Master Danish from beginner to intermediate level through this comprehensive 35-45 hour course covering essential vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation skills. Start with basic greetings, introductions, and the unique Danish letters æ, ø, and å, then progress through practical topics like asking for directions, ordering food and drinks, telling time, and making appointments. Learn fundamental grammar concepts including personal pronouns, regular and irregular verbs in present and past tenses, gendered nouns with definite and indefinite articles, word order in sentences and questions, and the use of prepositions. Develop conversational abilities for discussing hobbies, jobs, family, weather, vacation plans, and housing while mastering numbers 1-999, days of the week, and time expressions. Practice pronunciation of challenging Danish sounds including silent letters, vowel combinations, and the soft "d," while building vocabulary for clothing, transportation, food shopping, and social situations. Progress from A1 newcomer level through A2 beginner level, gaining skills to describe apartments, plan travel, shop for clothes, discuss past events, extend invitations, engage in small talk about Danish "hygge" culture, and express opinions about music and entertainment.
Overview
Syllabus
- Newcomer (A1): An easy introduction to Danish: basic vocab, grammar, and pronunciation.
- Hej!
- Hej! Part 1: to greet someone something about the Danish language
- Hej! Pronunciation: how to pronounce "æ", "ø", "å" a few similarities between English and Danish
- Hej! Part 2: to ask someone how they are how to pronounce "hv"
- Hej! Review: the vocabulary and grammar from the previous lessons
- Hvem er du?
- Hvem er du? Part 1: how to introduce yourself the personal pronouns
- Hvem er du? Pronunciation: the pronunciation of "d" at the beginning of words and after vowels
- Hvem er du? Part 2: how to introduce yourself regular verbs in the present tense
- Hvem er du? Review: the vocabulary and grammar from the previous lessons
- Hvordan siger man …?
- Hvordan siger man …? Part 1: the pronunciation of Danish vowels something about the difference between short and long vowels
- Hvordan siger man …? Pronunciation: the Danish alphabet how to spell in Danish
- Hvordan siger man …? Part 2: how to pronounce "a" the difference between the open and near-open "a"
- Hvordan siger man …? Review: the pronunciation rules you've learned
- Hvor ligger Nørrebro?
- Hvor ligger Nørrebro? Part 1: how to ask for and to understand directions some regular verbs
- Hvor ligger Nørrebro? Pronunciation: how to pronounce the letter combination "av"
- Hvor ligger Nørrebro? Part 2: how to thank someone for their help the word order in simple sentences and questions
- Hvor ligger Nørrebro? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the present tense of regular verbs the word order in simple sentences and questions
- Hvad vil du gerne have?
- Hvad vil du gerne have? Part 1: some vocabulary about eating and drinking about gendered nouns the definite and indefinite articles
- Hvad vil du gerne have? Pronunciation: about the silent "d"
- Hvad vil du gerne have? Part 2: how to order in Danish the present tense of irregular verbs how to use "at ville"
- Hvad vil du gerne have? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the gender of nouns the articles the irregular verbs
- Hvad er din hobby?
- Hvad er din hobby? Part 1: to talk about free time activities how to use the prepositions "i" and "på" as indicators of place
- Hvad er din hobby? Pronunciation: about the shortened pronunciation of frequently used words and endings
- Hvad er din hobby? Part 2: to say what you can, like, and want to say what you can't, don't like, and don't want the word order with adverbs
- Hvad er din hobby? Review: the vocabulary from the previous lessons the present tense of regular verbs the prepositions "i" and "på" the word order with adverbs
- Hvad er klokken?
- Hvad er klokken? Part 1: the numbers from 1-12 the difference between "en" and "et"
- Hvad er klokken? Part 2: to ask what time it is to tell someone the time to say when something is happening
- Hvad er klokken? Review: the numbers from 1-12 asking for and telling the time
- Vi ses på onsdag!
- Vi ses på onsdag! Part 1: the days of the week how to make an appointment the prepositions "på" and "om"
- Vi ses på onsdag! Part 2: to talk about times of the day the prepositions "i" and "til"
- Vi ses på onsdag! Review: the days of the week the prepositions "på" and "om" with days of the week the prepositions "i" and "til" with times of the day
- Kan du møde mig i morgen?
- Kan du møde mig i morgen? Part 1: more ways to talk about time the future with "skal"
- Kan du møde mig i morgen? Part 2: more about the formal "you" in Danish the object prepositions the difference between "den" and "det"
- Kan du møde mig i morgen? Review: giving the time the object pronouns the future with "skal"
- Vi bager en banankage.
- Vi bager en banankage. Part 1: what some groceries are called in Danish the indefinite plural of nouns the definite plural of nouns
- Vi bager en banankage. Part 2: the numbers 13-20 how to talk about a purchase in the supermarket about the Danish currency
- Vi bager en banankage. Review: the definite and indefinite plural of nouns the numbers 13-20
- Hvad laver du?
- Hvad laver du? Part 1: to talk about jobs to ask what work someone does and to say what you do
- Hvad laver du? Part 2: to express how a job is adjectives and their endings with en- and et-words
- Hvad laver du? Review: how to talk about jobs adjectives and adjective endings
- Det er vores familiedag i dag.
- Det er vores familiedag i dag. Part 1: to talk about your family to create comparatives and superlatives from adjectives some irregular adjectives
- Det er vores familiedag i dag. Part 2: to talk about family members to use possessive pronouns
- Det er vores familiedag i dag. Review: to talk about family members the comparative and superlative possessive pronouns
- I dag skinner solen.
- I dag skinner solen. Part 1: to talk about the weather how to change nouns into verbs
- I dag skinner solen. Part 2: to talk about holidays and summer cottages about using adjectives as verbs to match adjectives to en- and et-words in the plural
- I dag skinner solen. Review: talking about holidays and the weather using adjectives as verbs creating verbs from nouns
- Endelig ferie!
- Endelig ferie! Part 1: to make vacation plans other words about vacation
- Endelig ferie! Part 2: to talk about vacation plans some expressions of time to use the future with "skal" and the present tense form
- Endelig ferie! Review: the vocabulary from the last two lessons using the future tense some expressions of time
- Hej!
- Beginner (A2): Discover more words and expressions for many different life situations.
- Jeg kan godt lide lejligheden!
- Jeg kan godt lide lejligheden! Part 1: to describe an apartment word order in simple sentences
- Jeg kan godt lide lejligheden! Part 2: to schedule a viewing where to put expressions of time in a sentence more words about apartments
- Jeg kan godt lide lejligheden! Review: the vocabulary from the last two lessons word order in questions and with expressions of time
- Vi tager toget!
- The pronunciation of "øg" and "øj": how "øg" and "øj" are pronounced
- Vi tager toget! Part 1: some modes of transportation some verbs of motion the numbers from 21-100
- Vi tager toget! Part 2: express distances to say how long something takes the numbers from 101-999
- Vi tager toget! Review: the vocabulary from the last two lessons the numbers from 21-999
- Jeg mangler en kjole!
- The pronunciation of "o": how "o" is pronounced
- Jeg mangler en kjole! Part 1: words for clothes to talk about clothes and prices
- Jeg mangler en kjole! Part 2: to ask about prices to talk about clothes demonstrative pronouns
- Jeg mangler en kjole! Review: the vocabulary from the last two lessons demonstrative pronouns
- Hvad lavede du i sidste uge?
- Hvad lavede du i sidste uge? Part 1: some expressions of time in the past some verbs in the preterite
- Hvad lavede du i sidste uge? Part 2: to talk about the past week the regular preterite forms of verbs
- Hvad lavede du i sidste uge? Review: the vocabulary from the last two lessons some expressions of time in the past the regular preterite
- Fik du hendes nummer?
- The pronunciation of "u": how "u" is pronounced
- Fik du hendes nummer? Part 1: some words to describe people more regular verbs in the preterite
- Fik du hendes nummer? Part 2: a few irregular verbs in the preterite the difference between "at lave" and "at gøre" to talk about an unexpected meeting
- Fik du hendes nummer? Review: the vocabulary from the last two lessons the irregular verbs in the preterite the difference between "at lave" and "at gøre"
- Kom med på skitur!
- The pronunciation of "i": how "i" is pronounced
- Kom med på skitur! Part 1: to ask someone to do something to remind someone of something the imperative forms of verbs
- Kom med på skitur! Part 2: words about packing and warm clothes to use different verb forms
- Kom med på skitur! Review: the vocabulary from the last two lessons the imperative
- Kommer du til sommerfesten?
- Kommer du til sommerfesten? Part 1: to read an email more about object pronouns about email greetings
- Kommer du til sommerfesten? Part 2: to engage in small talk in Danish about reflexive pronouns about "hygge"
- Kommer du til sommerfesten? Review: the vocabulary from the two previous lessons reflexive pronouns object pronouns
- Hun har allerede andre planer.
- Hun har allerede andre planer. Part 1: to talk about professions the pronunciation of words ending in "-ik" and "-iker"
- Hun har allerede andre planer. Part 2: to reject an invitation by email the structure of a sentence with adverbs
- Hun har allerede andre planer. Review: the vocabulary from the two previous lessons how to reject an invitation the Danish pronunciation
- Jeg er frisk!
- Jeg er frisk! Part 1: to make an appointment with a friend the use of the verbs "at synes" and "at tro" about music festivals in Denmark
- Jeg er frisk! Part 2: to express your opinion more verbs in the regular preterite how to pronounce the soft "d"
- Jeg er frisk! Review: the vocabulary from the two previous lessons how to correctly use the verbs "at synes" and "at tro" the regular preterite the Danish pronunciation
- Jeg kan godt lide lejligheden!
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