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How Danish and Swahili compare

Shared writing system

Danish and Swahili are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Unrelated language families

Danish belongs to the Indo-European family while Swahili belongs to the Niger-Congo family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Danish: Approximately 6 million speakers worldwide, with about 5.6 million in Denmark. Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.

Common Danish phrases in Swahili

Everyday phrases translated from Danish to Swahili — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Hej
Habari
Godmorgen
Habari za asubuhi
God eftermiddag
Habari za mchana
God aften
Habari za jioni
Godnat
Usiku mwema
Farvel
Kwaheri
Vi ses senere
Tuonane baadaye
Vi ses i morgen
Tuonane kesho
Velkommen
Karibu
Hvordan har du det?
Habari yako?
Jeg har det fint, tak
Sijambo, asante
Hav en god dag
Uwe na siku njema

Courtesy

Venligst
Tafadhali
Tak
Asante
Mange tak
Asante sana
Du er velkommen
Mnakaribishwa
Ja
Ndiyo
Nej
Hapana
Undskyld mig
Samahani
Jeg er ked af det
Samahani
Intet problem
Hakuna tatizo
Selvfølgelig
Bila shaka
Tillykke
Hongera sana
Held og lykke
Bahati nzuri

Introductions

Hvad er dit navn?
Jina lako ni nani?
Dejligt at møde dig
Nimefurahi kukutana nawe
Hvor er du fra?
Unatoka wapi?
Hvor gammel er du?
Una umri gani?
Jeg er studerende
Mimi ni mwanafunzi
Jeg er her på ferie
Niko hapa likizo
Jeg er her for arbejde
Niko hapa kwa kazi
Det her er min ven
Huyu ni rafiki yangu

Numbers

En
Moja
To
Mbili
Tre
Tatu
Fire
Nne
Fem
Tano
Seks
Sita
Syv
Saba
Otte
Nane
Ni
Tisa
Ti
Kumi
Et hundrede
Mia moja
Et tusind
Elfu moja

Time and dates

I dag
Leo
I morgen
Kesho
I går
Jana
Nu
Sasa
Senere
Baadaye
Hvad er klokken?
Ni saa ngapi?
Om morgenen
Asubuhi
Om aftenen
Wakati wa jioni
Mandag
Jumatatu
Fredag
Ijumaa
Næste uge
Wiki ijayo
En time
Saa moja

Directions and travel

Hvor er badeværelset?
Bafuni iko wapi?
Hvor er togstationen?
Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi?
Hvor er lufthavnen?
Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi?
Hvordan kommer jeg dertil?
Nitafikaje huko?
Drej til venstre
Pinduka kushoto
Drej til højre
Geuka kulia
Gå ligeud
Nenda mbele moja kwa moja
Det er tæt på
Iko karibu
Det er langt
Ni mbali
Jeg er fortabt
Nimepotea
Jeg skal bruge en taxa
Nahitaji teksi
Hvor kan jeg købe en billet?
Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi?
Hvor meget koster billetten?
Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi?
Er det sikkert at gå?
Je, ni salama kutembea?

Food and restaurants

Jeg er sulten
Nina njaa
Jeg er tørstig
Nina kiu
Vand, tak
Maji, tafadhali
Et bord til to, tak
Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali
Menuen, tak
Menyu, tafadhali
Hvad anbefaler du?
Je, unapendekeza nini?
Jeg vil gerne have dette
Ningependa hii
Det er lækkert
Ni ladha
Regningen, tak
Mswada, tafadhali
Jeg spiser ikke kød
Sili nyama
Jeg har fødevareallergi
Nina mzio wa chakula
Kaffe
Kahawa
Te
Chai
Brød
Mkate

Shopping and money

Hvor meget koster dette?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Det er for dyrt
Ni ghali sana
Accepterer du kreditkort?
Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo?
Jeg kigger bare
Natafuta tu
Jeg tager den
Nitaichukua
Åbn
Fungua
Lukket
Imefungwa
Indgang
Kiingilio
Afslut
Toka
Hvor er markedet?
Soko liko wapi?

Emergency and health

Hjælp
Msaada
Ring til en læge
Piga daktari
Ring til politiet
Piga polisi
Jeg har brug for hjælp
Nahitaji msaada
Jeg er syg
Mimi ni mgonjwa
Hvor er hospitalet?
Hospitali iko wapi?
Hvor er apoteket?
Duka la dawa liko wapi?
Det gør ondt her
Inauma hapa
Jeg har brug for en læge
Nahitaji daktari
Er der et hospital i nærheden?
Je, kuna hospitali karibu?

Getting help with language

Taler du engelsk?
Je, unazungumza Kiingereza?
Jeg forstår det ikke
Sielewi
Jeg forstår
Ninaelewa
Tal langsomt
Tafadhali ongea polepole
Gentag det venligst
Tafadhali rudia hilo
Skriv det venligst ned
Tafadhali iandike
Hvad betyder det?
Hii ina maana gani?
Hvordan siger du det?
Unasemaje hili?
Jeg lærer
Ninajifunza
Jeg taler lidt
Naongea kidogo
Kan du hjælpe mig?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Jeg ved det ikke
Sijui

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Swahili Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').

Vowels

a (ah as in 'father')e (eh as in 'pet')i (ee as in 'meet')o (oh as in 'go')u (oo as in 'boot')É (eh as in 'é')Ó (oh as in 'ó')

Consonants

b (b as in 'bat')c (c as in 'cat')d (d as in 'dog')dh (dh as in 'this')f (f as in 'fox')g (g as in 'go')gh (gh as in 'giant')h (h as in 'house')j (j as in 'jump')k (k as in 'kat')kh (kh as in 'khan')l (l as in 'love')m (m as in 'mat')n (n as in 'nut')ng (ng as in 'sing')ny (ny as in 'canyon')p (p as in 'pat')r (r as in 'red')s (s as in 'sat')sh (sh as in 'shoe')t (t as in 'tot')th (th as in 'thin')u (u as in 'put')uu (uu as in 'boot')v (v as in 'vat')w (w as in 'wet')y (y as in 'yes')z (z as in 'zoo')

Phonetics

Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and an extensive noun class system.

Loanwords

Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.

Language Family

Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.

Writing System History

Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.

About Danish Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Denmark, with communities in Greenland, Faroe Islands, northern Germany (South Jutland), and Danish diaspora worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 29 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø, Å

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'y - pronounced like 'ü'æ - pronounced like 'ah' (open)ø - pronounced like 'ö'å - pronounced like 'aw'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features 16 vowel phonemes (including length distinctions) and unique 'stød' (glottal stop) that affects word meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Simplified case system compared to other Germanic languages, with definite articles as suffixes.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Low German, French, English, and Latin, with recent heavy influence from English.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the North Germanic branch along with Swedish and Norwegian.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with three additional vowel letters (æ, ø, å).

Writing System History

Evolved from Old Norse runic writing to Latin script during Christianization, with modern orthography standardized in the 16th-18th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 6 million speakers worldwide, with about 5.6 million in Denmark.

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