1) Key phrases
Hover or focus a Danish phrase to see its English meaning.
- Jeg vil gerne søge om boligstøtte.
- Hvor skal jeg sende ansøgningen?
- Du skal udfylde blanketten digitalt.
- Hvornår får jeg svar fra kommunen?
- Du kan få hjælp på borgerservice.
PD2 Course · Lesson 37
The Municipality — Kommunen
Contact the kommune about an everyday public service
Goal: Explain a public-service question, ask politely for information, and understand the next step from the kommune.
Practice first
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Ask the municipality for help
Listen, hover or focus for translation, then build a polite question about a public service.
1. Kommune words
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Tap to hear Danish. Hover or focus for translation.
2. Polite requests
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Listen for kunne, må, and skal.
3. Build: Kunne du hjælpe mig med …
Use med before the service or document.
Kunne du hjælpe mig med …?
Example: Kunne du hjælpe mig med blanketten?
Sentence order
4. Put the words in order
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Start with the polite question word or modal.
English
Could you help me with the application?
Your sentence
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Tap the words below
Review lesson
PD2 · Lesson 37 — read after you practice.
2) Public services
Hover or focus a Danish term to see its meaning.
- en kommune
- borgerservice
- en ansøgning
- en blanket
- en frist
- at søge om
3) Polite modal questions
Use kan for a direct request and kunne for a softer, more polite request.
Kan du hjælpe mig?
Kunne du hjælpe mig med ansøgningen?
Må jeg få en tid hos borgerservice?
Kan du hjælpe mig?
Kunne du hjælpe mig med ansøgningen?
Må jeg få en tid hos borgerservice?
4) Speaking tip
Give the employee the topic, your question, and the next step you need: Jeg søger om … Kunne du fortælle mig …?
Speaking tasks
Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.
Name the service
Say what you need help with: boligstøtte, pas, flytning, or a form.
Ask politely
Ask a borgerservice employee where to send an application.
Ask for an appointment
Ask whether you can get a time and what you must bring.
Lesson complete
You can now ask the kommune for help and use polite modal questions. Continue with rights, duties, and rules.