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