Danish vs Norwegian
Two germanic languages, side by side.
Danish
Dansk
- Curated vocabulary
- 411 words
- Curriculum
- 18 units · 80 lessons
- Verbs inflect for person
- No
- Tenses drilled
- 1
- Tutor speaks it aloud
- Yes
- Pronunciation practice
- Yes
Norwegian
Norsk
- Curated vocabulary
- 403 words
- Curriculum
- 18 units · 80 lessons
- Verbs inflect for person
- No
- Tenses drilled
- 1
- Tutor speaks it aloud
- Yes
- Pronunciation practice
- Yes
The first words in each
| Danish | Norwegian | English |
|---|---|---|
| en | en | a/an (common gender) / a/an (m.) |
| et | ei | a/an (neuter gender) / a/an (f.) |
| -en | et | the (common, suffixed) / a/an (n.) |
| -et | -en | the (neuter, suffixed) / the (m., suffixed) |
| -(e)ne | -a | the (plural, suffixed) / the (f., suffixed) |
| jeg | -et | I / the (n., suffixed) |
| du | -ene | you (sg.) / the (pl., suffixed) |
| han | jeg | he / I |
Danish vs Norwegian - FAQ
- Is Danish or Norwegian harder to learn?
- We won't rank them: it depends on what you already speak. Both conjugate the same way (verbs do not change according to who is acting), and Semantix drills 1 tenses in Danish against 1 in Norwegian.
- Can I practise speaking both?
- Yes. The tutor speaks both Danish and Norwegian aloud, and both support pronunciation practice with your microphone.