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Danish A1 Vocabulary

Learn 256 Danish A1 vocabulary words across 14 everyday topics, with en or et on every noun and the definite form in the notes. Chosen by A1 topic from the module 1–2 goals of Danish education for adult foreigners and the Danish A1 test; there is no official word list. A1-oriented, not an official or complete list.

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  • Greetings and questions

    og

    and

  • Numbers

    sixty

    tres

  • Shopping and clothes

    en sko

    shoe

  • Work, school and local services

    school

    en skole

  • Describing words

    gammel

    old

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You start with Greetings and questions, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Greetings and questions

    Start here16 cards

  2. Section 2: About you

    16 cards

  3. Section 3: Family and people

    17 cards

  4. Section 4: Numbers

    24 cards

  5. Section 5: Days and time

    20 cards

  6. Section 6: Everyday verbs

    22 cards

  7. Section 7: Food and meals

    19 cards

  8. Section 8: Shopping and clothes

    18 cards

  9. Section 9: At home

    18 cards

  10. Section 10: Town and transport

    18 cards

  11. Section 11: Work, school and local services

    19 cards

  12. Section 12: Body and health

    16 cards

  13. Section 13: Free time and weather

    17 cards

  14. Section 14: Describing words

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All 256 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Greetings and questions16 cards

hej
hi / hello
farvel
goodbye
tak
thank you / thanks
undskyld
sorry / excuse me
ja
yes
nej
no
ikke
not
og
and
men
but
hvad
what
hvem
who
hvor
where
hvornår
when
hvordan
how
hvorfor
why
hvor mange
how many

2About you16 cards

et navn
name
et fornavn
first name
et efternavn
surname
en adresse
address
et telefonnummer
phone number
en fødselsdag
birthday
født
born
gift
married
et land
country
et sprog
language
hedde
to be called
bo
to live (somewhere)
dansk
Danish
en dansker
Dane (a Danish person)
en udlænding
foreigner
stave
to spell

3Family and people17 cards

en familie
family
forældre
parents
en mor
mother / mum
en far
father / dad
en søn
son
en datter
daughter
en bror
brother
en søster
sister
søskende
brothers and sisters / siblings
et barn
child
en mand
man / husband
en kone
wife
en kæreste
boyfriend / girlfriend / partner
en ven
friend
en mormor
grandmother (mother's mother)
en dreng
boy
en pige
girl

4Numbers24 cards

nul
zero
én
one
to
two
tre
three
fire
four
fem
five
seks
six
syv
seven
otte
eight
ni
nine
ti
ten
elleve
eleven
tolv
twelve
tyve
twenty
enogtyve
twenty-one
tredive
thirty
fyrre
forty
halvtreds
fifty
tres
sixty
halvfjerds
seventy
firs
eighty
halvfems
ninety
hundrede
hundred
tusind
thousand

5Days and time20 cards

mandag
Monday
tirsdag
Tuesday
onsdag
Wednesday
torsdag
Thursday
fredag
Friday
lørdag
Saturday
søndag
Sunday
en dag
day
en uge
week
en måned
month
et år
year
en time
hour / lesson / appointment
et minut
minute
klokken
o'clock / the time
halv
half
kvart
quarter
i dag
today
i morgen
tomorrow
i går
yesterday
i morges
this morning (earlier today)

6Everyday verbs22 cards

være
to be
have
to have
gøre
to do
kunne
can / to be able to
skulle
must / to be going to
ville
to want to
vide
to know (a fact)
sige
to say
tale
to speak
forstå
to understand
lære
to learn / to teach
hjælpe
to help
stå op
to get up
gå i bad
to take a shower
gå
to walk / to go
cykle
to cycle
køre
to drive / to go (by vehicle)
tage
to take
lave mad
to cook
handle
to shop (for groceries)
hente
to fetch / to pick up
sove
to sleep

7Food and meals19 cards

mad
food
morgenmad
breakfast
en frokost
lunch
aftensmad
dinner / evening meal
spise
to eat
drikke
to drink
rugbrød
rye bread
et rundstykke
bread roll
smør
butter
en ost
cheese
mælk
milk
et æg
egg
kød
meat
en fisk
fish
en kartoffel
potato
grøntsager
vegetables
et æble
apple
kaffe
coffee
vand
water

8Shopping and clothes18 cards

en butik
shop
et supermarked
supermarket
købe
to buy
betale
to pay
koste
to cost
en krone
krone (Danish currency)
en pris
price
et tilbud
offer / special offer
kontant
in cash
et kort
card / map
en pose
bag (shopping bag)
tøj
clothes
en jakke
jacket
bukser
trousers
en trøje
jumper / top
en kjole
dress
en sko
shoe
en størrelse
size

9At home18 cards

en lejlighed
flat / apartment
et hus
house
et værelse
room
en stue
living room
et køkken
kitchen
et badeværelse
bathroom
et soveværelse
bedroom
en altan
balcony
en have
garden
en dør
door
et vindue
window
en seng
bed
et bord
table
en stol
chair
en sofa
sofa
et skab
cupboard / wardrobe
en husleje
rent
flytte
to move (house)

10Town and transport18 cards

en by
town / city
en gade
street
en vej
road / way
centrum
town centre
en station
station
et stoppested
bus stop
en bus
bus
et tog
train
en cykel
bicycle
en bil
car
et fly
plane
en lufthavn
airport
en billet
ticket
til venstre
(to the) left
til højre
(to the) right
ligeud
straight on
tæt på
near / close to
langt væk
far away

11Work, school and local services19 cards

et arbejde
work / job
arbejde
to work
en arbejdsplads
workplace
en kollega
colleague
en chef
boss / manager
en løn
pay / salary
en skole
school
en lærer
teacher
en elev
pupil / student (at school or on a course)
en uddannelse
education / training / qualification
et sprogcenter
language school
læse
to read / to study
skrive
to write
en børnehave
kindergarten
en vuggestue
nursery (under 3s)
et bibliotek
library
en kommune
municipality / local council
et CPR-nummer
Danish personal ID number
en blanket
form (to fill in)

12Body and health16 cards

et hoved
head
et øje
eye
et øre
ear
en mund
mouth
en tand
tooth
en hånd
hand
et ben
leg / bone
en fod
foot
en mave
stomach / belly
syg
ill / sick
have ondt i …
to have a pain in … / … hurts
en læge
doctor
en tandlæge
dentist
et apotek
pharmacy
et hospital
hospital
en tid
time / appointment

13Free time and weather17 cards

fritid
free time
musik
music
en film
film
fodbold
football
spille
to play (games, sport, music)
svømme
to swim
se
to see / to watch
en tur
walk / trip
en fest
party
hygge
cosy time together
vejr
weather
en sol
sun
regn
rain
det blæser
it's windy
sne
snow
en sommer
summer
en vinter
winter

14Describing words16 cards

stor
big / tall
lille
small / little
god
good
dårlig
bad / poor
ny
new
gammel
old
ung
young
varm
warm / hot
kold
cold
dyr
expensive
billig
cheap
glad
happy / glad
træt
tired
sulten
hungry
nem
easy
svær
difficult / hard

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Published September 27, 2026