Where are you from?
To say where you are from, use komme fra. To say where you live, use bo i:
| I come from England. | Jeg kommer fra England. |
| I live in Denmark. | Jeg bor i Danmark. |
Most country names take no article, as in English, and they are written with a capital letter.
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| Danmark | Denmark |
| Sverige | Sweden |
| Norge | Norway |
| Tyskland | Germany |
| England | England |
| Frankrig | France |
| Spanien | Spain |
| USA | the USA |
| Europa | Europe |
| København | Copenhagen |
USA is said letter by letter, u-es-a, and it takes no the in Danish.
People and languages: small letters
Languages, nationalities and the adjectives that go with them are written with a small letter in Danish: dansk, engelsk, amerikansk.
To say what nationality you are, use the bare noun with no article, the same way you say your job (Hun er lærer):
| I am English. | Jeg er englænder. |
| Are you an American? | Er du amerikaner? |
| country | person | adjective / language |
|---|---|---|
| Danmark | dansker | dansk |
| England | englænder | engelsk |
| USA | amerikaner | amerikansk |
| Sverige | svensker | svensk |
| Norge | nordmand | norsk |
| Tyskland | tysker | tysk |
| She has an American car. | Hun har en amerikansk bil. |
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