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Okay, I give in, though I doubt you guys wanted to know the Danish words for these things... *g*
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Å (aa) or 'vandløb' (vandloeb) -- it's not easy when I KNOW some of those letters won't show up in your browser LOL
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket? Indkøbsvogn (inkoebsvogn)
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Um, mine was made of plastic, but we still call it 'madkasse'
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Pande, stegepande
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Sofa
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? Tagrende
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Terasse, veranda
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Sodavand
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Um... we don't eat that for breakfast *g*, but it's still 'pandekager'
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? Sandwich, flute, sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? badebukser
12. Shoes worn for sports? gymnastiksko, loebesko
13. Putting a room in order? rydde op, goere rent
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? Ildflue
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball? baenkebider
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down? Vippe
17. How do you eat your pizza? with my fingers or knife and fork if I HAVE to *g*
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Not exactly something people do that much around here, but I guess what comes closest is: 'loppemarked'
19. What's the evening meal? Aftensmad
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Kælder ('kaelder) or 'hobbyrum'
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Å (aa) or 'vandløb' (vandloeb) -- it's not easy when I KNOW some of those letters won't show up in your browser LOL
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket? Indkøbsvogn (inkoebsvogn)
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Um, mine was made of plastic, but we still call it 'madkasse'
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Pande, stegepande
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Sofa
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? Tagrende
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Terasse, veranda
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Sodavand
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Um... we don't eat that for breakfast *g*, but it's still 'pandekager'
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? Sandwich, flute, sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? badebukser
12. Shoes worn for sports? gymnastiksko, loebesko
13. Putting a room in order? rydde op, goere rent
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? Ildflue
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball? baenkebider
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down? Vippe
17. How do you eat your pizza? with my fingers or knife and fork if I HAVE to *g*
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Not exactly something people do that much around here, but I guess what comes closest is: 'loppemarked'
19. What's the evening meal? Aftensmad
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Kælder ('kaelder) or 'hobbyrum'
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and i got ? instead of whatever dannish letter that was.
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Well, we all know your mind is in the gutter, so don't worry. It's not like you're alone down here *g*
And yeah, I figured the letters weren't making it through *g*
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You're welcome, I so rarely get to put my native language to use on LJ *g*
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-Oh and by the way: I too only see ? instead of ae oe and aa. -In spite of the fact that I have no trouble seeing them in the LJ of one of my other friends, who writes in danish...
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