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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5332 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 481 of 553 29 June 2013 at 5:36pm | IP Logged |
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For those of you who learn Norwegian for tourist purposes, I just wanted to let you see an article and a
picture from beautiful Norway, June 29 th ( yesterday ) where a number of tourists were stranded up at Hardangervidda because of - snow... Summer wonderland 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5164 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian | Message 482 of 553 08 July 2013 at 8:48pm | IP Logged |
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Now in Norwegian so people can practice their Scandinavian:
Hvor mange språk er det mulig å lære? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 483 of 553 10 October 2013 at 11:46am | IP Logged |
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Hello Vikings!
Is anyone still there? This log hasn’t been particularly active lately. Anyway, as I wrote on Expugnator’s log, there’s a website that learners of Norwegian may find interesting. Bridge to Norway Among the resources on offer, there’s a section with several reading texts all accompanied by an English glossary which might work well as supplementary materials to bridge the gap between textbook study and extensive reading of authentic native materials. Good reading everybody! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5332 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 484 of 553 10 October 2013 at 11:50am | IP Logged |
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I feel I have been a very poor fairy godmother to you lately - please forgive me - but since Emme now takes the initiative, perhaps I could encourage all active members of the team to give a little status report - what have you accomplished, what are you studying, what are your future plans, what do you want to have accomplished by the end of the year?
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| Kez Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4355 days ago 181 posts - 212 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: Swedish | Message 485 of 553 10 October 2013 at 2:59pm | IP Logged |
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It has been quiet indeed! Okay, here's my status report:
I have accomplished some small things but i'm proud of it. Most of them are the random small 5-10 minute conversations with Swedish people on the street/shops etc. (Moved to Sweden few months ago). I've had several days of only speaking Swedish without switching to English which i'm very happy with. I'm not studying as much as I used to.. I still learn new vocabulary with Memrise and I just start using those words in conversation. So yeah, my studying is mainly just talking with friends now. The year has 3 months left.. In those 3 months I hope achieving being completely Swedish.. using no English at all. It should be possible to achieve that with the way it's going now. How's it going for the rest? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
 jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6907 days ago 4250 posts - 5711 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 486 of 553 10 October 2013 at 4:51pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks for the reminder, Solfrid!
I won't give any (embarrasingly low) stats from my spreadsheet, but I have spent a fair amount of time on Danish and Norwegian tv-series (drama, crime, whatever). I've also read a lot about grammar, topics such as Da/No as "nabospråk", Da/No for Swedes etc. I haven't even started the Danish and Norwegian novels I once borrowed from the library, nor have I listened to any of the audiobooks I downloaded last summer from dr.dk. And no, I haven't spoken any Da/No. Time for some major improvement! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 487 of 553 10 October 2013 at 7:41pm | IP Logged |
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I’m moving ahead very slowly but steadily with Swedish. Even though my study sessions are not as frequent and as intense as might be desired, Swedish is becoming more and more a part of my daily life as far as consuming media is concerned. I wish I had more time and energy after taking care of my job, my family, and my so-called real life to actually schedule some regular textbook studying, because I’m sure I would see faster and more evident progress if I did.
But I’m not complaining too much: I’m looking forward to leaving behind the beginner level once and for all by the end of the year. My personal (and probably questionable) yardstick is no longer qualifying for taking part in the 6wc with Swedish as my target language and I’m quite confident that November will be my last chance at it. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5164 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian | Message 488 of 553 10 October 2013 at 9:41pm | IP Logged |
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I think I've accomplished my goal of reading comfortably with the help of a dictionary.
I've had intense input through Anki w/audio, podcast, TV series and stories. I still lack listening comprehension and I haven't practiced my active skills that much, but I believe they aren't that bad. I sometimes see myself forming Norwegian sentences mentally. For the end of the year, once I'm done with the podcast, I might have to diversify my sources of vocabulary in order to improve my reading skills. I also have to activate my skills a bit through practicing some conversation. And I need to write more paragraphs at italki! I really want to keep Norwegian under maintenance only for next year, even if I may not have reached basic fluency yet. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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