Managing Your Money
Let's start with the basics. In Danish, the word for money (penge) is plural, so "the money" is pengene. You keep it in pungen (the wallet) or safe at banken (the bank).
| The woman has the money in her new wallet. | Kvinden har pengene i sin nye pung. |
| The son gets the money at the bank today. | Sønnen henter pengene i banken i dag. |
The Bill and the Amount
When you are ready to settle up at a restaurant, you will need at betale (to pay) tjeneren (the waiter). They will bring you regningen (the bill), which shows you the exact beløbet (amount) owed.
| We pay the bill, and the waiter is happy. | Vi betaler regningen, og tjeneren er glad. |
| The amount on the bill is small. | Beløbet på regningen er lille. |
| The amount is exactly one hundred. | Beløbet er præcis hundrede. |
Cash and Receipts
To ask or talk about a price, use the verb at koste (to cost). You can usually choose to pay with a card (kort) or use physical kontanter (cash). Don't forget to take kvitteringen (the receipt) when you are done!
| The new wallet costs ninety. | Den nye pung koster halvfems. |
| The man uses cash because he cannot find his card. | Manden bruger kontanter fordi han ikke kan finde sit kort. |
| The father pays and takes the receipt. | Faren betaler og tager kvitteringen. |
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