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Language Dansk (Danish) is the national language but almost all Danes speak some English. Those involved in the tourist industry will have impeccable English and are likely to speak German as well. The Danes are used to communicating in other languages and seem perfectly willing to do so. English is used in a variety of situations throughout the city and may be the language of choice for establishments catering to a predominantly international or young and cosmopolitan clientele. Danish is one of the Scandinavian (Germanic/Teutonic) languages and closely related to Swedish. To foreign eyes, written Danish seems to be infested with bizarre symbols including typically å, ø and æ, which translate into an array of vowel sounds which the non-Danish ear may have trouble distinguishing. Other distinctive characteristics of Danish to bear in mind are the weak pronunciation of unstressed syllables, and the glottal stop. Phrases Yes - Ja No - Nej Hello - Hej/Goddag Goodbye - Farvel, Hej-Hej Please - No single word in Danish Thank you - Tak My name is ... - Jeg hedder ... How are you? - Hvordan har du det? I'm very well - Jeg har det godt I feel ill - Jeg har det dårligt How much does it cost? - Hvor meget koster det? Do you speak English? -Taler du engelsk? I don't understand - Jeg forstår ikke Where is ...? - Hvor er ...? Entrance - Indgang Exit - Udgang Danger - Fare Open - Åben Closed - Lukket Toilets - Toiletter Doctor - Læge Hotel - Hotel Restaurant - Restaurant Beer - Øl Wine - Vin Menu - Menu Today - Idag Tomorrow - Imorgen Monday - Mandag Tuesday - Tirsdag Wednesday - Onsdag Thursday - Torsdag Friday - Fredag Saturday - Lørdag Sunday - Søndag One - En Two - To Three - Tre Four - Fire Five - Fem Six - Seks Seven - Syv Eight - Otte Nine - Ni Ten - Ti Twenty - Tyve Thirty - Tredive Forty - Fyrre Fifty - Halvtreds Sixty - Tres Seventy - Halvfjerds Eighty - Firs Ninety - Halvfems One Hundred - Hundrede One Thousand - Tusind |