lingophant_danish
11-06-2026
08 - Smalltalk

Light conversation starters, compliments, and casual social phrases.

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Det er længe siden
 
Long time no see (Literally 'it is long since'.)
Hvad er der sjovt at lave her?
 
What's fun to do around here? (Literally 'what is there fun to do here'.)
Her / derovre
 
Here / over there ('Derovre' = der (there) + ovre (over).)
Hvad laver du i dag?
 
What are you doing today?
I dag går jeg en tur
 
Today I'll go for a walk (Literally 'today go I a trip'. Note V2 inversion after 'i dag'.)
Hvad har du lavet i dag?
 
What have you done today?
I dag er en smuk dag
 
Today is a beautiful day
Du ser fantastisk ud!
 
You look amazing! ('Se ud' (look) is a separable phrase — 'ud' goes to the end.)
Det er en flot bil
 
That's a nice car ('Flot' = stylish/nice-looking — very common compliment word.)
Du er sød / det er sødt
 
You're cute / that's cute ('Sød' literally means 'sweet' — used for both taste and personality.)
Dit hjem er smukt
 
Your home is beautiful
Jeg er glad for at se dig!
 
I'm happy to see you!
Vi ses i morgen?
 
See you tomorrow? ('Vi ses' — literally 'we are seen' (reciprocal/passive) — standard 'see you'.)
Lad os snakke igen!
 
Let's talk again! ('Snakke' is casual 'talk/chat'; 'tale' is more formal.)
Lad os få noget at drikke sammen
 
Let's have a drink together
Tak fordi du kom
 
Thanks for coming (Literally 'thanks because you came'.)
Gå hjem! Du er fuld!
 
Go home! You're drunk! ('Fuld' literally means 'full' — colloquial Danish for drunk.)
Lad os kalde det en dag
 
Let's call it a day
Åh gud, det var så fedt!
 
Oh my god, that was so cool!
Hvordan var festen?
 
How was the party?
Hvad slags fest var det?
 
What kind of party was it? ('Slags' = kind/sort/type.)
Det var vildt!
 
It was crazy! ('Vildt' literally means 'wild' — Danish equivalent of 'crazy/awesome'.)
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