Basic Danish phrases

ja	yes
nej	no

tak	thanks, thank you; can also mean "please" when used at the end of a sentence
mange tak	thank you very much

værsgod	you're welcome
det var så lidt	don't mention it (literally: that was so little)
slet ikke	not at all

hej	hi
hejsa	hi (a little informal)
goddag	hello (literally: "good day"; can be used any time from morning until around 5pm)

godmorgen	good morning (used until around 10am)
god eftermiddag	good afternoon (used from noon until around 5pm)
godaften	good evening (used from around 5pm)

hej hej	bye (a little informal)
farvel	goodbye
godnat	goodnight

vi ses!	see you!
vi ses snart!	see you soon!
vi ses senere!	see you later!

ha' en god dag!	have a nice day!
ha' en god weekend!	have a good weekend!

undskyld mig	excuse me (can be used to get attention or to get past someone)
undskyld	sorry

ikke noget problem	no problem
det er ok	that's ok
det skal du ikke tænke på	don't worry about it

taler du engelsk?	do you speak English?

jeg taler ikke dansk	I don't speak Danish
jeg taler ikke meget dansk	I don't speak much Danish
jeg taler lidt dansk	I speak a little Danish
jeg taler kun meget lidt dansk	I only speak very little Danish

vær’ venlig at take langsommere	please speak more slowly
vær’ venlig at skrive det ned	please write it down
kan du gentage det?	could you please repeat that?

jeg forstår	I understand
jeg forstår ikke	I don't understand

det ved jeg	I know
det ved jeg ikke	I don't know

undskyld mig, hvor er toilettet?	excuse me, where's the toilet?

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