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Introduction to Danish Alphabet

In this lesson, you will learn about the Danish alphabet, including the special characters Æ, Ø, and Å.

Danish Alphabet Basics

The Danish alphabet has 29 letters. It is based on the Latin alphabet, but it includes three extra letters, which come at the end of the alphabet: Æ, Ø, and Å.

Danish	Pronunciation	English Translation
A	[a]	a
B	[beː]	b
C	[seː]	c
D	[deː]	d
E	[e]	e
F	[ɛf]	f
G	[ɡe]	g
H	[hɑ]	h
I	[i]	i
J	[jɑ]	j
K	[kʰɑ]	k
L	[ɛl]	l
M	[ɛm]	m
N	[ɛn]	n
O	[o]	o
P	[peː]	p
Q	[kʰu]	q
R	[ɛʁ]	r
S	[ɛs]	s
T	[teː]	t
U	[u]	u
V	[we]	v
W	[dʌbəl vɛ]	w
X	[ɛks]	x
Y	[y]	y
Z	[sɛt]	z
Æ	[æ]	æ
Ø	[ø]	ø
Å	[oː]	å

Special Characters: Æ, Ø, and Å

The special characters Æ, Ø, and Å come at the end of the Danish alphabet, after Z. These characters represent unique sounds that do not exist in English or many other languages.

Æ

Æ is pronounced like [æ] in English "hat".

Danish	Pronunciation	English Translation
æble	[ˈɛːblə]	apple
ærte	[ˈæːʈə]	pea
skæg	[ˈskɛːɡ]	beard

Ø

Ø is pronounced like [ø] in English "bird".

Danish	Pronunciation	English Translation
børn	[bøɐ̯n]	children
rød	[ʁøð]	red
fødder	[ˈfœðˀɐ]	feet

Å

Å is pronounced like [oa] in English "boat".

Danish	Pronunciation	English Translation
både	[ˈbɔːðə]	both
blåt	[ˈblɔːd]	blue
år	[oːɐ̯]	year

Conclusion

In this lesson, you learned about the Danish alphabet, including the special characters Æ, Ø, and Å. Understanding these letters and their pronunciation is essential for learning Danish and will be the foundation for future lessons in spelling and grammar.

Table of Contents - Danish Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to Danish Alphabet and Pronunciation

• Danish Alphabet
• Pronunciation Basics

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Everyday Phrases and Greetings

• Greetings and Introductions
• Common Phrases

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Basic Sentence Structure and Word Order

• Subject-Verb-Object
• Questions and Negations

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Numbers, Dates, and Time

• Numbers 1-100
• Days, Months, and Seasons
• Telling Time

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Nouns and Articles

• Definite and Indefinite Articles
• Plurals and Possessives

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Family, Relationships, and Occupations

• Family Members
• Relationships
• Occupations

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Adjective Forms and Agreement
• Comparatives and Superlatives
• Adverbs

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Food, Drinks, and Dining

• Food and Drinks
• Dining Out

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Verbs and Tenses

• Regular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs
• Modal Verbs

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Vocabulary

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Danish Culture and Traditions

• Holidays and Celebrations
• Danish Customs and Etiquette

Related Lessons

• The Accusative Case in Danish
• Irregular Verbs
• Definite and Indefinite Articles
• Present Tense
• The Genitive Case in Danish
• How to use “can” in Danish
• Verbs (Past Tense)
• The Nominative Case in Danish
• How to use “there to be” in Danish

Sources

• Danish language - Wikipedia
• Danish Language and Culture Resources | Center for Language ...
• Danish orthography - Wikipedia