Archive for the 'Learn Danish' Category
February 7, 2019
How to Say I Love You in Danish – Romantic Word List
Do you often feel lonely and sad? Do you long for romance and are willing to do whatever it takes to meet that special person? Speaking another language could revolutionize your love life! So, why wait? Learning how to say ‘love’ in Danish could be just what you need to find it.
Or perhaps you were lucky, and have found your Danish partner already. Fantastic! Yet, a cross-cultural relationship comes with unique challenges. Learning how to speak your lover’s language will greatly improve your communication and enhance the relationship. At DanishClass101, our team will teach you all the words, quotes and phrases you need to woo your Danish lover with excellence! Our tutors provide personal assistance, with plenty of extra material... Show more
February 1, 2019
Secret Revealed: The Best Way to Learn a Language on Your Own
Can You Really Learn Danish Alone?
Learning a language on your own or without traditional classroom instruction may seem quite daunting at first. What if you run into questions? How do you stay motivated and on track to achieving goals?
Don’t worry, not only is it possible to learn Danish or any language without traditional classroom instruction: DanishClass101 has created the world’s most advanced and extensive online language learning system. Not only is DanishClass101 specifically designed to help you with learning a language on your own, it’s actually faster, more convenient, and less expensive than traditional classroom options!
Let’s look at some of the benefits of learning Danish or any language alone.
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January 25, 2019
Language Learning Tips: How to Avoid Awkward Silences
Yes, even beginners can quickly learn conversational Danish well enough to carry on real conversations with native speakers. Of course, beginners won’t be able to carry a conversation the same way they could in their native language. But, just knowing a few tips like which questions to ask to keep a conversation going are all you need to speak and interact with real native speakers! But before we get to specific suggestions, let’s first take a closer look at how having real Danish conversations is so vital to your mastery of the language.
Learning to Carry a Conversation is Vital to Mastery of Any Language
Communicating with other people is the very point of language and conversation is almost second nature in our native tongue. For... Show more
January 18, 2019
How to Transform Your Daily Commute Into Learning a Language
Today, classrooms are no longer the only or even best place to learn a new language like Danish. More and more people are finding that they can easily learn a language just about anywhere they have a few minutes of spare time, including their daily commute to work. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average American spends over 50 minutes a day commuting to and from work, or over 300 hours a year.
Rethinking Your Daily Commute to Work
But rather than simply sitting in traffic and wasting the time, you can instead use your daily commute to literally learn Danish in just a few short months! DanishClass101 has developed specialized learning tools that you can use on your commute to work (and home again) to master the language in... Show more
January 12, 2019
How To Say ‘Hello’ in Danish, and Other Danish Greetings!
All social interactions have to begin somehow, and the most common way to start a conversation in Swedish is to exchange greeting phrases. So how do you say hello in Swedish? Well, the most common Swedish word for hello is hej, though there are several more ways of saying hello in Swedish, both informal and formal.
For example:
Hallå
Hej hej
God morgon
God eftermiddag
God kväll
Tjena
Tja
How do you know which of these greetings to use and when? Don’t worry—we’ve sorted it out for you.
All of these words mean hello, but some are informal, others are formal, some are slang, and others are used only in specific situations. The choice of a particular greeting phrase in Swedish can signify social status, how close you are as... Show more
March 19, 2018
How to Celebrate April Fools’ Day in Danish
Most everyone is familiar with this day, as it is celebrated nearly everywhere the world. Yet, when exactly is April Fools’ Day? And where did April Fools come from? April Fools’ Day is observed on April 1st every year. This day of jokes and pranks is believed to have stemmed from the 16th-century calendar change in France, when New Year’s Day was moved from April 1 to January 1. This action was taken due to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar.
However, a few people were resistant to the calendar change, so they continued to observe New Year’s Day on April 1st, rather than the new date. They were referred to as the “April Fools”, and others started playing mocking tricks on them. This custom endured, and is practiced to this day... Show more
February 8, 2018
How to Learn Danish Holistically
Putting in the study hours day after day and even week after is great. Above all other things I think consistency may be the most important factor in learning a foreign language. But if you’ve been learning a language long enough you may have had an experience where, after learning vocabulary and grammar, you struggle to understand a basic conversation with a native speaker.
Sometimes it can feel like all those hours spent grinding it out in your textbook or listening to podcasts were worthless. Time invested in learning a language is never in vain; but the aspects of the language you practice, and the method you use to do so, can greatly impact the speed and efficiency of your progress.
In this post we’ll take a look how to learn... Show more
November 27, 2017
How To Say ‘Thank you’ in Danish
In most cultures, it is custom to express gratitude in some way or another. The dictionary defines gratitude as follows: it is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness”. Giving a sincere, thankful response to someone’s actions or words is often the ‘glue’ that keeps relationships together. This is true in most societies! Doing so in a foreign country also shows your respect and appreciation for the culture. Words have great power - use these ones sincerely and often!
Table of Contents
12 Ways to say ‘Thank you’ in Danish
Video Lesson: Learn to Say ‘Thank You’ in 3 Minutes
Infographic & Audio Lesson: Survival Phrases - Thank You
Video Lesson: ‘Thank You’ in 31 Languages
How... Show more
July 28, 2017
How to Start Thinking in Danish
Learn 4 tools and techniques to stop translating in your head and start thinking in
Going through lessons is enough to get by and learn the basics of , but to truly become fluent you need to be able to think in . This will allow you to have conversations with ease, read smoothly, and comprehensively understand natives. To do this, you need to go beyond just completing daily or weekly lessons.
We naturally translate in our heads because it's viewed as the easiest way to learn the definitions needed when learning a language. This way of learning can actually hinder your skills and fluency later on. If your brain has to make neural connections between the word you're learning, what it means in your native tongue, and the physical object... Show more
March 16, 2017
Your Learning, Streamlined – The New Lesson Interface
Your Learning, Streamlined – The New Lesson Interface
Your learning is about to get a whole lot easier.
More than ever, learners are choosing mobile as the platform to study Danish. Mobile has always been a part of our DNA. We began our life on your iPod, and have remained by your side ever since.
In our 11th year, we’re returning to our roots as a way to learn Danish on-the-go. How? With a brand-new lesson interface just for you.
Hint: It will launch in beta later this month!
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It’s built from the ground-up to be... Show more