Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are North Germanic languages and are closely related to one another. Many of the words used in the three languages are identical. However, they also have words that are quite different from one another. The first word is Danish, the second one is Norwegian and the third is Swedish. Here is a list of three words that differ in the three languages:
dreng gutt pojke (boy)
spand bøtte hink (bucket)
pige jente flicka (girl)
brint hydrogen väte (hydrogen)
overskæg bart mustasch (mustache)
larm bråk buller (noise)
ilt oksygen syre (oxygen)
rive rake räfsa (rake)
hindbær bringebær hallon (raspberry)
i dere ni (you)
The words i/dere/ni are for the second personal plural. For the second person singular, all languages use du. The words hindbær and bringebær both have the word bær, the word for berry. Norwegian uses words that are similar to those of many other languages for hydrogen and oxygen, but Danish and Swedish do not.
It is evident from the list that Danish, Norwegian and Swedish words can differ considerably from one another. Though many words in the three languages are similar and even identical, it is not always the case. The words from the list illustrate this reality.
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