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Citizenship

Danish Citizenship & Permanent Residence: Which Danish Exam You Need

Which Danish exam do you need for permanent residence or Danish citizenship? PD2 is the baseline for permanent residence, and PD2 can be enough for citizenship if you are self-supporting — here is how the rules fit together.

Practice

Free Prøve i Dansk 2 & 3 Practice Online

Where to find free Prøve i Dansk practice online: how to train PD2 and PD3 reading, writing and speaking in the real exam format, and start practising for free.

Study plan

The 4-Month Study Plan for Prøve i Dansk (PD2 & PD3)

A month-by-month study plan for independent learners preparing for Prøve i Dansk 2 or 3 — how to structure the four months before the exam, how to study each week, and how to know you are on track.

Exam tips

How to Pass Prøve i Dansk 2 (PD2)

How to pass Prøve i Dansk 2: understand the exam format, practise the real task types in reading, writing and speaking, and fix the mistakes that cost most candidates points.

Reading

PD2 Reading Walkthrough: Solving a Real Gap-Fill Task, Word by Word

A step-by-step walkthrough of a real Prøve i Dansk 2 (PD2) gap-fill reading task — the method for choosing the right word every time, worked on the actual text.

Reading

PD2 Reading: How to Approach Every Task and Score Full Marks

A worked-example masterclass for Prøve i Dansk 2 reading — the exact steps, traps, and checks that turn near-misses into full marks on all five task types.

Reading

PD2 Reading: Tips for All 5 Task Types

How to work faster through each Prøve i Dansk 2 reading task — scanning ads, gap fill, sentence insertion, and interview matching.

Writing

PD2 Written Production: The Mistakes That Actually Cost You Marks

The recurring errors in Prøve i Dansk 2 skriftlig fremstilling, ranked by what they really cost — from the ones that make a pass impossible to the ones examiners barely notice.

Writing

PD2 Writing: The E-mail to a Friend Is the Task That Decides Your Grade

A complete guide to Delprøve 2 of Prøve i Dansk 2 (PD2): why the informal e-mail carries the grade, the 100-word minimum nobody counts, answering every bullet, and the register that sounds like a friend.

Writing

PD2 Written Production: How to Build a Strong Answer

Step-by-step guide to the written part of Prøve i Dansk 2 (PD2): task types, a structure that works, common mistakes, and a checklist for exam day.

Speaking

PD2 Speaking: When Your Exam Partner Freezes, Dominates or Outclasses You

Your PD2 oral partner is assigned, not chosen — and Delprøve 2 is graded on how well you include them. Four difficult partner types, and the Danish moves that turn each one into marks.

Speaking

PD2 Speaking: How to Pass Mundtlig Kommunikation (Delprøve 1 and 2)

How the Prøve i Dansk 2 oral exam actually runs — the self-chosen topic, the photo, and the paired scenario — plus the Danish phrases you need and the mistakes that cost candidates the most points.

Exam tips

7 Mistakes That Make Expats Fail Prøve i Dansk 3 (and How to Fix Each One)

The seven most common reasons candidates fail PD3 — untimed practice, memorised scripts, everyday-Danish overconfidence, unreviewed mistakes — and the concrete fix for each.

Exam tips

How to Pass Prøve i Dansk 3 (PD3) Fast

How to pass Prøve i Dansk 3 with a clear plan: focused reading, writing, and speaking practice, realistic exercises, and fewer mistakes on exam day.

Reading

PD3 Reading Timing: 25 + 65 Is Two Exams, Not 90 Minutes

PD3 læseforståelse runs 90 minutes split 25 + 65 — but the two halves are separate exams with a hard stop between them. Here is how to budget each one, and what to cut when you fall behind.

Reading

PD3 Reading Delprøve 1: 15 Facts in 25 Minutes

Delprøve 1 of PD3 læseforståelse is a search task, not a reading task. Here is the method that gets 15 factual answers out of a 10-normalside collection before the paper is collected.

Reading

PD3 Reading: How to Approach Every Task and Score Full Marks

A worked-example masterclass for Prøve i Dansk 3 reading — the exact steps, traps, and checks for all four Læseforståelse tasks, plus how to spend the 90 minutes.

Writing

PD3 Writing: The Connectors That Make Your Text Read as Structured, Not Listed

Adding linking words to a PD3 essay is not a vocabulary job — it is a word-order job. Here are the three families of Danish connector, the inversion each one forces, and how to stop your text reading as a list.

Writing

PD3 Writing: How to Develop Punkt 3 — The Half of Your Essay That Decides Your Grade

The official assessment guide says punkt 3 is about 50 % of your PD3 Delprøve 2 answer and the place you are tested at B2. Here is how to develop it properly instead of restating punkt 1 and 2.

Writing

PD3 Writing: Delprøve 1, the Personal E-mail — the Task That Breaks Grade Ties

How to write the PD3 personal e-mail (Delprøve 1): what examiners actually score, why it can never pass you alone but can still move your grade, and the Danish that makes it sound like a person wrote it.

Writing

PD3 Writing: Opgave A Walkthrough — How to Describe a Diagram (Klimabekymring og alder)

A step-by-step walkthrough of a real PD3 Opgave A diagram task from Maj–Juni 2022 — how to read the chart, the Danish you need to describe data, and how to structure all three bullets.

Writing

PD3 Writing: How to Score Well on Opgave B (Sundhedstilbud)

A grade-focused guide to PD3 Delprøve 2 Opgave B — how to write a strong answer on workplace health programmes.

Speaking

How to Pass the PD3 Oral Exam (Prøve i Dansk 3)

Practical guide to the oral part of PD3: how the exam is structured, what the examiner listens for, and exercises that build confidence before exam day.

Speaking

PD3 Speaking: How to Structure an Oplæg on Miljø

A worked example for Prøve i Dansk 3 Del 1 — structure, key phrases, and vocabulary for a climate behaviour topic at B2 level.