Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
tacka dig
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
hur mår du
Good Night
God nat
godnatt
Good Evening
God aften
god kväll
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
God morgen
god morgon
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Scanian
Dialects
Where They Speak
Sweden
Gabon
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Dialects
Where They Speak
Denmark
Georgia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Dialects
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
Svenska
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
danois
suédois
German Name
Dänisch
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
c. 1100 AD
13th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Standard Swedish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
dani1284
swed1254
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Danish and Swedish 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 Swedish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Swedish language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Swedish word for "Thank You" is tacka dig. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Swedish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Danish vs Swedish Difficulty
The Danish vs Swedish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Swedish 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 Swedish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Swedish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Swedish time required is 24 weeks.