As you can see below the Danes make use of the 24 hour system.
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| | | Hvad er klokken? | What time is it? |
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| | 14:00 | Klokken er to | It is two o'clock |
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| | 14.00 | Den er to | It is two |
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| | 17.15 | Den er kvart over fem | It's a quarter past five |
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| | 16.45 | Den er kvart i fem | It's a quarter to five |
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| | 15.30 | Den er halv fire | It's half past three |
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| | 16.05 | Den er fem minutter over fire | It's five minutes past four |
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| | 18.50 | Den er ti minutter i syv | It's ten minutes to seven |
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| | 09.58 | To i ti | Two to ten | |
more informal |
| | | Det er midnat | It is midnight |
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| | | Det er frokosttid | It is lunch time |
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| | | Det er kaffetid(!) | It is time for coffee(!) |
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| | | Det er morgen | It is morning |
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| | | Det er aften | It is evening |
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| | | Det er eftermiddag | It is afternoon |
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| | | Det er middagstid | It is noon |
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| | | Aftensmad! | Dinner time! | |
When calling the family together for dinner |
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