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Danish, explained in English

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Level A1 · 0 / 14 steps

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Step 1 · First wordsYou can say who you are, where you come from and where you live (jeg hedder, jeg kommer fra, jeg bor i), use the present of the first verbs for every person, ask what, where and who, ask yes-or-no questions with the verb first, and say er and har. in progress
1. Step to do Saying who you are › jeg er, jeg hedder, jeg bor
2. Step to do Talking about people › Talking about other people: han, hun, vi, de, I, De
3. Step to do Saying what you do › Saying what someone does: bor, arbejder, taler, kommer
4. Step to do Asking for information › Asking with a question word: hvad, hvor, hvem, hvorfra, hvordan
5. Step to do Asking yes-or-no questions › Asking yes or no: the verb first, Bor du her
6. Step to do Building a statement › The verb in second place: Sofie bor i Odense, Lars arbejder her
7. Step to do Being and having › er and har
8. Step to do 107 words 0/107
“Sentences”: 27 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (48)
- 2 · People, family and the body (4)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (8)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (2)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (3)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (12)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (16)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (4)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (5)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (5)
Step 2 · No and notYou can say no with ikke after the verb, give short answers (Ja, det gør jeg), name things with en and et, use the definite form (bilen, huset) and say at + infinitive.
1. Step to do Saying no › Saying what is not so: ikke after the verb (bor ikke, har ikke)
2. Step to do Giving short answers › Answering briefly: Ja, det gør jeg, Nej, det er jeg ikke
3. Step to do Naming a thing › Naming things: en bil, et hus
4. Step to do Naming something known › Saying the car, the house: bilen, huset
5. Step to do Linking two verbs › at synge, at læse, infinitive or present
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7. Step to do Text: Mette og Ali
“Sentences”: 16 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (27)
- 2 · People, family and the body (2)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (11)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (2)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (7)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (5)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (6)
Step 3 · ThingsYou can make the plural (biler, dage, børn) and the definite plural (bilerne), use den, det, de for things, the genitive -s and the possessives min, din, hans, hendes.
1. Step to do Talking about more than one › Saying more than one: biler, hunde, år
2. Step to do Learning the irregular plurals › Saying more than one, vowel changes: mænd, børn, bøger
3. Step to do Several known things › Saying the cars, the houses: bilerne, husene
4. Step to do Replacing a thing › Standing in for a thing: den, det, de
5. Step to do Saying whose › Saying whose it is: Peters bil
6. Step to do Saying my, your, our, their › Saying it is mine or yours: min, mit, mine, din, dit, dine, vores
7. Step to do Saying his, her, its › Saying it is his, hers or its: hans, hendes, dens, dets
8. Step to do 86 words 0/86
“Sentences”: 14 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (3)
- 2 · People, family and the body (18)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (11)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (12)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (14)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (11)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (4)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (7)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (6)
Step 4 · Doing thingsYou can say what you can, want and must do (kan, vil, skal, må), what you like (kan godt lide, vil gerne), place altid, aldrig, også after the verb, put the verb before the subject after a first word (I dag arbejder jeg), and answer jo.
1. Step to do Ability, wishes and duties › Being able, wanting, having to: kan, vil, skal, må + infinitive
2. Step to do Liking, wishing and promising › Liking and wishing: kan godt lide, vil gerne, skal nok
3. Step to do Saying always, often or never › Saying how often and adding: altid, aldrig, tit, også, gerne after the verb
4. Step to do Starting with a time or a place › Putting something else first: I dag arbejder jeg, Her bor vi
5. Step to do Asking and starting with a time › Questions and inversion with ikke and aldrig: Bor du ikke her? I dag kan jeg ikke
6. Step to do Answering yes and no › Saying yes, no and jo: ja, nej, jo, the tag ikke
7. Step to do Saying who you are › mixed practice
8. Step to do Taking up a whole statement › Answering with det: Det ved jeg ikke, Det er rigtigt
9. Step to do Saying what you do › The present and the modal verbs: mixed practice
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11. Step to do Text: Mor og far møder Sofie
12. Step to do Text: En dag i lejligheden
“Sentences”: 22 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (5)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (13)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (5)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (4)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (16)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (10)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (10)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (10)
Step 5 · Telling people what to doYou can tell someone what to do and not to do (Spis! Kom! Glem det ikke!) and choose the imperative, the infinitive or the present.
1. Step to do Telling someone what to do › Giving an order: Spis! Skriv! Vent! Hør!
2. Step to do Telling someone what to do › Vowel stems and double consonants: Gå! Se! Kom! Glem! Lyt!
3. Step to do Telling someone what to do › Saying don't: Glem ikke! Glem det ikke! Lad være med at råbe!
4. Step to do Telling someone what to do › Choosing the form: Spis! spise, spiser
5. Step to do Telling someone what to do › The imperative: mixed practice
6. Step to do 42 words 0/42
“Sentences”: 19 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (1)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (4)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (5)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (9)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (8)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (9)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (4)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (2)
Step 6 · DescribingYou can describe things with adjectives that agree (en stor bil, et stort hus, store biler, den store bil), ask hvilken, count and measure (meget, mange, en kop kaffe), name nationalities and languages, and say nogen, ingen, alle.
1. Step to do Describing a thing › Describing one thing: en stor bil, et stort hus
2. Step to do Describing several things › store biler
3. Step to do Describing something known › The definite form: den store bil, min store bil
4. Step to do Adjectives with forms of their own › Irregular and unchanged adjectives: lille, små, godt, gamle, tysk
5. Step to do Asking which and saying such › Asking which one: hvilken, hvilket, hvilke, sådan en
6. Step to do Describing a thing › Adjectives: mixed practice
7. Step to do Saying how much and naming a job › Quantities and occupations: en kop kaffe, meget brød, Jeg er lærer
8. Step to do Saying where someone is from › Nationalities and languages: en dansker, danskere, dansk
9. Step to do Naming a thing › Nouns: mixed practice
10. Step to do Saying some, none and every › Saying some, none and all: nogen, noget, nogle, ingen, alle, hver
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12. Step to do Text: Anna og Peter shopper
“Sentences”: 24 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (1)
- 2 · People, family and the body (6)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (14)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (11)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (5)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (8)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (6)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (12)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (9)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (9)
Step 7 · People and timeYou can use mig, ham, hende after a verb or a preposition, the reflexive sig and sin, count, tell the time, give the day and the date, and say how often.
1. Step to do Saying me, him, us › Naming the person it happens to: mig, dig, ham, hende, os, jer, dem
2. Step to do Doing something to yourself › jeg vasker mig, han skynder sig
3. Step to do Saying his own, her own › Saying it is his own: sin, sit, sine
4. Step to do Saying me, him, us › Pronouns: mixed practice
5. Step to do Counting › en, to, treogtyve, halvtreds, hundrede
6. Step to do Telling the time › klokken er halv ni, kvart over ti
7. Step to do Saying when › Days, months and parts of the day: i dag, på mandag, i maj, om morgenen
8. Step to do Saying how often › altid, sjældent, hver dag, en gang om ugen
9. Step to do Giving the date › Ordinals and dates: første, anden, den femte maj
10. Step to do 114 words 0/114
11. Step to do Text: Sofies fødselsdag
“Sentences”: 61 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (9)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (13)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (11)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (42)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (7)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (13)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (9)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (10)
Step 8 · PlacesYou can say where things are and where you are going (i, på, til, hjem, hjemme, ligger, står, der er), join two sentences with og, men, eller, for, så, say også and heller ikke, and use fra … til, om en time, i tre dage.
1. Step to do Saying where › Saying where something is: i, på, ved, under, foran
2. Step to do Going somewhere › Saying where to and from: til, fra, hos, skal til, vil med
3. Step to do Being there or going there › Staying or going: hjemme or hjem, ude or ud, oppe or op
4. Step to do Saying where a thing is › Saying how things are placed: ligger, står, sidder, hænger
5. Step to do Saying what there is › der er, der ligger, der bor
6. Step to do Saying where › Place and direction: mixed practice
7. Step to do Joining main clauses › Joining two sentences: og, men, eller, for, så
8. Step to do Saying too, not either and both › Adding and denying: også, heller ikke, begge
9. Step to do Building a statement › Word order: mixed practice
10. Step to do Saying how long and until when › Time prepositions: fra … til, før, efter, om en time, i tre dage
11. Step to do Counting › Numbers and time: mixed practice
12. Step to do 84 words 0/84
13. Step to do Text: Hvor er nøglerne?
14. Step to do Text: Sofies nye lejlighed
“Sentences”: 66 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (21)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (7)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (1)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (22)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (14)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (18)
Step 9 · YesterdayYou can tell what you did yesterday with the past (boede, spiste, var, gik) and choose the present or the past.
1. Step to do Saying what happened › Regular verbs in -ede: boede, arbejdede, lavede
2. Step to do Talking about your day › Regular verbs in -te: spiste, læste, købte, kørte
3. Step to do Saying where you were and what you did › Irregular verbs in the past: var, havde, gik, kom, så
4. Step to do Saying when it happened › i går, i sidste uge, i søndags, for tre dage siden
5. Step to do Saying no and asking about the past (past simple) › Saying no and asking in the past: Jeg kom ikke, Hvor boede du
6. Step to do Saying what happened › Choosing now or then: arbejder or arbejdede
7. Step to do Saying what happened › The past: mixed practice
8. Step to do 51 words 0/51
9. Step to do Text: En ferie på en gård
“Sentences”: 22 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (1)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (3)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (5)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (16)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (13)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (11)
Step 10 · Until nowYou can say what you have done with har or er and the past participle (har spist, er kommet), choose the past or the perfect, and say how long until now (i tre år, siden 2010).
1. Step to do Saying what has happened › Saying what you have done: har boet, har spist, har købt
2. Step to do Learning the past participle of irregular verbs › The common irregular participles: har set, har fået, har været, har skrevet
3. Step to do Movement and change › Saying you have gone, come or become: er kommet, er gået, er blevet
4. Step to do Choosing a tense › Choosing the past or the perfect: spiste or har spist
5. Step to do Placing ikke and aldrig › Word order in the perfect: har aldrig været, I dag har jeg arbejdet
6. Step to do Saying how long until now › har boet her i tre år, siden 2010
7. Step to do Saying what has happened › The perfect: mixed practice
8. Step to do 42 words 0/42
“Sentences”: 143 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (2)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (14)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (6)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (19)
Step 11 · TomorrowYou can talk about plans and the future with skal, vil, kommer til at and the present with a time word.
1. Step to do Talking about the future (will) › Plans and intentions: skal, vil, the present with a time word
2. Step to do Saying what will happen › What will happen: kommer til at, bliver
3. Step to do Saying when something will happen › Saying when it will be: i morgen, på lørdag, næste uge, om en time, snart
4. Step to do Talking about the future (will) › Plan, forecast or time word: skal, kommer til at, the present
5. Step to do Talking about the future (will) › The future: mixed practice
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7. Step to do Text: Et kursus i dansk
“Sentences”: 25 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (3)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (4)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (3)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (6)
Step 12 · ClosingYou can use every form and pattern of A1 in the level's two closing exercises.

End-of-level exercise 180% to pass

End-of-level exercise 280% to pass