Vocabulary
The German word for "house" sounds a lot like the Danish one.
What is Haus?
Unlike Denmark, German schools sometimes have this kind of tracking system after primary school.
What is Gymnasium, Realschule, etc.?
Danish verbs don’t change much, but in German this element changes with the subject.
What is the verb ending?
In Germany, this meal is often cold with bread and cheese; in Denmark, it’s called “frokost.”.
What is lunch?
This German letter (ß) sounds like this Danish sound.
What is “s”?
This word means “book” in both languages and looks very similar.
What is Buch / bog?
A shared similarity: both countries give students this kind of weekly homework.
What are reading assignments?
In German, nouns are always written like this.
What is with a capital letter?
A popular holiday in both countries celebrated in December with candles and cookies.
What is Christmas (Jul / Weihnachten)?
This vowel in German sounds like “ø” in Danish.
What is “ö”?
This is the German word for “ice"?
What is Eis?
In Denmark, students usually don’t wear these, but in some German schools they do.
What are school uniforms?
In Danish, there are only two noun genders. In German, nouns can be masculine, feminine, or this.
What is neuter?
Germans often greet with a handshake; Danes are more informal and do this.
What is a nod or casual “hej”?
German has this sharp, clear pronunciation rule for “r” that Danish doesn’t follow.
What is a rolled or uvular “r”?
Both languages use this word for "thank you", but in slightly different forms.
What is Danke / tak?
German schools often have more of these structured tests compared to Danish schools.
What are written exams or Klassenarbeiten?
German has four of these grammatical cases. Danish barely uses them.
What are nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive?
A big difference in school: German students often call teachers this instead of by first name.
What is Herr or Frau + surname
In German, the "z" is pronounced like this English sound. In Danish, it's usually softer.
What is “ts” like in “cats”?
A tricky false friend: the German “Gift” doesn’t mean what you think it does.
What is poison?
In Denmark, students usually stay with the same classmates for many years. In Germany, this often happens after Grade 4.
What is students are separated into different school types or tracks?
Unlike Danish, German uses this small word at the end of the sentence in main clauses sometimes (e.g., "Ich habe Hunger, ___").
What is doch or a modal particle?
Both countries love this outdoor activity involving bikes.
What is cycling?
This letter sound like the danish letter "F".
What is "v"?