Danish/Appendix A

Danish (Germanic) Translation Phrase Pronunciation RemarksDanish dansk Da-dansk.ogg danskhello hej Da-hej.ogg higood-bye farvel fah-velplease 1 (Be understood. A matter of course, if not Vær så venlig) thank you tak tackthat one den der DEN-neh haerhow much? hvor meget? vo MY-itEnglish engelsk ENG-uhlskyes ja yano nej nighmay I take your (sg) picture? Må jeg tage et billede af dig?Mo yigh tay-eh it bill-eth-e a diemay I take your (pl) picture? Må jeg tage et billede af jer?Mo yigh tay-eh it bill-eth-e a yerwhere is the bathroom? Hvor er toilettet?vo er toilettetIPA: /toiˈlet/where do you come from? Hvor kommer du fra?voor comma doo frado you speak English? Taler du engelsk?tahler doo ENG-elskgeneric toast skålskolI don’t understand Jeg forstår ikkesorry Undskyldexcuse me Undskyld mig No word directly corresponds to the word “please”. Danish and Finnish express the concept of politeness in a request in various ways. One way is to smile while asking for something, another is to add tak (thank you) to the end of the question: “kan jeg få noget mere at drikke, tak” (Can I get some more to drink, thanks), although this is more of an anglicised form of Danish.