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Danish Exercise: Shopping in the Supermarket

Danish Exercise: Shopping in the Supermarket

Alison Jenster - OLS Community Manager –
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Hello everyone! 
This week we will practice Danish for everyday life in the supermarket. You’ll learn words for fruits, vegetables, quantities, and prices. We will also do a fun receipt exercise, try a short roleplay, and test our understanding with a small dialogue. Let’s get started!  

I supermarkedet – Shopping in Danish 

This week we practice useful words and phrases for the supermarket: fruit, vegetables, quantities, and prices. 

Vocabulary – Ordbog 

  • æble – apple 
  • banan – banana 
  • gulerod – carrot 
  • kartoffel – potato 
  • mælk – milk 
  • brød – bread 
  • en kilo – a kilo 
  • en pose – a bag 
  • en liter – a liter 
  • hvad koster det? – how much does it cost? 

Fill-in-the-Blank – Receipt Practice 

Imagine you bought these items. Fill in the missing words: 

Kvittering - Receipt 

  • 1 ______ (apple) – 5 kr. 

  • 1 liter ______ (milk) – 12 kr. 

  • 1 kilo ______ (potatoes) – 15 kr. 

  • 1 ______ (bread) – 20 kr. 

Total: ______ kr. 

Roleplay – At the Supermarket 

Practice this short dialogue (alone, with a classmate online, or even with a stranger in a shop!): 

Du: Hej, jeg vil gerne have 1 kilo ______ og 2 ______. 

Ekspedient: Ja, selvfølgelig. Det bliver 25 kroner. 
Du: Mange tak! 

Try to change the food words and quantities each time to challenge your understanding. 

Reading/Listening Comprehension 

Read (or record yourself reading) this short supermarket dialogue. Then answer the questions: 

Dialog 

  • Kunde: Hej! Hvor meget koster æblerne? 
  • Ekspedient: De koster 20 kroner for 1 kilo. 
  • Kunde: Okay, jeg vil gerne have 2 kilo æbler og 1 pose gulerødder. 
  • Ekspedient: Det bliver 50 kroner i alt. 

Questions 

  1. Hvor meget koster 1 kilo æbler? 
  2. Hvad køber kunden? 
  3. Hvor meget koster det i alt? 

Discussion Prompt 

Skriv i kommentarfeltet: Hvad køber du ofte i supermarkedet? Hvad er din yndlingsfrugt eller dit yndlingsbrød? 

I hope this exercise gave you a good insight into shopping in the danish supermarkets. If you have questions, please make sure to let me know in the comment section or in a private message. I look forward to seeing your responses!

Happy Learning!

Alison, OLS Community Manager - Danish