Danish numbers, next to Italian
| Number | Italian | Danish |
|---|
| 1 | uno | et |
| 2 | due | to |
| 3 | tre | tre |
| 4 | quattro | fire |
| 5 | cinque | fem |
| 6 | sei | seks |
| 7 | sette | syv |
| 8 | otto | otte |
| 9 | nove | ni |
| 10 | dieci | ti |
| 11 | undici | elleve |
| 12 | dodici | tolv |
| 15 | quindici | femten |
| 16 | sedici | seksten |
| 17 | diciassette | sytten |
| 20 | venti | tyve |
| 21 | ventuno | enogtyve |
| 30 | trenta | tredive |
| 40 | quaranta | fyrre |
| 50 | cinquanta | halvtreds |
| 60 | sessanta | tres |
| 70 | settanta | halvfjerds |
| 80 | ottanta | firs |
| 90 | novanta | halvfems |
| 99 | novantanove | nioghalvfems |
| 100 | cento | hundrede |
Where Danish numbers get hard
These are the hints Lexie shows when a number falls in a tricky range.
- 21 to 99: ones before tens (enogtyve = one-and-twenty)
- 50 to 59: halvtreds = half-third × 20 (2.5 × 20)
- 60 to 69: tres = three × 20
- 70 to 79: halvfjerds = half-fourth × 20 (3.5 × 20)
- 80 to 89: firs = four × 20
- 90 to 99: halvfems = half-fifth × 20 (4.5 × 20)
Two verbs to start with
at være Italian: essere| jeg | er |
| du | er |
| han | er |
| vi | er |
| I | er |
| de | er |
at have Italian: avere| jeg | har |
| du | har |
| han | har |
| vi | har |
| I | har |
| de | har |
First words
| Italian | Danish |
|---|
| il cane | en hund |
| il gatto | en kat |
| l’uccello | en fugl |
| la casa | et hus |
| la porta | en dør |
| la finestra | et vindue |
| il tavolo | et bord |
| il libro | en bog |
| l’albero | et træ |
| l’acqua | et vand |
| rosso | rød |
| blu | blå |
These come from Lexie's starter deck. You add your own by photographing things. All starter words.
How the practice works
- Three ways to drill: a quiz, your voice, or by ear.
- The blob reacts to every answer and thrives when you practise.
- Rounds are short, and the numbers get longer as you level up.