Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Danish Survival Phrases
The Danes tend to say words quickly and clipped. In fact, many short vowels
end in a “glottal stop” —a very brief vocal break immediately following the
vowel. While I haven't tried to indicate these in the phonetics, you can listen
for them in Denmark...and (try to) imitate. Three unique Danish vowels are
æ
(sounds like the
e
in “egg”),
ø
(sounds like the German
ö
—purse your lips and
say “oh”), and
å
(sounds like the
o
in “bowl”). The letter
r
is not rolled—it's
pronounced farther back in the throat, almost like a
w
. A
d
at the end of a word
