Here are some basic words in Danish with their pronunciations: Hej (hi) is pronounced just like "hi" in English. Tak (thank you) sounds like "tack". Farvel (goodbye) is pronounced "far-vel" Skål! (cheers!) sound like "scorel" Ja (yes) sounds like "yah" Nej (no) is pronounced "nai" Undskyld (pardon) is pronounced "unn-skyll"