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	Useful Expressions in Danish
	Welcome : Velkommen Hello : Hej / Hallo (on phone) What’s your name? : Hvad hedder du? How are you? : Hvordan har du det? (informal) Hvordan har De det? (formal)
	Fun Facts about Denmark
	- The "Dannebrog" (flag of Denmark) is the oldest national flag in the world. - Lego was invented in Denmark. - There are 443 named islands in Denmark, 76 of which are inhabited. - As a result of the "Danish exodus" in ancient and medieval times, most people in Germany, the Benelux, Northern and Eastern France, and Britain can claim Danish ancestry.

	Fun Language Facts: The word "toy" comes from an old English word that means "tool"
	Fun celebrations around the world: Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, in China, provides the visitors each year a whole new world of ice and snow.
	Language Curiosities: William Shakespeare invented “knock knock jokes.” Read More

Word of the Day - Jan 10, 13
SCHADENFREUDE (noun):
The deriving of pleasure from somebody else's misfortunes.

Word of the Day - Jan 9, 13
SIMIAN (adjective):
Of or pertaining to apes.

Word of the Day - Jan 7, 13
ANHEDONIA (noun):
The inability to feel pleasure.

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