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Danish (Dansk) is spoken by about 6 million people across Denmark. It belongs to the Germanic (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet with æ, ø, å. Danish attaches the definite article to the noun, has two grammatical genders, and its pronunciation, famous for the glottal stød, diverges sharply from its spelling.

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How to translate English to Danish

  1. Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
  2. Check the language selectors: English is the source and Danish is the target. Use the swap button to reverse the direction.
  3. Press Translate. Your Danish translation appears in seconds, ready to copy anywhere.

Common English to Danish phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Danish:

EnglishDanish (Dansk)
HelloHej
Good nightGodnat
Thank youTak
PleaseVær venlig
How are you?Hvordan har du det?
What is your name?Hvad hedder du?
I love youJeg elsker dig
Excuse meUndskyld
Where is the bathroom?Hvor er toilettet?
GoodbyeFarvel

English to Danish example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Danish:

EnglishDanish
Good morning, how are you today?God morgen, hvordan har du det i dag?
Where is the nearest train station?Hvor er den nærmeste togstation?
I would like a coffee, please.Jeg vil gerne have en kop kaffe, tak.
Could you help me with this?Kunne du hjælpe mig med det her?
It's raining, so take an umbrella.Det regner, så tag en paraply med.
Thank you very much for everything.Tusind tak for alt.

About the Danish language

People most often translate Danish for business, travel, and study, and the AI engine preserves the tone and context that word-for-word tools miss.

Native name
Dansk
Speakers
6 million
Language family
Germanic (Indo-European)
Writing system
the Latin alphabet with æ, ø, å
Word order
verb-second

English to Danish translation tips

  • English uses subject–verb–object word order, while Danish is verb-second, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
  • Danish shares most of its vocabulary with Norwegian and Swedish but not its sound system, and builds 'the' into noun endings rather than using a separate word. English requires an explicit subject in nearly every sentence and marks questions with word order, so translations into English often need pronouns and auxiliaries that the source language leaves out.
  • Danish nouns are common or neuter gender, and the definite article is a suffix rather than a separate word: en bil (a car) becomes bilen (the car), et hus (a house) becomes huset (the house).
  • Danish is a V2 language: the finite verb takes the second position in a statement, so when a sentence opens with an adverb like i dag, the subject and verb invert.
  • Written Danish keeps three extra letters, æ, ø, and å, which never map to plain a/o/aa in a correct translation.

Danish false friends to watch for

  • smart looks like “smart” but means neat or stylish, not necessarily intelligent.
  • frokost looks like “frost” but means lunch.
  • gift looks like “gift” but means married (as an adjective) or poison (as a noun).
  • grine looks like “grin” but means to laugh.

English to Danish translation FAQ

How much does English to Danish translation cost?

Nothing. Every English to Danish translation on AI Translate is free, and you do not need to create an account or install anything.

How accurate is AI English to Danish translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Danish results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. Danish shares most of its vocabulary with Norwegian and Swedish but not its sound system, and builds 'the' into noun endings rather than using a separate word. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Danish?

Hello in Danish is Hej. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Danish expressions, such as Tak (thank you) and Farvel (goodbye).

Can I translate Danish back to English?

Yes. Use the swap button next to the language selectors, or open the dedicated Danish to English translator page.

Is my text kept private?

Your English text is sent securely for translation and is not stored as raw content. There are no ads and no tracking cookies.

How much English text can I translate at once?

You can translate up to 2,000 characters of English per request. For longer documents, translate them in sections.

Does the translator use 'du' or the formal 'De'?

Modern Danish almost always uses the informal 'du', even in business writing, so the translator defaults to it. The formal 'De' is largely reserved for the monarchy and very formal legal contexts.

Will the translator use æ, ø, and å correctly?

Yes. These letters are essential to spelling in Danish, and the translator preserves them rather than substituting ae, oe, or aa.

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