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Danish interpreting services
Standard Danish grew from the speech of Copenhagen, and younger Danes in most of the country now sound close to it. Older people from Jutland, the west coast above all, and from the island of Bornholm can keep dialects that other Danes find heavy going, so if the speaker is elderly and grew up in the countryside, tell us where. People from Greenland and the Faroe Islands usually have Danish as a second language after Greenlandic or Faroese, and may prefer to be asked which language to use.
Spoken Danish blurs many sounds together, which makes a poor telephone line harder work than with most European languages. For anything long, choose video or an interpreter in the room.
Face-to-face interpreting
The interpreter comes to you: a hospital ward, a courtroom, a council office, a home visit or a business meeting. It is the best choice when people need to read expressions as well as words, or when the conversation is long or sensitive.
Telephone interpreting
The quickest option to set up. It works well for short calls, triage, appointment reminders and quick checks with a client.
Video interpreting
A Danish interpreter joins by video for remote hearings, consultations and meetings, which helps when there is no interpreter near you.
We also provide medical interpreting and conference interpreting.
Certified Danish translation
Danish paperwork revolves around the CPR number, a personal number made of the date of birth (day, month, year) and four further digits, which appears on everything from tax records to prescriptions. In most of Denmark births are registered through the parish of the national church, so a birth certificate often arrives as a fødsels- og navneattest from the local parish. Judgments come from a byret (district court), a landsret (high court) or Højesteret (the Supreme Court), and we keep the Danish court name next to the English so the reader can trace it.
Danish to English goes to a translator whose mother tongue is English, and English to Danish to a native Danish translator, so nobody translates out of their first language. Names keep their æ, ø and å exactly as in the passport.
- Certified translation of birth, marriage and death certificates, passports, driving licences, degree certificates and bank statements, for the Home Office, courts, universities and employers.
- Legal translation: witness statements, court bundles, contracts and immigration papers.
- Document translation of medical reports, letters, leaflets and patient information.
- Urgent translation when a deadline is close.
- Transcription of Danish audio and video recordings, with an English translation if you need one.
English to Danish translation
Danish public writing addresses readers as du, the informal you, almost without exception; the formal De sounds stiff and dated to most Danes under seventy. So an English letter packed with "we would be grateful if you could kindly" needs its courtesy simplified in Danish while the meaning stays intact. Norwegians read written Danish comfortably, which makes a Danish text useful for a mixed Scandinavian readership, although Swedish readers will be better served in Swedish.
Danish court and police interpreters
Danish speakers come before UK courts as witnesses, as defendants in cases from drink-driving to fraud, and as parties in family disputes between Danish-British couples, including cross-border child cases under the Hague Convention. We look for Danish interpreters with legal experience and ask for the Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Law) or registration with the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) wherever an interpreter holding them can be booked. Qualified Danish legal interpreters are few in number, so book as soon as the hearing date is known.
How to book a Danish interpreter
- Tell us about the assignment: the date, time and address, or that you need telephone or video; how long it should last; and what it is for, such as a hospital appointment, a hearing or a business meeting.
- Tell us about the speaker: their country or region and, if you know it, their dialect. Mention any preference for a male or female interpreter.
- Get your quote. We email you a quote, with no obligation to book.
Call 0800 2425 125, email info@uklinguisticservices.co.uk or request a quote online.
About the Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language, spoken mainly in Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is the official language of Denmark and an official language of the European Union.
Danish is written in the Latin alphabet, with æ, ø and å.
At the 2021 Census, 6,020 usual residents of England and Wales aged three or over gave Danish as their main language. The local authorities with the most were the London borough of Tower Hamlets (221 people), the London borough of Hackney (209) and the London borough of Camden (208). Source: Office for National Statistics.
Before you book: Written Danish is close to Norwegian Bokmål, but Norwegians and Swedes find spoken Danish hard to follow, so book a Danish interpreter rather than relying on a neighbouring language.
| Name in Danish | dansk |
|---|---|
| Language family | North Germanic language |
| Where it is spoken | Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland |
| Writing system | Latin alphabet, with æ, ø and å |
| Language code | da |
| Main language in England and Wales (Census 2021) | 6,020 people |
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Danish interpreters near you
We send Danish interpreters to appointments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and telephone and video interpreting work wherever you are. Choose a town for its local page.
Danish interpreter and translator FAQs
How quickly can I book a Danish interpreter?
We take bookings 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Telephone and video interpreting are usually the quickest to arrange. For a face-to-face appointment, give us as much notice as you can: same-day cover is often possible, but it depends on where you are and how many Danish interpreters work nearby.
How much does a Danish interpreter cost?
The price depends on the type of interpreting (face-to-face, telephone or video), how long the appointment lasts, where it is and how much notice you give. We quote before anything is booked, and quotes are free: call 0800 2425 125 or use our online quote form.
Can you certify Danish translations for a UK visa or immigration application?
Yes. We translate and certify documents such as birth and marriage certificates, passports and police certificates for visa, settlement and citizenship applications. UK Visas and Immigration asks for each translation to confirm that it is accurate and to show the date and the translator's full name, signature and contact details, so tell us when you order that the document is for an immigration application.
Do you provide Danish interpreters for courts, tribunals and police interviews?
Yes. Tell us the setting when you book, for example a Crown Court trial, an immigration tribunal hearing or a police interview under caution, so we can match a Danish interpreter with the right legal experience and qualifications.
How many people speak Danish in the UK?
At the 2021 Census, 6,020 usual residents of England and Wales aged three or over gave Danish as their main language. The local authorities with the most were the London borough of Tower Hamlets (221 people), the London borough of Hackney (209) and the London borough of Camden (208). The census asked for each person's main language, so people who speak Danish at home but gave English as their main language are not in that figure. Scotland and Northern Ireland count languages in their own censuses.
