No article for jobs
English says She is *a teacher. Danish leaves the article out when you say what someone IS by profession: *Hun er lærer, never Hun er en lærer.
| The woman is a teacher. | Kvinden er lærer. |
| He is a nurse. | Han er sygeplejerske. |
The same goes after som (as):
| The man works as a cook. | Manden arbejder som kok. |
Nationality is a noun
dansk is the language (and the adjective). A Danish PERSON is a danskeren — and again, no article after er:
| person | language | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | en dansker | dansk |
| He is a Dane. | Han er dansker. |
| The Dane speaks Danish and English. | Danskeren taler dansk og engelsk. |
Talking about work
arbejdet is the work, and på arbejde means at work. Three useful phrases with have and være:
| phrase | meaning |
|---|---|
| have travlt | to be busy |
| have fri | to be off (work) |
| være god til | to be good at |
| Are you busy now? | Har du travlt nu? |
| She is good at English. | Hun er god til engelsk. |
Children don't work — they gå i skole (go to school):
| The pupil goes to school in the city. | Eleven går i skole i byen. |
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