1) Address words
gade / vej — street / road
husnummer — house number
etage — floor
postnummer — postal code · by — city
husnummer — house number
etage — floor
postnummer — postal code · by — city
PD1 Course · Lesson 8
My Address — Min adresse
Read a Danish address form and complete it
Goal: Understand address fields (gade, husnummer, etage, postnummer, by) and complete a change-of-address form.
Practice first
Practice Now
Fill in a change-of-address form
Read each field label and type your new address, like a kommune form. Press send to check the format of your dates and numbers.
Review lesson
PD1 · Lesson 8 — read after you practice.
2) Say your address
Jeg bor på Nørregade 5, 2. sal. — I live at Nørregade 5, 2nd floor.
Postnummeret er 5000. — The postal code is 5000.
Byen er Odense. — The city is Odense.
Postnummeret er 5000. — The postal code is 5000.
Byen er Odense. — The city is Odense.
3) Moving home
flytte — to move
en adresseændring — a change of address
Jeg er flyttet. — I have moved.
You must report a new address to the kommune within 5 days.
en adresseændring — a change of address
Jeg er flyttet. — I have moved.
You must report a new address to the kommune within 5 days.
4) Exam tip
Read each label carefully. Postnummer is 4 digits; etage can be st. (ground floor), 1., 2., 3. Keep your answer inside the right field.
Speaking tasks
Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.
Read the labels
Point and say: Gade, Husnummer, Etage, Postnummer, By.
Your address
Say your full address: Jeg bor på … (street + number), … (postal code + city).
Moving
Say: Jeg er flyttet til en ny adresse.
Lesson complete
You can now describe your home and fill an address form — that completes Module 2. Next: Module 3, Hverdag og rutiner.