Danish is the official language of Denmark, and is one of the official languages of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.http://dkheadlines.com/learndanish.htm It is also spoken in other countries such as Germany, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and in the United States by a small minority.http://www.omniglot.com/writing/danish.htm The main dialect is called Rigsdansk, which is spoken in and around Copenhagen. Danish is a Scandinavian language, and sounds similar to the other Scandinavian languages Norwegian and Swedish.http://dkheadlines.com/learndanish.htm

The language uses the Roman alphabet with 3 added letters, æ, ø and å, for a total of 29 letters. There are 9 vowels, and 20 consonants.http://dkheadlines.com/learndanish.htm

• Welcome: Velkommen
• Hello: Hej
• Yes: Ja
• No: Nej
• What is your name?: Hvad hedder du?
• My name is: Jeg hedder
• Where are you from?: Hvor kommer du fra?
• Sorry: Undskyld
• What time is it?: Hvad er klokken?
• Do you speak English?: Taler du engelsk?

Danish has been influenced by a number of other languages, including Norwegian, Latin, German, French, English and Swedish. The language has continued to evolve, with the last major change, a spelling reform in 1948, eliminating some German influences, to bring the language closer to Norwegian and Swedish.http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..da008500.a

• Yahoo! Video: Funny Volkswagen GTI Commercial from Denmark (Time: 1:31)

• YouTube Video: Talent 2008 Denmark (Time: 2:35)

• YouTube Video: Danish Beer Commercial (Time: 1:06)

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