This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Danish. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Danish“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishDanishPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearlyst
klart
da-sing_lightclear
da-sing_lightclear-2
darkmørkda-sing_dark
colorcolorfarveda-sing_color
coloredcoloredfarvetda-sing_colored
whitewhitehvidda-sing_white
blackblacksortda-sing_black
yellowyellowgulda-sing_yellow
orangeorangeorangeda-sing_orange
redredrødda-sing_red
pinkpinklyserødda-sing_pink
violetvioletvioletda-sing_violet
blueblueblåda-sing_blue
greengreengrønda-sing_green
brownbrownbrunda-sing_brown
greygreygråda-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishDanishPronunciation
(Audio)
newnyda-sing_new
oldgammelda-sing_old
smalllilleda-sing_small
large / bigstorda-sing_largebig
youngungda-sing_young
kind / pleasantflinkda-sing_kindpleasant
unkind / unpleasantuvenligda-sing_unkindunpleasant
patienttålmodigda-sing_patient
tallstorda-sing_tall
middle sizedmellemstorda-sing_middle-sized
smalllilleda-sing_small
fattykda-sing_fat
thin / slimtynd
slank
da-sing_thinslim
da-sing_thinslim-2
nice / prettyHyggeligt at møde dig!da-sing_nicepretty
beautifulsmukda-sing_beautiful
uglygrimda-sing_ugly
ill / sicksygda-sing_illsick
healthysundda-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulgladda-sing_happycheerful
sadtristda-sing_sad
sportysportyda-sing_sporty
ambitionedambitiøsda-sing_ambitioned
intelligentintelligentda-sing_intelligent
creativekreativda-sing_creative
activeaktivda-sing_active
sentimentalsentimentalda-sing_sentimental
rationalrationelda-sing_rational
emotionalfølelsesbetonetda-sing_emotional
naturalnaturligda-sing_natural
romanticromantiskda-sing_romantic
nice / amiablekønda-sing_niceamiable
spontaneousspontantda-sing_spontaneous
energeticenergiskda-sing_energetic
stressed (out)stressetda-sing_stressed-out
relaxedafslappetda-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustreretda-sing_frustrated
talentedtalentfuldda-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishDanishPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Hvordan ser han ud?da-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Hvordan ser hun ud?da-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Hvordan er han?da-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Hvordan er hun?da-sing_what-is-she-like

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