#polyglot
A List of my Danish Resources
Forvo, for pronunciation https://forvo.com/
Babadada for vocab https://babadada.com/topic/school/en-US/dan
Lingohut for general lessons https://www.lingohut.com/en/l101/learn-danish
Speakdanish for grammar https://www.speakdanish.dk/en/grammar/00-index.php
Duolingo for practice
Books (Danish Tutor & Teach Yourself) for reference
Danish School Vocab
klasseværelseclassroom
lærerteacher
penpen
papirpaper
bogbook
penalhus pencil bag
blyantpencil
blyantspidser pencil sharpener
viskelædereraser
billedordbog visual dictionary
tegningdrawing
penselpaintbrush
saksscissors
limglue
lektiehomework
talnumber
at addere to add
at subtrahere to subtract
at multiplicere to multiply
at dividere to divide
at læse to read
bogstavletter
alfabetalphabet
teksttext
timelesson
uddannelseeducation
leksikonencyclopedia
universitetuniversity
kortmap
at tegne to draw
skoleschool
urclock
at lære to learn
at skrive to write
learning a scandinavian language is just *watches skam* *“this is a weird norwegian dialect oh it’s danish”* *dreams about northern lights* *watches movie in swedish instead of norwegian because you’ll take what you can get* *goes to ikea with friends and tells them what all the names of things mean even though they don’t care* *drinks voss* *pretends that cheese in a tube actually doesn’t taste that bad* *tries to make friends with natives but they speak your own language better than you do*
The ULTIMATE beginners Danish guide
Greetings
hej hello
tak thank you
mange tak thank you very much
selv tak you’re welcome
farvel goodbye
god morgen good morning
god eftermiddag good afternoon
god aften good evening
god nat goodnight
velkommen! welcome!
hav en god dag have a good day
vi ses senere! see you later!
Subject Pronouns
jeg I
du you
han he
hun she
den/det it
vi we
I you (pl)
de they
Object Pronouns
mig my
dig you
ham him
hende her
den/det it
os us
jer you (pl)
dem them
Possessive Adjectives
min my
din/dit your
hans his
hendes her
vores our
jeres your (pl)
deres their
Possessive Pronouns
min mine
din/dit yours
hans his
hendes hers
vores ours
jeres yours (pl)
deres theres
Numbers
en 1
to 2
tre 3
fire 4
fem 5
seks 6
syv 7
otte 8
ni 9
ti 10
elleve 11
tolv 12
tretten 13
fjorten 14
femten 15
seksten 16
sytten 17
atten 18
nitten 19
tyve 20
Adjectives
big big
lille small
lang long
kort short
høj tall
tyk thick
tynd thin
bred wide
dårlig bad
god good
let easy
svær difficult
dyr expensive
billig cheap
hurtig fast
langsom slow
gammel old
ung young
ny new
tung heavy
lys light
tom empty
fuld full
korrekt right; as in “correct”
forkert wrong
stærk strong
svag weak
Colors:
sort black
blå blue
brun brown
grå gray
grøn green
orange orange
rød red
hvid white
gul yellow
Adverbs
nu now
senere later
i aften tonight
i går aftes last night
her til morgen this morning
i går yesterday
i dag today
i morgen tomorrow
næste uge
allerede already
nylig recently/lately
snart soon
straks immediately
stadig still
endnu yet
Questions
hvordan? how?
hvad? what?
hvem? who?
hvorfor? why?
hvor? where?
hvornår? when?
Infinitives
at være to be
at se to see
at skrive to write
at elske to love
at give to give
at lege to play
at læse to read
at forstå to understand
at have to have
at vide to know
at lære to learn
at tænke to think
at arbejde to work
at tale to speak
at køre to drive
at smile to smile
at finde to find
Prepositions
ovenpå on top of
under under
inde, inden i inside
udenfor outside
bag behind
foran in front of
nær near
mellem between
efter after
før before
med with
uden without
siden since
indtil until
af of
fra from
til to
i stedet for instead of
i in
mod against
som as
om about
for for
Conjunctions
og and
eller or
men but
så so
Negation
nej no
intet nothing
ikke endnu not yet
ingen no one
ikke længere no longer
aldrig never
kan ikke cannot
burde ikke should not
In this post, you will learn how to study/learn a new language whether it be Korean or another language. I have gathered a list of effective actions I do that help me and my studies tremendously.
Start With The 100 Most Common Words
You could start out at 5 and go up 5 each time or do it however you’d like. It’s really up to you and your personal preference. I find that learning the top 100 most common words help you understand daily conversations better and help you memorize sentence structure more efficiently. It also kicks off your ability to memorize words and the alphabet faster.
Speak Out Loud
Speaking out loud helps you hear your voice and understand if you are able to pronounce what you are reading or hearing. It also gets you used to hearing the language often. Which brings me into my next tip.
Record Yourself
Using a voice recorder app or voice memos, you can record yourself speaking the language you’re learning and listen to it and see if you are messing up any pronunciations or have any grammar mistakes.
Read Books in That Language
Practicing reading that language will help you learn the alphabet faster and also help with pronouncing the language if you read it aloud. Maybe while you’re at it, you could learn something about that country’s culture depending on what type of book you decide to purchase.
Watch TV Shows or Dramas in That Language
I watch shows like Hello Counselor without subtitles to see what I can or can’t understand. When I watch it once without subtitles I rewatch it with subtitles and try to see if what I heard was correct or incorrect. I also use subtitles in Korean to read Hangeul often and to practice my reading skills.
Talk With Others in That Language
When you talk to natives or others learning the same language, you are practicing your grammar skills along with your pronunciation skills. You will hear the language more and you will eventually be able to have a full on conversation with a native!
Find A Study Buddy
Not only do you get someone to study with but, you may also make a few friends in the process! In time, you guys can have meaningful conversations in Korean!
Study at Least 5 Minutes to 5 Hours 2 Times Each Week
The more time and work you put into something, the more you will retain the information you are given.
Practice Writing
When you practice writing, you are not only working on your reading but, your handwriting too! Also, just writing down the information you learned helps you retain it better.
Find A Way to Make it Fun!
Last but not least, make it fun! Now, this is up to you and your personal preference. You could use different colors when taking notes to make them pop more or use flashcards. Whatever really works for you.
I hope this helps you! Until next time,
~Prof. Min
Honestly, it’s so annoying when you speak 2 or more languages that use different keyboards and when you type fast you accidentally hit that globe button that switches keyboards and Прости