Q. Why do Americans call Germany Germany and not Deutschland?
Many countries have a name that they call themselves (known as an endonym) but are called different names by other countries (known as an exonym). Germany, for example, was called Germany by its inhabitants long before the country was united and began to call itself Deutschland.
Q. Is Denmark overrated?
Yes Denmark is definitely overrated. So is every other country in the world. Yes. The weather here is LOUSY 10 months of the year (rain, grey, strong wind, eeew), and this affects the daily living here a lot.
Q. What do Danes think of Germany?
In general Danes have lot of respect for germans and Germany. In the commercial space hard working people producing high quality products. In the political space taking up responsibilities in Europe beyond their own narrow interest. In the personal/private space it’s probably more nuanced.
Q. Is German the same as Danish?
Danish and German are both Germanic languages and share a lot in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. There are, however, some notable differences, and today, Danish appears to be less consistently pronounced whereas German is more complicated grammatically.
Q. Can Danes and Germans understand each other?
No we cant really understand each other. However we do recognize some words in spoken languages. When i went to Sweden for the first time, i spoke very basic german to some swedes, and they spoke very basic swedish back.
Q. Do Danish people understand Germans?
The vast majority pick German (about 47% of Danes report being able to speak conversational German). The third most widely understood foreign language is Swedish, with about 13% of Danes reporting to be able to speak it….Languages of Denmark.
| Languages of the Kingdom of Denmark | |
|---|---|
| Signed | Danish Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | Danish QWERTY |
Q. Can a German understand Norwegian?
No, not really. Although German and the Scandinavian languages have many similarities, they aren’t mutually intelligible.
Q. What’s the hardest language to learn?
The Hardest Languages To Learn For English Speakers
- Mandarin Chinese. Interestingly, the hardest language to learn is also the most widely spoken native language in the world.
- Arabic.
- Polish.
- Russian.
- Turkish.
- Danish.
Q. Which is the easiest language to learn?
5 easy languages to learn
- English. It’s the most widely spoken language in the world, making practice possible.
- French. French has over 100 million native speakers and is – as the official language in 28 countries – spoken on almost every continent.
- Spanish.
- Italian.
- Swahili.
