Danish
Book Title
A1
for English-speaking learners
Side glossary
In-book and online exercises
Flashcards for each chapter
Imagine reading “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” in Danish – and understanding every page
“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (in Danish: “Sherlock Holmes' eventyr”, orig. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) by Arthur Conan Doyle – is a complete, engaging graded reader adapted specifically for the A1 (beginner) level. You don't need to know every word. You understand 95% of the text immediately, and every new word is explained in the margin. You just read – and learn naturally.
What is this book about?
- The brilliant, eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes, aided by his loyal companion Dr. Watson, navigates the shadowy underbelly of Victorian London.
- Each tale presents a new, seemingly insoluble enigma, from stolen jewels and blackmail to bizarre disappearances and murders.
- Holmes employs his unparalleled powers of observation and deductive reasoning to unravel complex webs of deceit and crime.
Why does this work better than apps and textbooks?
Our books are based on the Pentecost Method – the only approach 100% based on scientific research into language learning. The result? You learn faster, remember more, and actually enjoy learning.
- Read without interruption: You'll find translations of the most difficult words in the margin of each page – you don't have to break away from the story to look them up in a dictionary.
- Consolidate what you've read: After each chapter, there are exercises (crosswords, gap-fills, anagrams) tailored to the A1 level – new words stick in your mind.
- Learn anywhere: The mobile app with games allows you to review vocabulary on your commute, in a queue, or whenever you have a moment.
- Build lasting vocabulary: Flashcards at the end of the book allow you to systematically review the most important words – so you don't forget what you've learned.
Tailored to your exact level
The vocabulary in this book has been selected based on an analysis of 2 billion words from authentic texts, precisely matched to the A1 level. You learn exactly the words that are most useful for everyday life.
How to choose the right level?
This book is at the A1 level. Not sure which level to choose? Take our 3-minute placement test on our website – we'll immediately show you which book is right for you.
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4.9
(7 reviews)
tell yourself to learn every noun with its "en" or "et" and to let nearly everything else wait, because this reafer quietly drills exactly that without feeling like drilling. verbs are a gift for us English speqkers: "jeg er, du er, han er" never changes, so the present tense is almost free. What caught me out was word order, since Danish keeps the verb in second place, so "I dag drikker jeg kaffe" flips just where English wouldn't, but the stories repeat that pattern until my ear stopped objecting. The ending that turns "bog" into "blgen" looks odd at first, though it's easy once you've seen it a dozen times in context. Past-tense irregulars, adjective endings and the glottal catch called "stød" can all wait, and my partner from Aarhus still smiles at my vowels but understands me fine, which is about what A1 promises.
Reads like English.
Forget owrfect ptonunciation in yhe first week anr hunt only for the words English and Danish already share. in my first days in Sarhus as an exchange student, I opened the A1 readee and circled "menu" and "station" because the shared Latin dcript msde them juml off the page, while I let the sift Danish "d" in "god" slide past my ear unused. That small win of spotting familiad shapes kept me calm when the vowel sounds felt completely alien.
Its surprising how much theh understajd right away.
Makes sense.
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Side glossary · In-book and online exercises
About Danish (the language of this book)
Where Danish is spoken
Danish is an official language of Denmark and Greenland and is taught and understood in parts of northern Germany and the Faroe Islands.
How many people speak it
Danish has about 6 million native speakers, chiefly in Denmark and Greenland, with smaller communities in northern Germany.
Grammar and structure
Danish is a North Germanic language with two grammatical genders (common and neuter), definite suffixes on nouns (the house → huset), and reduced vowels in speech that make listening comprehension challenging. Word order is often V2 in main clauses; verb particles resemble those in English phrasal verbs.