Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
obrigado
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Como você está?
Good Night
God nat
boa noite
Good Evening
God aften
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
boa Tarde
Good Morning
God morgen
bom Dia
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Scanian
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Sweden
Brazil
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Denmark
Portugal
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Daman and Diu
Native Name
dansk
Português
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Português
French Name
danois
portugais
German Name
Dänisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 1100 AD
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
dani1284
port1283
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Danish and Portuguese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Danish and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Portuguese language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Danish vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Danish vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Portuguese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Danish and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.