Learn Danish: Vi har meget mælk og lidt kaffe. - We have a lot of milk and a little coffee.

In Danish, meget is used with uncountable things, like mælk (milk), water, or time. This is just like using 'much' in English. If you are talking about things you can count (like cups or apples), you would use mange instead.

I have seen meget translated as 'very'. Does it mean 'very' or 'a lot of'?

It can mean both! When you put meget before an adjective, it means 'very' (like meget varm for 'very hot'). When you put it before a noun like in this sentence (meget mælk), it means 'a lot of' or 'much'.

Why is it lidt kaffe and not lille kaffe?

While both words relate to smallness, lille is an adjective meaning 'small' in physical size (like a small cup). Lidt is used to talk about quantity for uncountable things, meaning 'a little' or 'a small amount of'.

How are the small words og and lidt pronounced here?

Danish pronunciation can be surprising! The 'g' in og is completely silent, so it just sounds like 'oh'. The 'd' in lidt is the Danish 'soft d', which sounds somewhat like the 'th' in the English word 'the', but softer and placed lower in the mouth.