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100 Most Common Danish Words

The 100 most frequently used words in everyday Danish. Master these and you can follow the backbone of most conversations.

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ja
yes
2
nej
no
3
hej
hello
4
tak
thanks
5
undskyld
sorry / excuse me
6
farvel
goodbye
7
velkommen
welcome
8
godmorgen
good morning
9
godaften
good evening
10
godnat
good night
11
jeg
I
12
du
you
13
han
he
14
hun
she
15
vi
we
16
de
they
17
det
it / that
18
den
it (common gender)
19
mig
me
20
dig
you (object)
21
sig
himself
22
os
us
23
dem
them
24
være
to be
25
have
to have
26
gøre
to do
27
kunne
can
28
ville
will / want to
29
skulle
shall / should
30
sige
to say
31
komme
to come
32
gå
to go / walk
33
se
to see
34
vide
to know (facts)
35
tage
to take
36
give
to give
37
finde
to find
38
tænke
to think
39
få
to get / to receive
40
stå
to stand / to be standing
41
sidde
to sit / to be sitting
42
ligge
to lie / to be located
43
lægge
to put / lay
44
bruge
to use
45
spise
to eat
46
drikke
to drink
47
sove
to sleep
48
købe
to buy
49
arbejde
to work
50
lære
to learn / teach
51
forstå
to understand
52
tale
to talk / speak
53
skrive
to write
54
læse
to read
55
høre
to hear
56
hjælpe
to help
57
bo
to live / reside
58
hedde
to be called / named
59
betale
to pay
60
elske
to love
61
lege
to play (children)
62
spille
to play (games/music)
63
rejse
to travel
64
vente
to wait
65
køre
to drive / ride
66
holde
to hold / keep
67
åbne
to open
68
lukke
to close
69
lave
to make / do
70
bede
to ask / request
71
svare
to answer
72
prøve
to try
73
leve
to live (be alive)
74
tro
to believe
75
i
in
76
på
on
77
til
to
78
med
with
79
for
in order to
80
af
of / by
81
fra
from
82
om
about / around
83
efter
after
84
før
before
85
mellem
between
86
under
under / during
87
over
over / above
88
ved
at / by / near
89
uden
without
90
og
and
91
men
but
92
eller
or
93
hvis
if
94
fordi
because
95
når
when
96
at
to
97
god
good
98
stor
big
99
lille
small
100
ny
new
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