Words · C2 · Mastery
Modern Danish Vocabulary
Avoid false friends and use borrowed and new words correctly.
Explore easily confused Danish words, advanced collocations, borrowings from Latin, French and German, and recent coinages.
Start this courseabout 3.5 h · One account. Your progress, on the web and in the app.
- Units
- 5
- Words & phrases
- 153
- Lessons
- 14
- Conversations
- 5
- Readings
- 5
What you’ll work through
The units in this course.
Each unit brings words, lessons, conversations, and readings together on one topic. Open one to see what’s inside.
Confusing Danish Words
Danish words with easily confused meanings: use context and common word combinations to choose the intended sense.
30 words · 5 lessons
Confusing Specialist Vocabulary
Clarify potentially misleading Danish terms by checking their sense, numerical scale and institutional context.
33 words · 2 lessons
Advanced Collocations
Study preferred word combinations in formal Danish, comparing their meanings and grammatical frames with possible alternatives.
40 words · 2 lessons
Coinages in Context
Explore coinages, borrowed slang and words associated with particular periods, distinguishing a new form from a new meaning.
30 words · 3 lessons
Borrowed Expressions in Danish
Interpret selected Latin, French and German expressions used in Danish and compare them with Danish alternatives for the intended audience.
20 words · 2 lessons
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