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### Showing that you are listening

Danes keep a conversation going with short reactions. **{{item:1172535}}** is the most common — *oh*, *I see*, *well*:

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| reaction | English |
|---|---|
| det lyder godt | that sounds good |
| er det rigtigt? | really? is that true? |
| det var en skam | that's a shame |
| øv | oh no, bummer |

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### When something is wrong

**{{item:1172549}}** asks *what's wrong?*:

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### Not … either

To agree with something negative, use **{{item:1172552}}**:

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### Two small words

**{{item:1172555}}** (actually) softens a question or a statement, and **{{item:1172558}}** (by the way) changes the subject:

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Reacting in a conversation (nå, det lyder godt)

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)

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...)

Future with present tense

Question	Answer
oh, I see; well	nå
Well, what are you doing today?	Nå, hvad laver du i dag?
that sounds good	det lyder godt
I am off today. — Oh, that sounds good.	Jeg har fri i dag. — Nå, det lyder godt.
We are going for a walk tonight. — That sounds good!	Vi går en tur i aften. — Det lyder godt!
really? is that true?	er det rigtigt
He has four dogs. — Really?	Han har fire hunde. — Er det rigtigt?
Is it true that you are traveling tomorrow?	Er det rigtigt at du rejser i morgen?
that's a shame	det var en skam
I was sick yesterday. — That's a shame.	Jeg var syg i går. — Det var en skam.
The film was bad. That was a shame.	Filmen var dårlig. Det var en skam.
oh no, bummer	øv
Oh no, it is raining.	Øv, det regner.
The bus is not coming. — Bummer!	Bussen kommer ikke. — Øv!
what's wrong?	hvad er der i vejen
What's wrong? Are you sick?	Hvad er der i vejen? Er du syg?
You are crying. What's wrong?	Du græder. Hvad er der i vejen?
not … either	heller ikke
I do not like fish. — Neither do I.	Jeg kan ikke lide fisk. — Det kan jeg heller ikke.
He does not speak German, and she does not speak German either.	Han taler ikke tysk, og hun taler heller ikke tysk.
actually, really	egentlig
What are you called, actually?	Hvad hedder du egentlig?
I am actually not hungry.	Jeg er egentlig ikke sulten.
by the way	forresten
By the way, where is the key?	Forresten, hvor er nøglen?
By the way, are you coming tonight?	Kommer du forresten i aften?

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