A2 · Upper Beginner
Cakes & Sweets
Learn the Danish words for cakes, pastries, and sweet treats you will find in a bakery or at a party.
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- Words & phrases
- 55
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- confectionery
- candy
- filling
- jam
- jam; marmalade
- a waffle
- a pudding
- whipped cream
- a tart
- marzipan
- a cinnamon roll
- honey
- a hard candy (boiled sweet)
- licorice
- a chocolate-covered marshmallow treat
- a meringue
- a piece of cake
- a chocolate cake
- a cheesecake
- a rum ball
- a Danish almond ring cake
- a gingerbread cookie (honey cake)
- a vanilla wreath cookie
- a spiced Christmas cookie
- a caramel (toffee)
- a marshmallow
- a lollipop
- sprinkles
- to sprinkle
- home-baked
- a chocolate bar
- dark chocolate
- milk chocolate
- white chocolate
- a box of chocolates
- a jelly candy
- nougat
- chewing gum
- pick-and-mix candy
- a candy store
- a snack bar
- potato chips
- a cake layer
- a mousse dessert
- a trifle
- an apple dessert
- a coconut caramel cake
- a brownie
- a cupcake
- a petit four
- a cake decoration
- to decorate a cake
- an individual mold
- a dessert spoon
- pick-and-mix
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Cakes and Sweets
- Lesson 2
Sweets for a Party
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.

Upper Beginner · Part 3
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
23 Units · about 18.5 h

Cooking and Baking
Follow a recipe and talk about cooking and baking.
7 Units · about 6 h

At the Bakery
Order bread and pastries, ask about ingredients and check the total in Danish.
2 Units · about 2 h

Christmas in Denmark
Understand and take part in Danish Christmas traditions and talk about what happens on Christmas Eve.
3 Units · about 2 h
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