got, and as a auxiliary verb for the present and past perfects, to have x'ed. These two are for all intents and purposes almost identical except from slight differences in stød.

I believe the "heh" and "hah" you are referencing are respectively the infinite have and the present har. Since this is Danish, the orthography is of course awful, and have is pronounced [hæˀ] (or without stød for the auxiliary version), whereas har is pronounced [ˈhɑˀ] (or without stød when auxiliary).

If you, like most of the world's population, are in the situation that you do not know how to read the International Phonetic Alphabet, [æ] is pronounced like a in a clearly pronounced English have, and [ɑ] is pronounced like a in father.

There is, of course, also the possibility that one of your hah/heh's may be a very fast, unstressed pronunciation of either the infinitive or the present, in which the vowel, as it so often happens in Danish, just becomes [ə], pronounced like e in the (before a consonant), creating [hə]. As is true for both Danish and English, pretty much any vowel can become schwa ə when sufficiently unstressed. As a fun little extra fact, har sometimes assimilates to jeg in the construction jeg har, just creating a very long [ˈjɑː].