Danish and Norwegian: 326 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
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A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Danish | Norwegian |
|---|---|---|---|
| jeg | I | #1 | #1 |
| er | to be | #3 | #3 |
| du | thou, you | #4 | #4 |
| at | that | #6 | #21 |
| en | a, an | #8 | #6 |
| og | and | #9 | #7 |
| vi | we | #11 | #10 |
| på | on | #13 | #11 |
| med | with | #15 | #15 |
| der | there | #19 | #57 |
| var | to be | #26 | #26 |
| vil | to want to, be willing to | #27 | #27 |
| her | here | #28 | #34 |
| et | a, an | #29 | #32 |
| skal | will, would, shall, should | #30 | #31 |
| ja | yes | #35 | #33 |
| hun | she | #37 | #35 |
| være | to be | #42 | #55 |
| hvor | where | #45 | #53 |
| hvis | if | #47 | #72 |
| dem | them | #51 | #58 |
| godt | well | #52 | #143 |
| fra | from | #53 | #54 |
| se | to see | #56 | #60 |
| hvorfor | wherefore, why | #58 | #68 |
| hvordan | how | #64 | #69 |
| eller | or | #72 | #85 |
| meget | very | #73 | #1,055 |
| nok | enough | #74 | #118 |
| få | few | #75 | #70 |
| når | when | #86 | #81 |
| skulle | will, would, shall, should | #97 | #101 |
| over | above | #106 | #111 |
| to | two | #107 | #104 |
| ser | to see | #110 | #88 |
| sammen | together | #115 | #121 |
| fordi | because | #125 | #145 |
| før | before | #128 | #110 |
| hold | to hold | #131 | #168 |
| tid | time | #139 | #170 |
| denne | this; this one | #140 | #96 |
| god | good | #141 | #116 |
| mange | many | #146 | #154 |
| tale | speech, talk, address, discourse | #149 | #1,271 |
| hjem | home | #157 | #162 |
| virkelig | really, truly | #158 | #184 |
| elsker | to love | #164 | #185 |
| liv | life | #165 | #269 |
| vel | well | #173 | #100 |
| tre | three | #179 | #163 |
| bedre | good | #184 | #175 |
| samme | same | #190 | #192 |
| forstår | to understand | #194 | #201 |
| hør | to hear | #197 | #212 |
| første | first | #198 | #196 |
| høre | to hear | #211 | #245 |
| eneste | only, sole | #214 | #211 |
| morgen | morning | #215 | #178 |
| holde | to hold | #218 | #240 |
| står | to stand | #224 | #193 |
| sikker | safe, secure | #227 | #272 |
| vær | to be | #229 | #127 |
| navn | name | #230 | #331 |
| holder | to hold | #238 | #220 |
| flere | more | #242 | #247 |
| behøver | to need | #244 | #1,355 |
| ellers | otherwise | #252 | #325 |
| derfor | therefore | #266 | #290 |
| hallo | hello | #267 | #229 |
| gode | good | #270 | #363 |
| tiden | time | #271 | #270 |
| nye | new | #273 | #282 |
| sagt | to say | #283 | #283 |
| gamle | old | #284 | #322 |
| ses | to see | #289 | #466 |
| allerede | already | #291 | #378 |
| fem | five | #297 | #284 |
| glad | happy, glad | #303 | #263 |
| hørte | to hear | #310 | #280 |
| begge | both | #312 | #330 |
| hørt | to hear | #316 | #336 |
| barn | child | #320 | #216 |
| politiet | police | #321 | #307 |
| hører | to hear | #328 | #255 |
| fire | four | #332 | #329 |
| rolig | calm, quiet, peaceful | #341 | #413 |
| ny | new | #347 | #296 |
| byen | town, city | #355 | #308 |
| livet | life | #359 | #179 |
| ingenting | nothing | #374 | #171 |
| beklager | sorry | #376 | #166 |
| problem | problem | #379 | #463 |
| sent | late | #385 | #478 |
| lang | long | #388 | #462 |
| datter | daughter | #391 | #703 |
| problemer | problem | #392 | #465 |
| vise | wise | #402 | #374 |
| ti | ten | #405 | #377 |
| egen | own | #407 | #406 |
| gammel | old | #408 | #389 |
| fantastisk | incredible, amazing, fantastic | #412 | #494 |
| velkommen | welcome | #427 | #437 |
| ligger | to lie | #437 | #408 |
| seks | six | #459 | #453 |
| søster | sister | #463 | #794 |
| holdt | to hold | #469 | #470 |
| historie | history | #470 | #619 |
| glem | to forget | #479 | #509 |
| blod | blood | #480 | #575 |
| måneder | month | #489 | #542 |
| spille | to play | #491 | #502 |
| prøv | to try | #502 | #552 |
| tidligere | early | #513 | #549 |
| talt | to make a speech | #517 | #966 |
| klokken | o'clock | #524 | #773 |
| forstå | to understand | #533 | #627 |
| mening | an opinion | #543 | #918 |
| hjerte | heart | #544 | #906 |
| foran | ahead, in front | #547 | #536 |
| vis | to show | #559 | #576 |
| fred | peace | #562 | #526 |
| tom | empty | #570 | #479 |
| plan | a plan | #571 | #768 |
| unge | young | #577 | #597 |
| betale | to pay | #583 | #585 |
| endelig | finally, eventually | #586 | #691 |
| sender | to send | #592 | #614 |
| stod | to stand | #594 | #1,825 |
| by | town, city | #606 | #769 |
| natten | night | #610 | #745 |
| sove | to sleep | #614 | #584 |
| idiot | an idiot, imbecile, fool | #616 | #645 |
| kaffe | coffee | #622 | #652 |
| lykke | happiness | #627 | #616 |
| millioner | a million | #628 | #634 |
| husk | to remember | #637 | #734 |
| svin | hog, pig, swine | #642 | #1,484 |
| krig | war | #646 | #718 |
| skrive | to write | #648 | #620 |
| forhold | relation | #649 | #770 |
| følge | to follow | #662 | #650 |
| sendte | to send | #674 | #591 |
| venstre | left | #681 | #715 |
| betaler | to pay | #683 | #700 |
| dollar | a dollar | #686 | #351 |
| skole | school | #691 | #1,558 |
| bekymret | to worry | #694 | #688 |
| skolen | school | #711 | #517 |
| sende | to send | #712 | #653 |
| hår | hair | #713 | #1,204 |
| forklare | to explain | #714 | #712 |
| sendt | to send | #717 | #763 |
| eget | own | #719 | #723 |
| ung | young | #724 | #701 |
| mord | murder | #729 | #1,428 |
| doktor | doctor | #742 | #761 |
| sover | to sleep | #746 | #779 |
| glemt | to forget | #748 | #856 |
| elske | to love | #754 | #902 |
| lyver | to lie | #758 | #853 |
| sikre | safe, secure | #762 | #1,132 |
| ene | one | #774 | #1,007 |
| skrev | to write | #781 | #721 |
| skriver | to write | #783 | #798 |
| landet | country | #788 | #543 |
| problemet | problem | #794 | #655 |
| skylder | to owe | #795 | #797 |
| øl | beer | #807 | #842 |
| rent | purely | #822 | #1,328 |
| enhver | any, every, each | #824 | #1,317 |
| pris | price | #832 | #654 |
| kontakt | to contact | #847 | #717 |
| starte | to start | #856 | #1,094 |
| glemte | to forget | #865 | #756 |
| halv | half | #868 | #1,013 |
| fin | fine | #877 | #420 |
| barnet | child | #884 | #660 |
| skål | cheers! | #885 | #821 |
| stjal | to steal | #886 | #869 |
| både | both | #897 | #936 |
| interessant | interestingly | #899 | #865 |
| overalt | everywhere | #905 | #793 |
| lært | to teach | #907 | #1,022 |
| historien | history | #912 | #732 |
| heldig | lucky, fortunate | #915 | #979 |
| blå | blue | #923 | #1,089 |
| luften | air | #928 | #1,785 |
| måned | month | #934 | #992 |
| fader | father | #938 | #1,591 |
| send | to send | #941 | #849 |
| ærlig | honest | #942 | #662 |
| lå | to lie | #943 | #737 |
| meter | a metre, or meter | #946 | #914 |
| ni | nine | #955 | #861 |
| morges | morning | #959 | #917 |
| an | on | #967 | #539 |
| tredje | third | #969 | #967 |
| lyset | light | #972 | #970 |
| sov | to sleep | #978 | #935 |
| skaffe | to procure, to get | #985 | #867 |
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The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.