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.