Basic thanks and farewells | Learn Danish in English

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Use Basic thanks and farewells to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

Vi ses senere.

vee SEHSS SEH-nuh-ruh See you later.

Vi ses i morgen.

vee SEHSS ee MOR-en See you tomorrow.

Mange tak.

MAHNG-uh TAHG Thank you very much.

Det var alt for i dag.

deh vahr ALT fohr ee DAY That is all today.

Hav en god nat.

how uhn GOHth naht Have a good night.

Vi ses næste gang.

vee SEHSS NESS-duh GAHNG See you next time.

Word by Word

Vi “Vi” means “we” in the farewell expressions “Vi ses senere.”, “Vi ses i morgen.”, and “Vi ses næste gang.” It is the subject used with “ses” in this reusable farewell pattern. Use it when saying goodbye and indicating when you expect to meet again.

ses “ses” means “see each other” and gives the expressions “Vi ses senere.”, “Vi ses i morgen.”, and “Vi ses næste gang.” their farewell meaning. The reusable pattern is “Vi ses” followed by a time expression. Use it when saying goodbye to someone you expect to meet again.

senere “senere” means “later” in “Vi ses senere.” It specifies that the next meeting will be later, and it follows “Vi ses” in this farewell pattern. Use the expression when saying goodbye to someone you expect to see later.

i “i” means “in” in the time expression “i morgen”, which means “tomorrow” in “Vi ses i morgen.” It comes directly before the time word in this expression. Use “i morgen” when referring to tomorrow in a farewell.

morgen “morgen” means “tomorrow” in “Vi ses i morgen.” Together with “i”, it forms the time expression “i morgen”. Use this expression when saying goodbye to someone you expect to see tomorrow.

Mange “Mange” means “many” in “Mange tak.” Here it strengthens the thanks expressed by “tak”, so the whole expression means “thank you very much”. Use “Mange tak” to give strong or especially polite thanks.

tak “tak” means “thanks” in “Mange tak.” It is used with “Mange” in the common expression “Mange tak” to thank someone very much. Use it when expressing thanks to another person.

Det “Det” means “that” in “Det var alt for i dag.” It serves as the introductory subject of this sentence, while the full expression means “That is all today”. Use the complete expression when a meeting, activity, or conversation is finished for the day.

var “var” means “was” in “Det var alt for i dag.” It links “Det” with “alt” in the statement that everything for today is finished. Use this exact expression to say that something has ended for today.

alt “alt” means “all” or “everything” in “Det var alt for i dag.” In this sentence, it refers to everything included for today. Use it in the pattern “Det var alt for ...” when saying that nothing more remains for a specified time.

for “for” means “for” in the time expression “for i dag” in “Det var alt for i dag.” It connects “alt” with the period covered by “i dag”, meaning “for today”. Use “for i dag” to limit a statement to today.

dag “dag” means “day” in “i dag”, which appears in “Det var alt for i dag.” Together, “i dag” identifies today as the relevant time period. Use “i dag” when talking about today.

Hav “Hav” means “have” in the farewell wish “Hav en god nat.” It is used at the beginning of this expression to wish someone a good night. Use the complete expression when saying goodbye at night.

en “en” is the indefinite article “a” in “Hav en god nat.” It comes before “god nat” in this noun phrase. Use it here as part of the expression for wishing someone a good night.

god “god” means “good” in “Hav en god nat.” It describes “nat” and forms the phrase “en god nat”, meaning “a good night”. Use the complete expression as a nighttime farewell wish.

nat “nat” means “night” in “Hav en god nat.” With “en god”, it forms the nighttime wish “Hav en god nat”. Use it when saying goodbye to someone at night.

næste “næste” means “next” in “næste gang” in “Vi ses næste gang.” It describes the following occasion in the expression “næste gang”. Use the complete expression when saying goodbye until the next time you meet.

gang “gang” means “time” or “occasion” in “næste gang.” Together, “næste gang” means “next time” in “Vi ses næste gang.” Use it after “næste” when referring to the next occasion.

Grammar Points

Vi ses + tidsudtryk

Vi ses senere.

vee SEHSS SEH-nuh-ruh

See you later.

ses means “see each other” and is used as a fixed expression for saying goodbye: “See you later.”

en + adjektiv + substantiv

en god nat

uhn GOHth naht

a good night

With an en-word, the indefinite article comes before the adjective and noun: en god nat.

Danish Vocabulary

alt pron

ALT all; everything

det pron

deh that; it

Gender: neuter

for prep

fohr for

hav verb

how have Hav

i dag phrase

ee DAY today

i morgen phrase

ee MOR-en tomorrow

mange det

MAHNG-uh many; very much

senere adv

SEH-nuh-ruh later

ses verb

SEHSS see each other; see you

tak noun

TAHG thanks; thank you

Gender: common

var verb

vahr was

vi pron

vee we; us

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

See you later.

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Vi ses senere.

See you tomorrow.

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Vi ses i morgen.

Thank you very much.

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Mange tak.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

later

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senere

many; very much

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mange

thanks; thank you

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tak

see each other; see you

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ses