Danish – Speak of the Unspeakable
Presentation by Bjørn Clasen


Date and time
29 october 2025, 18:00
Venue
JRC Clubhouse auditorium
Did you know that...
...danish language has 32 vowel sounds, but ‘only’ nine vowels in the alphabet!
...Danish-speakers count in twenties instead of in tens! For example, 50 is “halvtreds” which literally translates to ‘three-minus-a-half times twenty’.
Speaker
Bjørn Clasen (DG HR)
Introduction
Gábor Karacs (OP)
streamed on MS TEAMS (accessible for EC)
Challenge your pronunciation skills with some cumbersome Danish phrases! Discover the language of the Vikings and modern-day innovation, understand the meaning of hygge and lego. Get to know the specific letters æ, ø, å and the special vigesimal numbering systems among other wordplays.
Contacts:
info@danishsemester.eu
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Italy
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