{"id":566,"date":"2013-10-08T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T03:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rottendanish.com\/?p=566"},"modified":"2017-03-23T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T05:00:36","slug":"danish-nar-jeg-er-i-fart-sa-ved-jeg-at-jeg-lever-english-i-fart-therefore-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/?p=566","title":{"rendered":"Danish: N\u00e5r skibet er i fart, s\u00e5 ved jeg, at jeg lever ≠ English: I fart, therefore I am."},"content":{"rendered":"

Danish city names… Many of them are funny-sounding even in Danish. Behold this little poem, I found on the web, sharing the wonder of Danish city names with English speakers:<\/p>\n

Do you come from Dog-place (Hundested)?
\nOr maybe Newcastlle (Nyborg)?
\nCould it be from Get-castle (F\u00e5borg)?
\nNo, I am certain you are from the city of Medium-speed (Middelfart).
\nOr is that Medium-velocity???<\/p>\n

Ah, the Danish word “Fart”… It means nothing naughty in Danish. Just the same as the German word for “Speed”, “Fahrt” – except the Danes made it even faster by omitting the anyway silent “h”. The legend has it that when Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain visited Denmark, the signs on Danish elevators saying “I fart” (“In motion”) were discreetly covered up in order not to offend Her Majesty.<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s true:<\/p>\n

\"Middelfart<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Danish ==> English:<\/strong>
\nFart \u00a0 –> \u00a0Speed, Velocity
\nI fart –> In motion. moving
\nMiddelfart –> The city of Middelfart
\nMiddel fart \u00a0–> Middle speed
\nFartplan –> (Train, bus) schedule
\nFartkontrol –> Speed check
\nTuristfart –> Tourist coach, tourist bus
\nHimmelfart –> (Divine) Ascension
\nKristi Himmelfart –> (Christ’s) Ascension
\nKristi Himmelfartsdag –> Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday (40 days after Easter resurrection)
\nOverfart –> (Ferry) crossing
\nGod overfart –> Have a good crossing, a safe trip<\/p>\n

Here is a couple of bi-lingual signs on the ferry between Branden and Fur, near Skive in Jutland. The Danish sign wishes you “God overfart”. Do not be alarmed. We’re not talking about divine flatulence in Danish. but merely a wish for a pleasant crossing. All 3 minutes of it. Yes, that’s how long it takes for the ferry to cross the waters between Branden and Fur.
\nAnd let me mention that the island of Fur is definitely worth a visit (unique fossils in layers millions of years old):.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, good-bye for now. I am off to the beautiful city of Assens!:
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\"Denmark<\/a><\/p>\n

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Danish city names… Many of them are funny-sounding even in Danish. Behold this little poem, I found on the web, sharing the wonder of Danish city names with English speakers: Do you come from Dog-place (Hundested)? Or maybe Newcastlle (Nyborg)? … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4,5,12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-different-meaning","category-funny","category-rottendanish","category-same-words","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":759,"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions\/759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rottendanish.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}