Why Danish to English is harder than it looks
Danish writing and Danish speech are far apart. Much of what is written is not clearly pronounced, which matters less for translation but explains why transcribed or phonetically typed Danish translates poorly. Typed text works well; guesses at spelling do not.
Small particles carry the attitude. Jo, da, nok and vel soften or sharpen a sentence without translating into anything in particular. Dropped, the English comes out flatter and often blunter than the Danish was.
Compounds must be read whole. A single Danish word can hold three English nouns. Split at the wrong point, the meaning changes entirely, which is the most common failure in this pair.
Danish and Norwegian look alike in writing. Bokmรฅl Norwegian and Danish share much of their spelling, so language detection matters before translation starts. This is one reason copying the original text beats retyping it.
Written by Hardik Vegad, Co-founder, Translatify. Last updated .
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