Danish Word of the Day
mad
/MAD/ • noun — 5th of May, 2026
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Meaning: food; anything you eat
Examples
- Jeg skal lave mad til familien i aften.
(I'm going to cook food for the family tonight.) - Har du lyst til noget mad?
(Do you want something to eat?) - Vi købte meget mad i supermarkedet.
(We bought a lot of food at the supermarket.)
Synonyms
- måltid
- føde
- ret
Mad is the general Danish word for food and is used in everyday speech. It is usually uncountable when speaking about food in general (Jeg spiser mad), while måltid is used for a specific meal (et måltid). Mad appears in many compounds like madpakke (packed lunch) and madlavning (cooking).
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