An ordinal gives a position in a sequence: , , .
Age, birthdays and ordinal dates
Say , rather than an English word-for-word age expression.
Dates use an ordinal after : , .
Months are written with a lower-case initial.
Say for the coming Saturday, for Saturdays generally.
Jeg er tredive år.I am thirty years old.
Min fødselsdag er den tiende juli.My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Freja bliver ti på lørdag.Freja turns ten on Saturday.
Hun har fødselsdag den otteogtyvende marts.Her birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Festen er på lørdag.The party is this Saturday.
Vi mødes om lørdagen.We meet on Saturdays.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I am thirty years old.
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My birthday is on the tenth of July.
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Freja turns ten on Saturday.
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Her birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jeg er tredive .
I am thirty years old.
Min fødselsdag er tiende juli.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Freja bliver på lørdag.
Freja turns ten on Saturday.
Hun har fødselsdag den marts.
Her birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Festen er lørdag.
The party is this Saturday.
Vi mødes lørdagen.
We meet on Saturdays.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jeg er tredive .
I am thirty years old.
Min fødselsdag er tiende juli.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Freja bliver på lørdag.
Freja turns ten on Saturday.
Hun har fødselsdag den marts.
Her birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Festen er lørdag.
The party is this Saturday.
Vi mødes lørdagen.
We meet on Saturdays.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I am thirty years old.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Freja turns ten on Saturday.
Her birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
The party is this Saturday.
We meet on Saturdays.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I am thirty years old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I am thirty years old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Freja turns ten on Saturday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Freja turns ten on Saturday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Her birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Her birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
