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### Saying hello

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**{{item:1172104}}** (literally *good day*) is more formal. You hear it from older people and in polite first meetings.

### Greetings for the time of day

| when | Danish | English |
|---|---|---|
| morning | **godmorgen** | good morning |
| evening, arriving | **godaften** | good evening |
| going to bed | **godnat** | good night |

Each one is written as ONE word.

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### How are you?

The usual question is **{{item:1172115}}** — *how is it going?* The usual answer is **{{item:1172117}}** (it is going well), and you send the question back with **{{item:1172119}}** (what about you?).

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### Meeting someone

When you meet someone for the first time, say **{{item:1172122}}** — *nice to meet you*:

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### Welcome and goodbye

**{{item:1172125}}** greets a guest. When you leave, say **{{item:1172128}}** (goodbye) or, if you will meet again, **{{item:1172130}}** (see you).

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Greetings (hej, godmorgen, farvel)

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Question	Answer
hi, hello	hej
Hi! What are you called?	Hej! Hvad hedder du?
hello (formal), good day	goddag
Good day! Is the doctor here?	Goddag! Er lægen her?
Good day. Do you speak English?	Goddag. Taler du engelsk?
good morning	godmorgen
Good morning! The coffee is here.	Godmorgen! Kaffen er her.
Good morning. Are you tired?	Godmorgen. Er du træt?
good evening	godaften
Good evening! We are eating now.	Godaften! Vi spiser nu.
good night	godnat
Good night! I am tired.	Godnat! Jeg er træt.
The child is sleeping now. Good night!	Barnet sover nu. Godnat!
how are you? (how is it going?)	hvordan går det
Hi! How are you?	Hej! Hvordan går det?
I am fine (it is going well)	det går godt
How are you? — I am fine.	Hvordan går det? — Det går godt.
what about you?	hvad med dig
I am fine. What about you?	Det går godt. Hvad med dig?
I am tired. What about you?	Jeg er træt. Hvad med dig?
nice to meet you	hyggeligt at møde dig
Good day! Nice to meet you.	Goddag! Hyggeligt at møde dig.
Nice to meet you. How are you?	Hyggeligt at møde dig. Hvordan går det?
welcome	velkommen
Good evening, and welcome.	Godaften, og velkommen.
Welcome! Here is the house.	Velkommen! Her er huset.
goodbye	farvel
He says goodbye.	Han siger farvel.
see you	vi ses
Bye, see you!	Hej, vi ses!
Goodbye! See you.	Farvel! Vi ses.

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