C2 · Mastery
Regional Expressions
A mix of genuinely regional forms and colloquial or folksy words associated with Jutland, South Jutland, Funen, Bornholm, and other parts of Denmark.
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- Words & phrases
- 29
- 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.
- hi / bye (South Jutland greeting)
- annoying, tiresome (Jutlandic)
- a whole slice of rye bread
- little, tiny (Jutlandic)
- very, a lot (Jutlandic)
- I (Jutlandic)
- the (West Jutland definite article)
- a slice of bread, a sandwich (Jutlandic)
- a girl, a lass (colloquial or folksy)
- a boy, a lad
- a twisted fried Christmas cookie
- 'sun over Gudhjem', a Bornholm dish of smoked herring topped with a raw egg yolk
- damn, honestly (emphatic particle)
- what's up?, hey
- dear old lady, granny (folksy)
- a crybaby
- a face, a mug (colloquial)
- hello (colloquial)
- a dull, boring person; a stick-in-the-mud
- a weakling, a wimp
- what a…, such (exclamation)
- a chunk (of meat or food)
- solid, proper, thorough
- a chubby little one (affectionate)
- a street urchin
- the South Jutland coffee table (a lavish spread of many cakes)
- creamed curly kale (a South Jutland Christmas dish)
- a head (colloquial)
- a Danish pastry (colloquial)
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Regional Expressions
- Lesson 2
Discovering Jutland Expressions
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.
Mastery · Part 1
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
27 Units · about 20 h
Danish Humor and Wordplay
Understand Danish humor and irony, and explain words whose meanings depend on cultural context.
10 Units · about 6.5 h
Regions and Dialects
Discuss Denmark's regions and dialects with nuance and recognize regional features in the Danish you hear.
3 Units · about 2 h
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