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| Seth Diglot Changed to RedKing’sDream Senior Member United States Joined 7224 days ago 240 posts - 252 votes  Speaks: English*, Russian Studies: Persian | Message 9 of 10 31 March 2005 at 9:30pm | IP Logged |
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Written Norwegian is not exactly the same thing as standard Danish--though it is very similar.
Asking "who understands whom?" is very tricky. In Norway, for example, the pronunciation can differ vastly in the west and north--so much so that it can be a challenge for those from Oslo. There is an FSI program for Swedish. As for Norwegian and/or Danish, you will have to just use a little of everything. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Thomaskim Groupie Joined 7269 days ago 84 posts - 85 votes | Message 10 of 10 11 April 2005 at 3:05pm | IP Logged |
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FYI The Scandinavian version of Big Brother saw Norwegians and Swedes holed up in close quarters for an extended period of time. No English was ever necessary.
I would say that Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are theoretically mutually intelligible, though practice (and exposure) makes perfect :) As a non-native speaker of Danish I rarely have to resort to English when in Norway or Sweden. The advantage of learning one (or all) of these beautiful languages is that you'll break the ice in no time flat and make it all the more 'hyggeligt/koselig/trevlig' (cozy, perhaps?) Remember speaking a Scandinavian language can help you when traveling from Finland to Greenland! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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