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Free Danish learning resources

22 free resources, checked and categorised.

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Everything below is free to use — no trial periods and no paywalls. The list covers the main ways people study Danish: structured courses to build a foundation, dictionaries to look things up, and listening and reading material to spend real time in the language. Start with one course and one dictionary, then add listening once you can follow simple sentences.

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Danish Frequency List(opens in a new tab)

A frequency list of 5000 Danish words.

Vocabulary
Beginner–Intermediate
Den Danske Ordbog(opens in a new tab)

A dictionary.

Dictionaries
All levels
Free Danish lessons(opens in a new tab)

Free lessons.

Courses
Beginner
VFS dansk(opens in a new tab)

Grammar.

Grammar
Beginner–Intermediate
Alt(opens in a new tab)

News.

News
Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
Bolig Magasinet(opens in a new tab)

An online magazine.

News
Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
DRTV(opens in a new tab)

TV.

TV
Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
Dansk her og nu(opens in a new tab)

A free course for beginners.

Courses
Beginner
Site in Danish
Dansktid(opens in a new tab)

Links for learners and resources for teachers.

Blogs
All levels
Site in Danish
Dansktip | Dansk for alle(opens in a new tab)

Materials for primary school teachers.

Beginner
Site in Danish
Din lydbog i mp3 format(opens in a new tab)

Free audiobooks.

Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
Duński Metodą 5S(opens in a new tab)

A Polish Youtube channel for Danish learners - several dozen lessons with useful phrases.

Video
Courses
Beginner
Site in Polish
Duński kurs 100 lekcji + test(opens in a new tab)

Danish basic vocabulary and phrases.

Courses
Beginner
Site in Polish
Fjern(opens in a new tab)

Lots of resources and exercises regarding grammar, vocabulary and more.

Grammar
All levels
Site in Danish
Jørgen Ebert: Gamle Danske Sange(opens in a new tab)

460 old Danish songs with lyrics and notes.

Advanced
Site in Danish
Ligetil(opens in a new tab)

News in easy Danish.

News
Beginner–Intermediate
Site in Danish
OnlineDansk(opens in a new tab)

Interactive lessons (not the prettiest and they require Adobe Flash Player).

Courses
Beginner–Intermediate
Site in Danish
P1 Radio(opens in a new tab)

Audio news.

News
Podcasts
Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
Project Gutenberg - Danish(opens in a new tab)

Free books in Danish.

Reading
Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
Runeberg(opens in a new tab)

Free books in Danish.

Reading
Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
Verdens Bedste Nyheder(opens in a new tab)

News.

News
Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish
Woman.dk(opens in a new tab)

Articles.

Intermediate–Advanced
Site in Danish

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This directory began from a community-built list of free language resources — a year of collecting and checking by Joanna (u/chlebka) and dozens of contributors who suggested links, shared freely. See the original list. We have since expanded, re-checked and re-categorised it, and we keep the per-resource credits where the original list recorded them.