The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Danish language. The words listed below are not the most common Danish words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Danish (dansk) |
| I | jeg |
| you (singular) | du, De *(formal)* |
| he | han |
| we | vi |
| you (plural) | I |
| they | de |
| this | denne/dette |
| that | den/det |
| here | her |
| there | der |
| who | hvem *(interrogative)* |
| what | hvad *(interrogative)* |
| where | hvor *(no movement, interrogative)* |
| when | hvornår *(interrogative)* |
| how | hvordan |
| not | ikke |
| all | alle |
| many | mange |
| some | nogen |
| few | få |
| other | anden |
| one | en |
| two | to |
| three | tre |
| four | fire |
| five | fem |
| big | stor |
| long | lang |
| wide | bred |
| thick | tyk |
| heavy | tung |
| small | lille |
| short | kort |
| narrow | snæver |
| thin | tynd |
| woman | kvinde |
| man (adult male) | mand |
| man (human being) | menneske |
| child | barn |
| wife | hustru, kone |
| husband | mand |
| mother | mor |
| father | far |
| animal | dyr |
| fish | fisk |
| bird | fugl |
| dog | hund |
| louse | lus |
| snake | slange |
| worm | orm |
| tree | træ |
| forest | skov |
| stick | kæp |
| fruit | frugt |
| seed | frø |
| leaf | blad |
| root | rod |
| bark (of a tree) | bark |
| flower | blomst |
| grass | græs |
| rope | reb |
| skin | skind |
| meat | kød |
| blood | blod |
| bone | ben |
| fat (noun) | fedt |
| egg | æg |
| horn | horn |
| tail | hale |
| feather | fjer |
| hair | hår |
| head | hoved |
| ear | øre |
| eye | øje |
| nose | næse |
| mouth | mund |
| tooth | tand |
| tongue (organ) | tunge |
| fingernail | (finger)negl |
| foot | fod |
| leg | ben |
| knee | knæ |
| hand | hånd |
| wing | vinge |
| belly | mave |
| guts | tarm |
| neck | hals |
| back | ryg |
| breast | bryst |
| heart | hjerte |
| liver | lever |
| to drink | at drikke |
| to eat | at spise |
| to bite | at bide |
| to suck | at sutte |
| to spit | at spytte |
| to vomit | at kaste op/at brække sig |
| to blow | at blæse |
| to breathe | at ånde |
| to laugh | at le/at grine |
| to see | at se |
| to hear | at høre |
| to know | at vide |
| to think | at tænke |
| to smell | at lugte |
| to fear | at frygte |
| to sleep | at sove |
| to live | at leve |
| to die | at dø |
| to kill | at dræbe |
| to fight | at kæmpe |
| to hunt | at jage |
| to hit | at slå |
| to cut | at skære |
| to split | at splitte |
| to stab | at stikke |
| to scratch | at kradse |
| to dig | at grave |
| to swim | at svømme |
| to fly | at flyve |
| to walk | at gå |
| to come | at komme |
| to lie (as in a bed) | at lægge sig *(action)*, at ligge *(state)* |
| to sit | at sætte sig *(action)*, at sidde *(state)* |
| to stand | at stå op *(action)*, at stå *(state)* |
| to turn (intransitive) | at dreje |
| to fall | at falde |
| to give | at give |
| to hold | at holde |
| to squeeze | at presse |
| to rub | at gnide |
| to wash | at vaske |
| to wipe | at viske |
| to pull | at trække |
| to push | at skubbe |
| to throw | at kaste |
| to tie | at binde |
| to sew | at sy |
| to count | at tælle |
| to say | at sige |
| to sing | at synge |
| to play | at spille |
| to float | at flyde |
| to flow | at flyde |
| to freeze | at fryse |
| to swell | at svulme |
| sun | sol |
| moon | måne |
| star | stjerne |
| water | vand |
| rain | regn |
| river | flod |
| lake | sø |
| sea | hav |
| salt | salt |
| stone | sten |
| sand | sand |
| dust | støv |
| earth | jord |
| cloud | sky |
| fog | tåge |
| sky | himmel |
| wind | vind |
| snow | sne |
| ice | is |
| smoke | røg |
| fire | ild |
| ash | aske |
| to burn | brænde |
| road | vej |
| mountain | bjerg |
| red | rød |
| green | grøn |
| yellow | gul |
| white | hvid |
| black | sort |
| night | nat |
| day | dag |
| year | år |
| warm | varm |
| cold | kold |
| full | fuld |
| new | ny |
| old | gammel |
| good | god |
| bad | dårlig |
| rotten | rådden |
| dirty | snavset |
| straight | lige |
| round | rund |
| sharp (as a knife) | skarp |
| dull (as a knife) | sløv |
| smooth | glat |
| wet | våd |
| dry | tør |
| correct | rigtig |
| near | nær |
| far | fjern |
| right | højre |
| left | venstre |