"Jeg har en smerte i halsen."

Translation: I have a pain in my neck.

[Michael505357]

Neck is in NO WAY "halsen" in Danish. It is ALWAYS the throat. I am a Dane with a medical background, so I should know...

[PollyGlott]

Wouldn't "en smerte i halsen" be translated as "a pain in my throat" (halssmerter - sore throat) whereas "a pain in my neck" would be "en smerte i nakken" (nakkesmerter)?

[Brighton2]

That seems reasonable. I would like to know this as well.

[Malones]

Hals should translate as "throat", because nakke means neck. So I don't think this is correct.

[ajpthree]

please report it! we need more feedback from native speakers - thanks for the clarification :D

[Malones]

I think I did report it, but I'm not sure. It's been a long time :D I'm not even sure where I can report it?

[ajpthree]

it would be after you entered your answer, while doing the set - there's a button at the bottom, opposite of "continue," and next to "discuss," that says "report a problem." Click that and choose an option to send the team, or customize your report, or do both (I often do both, and always thank the teams cuz they are awesome!)

[OleSuhr]

"Jeg har en smerte i halsen" is not correct danish. It would be correct to say "Jeg har ondt i halsen". It is also incorrect to translate "halsen" as "neck". "Jeg har ondt i halsen" is "I have a sore throat". "I have a pain in my neck" (sic) would be "Jeg har ondt i nakken".

[deactivated user]

Really strictly shouldn't it be "I have a pain in THE throat/neck" or "jeg har en smerte i min halsen" for MY throat?

[ajpthree]

I have thought for a while now that it works like spanish, where using the article implies the possessive pronoun - but hopefully a native or experienced speaker can chime in here...

[Martinsspiegel]

Does this have the same idiomatic meaning in Danish?

[Michael505357]

No...

[Olweg]

In french we have different words for describing the part between head and shoulders.
"cou" (halsen) which mean the entire part between head and shoulders.
"nuque" (neck/nakken) which means the BACK part of the "cou" (where there is the vertebrae)
"gorge" (throat/halsen?) which means the organ INSIDE (going from the mouth to the œsophagus.

Are my equivalent of translations correct ? It's just that in english it seems that "neck" refers for both the "global" part and the back of the head. Am I right ?

[EmiliaAlice]

Why neckpain is wrong? Neckache is ok, and I believe the two are interchangable

[ajpthree]

maybe as two words? but check out Malones comment above, looks like it should be "throat" and not "neck," anyway...