Danish greetings
Start with hej, godmorgen, and tak—then learn when Danish stays informal. Most learner situations use hej with strangers in shops and on the street; save more formal openings for letters or stiff workplaces.
Starter phrases
Learn these as chunks. Danish often drops “you” when the verb ending already marks the person, so short replies feel natural.
- Hej — Hi / hello (default everyday greeting)
- Godmorgen — Good morning
- Goddag — Good day (a bit more formal)
- Hej hej / Farvel — Bye (casual) / goodbye
- Tak — Thanks
- Mange tak — Thanks a lot
- Tak for sidst — Thanks for last time (after a visit)
- Undskyld — Sorry / excuse me
- Hvordan har du det? — How are you? (to one person, informal)
- Jeg har det godt, tak — I’m fine, thanks
Register without overthinking
De/Dem (formal you) still appears in older writing and some customer-service scripts, but learners almost always hear du in conversation. Prefer du unless a text explicitly uses De.
After greetings, move into question words and simple V2 word order so you can ask for prices, times, and directions.
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