54 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yup, you got me there, on spelling, well done I do know how to spell lose, I just have to think when I write since English is my third language. You probably have the same problems with your third one. What's your second one? Swedish? I don't know how Icelandic schools work (My apologies if you're not Icelandic, for some reason I just think you are ) My second language is Danish. Started learning Danish when I was 10 I think, and English 2 years later. They have changed it now so kids start first with English and then with Danish. German and French doesn't start until your 15-17. Frankly DISGRACEFUL your / you're confusion there. i am joking, of course, your English is genuinely better than that of most actual English people I can adhere to this, my spelling is atrocious, I constantly need spell checker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yup, you got me there, on spelling, well done I do know how to spell lose, I just have to think when I write since English is my third language. You probably have the same problems with your third one. What's your second one? Swedish? I don't know how Icelandic schools work (My apologies if you're not Icelandic, for some reason I just think you are ) My second language is Danish. Started learning Danish when I was 10 I think, and English 2 years later. They have changed it now so kids start first with English and then with Danish. German and French doesn't start until your 15-17. Why do you learn Danish though? Shit language. I know it by default and I hate it. I also know Swedish by default, but I'm okay with that. English is learnt and very welcome. Then there's German and Spanish, both very annoying as they're learnt but not fully learnt so I only half-understand everything which makes German and Spanish films fucking annoying. They also tried shoving French down my throat as well but I was over languages by that point. Silly French. I'd love to speak Icelandic tbh, one of the prettier languages to listen to I find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Danish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Danish Fucking speaking like they got a potato shoved down their fucking throats. Fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Mongo Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 If you can read Danish, you can read Norwegian and Swedish as well. If you can understand spoken Danish, you'll probably understand the others. But it would be better to teach the kids to speak properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Danish f***ing speaking like they got a potato shoved down their f***ing throats. f***. Couldn't understand a word of that s***, surprising that any non-Danes can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Danish f***ing speaking like they got a potato shoved down their f***ing throats. f***. Couldn't understand a word of that s***, surprising that any non-Danes can. They don't even use words, it's just sounds. I'm surprised even danes can understand it. Guess maybe it's like the whale's communication Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 So true Do we not have any Danish posters? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I was travelling around with two danish girls for a couple of weeks and we spoke english all the time. Almost impossible to understand each other speaking swedish/danish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'd say it's a bit easier in Copenhagen than in the countryside/smaller towns, as they're more used to (Swedish) tourists. I'd also say we've gone a bit off topic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'd say it's a bit easier in Copenhagen than in the countryside/smaller towns, as they're more used to (Swedish) tourists. I'd also say we've gone a bit off topic. I'd say we have been relegated to talking about nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 So true Do we not have any Danish posters? Disco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The polyglot thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Isn't Nixon Danish? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rons Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar All the Danish/Swedish TV shows I've seen just seem to be basically Geordie. I'm hoping that will mean I'm able to survive in Copenhagen/Malmo/Stockholm next month. I particularly like how Swedish for "police" is "polis". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar All the Danish/Swedish TV shows I've seen just seem to be basically Geordie. I'm hoping that will mean I'm able to survive in Copenhagen/Malmo/Stockholm next month. I particularly like how Swedish for "police" is "polis". Whenever I see POLIS in Swedish dramas, I always think of the Glaswegian pronunciation of the word. Oh, and this is great. "And your pussy McKendrick thanks the sailor" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar Vikings did rape England, especially the north east part, for quite a while, so not that strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar All the Danish/Swedish TV shows I've seen just seem to be basically Geordie. I'm hoping that will mean I'm able to survive in Copenhagen/Malmo/Stockholm next month. I particularly like how Swedish for "police" is "polis". Leaving Oslo out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar All the Danish/Swedish TV shows I've seen just seem to be basically Geordie. I'm hoping that will mean I'm able to survive in Copenhagen/Malmo/Stockholm next month. I particularly like how Swedish for "police" is "polis". Leaving Oslo out. I haven't seen much Norwegian TV. Any recommendations? IIRC "go home" is vaguely similar across most of the languages to "gan hyem" so I suppose I'll be ok at getting rid of pests. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar All the Danish/Swedish TV shows I've seen just seem to be basically Geordie. I'm hoping that will mean I'm able to survive in Copenhagen/Malmo/Stockholm next month. I particularly like how Swedish for "police" is "polis". Leaving Oslo out. I guess she doesn't want to pay £17 for a pizza. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Mongo Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I haven't seen much Norwegian TV. Any recommendations? No, nothing. No TV dramas worth watching, at any rate. Watch Dead Snow I and II and Trollhunter instead. And don't visit Oslo, it's a dreadful city. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Trollhunter is a really good film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I haven't seen much Norwegian TV. Any recommendations? Lilyhammer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'm danish and I follow this site without posting much. Actually the Danish language and the Geordie language have a lot in common. Some words are very similar All the Danish/Swedish TV shows I've seen just seem to be basically Geordie. I'm hoping that will mean I'm able to survive in Copenhagen/Malmo/Stockholm next month. I particularly like how Swedish for "police" is "polis". Leaving Oslo out. I haven't seen much Norwegian TV. Any recommendations? IIRC "go home" is vaguely similar across most of the languages to "gan hyem" so I suppose I'll be ok at getting rid of pests. Depends what you're into. Basically only Lilyhammer, The Heavy-Water War and Dag that are watchable TV by international standards. Quite a few good films the past few years though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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