Danish Language,Slang,Rhymes Small-Talk.
We here at The-Art-Of-Small-talk.com have discovered a number of typical examples of Danish Language/Slang.
We'll share these, sometimes funny rhymes and sayings, in a mix of Danish & English/Australian languages. It should be fun,and we hope you, our valuable web-friends/mates will benefit and learn The-Art-Of-Small-Talk your way around Denmark/Danmark and even visiting our Scandinavian Friends in Norway/Norge & Sweden/Sverige, and have a bit of fun and joy, using Danish Language/slang and these words ,sayings and rhymes in your daily conversation with the locals! So here we go with sayings of Danish Language/slang; GREEN text in English/
Bene af sted – løbe - Run away Honning for øret – sød musik- Sweet music Hostesaft – spiritus- Alcohol Knyt bylden – ti stille- Be quiet Flydende kost – øl-Beer Få et føl på tværs–blive rasende-upset Det flasker sig – det går godt- (LG) Life is good or she'll be right mate
This is a favourite saying in Australia which we use about all the time! We hope you'll continue to enjoy these special Danish sayings! 
Gå ned med flaget – lide nederlag- Gone downGået i flinkeskolen – god opdragelse- Do-godder Floppe – mislykkes- It’s a flop Flottenheimer – ødsel person- Wannabe Flydepramme – store sko- Large shoes Flødebolle – tyk person- Fatso Gåsevin – postevand- Tap-water Gå hjem og vug – sludder og vrøvl- On your bike Klap hesten – tag det roligt- Easy does it Hugge – skyde på mål- Goal attack Humle – øl- Beer Hundeslagsmål – vild discussion- Dogfight Hundeæde – dårlig mad(No such food in Denmark!)-Bad food
Hvile ørene – slappe af-Relaxing øjemål – på lurenkig-Eyesight Leve på polsk – papirløst ægteskab-Living in sin together Mosefund – ældre person- Elderly person Pis og papir – ærgelse- It’s not fair Fut i fejemøget – gang i foretagendet- Things are happening
More Danish Language/Slang and;Idiomordbog-Idiom Dictionary We have many sentences where we include Body pieces e.g the hand,feet,fingers,ears,etc:(Green text in English/Australian) Have hånd i hanke – In control Tage skeen i den anden hånd –Take another direction Have nogen i sin hule hånd – I ‘ve got him in my hand Holde hånden over nogen – Protecting someone Ikke kunne se en hånd for sig- Seeing in fog Passe som hånd i handske – Hand in glove Tage mod en udstrakt hand- Receiving an helping hand
Få noget fra hånden- Get rid of the evidence
Have gode kort på hånden- Having a winning hand
At nogen spiser af hånden- I’m in control
Slå hånden af nogen – Withdrawing personal help Ikke at give ved dørene- No donations At tale for døve øren- Talk falls on deaf ears
At have fat i den rigtige ende- Doing the right thing At have fingeren på pulsen-Finger on the pulse At sætte fingeren på det ømme punkt- To pin-point At krydse fingre for nogen-Cross fingers for somebody Ikke at lægge fingre imellem-Not holding back At slå to fluer med et smæk-To kill two flies with one hit At stå på god fod med nogen-To be friendly with somebody Det går som fod i hose-It’s going as to plan Noget bære frugt- Fruit bearing At sige god for noget-To be a guarantor At stå sig godt-Having a good reputation At have fast grund under fødderne-Rock solid foundation At være gammel i gårde-Old fashion
At gå på med krum hals-Down trodden At kunne hamle op med nogen-On level footing At sætte sin hat som man vil-To do it my way Noget er en fjer i hatten-Something to show off over At være et hestehoved foran-Being in front by a horse-head At have sat sig noget i hovedet- To have an idea At lægge hovedet i blød-Brainstorming At give nogen frie hænder-Free Reins At have en heldig hand-A winning hand
Danish Language/Slang vendinger-sentences
At tale op af vægge og ned af stolper-Small-talk expert At stå med håret ned af nakken-Pennyless At få noget ind med skeer-Spoonfeeding for knowledge Han kan ikke huske fra næse til mund-Forgetful At have travlt med at blande sig-Quick to get involved Spille kong gulerod-A wannabe Der gået kage i det-Things are happening At godte sig-Spoil oneself Skrive noget bag øret-Write behind the ear to remember Hyppe sine kartofler-Look after number one Rage kastanierne ud af ilden-Conflict resolution Det er hverken fugl eller fisk-Total confusion Så står verden ikke længere-What’s the world come to
Det gælder om at holde tungen lige i munden-Keep tongue straight Ikke at ligge på den lade side-Don’t be lazy Det koster det vide ud af øjnene-It’s costing an arm and a eg Der falder brænde ned-Look out for falling branches(trouble) At komme godt op at køre-Having a good run in life Det gir jeg ikke fem flade ører for-Worthless At komme ud af fjerene-To get out of bed Måske gammel, men ung af sind-Old body, young mind
Han har ikke salt til et æg-Not a dollar to his nameHan er ikke tabt bag af en vogn-He’s not stupid Han laver gode miner til slet spil-He has a poker-face Det er for meget af det gode-Over indulgence Jeg tror du vil- I believe you will Han tar på vej-He’s on his bike At slå koldt vand i blodet-Relax Det står og sejler-Trouble at work Blive sur i masken-Personally upset Han har magt over det-He’s in control Du ser noget beløjet ud-You look Funny Man er ved at falde ned af stolen-The man is drunk
And the last part of Danish Language/slang
Man må holde måde me det-In moderation Ikke med min gode vilje-Not my way Der kan man bare se-Sh.. happens At få det forkerte ben ud af sengen-The wrong leg out of bed Du er nok kommet på arbejde-You’ll be busy Du er en køn en-You say you’r my mate Du er kommet godt op at køre-You’r doing well in life Jeg vil ikke se dem for mine øjne-Stay out of my sight Der er røg i køkkenet-Smoke in the kitchen Jeg taler med store bogstaver-Self important small-talk Han snakker som et vandfald-Fast talker
Så ved man nok hvad klokken er slået-Its time to leave Man må holde måde med det-Keep within reason Det var ligegodt meget-You got to be kidding
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Det er hundrede – det er helt sikkert-sure bet
Noget går i hak- Spanner in the wheel
Ukrudt forgår ikke så let-Weeds doesn’t dissappear so easy
Det var en værre basseralle- What a shocker
