Preface

Present day Danish is spoken by over 6 million people, predominantly in Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands and northern parts of Germany. There are Danish speaking communities also present in Argentina, Canada and the United States. Danish is classified as a Mainland Scandinavian Language and shares the use of common alphabets with Norwegian script.

Danish evolved into existence in the 8th century from the Old Norse, which got disintegrated into Old West Norse towards Norway & Iceland and Old East Norse towards Denmark and Sweden. Both the dialects of the Old East Norse had a common runic alphabet script. Danish was also brought to England by the Vikings and till this day we can see its influence in the English language with the words like Husband, Knife, Egg, etc. still being used.

While these different dialects might be unintelligible from each other verbally, the written Chinese language has been standardized and uniformly understood throughout the region, regardless of the dialect that it is spoken in.

About Danish Language

There is no constitutionally appointed language in Denmark; hence the status of the Danish language is that of a de facto national language. Its use is widespread and the legal courts use the language in their working systems. The use of three main dialects of Island, Eastern and Jutlandic in modern day Danish has been on a decline and ever since 1960, Standard Danish has gained prominence especially around the Copenhagen region which is home to around 25% of the Danish population.

If you want to establish your business in Danish market or want to make it grow further, the knowledge of proper Danish business etiquettes will provide you a definite advantage over your competition. Few of the Danish etiquettes that will enable you to appropriately interact with your Danish counterparts are:

• Be punctual and don’t forget to call and update in case of getting late for more than 5 minutes.
• Exchange your business cards at the time of introduction.
• Prepare an agenda for the meeting and stick to it during the meeting.
• Danish people prefer getting to the point quickly with minimal small talk
• Your being direct in your speech will be seen as a sign of sincerity and honesty.
• Give proper respect to women. Do shake hands first with the women in the room.
• Danish people strive to not stand out and be average. Do not try to draw too much attention to yourself or emphasize status symbols.

Some of the values which form the core believes and are honored in the Danish society are:

• Family
• Gender Equality
• Consensus

Since Danish language can be hard to translate, it is imperative to use services provided by a translation service provider that is experienced and well-versed in Danish language translations for your business. It is advisable to employ a translation company with global presence and a team of Danish speakers, who are familiar with the Danish language specifics and socio-cultural nuances.

A project manager coordinates the Danish translation process from the beginning of the interaction to end and also allocates to the project the most appropriate Danish translators based on the context of the translation required. All work done by the Danish translations is proofread by editors to ensure accuracy.

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