There's something heroic about the way Danes and Swedes insist on trying to communicate with one another using their own languages, but more often than not end up nodding, smiling, and only pretending to understand. Why not give up and just speak English?
While learning English is clearly an advantage for Danish workers, mastering the language of Shakespeare isn't enough for companies that export to Germany.
For beginners in Danish, the coronavirus crisis has been a crash-course in bureaucratic and scientific language as well as political rhetoric. Here are some words we've picked up.
Want to add a bit of local flavour to your Danish and impress the natives? Here are 10 words from regional dialects that you may not have heard before.
We've all heard of hygge, but the Danish language has so much more to offer. We're asking The Local's readers to pick their favourite word – and the winner will be revealed in a future article.
Will the English language suffer a blow to its global dominance once Britain exits the EU? This article from The Conversation examines what the future holds for the language of Shakespeare after Brexit.
It's no secret that English speakers struggle to learn foreign languages but there are good reasons to explain their woes that can't just be put down to the fact that all young Europeans speak English. Linguistics expert Michelle Sheehan looks at five of them in this article from The Conversation.
Denmark’s health minister Ellen Trane Nørby is to table a bill which would require regional health authorities to ensure Danish language competency when hiring foreign doctors.
Ah, Danglish. English spoken with a heavy Danish influence is often used to refer to Danes speaking their second language. But native English speakers who live in the Scandinavian country might also find that their language becomes ‘Danskified’ over time.
The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture.
Danes are still among the world’s best non-native speakers of English but a new international ranking shows that they’ve been surpassed by their fellow Scandinavians.
Danish is a tough language, but it has some real gems. We guide you through our selection of Danish words that are just so good that we should all start using them.
Viktor Axelsen is number one in the rankings and the reigning world champion, but badminton is not the strapping Dane's only talent - he also speaks Chinese.
New rules introduced on July 1st mean that people who have lived in Denmark for over three years will have to pay for interpreters if required during medical treatment.
An association for renters of garden allotments has proposed new applicants should not be accepted unless they speak Danish, citing communication problems.
