Danish Lesson 3

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In this section we attempt to teach you numbers and colors in Danish.

Tal ~ Numbers

The Danish number system can be confusing. Instead of saying twenty-one, in Danish the equivalent is literally one-and-twenty. This rule goes all the way up to the nineties. It can seem illogical at times, especially when reciting phone numbers.

1 = en 11 = elleve 21 = enogtyve
2 = to 12 = tolv 30 = tredive
3 = tre 13 = tretten 40 = fyrre
4 = fire 14 = fjorten 50 = halvtreds
5 = fem 15 = femten 60 = tres
6 = seks 16 = seksten 70 = halvfjerds
7 = syv 17 = sytten 80 = firs
8 = otte 18 = atten 90 = halvfems
9 = ni 19 = nitten 100 = hundrede
10 = ti 20 = tyve 1000 = et tusind

Farver ~ Colors

  • Red - Rød
  • Blue - Blå
  • Yellow - Gul
  • Green - Grøn
  • Purple - Lilla
  • Orange - Orange
  • Brown - Brun
  • Black - Sort
  • White - Hvid
  • Grey - Grå

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