Introduce yourself — where you're from, what you do, and your interests.
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Hvor kommer du fra?
Where are you from? (Literally 'where come you from'.)
Jeg kommer fra Tyskland
I'm from Germany
Hvor bor du? Jeg bor i København
Where do you live? I live in Copenhagen ('Bo' = to reside/live somewhere.)
Hvad arbejder du med?
What's your job? (Literally 'what do you work with'.)
Hvad laver du til daglig?
What do you do for a living? (Literally 'what do you do daily'. 'Lave' = to do/make.)
Jeg er dataanalytiker
I'm a data scientist
Jeg er kunstner
I'm an artist (From 'kunst' (art) + '-ner' (agent suffix). Same form for all genders.)
Jeg er lærer
I'm a teacher (From 'lære' (to learn/teach) — same as German 'Lehrer'.)
Studerer du? Hvad læser du?
Are you studying? What do you study? ('Læse' literally 'to read' — used for studying a university subject.)
Jeg læser sprog på universitetet
I study languages at university
Hvilke sprog taler du?
What languages do you speak?
Jeg taler engelsk og lidt dansk
I speak English and a bit of Danish (Language names are not capitalized in Danish.)
Hvad er dit modersmål?
What's your native language? ('Modersmål' — literally 'mother's tongue' (moder + s + mål).)
Hvad laver du i din fritid?
What do you do in your free time? ('Fritid' = fri (free) + tid (time).)
Jeg kan godt lide at læse og se film
I like to read and watch movies ('Kan godt lide' — literally 'can well like' — standard way to say 'like'.)
Jeg kan lide at mødes med venner og lave sjov
I like to meet friends and joke around ('Lave sjov' — literally 'make fun'.)
Har du nogen hobbyer?
Do you have any hobbies?
Dyrker du nogen sport?
Do you play any sports? ('Dyrke' — literally 'to cultivate' — used for practicing sports/hobbies.)
Hvor gammel er du? Jeg er enogtyve
How old are you? I'm twenty-one (Literally 'one-and-twenty' — Danish numbers put units first (like German). 'Hvor gammel' — literally 'how old'.)
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