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### Mr and Mrs

**{{item:1208802}}** (short for *herre*) and **{{item:1208805}}** go before a surname, lower case, in polite or formal settings:

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In everyday Danish most people use first names; *hr.* and *fru* belong to formal letters and official settings.

### Herren and damen

| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| **{{item:1208808}}** | the gentleman |
| **{{item:1208810}}** | the lady |
| **{{item:1208814}}** | the person |
| **{{item:1208817}}** | the husband |

The fixed greeting to an audience puts the ladies first:

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**Person** is the word for *one individual*; **mennesket** is *the human being*:

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### Kære — opening a letter

**{{item:1208820}}** (*dear*) takes **-e** in front of a name, like any adjective before a definite noun:

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### Hallo and hej så længe

**{{item:1208823}}** is what you say when you pick up the phone, or to get someone's attention. **{{item:1208826}}** is a friendly *bye for now*:

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Ladies and gentlemen (hr., fru, herren, damen)

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)

In the shop (Hvad koster det?)

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...)

Question	Answer
Mr. (title)	hr.
Mr. Hansen is our new neighbor.	Hr. Hansen er vores nye nabo.
Good day, Mr. Jensen.	Goddag, hr. Jensen.
Mrs. (title)	fru
Mrs. Nielsen teaches Danish.	Fru Nielsen underviser i dansk.
Do you know Mrs. Larsen?	Kender du fru Larsen?
the gentleman	herren
The gentleman in the blue jacket is waiting for you.	Herren i den blå jakke venter på dig.
the lady	damen
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome!	Mine damer og herrer, velkommen!
The lady in the shop is very friendly.	Damen i butikken er meget venlig.
An elderly lady asked for directions.	En ældre dame spurgte om vejen.
the person (an individual)	personen
She is a very nice person.	Hun er en meget rar person.
Only one person came to the meeting.	Der kom kun en person til mødet.
the husband	ægtemanden
Her husband works at the hospital.	Hendes ægtemand arbejder på sygehuset.
The husband is also coming to the party.	Ægtemanden kommer også til festen.
dear	kær
Dear Mette, thank you for your letter.	Kære Mette, tak for dit brev.
He is my dear old friend.	Han er min kære gamle ven.
hello (on the phone; to get attention)	hallo
Hello? Who am I speaking to?	Hallo? Hvem taler jeg med?
Hello, is anybody home?	Hallo, er der nogen hjemme?
bye for now	hej så længe
Bye for now, see you tomorrow!	Hej så længe, vi ses i morgen!
I have to run now. Bye for now!	Jeg må løbe nu. Hej så længe!

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