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| | | Jeg kan ikke finde toilettet | I can't find the toilet |
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| | | Jeg spørger om vej | I will ask directions | |
 [lit: I ask about way] |
| | | Undskyld. Hvor er toilettet? | Excuse me. Where is the toilet? |
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| | | Undskyld. Hvor er apoteket? | Excuse me. Where is the pharmacy? |
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| | | Undskyld. Hvor er biblioteket? | Excuse me. Where is the library? |
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| | | Undskyld. Hvor er den nærmeste bank? | Excuse me. Where is the nearest bank? |
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| | | Undskyld. Hvor er det nærmeste posthus? | Excuse me. Where is the nearest post office? |
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You can add Do you know where.. to the questions.
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| | | Undskyld. Ved du hvor toilettet er? | Excuse me. Do you know where the toilet is? |
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| | | Undskyld. Ved du hvor apoteket er? | Excuse me. Do you know where the pharmacy is? |
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Danes also use the phrase Hvor ligger biblioteket [lit: where lies the library] (Where is the library) when asking the way to buildings, cities or countries.
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| | | Hvor ligger Århus? | Where is Århus? |
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| | | Århus ligger i Jylland | Århus is in Jutland |
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| | | Hvor ligger Ringe? | Where is Ringe? |
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| | | Ringe ligger på Fyn | Ringe is on Funen | |
| 'Fyn' and 'Sjælland' are islands and we therefore use 'på' and not 'i'. |
| | | Hvor ligger København? | Where is Copenhagen? |
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| | | København ligger på Sjælland | Copenhagen is on Zeeland |
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We're working really hard to get all the sounds ready for you and certain parts of the website is still under construction,
so we apologise in advance for any incomplete features. But please have a go and enjoy anyway :o)
