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Tourist Basic
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Basics
Introductions
Shopping/Directions
Numbers
 
Grammar & Pronunciation
Alphabet
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Danish Language Links:

University of Oregon has a very complete list of Danish links at their Yamada language center

The World Language Resource's Danish Links
 Danish Basics 1.1 
Hello Hej  Goodbye Farvel. (formal)
Yes / No Ja / Nej  Bye Hej hej. (informal)
How are you? Hvordan har du det?  How's life? (How are things?) Hvordan går det?
Fine, thanks, and you? Fint, tak. Hvad med dig?  (It's going) fine. (Det går) fint.
Good. Godt.  Thank you (very much). Tak skal du have!
Very good Meget Godt.  Thanks for last time. Tak for sidst!1
Excellent Perfekt  (1Important when meeting a Dane for a 2nd time.)
Good morning Godmorgen.  You're welcome. Værsgod.
Good evening Godaften.  Please. Tak.
See you tomorrow Vi ses i morgen.  Cheers! (toast). Skål!
See ya! Vi ses!  Sorry! Undskyld!
Open / Closed Åben / Lukket.*  Small / Big. Lille / Stor*
Do you speak English?Taler du engelsk?
A little.Lidt.
I don't speak Danish.Jeg kan ikke dansk.
I only speak a little Danish.Jeg taler kun lidt dansk.
I understand.Det forstår jeg.
I don't understand.Det forstår jeg ikke.
Could you say that again, please?Kan du gentage det, tak?
Could you speak more slowly, please?Kan du tale lidt langsommere, tak?
Could you write that down, please?Kan du skrive det ned, tak?
My bag / wallet was stolen!Min taske / tegnebog er blevet stjålet. (-en gender)
My passport was stolen!Mit pas er blevet stjålet. (-et gender)
Call a doctor / the police!Tilkald en læge / politiet!
*not included in the mp3 audio file.Emergency 112 in Denmark.
*these words will vary their endings with various genders and cases.
  pocket dictionary
Berlitz Danish-English Dictionary. It's a small dictionary but very complete and popular.
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   course with tapes
Hugo Language Course: Danish In Three Months (with Cassette).
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   software course
Rosetta Stone Danish Explorer
Rosetta Stone courses are some of the best software courses that I have seen. They use a fairly simple formula with pictures and repetition that seems to work pretty well.
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