False friends or false cognates or confusing words in Danish and English

 

Danish word	English translation	English word	Danish translation
aktuel	current, relevant	actual	egentlig, reel, faktisk
art	species	art	kunst, håndværk, evne
blanket	form	blanket	tæppe, dyne
brik	pawn, piece	brick	mursten
chef	boss	chef	kok
eventuel	possible, any	eventual	endelig, uundgåelig
delikat	delicious, tasty	delicate	skrøbelig
fabrik	factory	fabric	stof, klæde, tekstil
fyr	pine, fire, lighthouse	fir	ædelgran
gift	poison, married	gift	gave, foræring
sky	cloud	sky	himmel
udenlandsk	foreign	outlandish	mærkelig, sær
branche	line of work	branch	gren, afdeling
hjemmeside	website	homepage	startside
mail	e-mail	mail	post
spotte	mock	spot	få øje på
advokat	lawyer	advocate	fortaler
grine	laugh	grin	smile
rente	interest	rent	husleje
barn	child	barn	lade
konkurrence	competition	concurrence	enighed, overenskomst, samtidighed
kommune	municipality	commune	kollektiv
patetisk	emotional, passionate	pathetic	ynkelig
prægnant	concise	pregnant	gravid
pensel	brush	pencil	blyant
pig	spike	pig	svin
realplan		real plane
novelle	short story	novel	roman
overbærende		overbearing	arrogant, nedladende
saltomortale	somersault	salto mortale	dødsspring
impuls	momentum	impulse	ændring i impuls
harmonika	accordion	harmonica	mundharmonika
klit	dune	clit	klitoris
dog	however	dog	hund
slut	end	slut	tøs
fart	speed	fart	prut
kasserolle	saucepan	casserole
puddersukker	brown sugar	powdered sugar	flormelis
spejder	scout	spider	edderkop
lever	liver	lever	løftestang
harme	to annoy	to harm	skade
teen	the tea	teen	teenager
gold	barren	gold	guld

Useful websites

Denmark and the Danish Language

Denmark on the European map, is east of Great Britain.

Look at the map and you will see that Denmark is pointing north like a finger surrounded by sea, with Norway and Sweden, the other Scandinavian countries, to the north. (Finland to the east of Sweden bordering Russia has a totally different language.)

How to Recognize The Danish Flag

The Danish flag is red with a white cross offset to the left. Look for it on flagpoles and Danish food in the supermarket of European and other countries.

Where You Can Read and Hear and Speak the Danish Language

How to Map Read

Danish to English 

Berg/bjerg is mountain. 

Hagen is harbour. 

Hus is house. 

Land is land. 

Ny is new.

slot is castle

English to Danish 

castle is slot 

hill is bakke

hilltop is bakketop

house is hus

land is land

mountain is berg/bjerg

new is ny

river is flod

estuary is flodmunding

stream is strøm

top is top

Danish is spoken in Denmark, but also spoken in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. 

What To See In Denmark

The capital city is Copenhagen. Hagen means harbour, haven. The city is on the water.

Hans Christian Andersen is known worldwide for his fairytales. His little mermaid is commemorated with a statue in Copenhagen on the edge of the harbour and is the most visited site in Denmark. 

Drive to Odense and you can visit his birthplace museum.

Danish Food

Danish bacon is famous in the UK.

Danish Drink

Carlsberg is a brand of beer. the name stands for the mountain of Charles. 

The European menu reader covers Danish. The pocket size book includes 14 languages. Danish is similar to Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, German and English.

On the streets you might pass a chemist (Americans say drug store) and emergency vehicles.

Useful Websites

Berlitz European Menu Reader

 https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Danish_phrasebook

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Handy Travel Phrase books For Europe, Asia, Worldwide

Whenever I plan a trip I look for the phrasebook in Wikivoyage. I print it off and put it in my carry on bag.

Berlitz European menu reader is handy. The languages covered ate Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swedish. Plus British-American comparisons at the back of the book.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Danish_phrasebook

Thai phrasebook – Travel guide at Wikivoyage 

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Interlingua Festival June 24th and 25th in Lido Tegelsee, Berlin, Germany

 

English version below   Hallå, namaste, sawubona! Wir können es kaum erwarten – in 10 Tagen startet das EXPOLINGUA Festival im Strandbad Tegelsee!   Am 24. und 25. Juni von morgens bis abends erwartet Dich ein vielfältiges Programm, u.a.: Korean in a bubble, Chinesische Kalligraphie, Encuentro Hispano, Berufsbild Übersetzer, Darbuka Trommel Workshop, Sumo, Jobsuche in Deutschland, Co-creative Haiku Poetry Workshop, Meet&Greet with famous Content Creators, Workshops für Sprachlehrer*Innen, Arabisch, Dänisch, Griechisch, Persisch, Schwedisch, Tschechisch, und das ist noch nicht alles!  Das Programm wächst noch immer jeden Tag!   Das alles Open-Air und gut erreichbar mit EXPOLINGUA-Shuttle-Bussen vom U-Bahnhof Alt-Tegel und S-Bahnhof Tegel oder alternativ mit den Öffis!   Sichere Dir hier Deine Freikarte – wir freuen uns auf Dich! ­ ­ Zur Anmeldung für eine Freikarte ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ENGLISH VERSION:   We can hardly wait: in 10 days the EXPOLINGUA Festival will start at lido Tegelsee, Berlin!   A diverse program awaits you on June 24th and 25th from morning to evening, i.a.: Korean in a bubble, Chinese calligraphy, Encuentro Hispano, job profile translator, darbuka drum workshop, sumo, job search in Germany, co-creative haiku poetry workshop, meet & greet with famous content creators, workshops for language teachers, Arabic, Danish, Greek, Persian, Swedish, Czech, and that's not all!   The program is still growing every day!   Open air and easily accessible with EXPOLINGUA shuttle buses from the Alt-Tegel underground station and Tegel S-Bahn station or alternatively with public transport.    Grab your free ticket here: we look forward to seeing you! ­ ­ Register here for a free ticket! ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Unsere Partner: ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

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Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlingua

https://www.facebook.com/blauhomine/

All Things Norwegian and Ibsen's Wild Duck

Ibsen was a fascinating author, of Danish ancestry. The name Ibsen is a patronymic, meaning it incorporates the father's name, meaning son (sen) of Ib, which is the short Scandinavian version of Jacob.

Do you see the Scandinavians as one inter-related group? the Scandinavians are Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

NORWEGIAN
https://www.duolingo.com/course/no-BO/en/Learn-Norwegian-Bokm%C3%A5l
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen

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