Translate content

You learned to say jeg vil gerne when you learned the sentence jeg vil gerne bede om.

The demonstrative pronouns are used to point at things in the surroundings.

In Danish the pronouns consist of den or det depending on gender and an adverb, her or der. 

If you are looking for something special you may ask:

Instead of du (singular) you can also use I (plural):

If you want to try something on in a store, ask:

When you come to the checkout, you will often be asked:

You usually answer:

Most supermarkets open between 7 and 9 am and close between 6 and 10 pm.

Commercial businesses usually open at 10 am and close between 5 and 6 pm. On Fridays, most stores are open until 7 pm.

On Saturdays, stores usually close at 2 pm, although the large stores are often open to around 4 - 6 pm. Almost all shops are closed on Sundays, except supermarkets, gas stations and kiosks.

In Denmark, there is almost always something that is open where you can shop.

The Danish modal verbs: Skal; Vil; Kan; Må look a lot like the English shall, will, can, could, and the meaning is the same:

• Vil: Jeg vil gerne (I want to)
  
• Kan: Jeg kan godt (I can do it)
  
• Må: Jeg må gerne (I may)
  
• Skal: Jeg skal gøre det (I shall/must do it)
  

The first verb will be a modal verb and it will be on the V2 position. This is especially important in the context of the location of adverbials and negatives, for example. The negation comes after the first verb.

• Jeg kan ikke komme på mandag.
• Jeg vil gerne have en kop kaffe.

Danish credit cards are received in almost all Danish stores. Foreign cards are not accepted as commonly and may cost a little extra to use.

Most stores allow you to withdraw extra money when paying with cards. In a supermarket it is not unusual that you can withdraw 3000 kroner over the amount.

When you pay by card, you may be asked if it should be på beløbet (on the amount). That is, on the amount. Here you can both say ja tak, and:

To withdraw 100 DKK, you can say: