Danish

When it comes to Danish, MS Mostowy Translator’s Office can offer clients the assistance in preparing certified and regular (non-certified) translations, as well as interpreting services. We cooperate with well-trained and constantly continuing education certified Danish translators, who are always willing to offer their help and knowledge to our clients.

General information about the Danish language

Danish belongs to the Scandinavian group of Germanic languages, which is more strictly classified as North Germanic. In a decree of the Minister of Justice, the Norwegian language is classified in language group 3, which affects the rates quoted by certified Danish translators. There are about 6 million speakers of Danish worldwide. Due to such widespread use, Danish is also an official language of the European Union. There are 36 sworn Danish translators registered in the whole of Poland, while only 3 sworn of them  are registered in Kraków.

In which countries Danish is spoken

Danish is listed as an official language in countries such as Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, but due to its large number of speakers (about 50,000 people), it is also a widely spoken language in Schleswig, the northern region of Germany. Interestingly, because Iceland was subject to Denmark until 1944, in that country, Danish is taught as one of the main foreign languages, in addition to English.

What are the characteristics of the Danish language

The alphabet of the Danish language is not much different from other alphabets of European languages. It consists of 29 letters, including three very distinctive letters: Æ æ, Ø ø and Å å. Interestingly, however, the Danish language contains as many as 22 vowels, which, as it turns out, affect the difficulty of learning the language, even by Danish residents themselves. All the more so, certified Danish translators can be considered true, highly qualified specialists.

Interestingly, in Danish, as in German, there is a phenomenon of combining nouns, denoting separate terms, into one long word. Apart from the fact that hyphenation is a basic word-forming mechanism, in Danish it is also a mandatory orthographic rule to follow, since writing a hyphenated word separately is an error in Danish. An example of one such long-winded word in Danish is a term coined by writer Hans Christian Andersen in a fairy tale titled “The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep. “The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep” and this is: Gedebukkebensoverogundergeneralkrigskommandersergenten, which when translated into English can be read as: „ General-inspector-in-chief-inspector-press-clothing-goat-legs”.

An equally distinctive feature of the Danish language is its pronunciation; it is incredibly important that it be correct. Incorrect pronunciation of words in Danish can result in serious misunderstandings in conversations with users of the language, which is something that a sworn Danish interpreter in particular cannot afford to do.

An interesting feature of the Danish language is the existence of a phonetic phenomenon called stød. This is a phenomenon that occurs during the pronunciation of a word, when the larynx is short-circuited, which can sound as if the speaker simply stuttered in the middle of a word. However, it is important to learn this particular pronunciation feature, as some words in Danish can be distinguished solely by whether or not the aforementioned stød occurs in pronunciation. This makes it all the more important to be guided by the qualifications and experience possessed by the interpreter when choosing a certified Danish translator, especially in the field of certified interpreting.

Sworn Danish translator – what documents can he/she prepare?

A sworn Danish translator is needed in any situation where a client has to submit to an institution a certified translation, that is, one whose reliability and authenticity will be officially certified. In the most common cases, these will be documents needed for courts, or offices, such as:

• birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees,
• employment contracts, bank statements, tax returns, salary certificate, insurance policies
• car registration documents, car purchase invoices 
• medical certificates, patient charts, medical examination results
• legal correspondence, contracts, patents, expert opinions/examinations, powers of attorney

Regular translation from and into Danish

Interpreting in Danish

Danish interpreting can be divided into those that require the presence of a sworn interpreter, as well as those for which the presence of an ordinary interpreter is sufficient. Nevertheless, in certain cases, due to the high specialization of the subject in question, clients prefer to bet on the presence of a sworn interpreter, as this is an interpreter who has passed a highly specialized state exam in Danish, especially in the field of legal terminology. Thus, we then have the certainty that the translation will be carried out with due diligence.

Situations in which our Translator’s Office can offer the assistance of a sworn Danish interpreter for interpreting are as follows:

• all activities conducted at the Registry Office, or by officials of the Registry Office, especially those related to entering into a marriage. The presence of a sworn Danish interpreter, and the translation performed by him, will allow the bride and groom and guests to understand all the formalities of getting married in Poland, while maintaining the solemn tone of the ceremony,
• all activities related to the signing of notarial deeds, whether related to the lease, sale, or purchase of real estate, but also, for example, registration of a company on the Polish or Danish market. In all these situations, the presence of a sworn Danish translator is absolutely necessary. – all business meetings, in smaller or larger groups, negotiation talks, where a reliable and accurate translation is necessary, which can also affect the success of business deals that clients want to conclude. Such is the high quality of translation that our sworn Danish

FAQ: Sworn translator of Danish