A1 · Beginner
Meals & Dishes
Learn Danish meals, courses, and classic dishes from smørrebrød to flæskesteg.
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- Words & phrases
- 59
- 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.
- a dish; a course
- an open-faced sandwich
- roast pork
- a Danish sausage
- liver pâté
- a Danish-style omelet
- oat porridge
- rice porridge
- red berry pudding
- rye bread
- a Danish pancake ball
- a Danish pastry
- pasta
- an omelet
- a stew
- a beef patty
- mashed potatoes
- a sauce; gravy
- a packed lunch
- a brunch
- a burger
- I am full.
- I cannot eat another bite.
- to chew slowly
- to sip
- to munch on
- to gulp down
- to pick at food
- salted
- unsalted
- smoked
- low-fat
- boned
- peeled
- free-range
- vegan
- a pit in the fruit
- a breakfast table
- an English breakfast
- French toast
- a boiled egg
- a fried egg
- blood sausage
- a brioche
- a slice of pizza
- a baked dish
- a starter plate
- a main meal
- a snack
- a late-night meal
- a buffet table
- a portion size
- a plated presentation
- eating out
- Dinner is ready!
- That was delicious.
- May I have some more?
- I have had enough, thank you.
- to have a light breakfast
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Meals and Dishes
- Lesson 2
Planning a Danish Dinner
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.
Order Food and Drinks
Order food and drinks, ask what a dish is and pay the bill.
5 Units · about 4 h
Beginner · Part 3
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
24 Units · about 15.5 h
Danish Food Classics
Name and order classic Danish dishes and use the polite phrases Danes say at the table.
3 Units · about 2 h
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