Danish Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Danish easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Danish for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Danish by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Danish vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	DANISH
Hello	Hej
Good morning!	God morgen!
Good afternoon!	God eftermiddag!
Hi	Hej
Good evening	God aften
Good night	Godnat
Sleep well	Sov godt
How are you?	Hvordan har du det?
I’m fine, thank you.	Jeg har det fint, tak.
How about you?	Hvad med dig?
Nice to meet you.	Dejligt at møde dig.
Nice to meet you too.	Dejligt at møde dig også.
Likewise	Ligeledes
It’s good to see you.	Det er godt at se dig.
Nice to see you again.	Godt at se dig igen.
Pleased to meet you.	Det glæder mig at møde dig.
How nice to see you!	Hvor er det dejligt at se dig!
What’s up?	Hvad så?
What brings you here?	Hvad bringer dig her?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	Farvel
I hope we’ll meet again.	Jeg håber vi ses igen.
I’ve got to go.	Jeg bliver nødt til at gå.
It was good meeting you.	Det var godt at møde dig.
It was great seeing you again.	Det var dejligt at se dig igen.
It was great to catch up!	Det var dejligt at indhente!
See you again sometime.	Vi ses igen engang.
See you in the morning	Ses i morgen
See you later	Vi ses senere
See you soon	Vi ses snart
See you tomorrow	Vi ses i morgen
See you tonight	Vi ses i aften
Sleep well	Sov godt
Take care.	Pas på.
Other greetings
Bless you	Velsigne dig
Cheers!	Skål!
Farewell	Farvel
Good luck!	Held og lykke!
Talk to you soon	Vi tales snart med dig
Welcome	Velkommen
Well done!	Godt klaret!

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