Prøve i Dansk is the name of Denmark's Danish tests for adults who learn Danish as a second language. SIRI, the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration, writes them, and language centers hold them. There are four tests, and each one ends a Danish course, but you can also sign up without taking the course.
- Prøve i Dansk 1 (PD1)
Ends Danish Education 1
Read short everyday texts, write a short text about your own life, and talk about a topic you chose.
- CEFR A1 written, A2+ oral
- Pass or fail
- Prøve i Dansk 2 (PD2)
Ends Danish Education 2
Skim and search everyday texts, write a formal letter and an email, and talk with another test taker.
- CEFR B1 written, B1+ oral
- Pass with an average of 2.0
- Prøve i Dansk 3 (PD3)
Ends Danish Education 3, module 5
Find facts fast in a long set of texts, write about a topic in society, and present a topic before you answer questions.
- CEFR B2
- Pass with an average of 2.0
- Studieprøven
Ends Danish Education 3, module 6
Read 30 to 35 pages of texts, write at least 400 words that argue a view, and discuss a topic in depth.
- CEFR C1
- Pass with 02 in each part
The written part is on one day in a classroom, and you write your answers by hand. Some language centers let you type the writing part on a computer.
- PD1
- Reading5 tasks · 75 min
- Writing4 tasks · 45 min
- Speaking and listening15 min
- PD2
- Reading90 min
- Writing2 tasks · 90 min
- Speaking and listening30 min
- PD3
- Reading90 min
- Writing2 tasks · 150 min
- Speaking and listening15 min
- Studieprøven
- Reading90 min
- Writing180 min
- Speaking and listening30 min
The speaking times include checking your ID and hearing your grade. You take the PD2 speaking test with another test taker, and its 30 minutes are for both of you. In every test, you can use a dictionary for writing but not for reading.
| What it's for | Test |
|---|---|
| Family reunification with a spouse (one of the conditions) | PD1 |
| Permanent residence | PD2 |
| Citizenship, and many professional authorizations | PD3 |
| Higher education taught in Danish | Studieprøven |
The office or school that asks for your result decides what it accepts, so check its rules before you sign up.
The tests run twice a year, in May and June and in November and December. The written parts are on four days in a row, one test each day, and each language center sets its own oral times inside the oral period.
- PD1, PD2 or PD3, on your own1,646 kr.
- Studieprøven, each part, on your own987 kr.
- Nov 9 – 12, 2026Next test
- Written part · Studieprøven · Nov 9
- Written part · PD3 · Nov 10
- Written part · PD2 · Nov 11
- Written part · PD1 · Nov 12
- Dec 2 – 15, 2026
- Oral part, all four tests
- May 10 – 13, 2027
- Written part · Studieprøven · May 10
- Written part · PD3 · May 11
- Written part · PD2 · May 12
- Written part · PD1 · May 13
- Jun 14 – 25, 2027
- Oral part, all four tests
- Nov 8 – 11, 2027
- Written part · Studieprøven · Nov 8
- Written part · PD3 · Nov 9
- Written part · PD2 · Nov 10
- Written part · PD1 · Nov 11
- Dec 6 – 17, 2027
- Oral part, all four tests
Sign up with a language center by March 1, 2027 for the summer tests, or by August 30, 2027 for the winter tests.
Dates checked Oct 24, 2026
You sign up directly with a language center. The fees are for people who sign up on their own, without a Danish course, and they change each January. The sign-up deadline for winter 2026 was August 31, 2026.
PD3 and Studieprøven use texts about society, such as health at work or the climate. To get ready, read and listen to lots of Danish on topics like these that you can mostly follow. Danish like that is comprehensible input.
- Read About Work and SocietyChoose Danish articles on topics like health and jobs where you know most of the words. Read a few each week, and turn on the audio if the article has it.
- Practice a Short TalkIn PD3, you present a topic for about two minutes, then answer questions. Practice that out loud with a friend or a teacher.
- Work Through Past TestsSIRI's website has past PD3 tests with answer keys, plus a video of an oral test that passed.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Danish. You learn from Danish you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Tell Poppy, your AI tutor, what you want to read about, and she writes a Danish lesson on it at your level. Bubblegum counts its levels from 1 to 6, and they aren't linked to PD1, PD2, PD3 or Studieprøven.
- “Pass Prøve i Dansk” is a goal you can pick on your first day, and Poppy keeps it in mind when she writes your lessons.
- Ask for Danish news and stories about health, jobs or anything else you like, and follow the audio as you read.
- Ask Poppy about any sentence while you read.
- Saved words show up again in later lessons through Regenerative Review™, and you can copy them to Anki as flashcards.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- In PD2, you talk with another test taker, and Bubblegum can't pair you with a person. Practice that part with a classmate or a friend.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
Mobile
Showing the House
Viser huset frem
Oliver has a guest.
Look at the house!
The house is big.
I'll show you the room and the garden.
The garden is beautiful.
Can I take just the written or the oral part again?
For Studieprøven, yes: if you passed one part, you can take only the other part in a later term. For PD1, PD2 and PD3, you take the whole test again in a later term, and you pay a new fee if you signed up on your own.
What ID do I need on test day?
Bring a passport, a residence card or another photo ID from the list SIRI gives. A photo or copy of your ID isn't accepted, and SIRI can't approve a driver's license.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Retsinformation: BEK nr 1687 of 16/12/2025, the regulation on Danish tests for adults (content, times, grading, fees)
- SIRI: About the tests (four tests and what each is used for)
- SIRI: Registration deadlines, test dates and fees
- SIRI: Test dates 2027 (PDF)
- SIRI: Signing up for a test (ID, Studieprøven parts, certificates)
- SIRI: About Prøve i Dansk 1 and how to pass
- SIRI: About Prøve i Dansk 2 and how to pass
- SIRI: About Prøve i Dansk 3, content and grading (past tests, oral example)
- SIRI: About Studieprøven and how to pass
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
