Larger numbers and preference
Learn the separate forms to and .
In numbers above twenty, the units come first: , .
Say when you prefer tea to something else. means that breakfast is unnecessary, not forbidden.
Der er elleve borde.There are eleven tables.
Jeg ser tolv mennesker.I see twelve people.
Der er femten mennesker.There are fifteen people.
Jeg vil hellere have te.I would rather have tea.
Jeg behøver ikke morgenmad.I do not need breakfast.
Der er tyve kopper.There are twenty cups.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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There are eleven tables.
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I see twelve people.
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There are fifteen people.
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I would rather have tea.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Der er borde.
There are eleven tables.
Jeg ser mennesker.
I see twelve people.
Der er mennesker.
There are fifteen people.
Jeg vil have te.
I would rather have tea.
Jeg ikke morgenmad.
I do not need breakfast.
Der er kopper.
There are twenty cups.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Der er borde.
There are eleven tables.
Jeg ser mennesker.
I see twelve people.
Der er mennesker.
There are fifteen people.
Jeg vil have te.
I would rather have tea.
Jeg ikke morgenmad.
I do not need breakfast.
Der er kopper.
There are twenty cups.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
There are eleven tables.
I see twelve people.
There are fifteen people.
I would rather have tea.
I do not need breakfast.
There are twenty cups.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
There are eleven tables.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
There are eleven tables.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I see twelve people.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I see twelve people.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
There are fifteen people.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
There are fifteen people.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I would rather have tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I would rather have tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
