Significado
Getting groceries or meals.
Contexto cultural
Danes are very price-conscious and will often visit multiple stores to 'købe mad' where it is cheapest, guided by 'tilbudsaviser'. In Greenland, 'at købe mad' often involves buying imported goods at 'Pilersuisoq', which can be very expensive compared to hunting or fishing. Many expats find the lack of 'convenience' stores (open 24/7) surprising, so they have to 'købe mad' before 10 PM. Among students, 'at købe mad' often refers specifically to the 'too good to go' app to reduce food waste and save money.
The 'Soft D' Secret
To sound like a native when saying 'mad', put your tongue against your bottom teeth and blow air, like a 'th' sound.
Don't say 'shoppe'
If you say 'Jeg skal shoppe mad', Danes will think you are going to a very expensive boutique for truffles, not the supermarket.
Significado
Getting groceries or meals.
The 'Soft D' Secret
To sound like a native when saying 'mad', put your tongue against your bottom teeth and blow air, like a 'th' sound.
Don't say 'shoppe'
If you say 'Jeg skal shoppe mad', Danes will think you are going to a very expensive boutique for truffles, not the supermarket.
Use 'skal'
In Danish, we rarely say 'Jeg vil købe mad' (I want to). We say 'Jeg skal købe mad' (I'm going to/I need to).
Teste-se
Fill in the missing verb in the present tense.
Jeg ______ mad i supermarkedet hver mandag.
The present tense in Danish requires the '-r' ending.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'I need to buy food'?
Vælg den rigtige sætning:
'Købe mad' is the standard collocation without articles.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Hvad laver du? B: Jeg er i Netto. Jeg ______.
If you are in a supermarket (Netto), you are buying food, not cooking or eating it yet.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Match 'Vi skal købe mad udefra' with the correct context.
'Udefra' implies the food is coming from a restaurant or delivery service.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Where to købe mad
Supermarked
- • Netto
- • Rema 1000
- • Føtex
Takeout
- • Pizzeria
- • Wolt
- • Burger King
Specialbutik
- • Bager
- • Slagter
- • Grønthandler
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosJeg ______ mad i supermarkedet hver mandag.
The present tense in Danish requires the '-r' ending.
Vælg den rigtige sætning:
'Købe mad' is the standard collocation without articles.
A: Hvad laver du? B: Jeg er i Netto. Jeg ______.
If you are in a supermarket (Netto), you are buying food, not cooking or eating it yet.
Match 'Vi skal købe mad udefra' with the correct context.
'Udefra' implies the food is coming from a restaurant or delivery service.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasTechnically yes, but usually people say 'købe en kaffe'. 'Mad' implies a meal or groceries.
No, it is neutral and can be used in any everyday situation.
'Købe mad' focuses on the food itself. 'Handle ind' focuses on the act of shopping.
No, after modal verbs like 'skal', 'vil', and 'kan', the 'at' is dropped.
In this collocation, 'mad' is used in an abstract, uncountable sense. 'Maden' would mean 'the specific food we talked about'.
It's better to say 'bestille mad' (order food) or 'betale for maden' (pay for the food) when you are already there.
'Føde' is very formal or biological. Stick to 'mad' for humans.
Use the past tense: 'Jeg købte mad'.
Netto, Rema 1000, Føtex, and Coop 365 are the most popular supermarkets.
Yes, but usually you specify: 'købe hundemad' or 'købe mad til hunden'.
Frases relacionadas
at lave mad
contrastto cook food
at handle ind
similarto go grocery shopping
at bestille mad
specialized formto order food
at spise mad
builds onto eat food
