How to tell the time in Danish, a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Denmark.
General time words and expressions | Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons
| English | Danish (dansk) |
|---|---|
| klokken, kl. | o'clock |
| tid | time |
| en time | an hour |
| et minut | a minute |
| et sekund | a second |
| en dag | a day |
| en uge | a week |
| en måned | a month |
| nu | now |
| snart | soon |
| for nylig | recently |
| om lidt | in a little while |
| for lidt tid siden | a little while ago |
| klokken er mange | it's late |
| klokken lort | unreasonably early or late, stupid o'clock |
| tiden løber | time flies |
| tiden er gået | time's up |
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| English | Danish (dansk) |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | Hvad er klokken? Undskyld, ved du, hvad klokken er? |
| It's one o'clock | Klokken er ett |
| It's quarter past one | Klokken er kvart over ett |
| It's half past one | Klokken er halv to |
| It's quarter to two | Klokken er kvart i to |
| It's two o'clock | Klokken er to |
| It's quarter past two | Klokken er kvart over to |
| It's half past two | Klokken er halv tre |
| It's quarter to three | Klokken er kvart i tre |
| It's three o'clock | Klokken er tre |
| It's quarter past three | Klokken er kvart over tre |
| It's half past three | Klokken er halv fire |
| It's quarter to four | Klokken er kvart i fire |
| It's four o'clock | Klokken er fire |
| It's quarter past four | Klokken er kvart over fire |
| It's half past four | Klokken er halv fem |
| It's quarter to five | Klokken er kvart i fem |
| It's five o'clock | Klokken er fem |
| It's quarter past five | Klokken er kvart over fem |
| It's half past five | Klokken er halv seks |
| It's quarter to six | Klokken er kvart i seks |
| It's six o'clock | Klokken er seks |
| It's quarter past six | Klokken er kvart over seks |
| It's half past six | Klokken er halv syv |
| It's quarter to seven | Klokken er kvart i syv |
| It's seven o'clock | Klokken er syv |
| It's quarter past seven | Klokken er kvart over syv |
| It's half past seven | Klokken er halv otte |
| It's quarter to eight | Klokken er kvart i otte |
| It's eight o'clock | Klokken er otte |
| It's quarter past eight | Klokken er kvart over otte |
| It's half past eight | Klokken er halv ni |
| It's quarter to nine | Klokken er kvart i ni |
| It's nine o'clock | Klokken er ni |
| It's quarter past nine | Klokken er kvart over ni |
| It's half past nine | Klokken er halv ti |
| It's quarter to ten | Klokken er kvart i ti |
| It's ten o'clock | Klokken er ti |
| It's quarter past ten | Klokken er kvart over ti |
| It's half past ten | Klokken er halv elleve |
| It's quarter to eleven | Klokken er kvart i elleve |
| It's eleven o'clock | Klokken er elleve |
| It's quarter past eleven | Klokken er kvart over elleve |
| It's half past eleven | Klokken er halv tolv |
| It's quarter to twelve | Klokken er kvart i tolv |
| It's twelve o'clock | Klokken er tolv |
| It's quarter past twelve | Klokken er kvart over tolv |
| It's half past twelve | Klokken er halv tretten |
| It's quarter to one | Klokken er kvart i tretten |
| it's midnight | Det er midnat |
| it's midday | Det er middag |
| in the early morning (before 9am) | om morgenen |
| in the morning (9am to 12 pm) | om formiddagen |
| in the afternoon (12-6pm) | om eftermiddagen |
| in the evening (6pm - 12am) | om aftenen |
| at night (from midnight) | om natten |
Hear some of these expressions:
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| Monday | mandag |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | tirsdag |
| Wednesday | onsdag |
| Thursday | torsdag |
| Friday | fredag |
| Saturday | lørdag |
| Sunday | søndag |
Hear days of the week in Danish:
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| January | januar |
|---|---|
| February | februar |
| March | marts |
| April | april |
| May | maj |
| June | juni |
| July | juli |
| August | augus |
| September | september |
| October | oktober |
| November | november |
| December | december |
Hear months in Danish:
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| Spring | forår |
|---|---|
| Summer | sommer |
| Autumn/Fall | efterår |
| Winter | vinter |
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How to tell the time in Danish
https://www.kbh-sprogcenter.dk/en/blog/how-tell-time-in-danish/
https://www.kbh-sprogcenter.dk/en/blog/time-danish/
https://www.danishclass101.com/blog/2020/07/31/telling-time-in-danish/
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