How do you say 'I'm from' in Danish?

In Danish, you say 'Jeg er fra' followed by the country name. For example, 'Jeg er fra Canada' means 'I'm from Canada'. 'Jeg er' means 'I am' and 'fra' means 'from'.

How do you say 'I work as a teacher' in Danish?

You say 'Jeg arbejder som lærer' in Danish. 'Jeg arbejder som' means 'I work as' and you add the profession after. For example, 'Jeg arbejder som designer' means 'I work as a designer'.

How do you say 'Nice to meet you' in Danish?

In Danish, 'Nice to meet you' is 'Rart at møde dig'. You can also say 'Rart at møde dig også' which means 'Nice to meet you too'.

How do you say 'My name is' in Danish?

In Danish, you say 'Mit navn er' followed by your name. For example, 'Mit navn er Anna' means 'My name is Anna'. This is a key phrase for self-introductions.

Lesson A1-003 - Self Introduction

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In this lesson, you'll learn how to introduce yourself in Danish. Practice essential phrases like 'Jeg er fra...' (I'm from...) and 'Jeg arbejder som...' (I work as...) that are perfect for meeting new people at parties or events.

Dialogue

A

Hej! Rart at møde dig.

HY! rart at MUH-duh dy Hi there! Nice to meet you.

B

Hej! Rart at møde dig også.

HY! rart at MUH-duh dy AWs-soh Hello! Nice to meet you too.

A

Jeg er fra Canada. Hvor er du fra?

yai air frah kah-NAH-dah. vor air doo frah I'm from Canada. Where are you from?

B

Jeg er fra Italien. Jeg arbejder som lærer.

yai air frah ee-TAL-yen. yai AR-by-der som LÆ-rer I'm from Italy. I work as a teacher.

A

Åh, det er interessant! Jeg arbejder som designer.

oh, deh air in-ter-ES-sant! yai AR-by-der som dih-ZY-ner Oh, that's interesting! I work as a designer.

B

Fedt! Mit navn er på dette navneskilt her.

fet! mit NOWN air paw DEH-tuh NOWN-uh-skilt heer Great! My name is on this badge here.

Word by Word

Hej Hi / Hello (informal greeting)

Rart nice / pleasant (adjective, neuter form of 'rar')

at to (infinitive marker, also 'that')

møde to meet (verb infinitive)

dig you (object form of 'du')

også also / too (adverb)

Jeg I (first person singular pronoun)

er am/is/are (present tense of 'at være' - to be)

fra from (preposition of origin)

Canada Canada (proper noun, country name)

Hvor where (question word for location/origin)

du you (second person singular pronoun)

Italien Italy (proper noun, country name)

arbejder work(s) (present tense of 'at arbejde' - to work)

som as / like (preposition indicating role or profession)

lærer teacher (noun, common gender)

interessant interesting (adjective)

designer designer (noun, loanword from English)

Fedt Great / Cool (informal interjection expressing enthusiasm)

Mit my (possessive pronoun, neuter gender)

navn name (noun, neuter gender)

på on / at (preposition of location)

dette this (demonstrative pronoun, neuter gender)

navneskilt name badge / name tag (compound noun: navn + skilt)

her here (adverb of location)

Grammar Points

Jeg er fra + sted

Jeg er fra Canada.

yai air frah kah-NAH-dah

I'm from Canada.

'er fra' = 'am from' for origin

Jeg arbejder som + erhverv

Jeg arbejder som lærer.

yai AR-by-der som LÆ-rer

I work as a teacher.

'arbejder som' = 'work as' for profession

Danish Vocabulary

arbejde verb

AR-by-duh to work

Jeg arbejder som lærer.

Canada noun

kah-NAH-dah Canada

Gender: neuter
Definite: Canada

Jeg er fra Canada.

fra prep

frah from

Jeg er fra Canada.

Hej intj

HY Hi / Hello

Hej! Rart at møde dig.

hvor adv

vor where

Hvor er du fra?

interessant adj

in-ter-ES-sant interesting

Det er interessant!

Italien noun

ee-TAL-yen Italy

Gender: neuter
Definite: Italien

Jeg er fra Italien.

lærer noun

LÆ-rer teacher

Gender: common
Plural: lærere
Definite: læreren

Jeg arbejder som lærer.

møde verb

MUH-duh to meet

Rart at møde dig.

også adv

AWs-soh also / too

Rart at møde dig også.

rart adj

rart nice / pleasant

Gender: neuter
Definite: rare

Rart at møde dig.

som prep

som as / like

Jeg arbejder som lærer.

Alternative Expressions

Rart at møde dig (Nice to meet you)

Dejligt at møde dig DEY-leet at MUH-duh dy | GLEH-duh-leet at MUH-duh dy | for-NUY-el-sen air meen (Lovely to meet you) - slightly warmer
Glædeligt at møde dig (Pleased to meet you) - more formal
Fornøjelsen er min (The pleasure is mine) - polite response

Fedt (Great/Cool)

Godt got | fan-TAS-tisk | in-ter-ES-sant (Good) - more neutral
Interessant (Interesting) - thoughtful response
Fantastisk (Fantastic) - enthusiastic

lærer (teacher)

underviser on-er-VY-ser | LEK-tor | PÆ-dah-gog (instructor) - broader term
lektor (lecturer) - university level
pædagog (educator/childcare worker) - early education

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I'm from Canada.

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Jeg er fra Canada.

I work as a teacher.

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Jeg arbejder som lærer.

Nice to meet you.

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Rart at møde dig.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

name

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navn

teacher

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lærer

interesting

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interessant

Lesson A1-003 - Self Introduction

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About This Lesson

Dialogue

Word by Word

Grammar Points

Danish Vocabulary

Alternative Expressions

Rart at møde dig (Nice to meet you)

Fedt (Great/Cool)

lærer (teacher)

Quiz

Word Order

Spelling

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