"Her brother is my uncle."
Translation:Hendes bror er min onkel.
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In several words, such as "onkel" and "ikke," it sounds as if the "k" is pronounced like an English "g." Is that the correct pronunciation?
Yes, that is the most common way to pronounce a k in Danish, when it is not in the beginning of a stressed syllable or the start letter. It is not considered wrong to pronounce like a k, though.
For instance in 'konkret' and 'kakao' all four k's are pronounced like k's, because both are in the beginning of the word or a stressed syllable. (stresses are on the second syllables)
In 'kirke', the second k is pronounced lige a hard g, while the first is a k. (stress is on the first syllable)
And in 'onkel' and 'ikke' they are pronounced like g's again because stresses are on the first syllables.
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Is the Danish "onkel" not the husband of my aunt, whereas my mother's brother would be my morbror?
Yes, stricty speaking you are correct.
Mothers's brother: morbror
mother's sister: moster
father's brother: farbror
father's sister: faster
wife of morbror/farbror: tante
husband of faster/moster: onkel
However onkel and tante is sometimes used just like uncle and aunt
Bror is the short form of brother. Therefore should 'Hendes broder er min onkel' should be accepted.
When do you know when to use an s or not in de word hende or any other words like that?
"Hende" is her, as in "I love her" = "Jeg elsker hende". "Her" refers to the person that she is
"Hendes" is the possessive pronoun, for example "Jeg elsker hendes kat" = "I love her cat". Here "her" shows that the cat belongs to whoever "her" refers to, but it is not her that "I" love, it's the cat she owns. Think of it like the word "hers", just also used before a noun rather than just on its own.