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### Ordering

Behind the counter you will hear **{{item:1172587}}** — *what can I get you?* You answer with **skal have** (*I'll have*), from **{{item:1172590}}**:

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In a restaurant, ask for **{{item:1172593}}**.

### Prices

Ask **{{item:1172596}}** (how much is it?). Danish money is **{{item:1172598}}** — *kroner* in the plural:

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At the till, **{{item:1172601}}** asks for the total:

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### At the supermarket

Something cheap this week is **{{item:1172604}}** (on offer), and the cashier will ask if you want a **{{item:1172607}}** (bag):

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In the shop (Hvad koster det?)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite nouns and the copula (-en, -et, er)

Indefinite articles (en, et)

Present tense verbs and word order (-r)

Plural subject pronouns (vi, I, de)

The verb to have (har)

Yes/No questions

Wh-questions (hvad, hvem, hvor)

Main clause negation (ikke)

Regular noun plurals (-er, -r)

Short noun plurals (-e)

Definite plurals (-ne)

Neuter adjective agreement (-t)

Plural adjective agreement (-e)

Adjectives with indefinite nouns

Adjectives with definite nouns (den / det / de ... -e)

Numbers 1 to 10

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Expressing age (er ... år)

Genitive possession (-s)

Singular possessives (min, din)

Third-person possessives (hans, hendes)

Plural possessives (vores, jeres, deres)

Reflexive possessives (sin, sit, sine)

Singular object pronouns (mig, dig)

Plural object pronouns (os, jer, dem)

The infinitive marker (at)

The modal verb can (kan)

The modal verb want to (vil)

The modal verb must (skal)

Negating modal verbs

Inversion after adverbs

Prepositions of position (i, på)

Prepositions of direction (til, fra)

Days of the week (mandag, tirsdag...)

Months of the year (januar, februar...)

Telling time (hel, halv, kvart)

Coordinating conjunctions (og, men, eller)

Subordinating conjunctions (at, fordi)

Subordinate clause negation

Commands (køb, vent, spis)

Zero-ending neuter plurals

The Human Body: Head and Face

The Human Body: Limbs and Torso

Personal Hygiene

Digital Life

Tools and Hardware

Emergency and Safety

Common Materials

Money and Payments

Short answers (Ja, det gør jeg)

Greetings (hej, godmorgen, farvel)

Thanks and apologies (tak, undskyld)

Jobs and nationalities (Hun er lærer)

Likes and dislikes (kan godt lide)

Somebody and something (nogen, noget, ingen)

How much? (meget, lidt, mere, nok)

With, by, over and under (med, ved, over, under)

Ordinals and dates (den første april)

Wishes for every occasion (tillykke, god bedring)

Times of day (om morgenen, om aftenen)

My day (stå op, gå i seng)

Past tense I: -ede and -te (i går)

My new hat (min nye hat, små, gamle)

Past tense II: irregular verbs (var, havde, gik)

Reacting in a conversation (nå, det lyder godt)

The family and irregular plurals (mænd, børn, fødder)

Demonstratives: that and those (den, det, de)

Demonstratives: this and these (denne, dette, disse)

Adverbs of manner (-t)

Comparing things (-ere, end)

Superlative adjectives (-est)

Definite superlative adjectives (-este)

Irregular adjective comparison

Comparing long adjectives (mere, mest)

The reflexive pronoun (sig)

Reflexive verbs

Reciprocal verbs (-s)

Deponent verbs (-s)

Past opinions (syntes)

Present perfect tense with regular verbs (har... -et/-t)

Present perfect tense with irregular verbs (har...)

Present perfect tense with movement (er...)

Past perfect tense (havde / var...)

Future with present tense

Question	Answer
what can I get you?	hvad skal det være
Hi, what can I get you?	Hej, hvad skal det være?
What can I get you? — A coffee, please.	Hvad skal det være? — En kaffe, tak.
to be having, to order (I'll have …)	skulle have
I'll have a tea.	Jeg skal have en te.
What are you having?	Hvad skal du have?
the menu	menuen
May I see the menu?	Må jeg se menuen?
The menu is in Danish.	Menuen er på dansk.
how much is it?	hvad koster det
Excuse me, how much is it?	Undskyld, hvad koster det?
the krone (Danish money)	kronen
How much is it? — Fifty kroner.	Hvad koster det? — Halvtreds kroner.
The coffee costs twenty kroner.	Kaffen koster tyve kroner.
what does it come to?	hvad bliver det
What does it come to? — It comes to ninety kroner.	Hvad bliver det? — Det bliver halvfems kroner.
Thanks, what does it come to?	Tak, hvad bliver det?
on offer, on sale	på tilbud
The cheese is on offer today.	Osten er på tilbud i dag.
Is the coffee on offer?	Er kaffen på tilbud?
the bag (plastic, paper)	posen
Do you want a bag?	Vil du have en pose?
The bag costs two kroner.	Posen koster to kroner.
the øre (one hundredth of a krone)	øren
It costs ten kroner and fifty øre.	Det koster ti kroner og halvtreds øre.
The øre is very small.	Øren er meget lille.

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