Learn Danish by ear

FSI Danish by Hej Danmark

A conversation, line by line, one or two sounds, then drills with a gap to answer in. Two episodes per unit, about 7 minutes each. Pilot: 10 units, about level A1.

Unit 1 · about 11 min

Greetings and introducing yourself

By the end of this unit you can say hello and give your name, ask someone their name, and say where you are from.

Unit 2 · about 21 min

Numbers, phone and your CPR number

By the end of this unit you can count from zero to a hundred, give your phone number, and say your CPR number and the year you were born.

About this course

FSI Danish by Hej Danmark follows the audio-lingual format of the US Foreign Service Institute's language courses: you hear a short conversation, repeat it line by line, work on one or two sounds, then drill until the answers come without thinking. It is not affiliated with the FSI. Each unit is two episodes: A, the conversation, and B, the drills. Do A, then B the next day, then B again. Always answer out loud, at full volume, in the gap.

The three voices are synthetic (text-to-speech): an English-speaking teacher and a female and a male Danish voice. The Danish text was written by Hej Danmark with AI assistance and is reviewed by a person before a unit is published; if you hear something a Dane would not say, write to us. The course is a pilot at about level A1 and makes no other claim about levels.