Lesson A1-001 - Morning Greetings

EN → DA / Level: A1 ○ In progress

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will learn how to say 'Good morning' in Danish and have a simple morning greeting conversation. You will practice key phrases like 'God morgen' and 'Hvordan har du det?' (How are you?). These are essential phrases for everyday Danish interactions.

Dialogue

A

God morgen!

goh MOR-en Good morning!
B

God morgen! Hvordan har du det?

goh MOR-en! VOR-dan har doo deh Good morning! How are you?
A

Det går godt, tak. Og dig?

deh gohr golt, tak. O dee I'm good, thanks. And you?
B

Det er jeg!

deh ehr yai I'm great!
A

Det er en dejlig dag i dag.

deh ehr en DAI-lee dow ee dow It's a nice day today.
B

Ja, det er det!

yah, deh ehr deh Yes, it is!

Word by Word

God Good (adjective) — used in fixed greetings like 'God morgen' (Good morning)
morgen morning (noun, common gender) — 'morgen' also means 'tomorrow'
Hvordan How (question word) — always used with 'har du det' for 'How are you'
har have/has (verb) — present tense of 'have'. 'Har du det' = 'are you doing'
det it / that (pronoun) — very common in Danish, used in many expressions
går goes / going (verb) — 'Det går godt' literally means 'It goes well'
godt well / good (adverb/neuter adjective) — neuter form of 'god'
tak thanks / thank you (interjection) — core politeness word in Danish
Og And (conjunction) — connects words or phrases
dig you (object pronoun) — 'dig' is used as the object form of 'du' (you)
er is / are (verb) — present tense of 'være' (to be)
dejlig nice / lovely (adjective) — common positive descriptor
dag day (noun, common gender) — 'i dag' = today (literally 'in day')
i dag today (adverb) — literally 'in day'; always written as two words
Ja Yes (affirmative) — standard 'yes' in Danish

Grammar Points

Det er + adjektiv

Det er en dejlig dag i dag.

deh ehr en DAI-lee dow ee dow

It's a nice day today.

Use 'Det er' for 'It is' statements

Hvordan har du det?

Hvordan har du det?

VOR-dan har doo deh

How are you?

Standard Danish greeting phrase

Danish Vocabulary

dag noun
dow day
Gender
common
Plural
dage
Definite
dagen

Det er en dejlig dag i dag.

dejlig adj
DAI-lee nice / lovely

Det er en dejlig dag i dag.

God morgen phrase
goh MOR-en Good morning

God morgen! Hvordan har du det?

godt adv
golt well / good

Det går godt, tak.

Hvordan har du det phrase
VOR-dan har doo deh How are you

Hvordan har du det?

morgen noun
MOR-en morning
Gender
common
Plural
morgener
Definite
morgenen

Det er en dejlig morgen.

tak intj
tak thanks / thank you

Det går godt, tak.

Alternative Expressions

God morgen (Good morning)

  • Godmorgen goh MOR-en (Good morning (written as one word)) - Also common spelling
  • Hej goh-MOR-en (Hi/Hello) - More casual greeting
  • Davs hai (Hi (very casual)) - Informal, colloquial

Hvordan har du det? (How are you?)

  • Hvordan går det? VOR-dan gohr deh (How’s it going?) - Slightly more casual
  • Hvad sker der? vad skayr dair (What’s up?) - Very casual, youth language

Det går godt (I’m doing well)

  • Fint, tak fint, tak (Fine, thanks) - Short and common
  • Jeg har det godt yai har deh golt (I’m well) - More formal

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

How are you?

Show AnswerHvordan har du det?

It's a nice day today.

Show AnswerDet er en dejlig dag i dag.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

Good morning

Show Answermorgen

nice / lovely

Show Answerdejlig