Copenhagen - Post Report Question and Answers
How much of the local language do you need for daily living? Are local language classes/tutors available and affordable?
Very little. Fluent English is the norm. Danish lessons are very common and free, but as diplomats, we are not allowed to enroll in them. - Aug 2024
Every Danes under the age of 70 seems to speak fluent English. - Feb 2022
None. I can count on one hand the amount of people I've come across that don't speak fluent English. If you find one of them, just ask the person next to them and you'll be fine. - Jun 2021
Not much. Most Danes speak English fluently. Some elderly Danes do not speak English, but they do speak German. - Jul 2016
Absoutely none. - May 2014
None. Almost everyone in town speaks English very well. - Feb 2014
It helps to read a little since not much is written in English except in the tourist paths. - Aug 2011
Practically none. Most Danes speak English, and even if you try to speak Danish to them, if they can tell you are a foreigner they will switch to English. - Jul 2011
