About the phonetic notation
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(a Dane) dan -skə
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(Denmark) dan -mahk
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(to work) aah -by-də
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(to know) kɛn-ə
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(exciting) spɛn-n-ə
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(ordinary) ʌl-meen -lee
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(to be called something) heeð
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(a month) mawn -əð
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(what) vaeð
The soft d is the most difficult Danish sound. The closest it comes to English is the th , but with your tongue extended a bit farther. It doesn't come naturally for English speakers, and requires quite a bit of practice.
Here are a few more examples of the soft d :
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(a code) koo-ð
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(fat) feeð
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(a side, a page) see-ð
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(a period)
pɛ-yoo -ð
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(glad, happy) glaeð
