Common Phrases

Question 1

ja

[yeh OR yeah]

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

True or False:

Names of languages ARE capitalized.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

True or False:

Names of the days of the week ARE capitalized.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or False:

Names of months ARE NOT capitalized.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

hej

[hi OR hiy]

Answer 5

bye / hello

Question 6

hej hej

[hi hi OR hiy hiy}

Answer 6

bye-bye

Question 7

True or False:

One should always capitalize the word ‘Jeg.’

Answer 7

False. It should NOT be capitalized UNLESS it is the first word of a sentence.

Question 8

nej

[niy]

Answer 8

no

Question 9

farvel

[fah-vell]

Answer 9

farewell / goodbye / bye

Question 10

tak

[tok] (like ‘tic-tok’

Answer 10

thank you / thanks / please

Question 11

velkommen

[vel-kalm-in]

Answer 11

welcome

Question 12

godmorgen

[guh-mo{r}n]

Answer 12

good morning

Question 13

ikke

[ee-guh]

Answer 13

not / does not / do not

Question 14

undskyld

[oan-skool]

Answer 14

sorry / excuse

Question 15

glad

[glell]

Answer 15

happy / fond

Question 16

godaften

[go-af{t}-in]

Answer 16

good evening

Question 17

siger

[see-uh]

Answer 17

say / am saying

Question 18

snakker

[snah-guh]

Answer 18

speaks / talking / talks

Question 19

engelsk

[ing-lisk]

Answer 19

English (language)

Question 20

dansk

[dansk]

Answer 20

Danish (language)

Question 21

godnat

[goo-net]

Answer 21

good night

Question 22

måske

[mois-gee] (‘mois’ sounds like the beginning of ‘moist’)

Answer 22

maybe

Question 23

goddag

[goo-day]

Answer 23

good day / hello