Danish (/ ˈ d eɪ n ɪ ʃ / ⓘ, DAY-nish; endonym: dansk pronounced ⓘ, dansk sprog [ˈtænˀsk ˈspʁɔwˀ]) [1] is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark.

Danish culture and society are broadly progressive egalitarian, and socially liberal; Denmark was the first country to legally recognise same-sex partnerships. It is a founding member of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations, and is part of the Schengen Area. Denmark maintains close political ...

Danish language, the official language of Denmark, spoken there by more than five million people. It is also spoken in a few communities south of the German border; it is taught in the schools of the Faroe Islands, of Iceland, and of Greenland.

One thing that makes Danish special is the glottal stop or in Danish “stød”. It is a sound that has a sort of creaky noise. It is a bit like how rolling an “r” in Spanish can be tricky for non-native speakers—it takes practice to get it right! The glottal stop is one reason why Danish can be hard for foreigners to learn.

Danish began to be used a literary languge during the 16th century. In 1514 Christian Pedersen published a Danish version of Gesta Danorum, which was highly influential on subsequent Danish literature. Pedersen also published the first Danish translation of the New Testament in 1531, and a full translation of the Bible in 1550.

Danish is the Germanic language spoken in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and parts of Greenland and Germany (Southern Schleswig). Around 5.5 million people speak Danish. It is used as a second language in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Danish people, or Danes, call their language dansk. Here are some simple words in Danish:

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Jan 28, 2025 · Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gives a statement ahead of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Jan. 14, 2025.

A Danish person, also called a "Dane", can be a national or citizen of Denmark (see Demographics of Denmark) Culture of Denmark; Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity; A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe; Danish (name), a male given name and surname

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