This page gives a quick overview over silent sounds in Danish. The examples have no audio. For audio examples, go to the alphabet section (only a, b and c are available in this online version - the full version contains all the sounds in the Danish language) |
| d |
| before s | |
| Mads | a man's name (from Matthew) |
| plads | space, place |
| sidst | last, final |
| tilfreds | satisfied |
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| after l | |
| Roskilde | Roskilde (where the festival is held) |
| at falde | to fall |
| kold | cold |
| vild | wild |
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| after n | |
| en and | a duck |
| blind | blind |
| at binde | to tie, bind |
| ind | in, into |
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| after r | |
| hård | hard |
| et mord | a murder |
| nord | north |
| et ord | a word |
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| before t | |
| godt | good |
| lidt | a bit, a little |
| fedt | fat, cool |
| kridt | chalk |
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| e |
| like in English (rare) | |
| bare | only, just |
| at gøre | to do |
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| dropped between consonants | |
| en anden | second, an other |
| sammen | together |
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| g |
| after a consonant | |
| asparges | asparagus |
| en borger | a citizen |
| Jørgen | a man's name |
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| h |
| before v and j | |
| hvor | where |
| hvem | who |
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| et hjem | a home |
| at hjælpe | to help |
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| r |
| after a vowel in the same syllable | |
| er | is, are, am |
| varm | warm, hot |
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| between vowels | |
| en ferie | a vacation, holiday |
| Erik | a man's name |
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| when doubled in the same syllable | |
| en herre | a gentleman |
| at narre | to fool, trick |
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| s |
| borrowed words (rare) | |
| en succes | a success |
| et kompromis | a compromise |
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| v |
| before l if in the same syllable | |
| et gulv | a floor |
| sølv | silver |
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| x |
| borrowed (rare) | |
| jaloux | jealous |
