Hej!
say it: “hi”
Danish
in its own words: dansk
- Speakers
- 6 million (estimate)
- Family
- Indo-European – Germanic
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- Germany, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- Denmark
Fun fact
Danish pronunciation reduces many sounds, so spoken and written Danish differ considerably. Norwegians and Swedes understand spoken Danish less easily than written.