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Pronunciation practice

Practice Danish (Denmark) pronunciation.

Every word you say is scored against the native Danish (Denmark) model. Free to use.

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What makes Danish pronunciation hard

Danish is famous for how much it swallows: the soft d, the stød (a creaky catch in the voice), and vowels that run into each other.

  • The soft D

    After a vowel, d is a very soft sound close to the th in English “this”, with the tongue barely touching.

    mad, rød, gade

  • The stød

    A brief creak in the voice that can change the word. hun (she) and hund (dog) differ mainly by it.

    hun, hund

  • The Danish R

    Made at the back of the throat and very soft; after a vowel it often turns into a vowel itself.

    rød, mor, far

Sentences to try

From the beginner course. Tap Practice on any of them to say it and see every word colored by accuracy.

  1. Mia ser en ny nabo i gangen. Practice
  2. Hun smiler og siger: Hej, jeg hedder Mia fra lejlighed tolv. Practice
  3. Naboen siger, at han hedder Niels. Practice
  4. Mia spørger, om han har brug for hjælp med sine kasser. Practice
  5. Niels takker hende og siger, at han er næsten færdig. Practice
  6. De aftaler at drikke kaffe på gårdspladen i morgen. Practice
  7. Lars stopper ved en lille café før arbejde. Practice
  8. Han bestiller en ostemad og en kop te. Practice

Courses in Danish

3 courses by level, from beginner to advanced, plus 12 short courses by topic: news, stories, work, culture, daily life. 39 lessons and 249 sentences in all.

  • Beginner Dansk i hverdagen 5 lessons
  • Intermediate Dansk i virkelige situationer 5 lessons
  • Advanced Idéer, historier og diskussioner 5 lessons
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