Danish Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Danish lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Danish to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Danish
one en
first første
two to
second sekund
three tre
third tredje
four fire
fourth fjerde
five fem
fifth femte
six seks
sixth sjette
seven syv
seventh syvende
eight otte
eighth ottende
nine ni
ninth niende
ten ti
tenth tiende
eleven elleve
eleventh ellevte
twelve tolv
twelfth tolvte
thirteen tretten
thirteenth trettende
fourteen fjorten
once én gang
fifteen femten
twice to gange
sixteen seksten
Monday mandag
seventeen sytten
Tuesday tirsdag
eighteen atten
Wednesday onsdag
nineteen nitten
Thursday torsdag
twenty tyve
Friday fredag
seventy one enoghalvfjerds
Saturday lørdag
one hundred et hundrede
Sunday søndag

Numbers Grammar Rules

Danish cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Danish. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Danish
I have three dogs [number + noun] jeg har tre hunde
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] min datter har to katte
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] hun taler syv sprog
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] min bror har en søn
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] dette er min anden lektion
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] har du læst den tredje bog?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow ko

goat ged

donkey æsel

horse hest

dog hund

cat kat

mouse mus

bird fugl

Conversation in Danish

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Danish
Where are you from? hvor er du fra?
I'm from the U.S jeg er fra sa
I'm American jeg er amerikaner
Where do you live? hvor bor du?
I live in the U.S jeg bor i sa
What do you do for a living? hvad er dit arbejde?
I'm a student jeg er studerende

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Danish? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.