Food Flashcards
kaffe (-n, -r, -rne)
[kaf-uh]
coffee
æg (-get, -, -gene)
[ayg OR aig]
egg
kylling (-en, -er, -erne)
[koo-ling]
chicken
tallerken (tallerknen, tallerkner, tallerknerne)
[tell-ee-ah-gen]
plate
appelsin (-en, -er, -erne)
[ah-pell-seen]
orange (fruit)
vin (-en, -e, -ene)
[veen OR veeˀn]
wine
fisk (-en, -, -ene)
[fisk]
fish
kartoffel (kartoflen, kartofler, kartoflerne)
[kah-toh-fel]
potato
sukker (-et, -e OR sukre, -ne OR sukrene)
[soh-guh]
sugar
frokost (-en, -er, -erne)
[fʁo-gusd]
lunch
morgenmad (-en)
[morn-meh{l}]
breakfast
saft (-en, -er, -erne)
[saf-t or safT]
juice
frugt (-en, -er, -erne)
[fʁohkt]
fruit
pasta (-en, -er, -erne)
[pas-duh]
pasta
ost (-en, -e, -ene)
[uhst]
cheese
is (-en, -, -ene)
[ees] (rhymes with ‘geese’)
ice cream / ice
True or False:
Danes dislike forming new words by sticking two or more words together
False: Danes love to form new words by sticking two or more words together. They are called Compound Nouns.
True or False:
In some cases, compound words are just put together directly (no space), and in other cases they require a little glue, in the form of an -e- or an -s- between them.
True
True of False:
If you’re having trouble deciphering a particular complex Danish word, try to break it into smaller components to try to decipher its meaning.
True. It doesn’t always work but it does work sometimes.
øl (-len, - OR -ler, -lene OR -lerne)
[ool OR ooel OR uhl]
beer
bøf (-fen, -fer, -ferne)
[buhf]
steak
suppe (-n, -r, -rne)
[sue-beh]
soup
tomat (-en, -er, -erne)
[toh-mait]
tomato
jordbær (ret, -, -rene)
[you{r}-bea{r}]
strawberry
