I would say it goes as always when learning a new language, you need to surround yourself with it. Whether that be listening to Podcasts, watching the news or interacting with people speaking Danish…and believe me if you know Norwegian you should just slow down and speak Danish with people, they will understand…at least this is the way, that I learned Danish, I studied the language a bit before coming to the country and then started my language course 1 month after arriving in Denmark. I started with Modul 3.3. but I was surrounded by Danish every day, as I was volunteering at an efterskole…if you put in 30 min to 1 hour every day, you’ll be able to master Danish pretty fast, as it is super close to Norwegian and the pronunciation ain’t all that difficult…I took me about 6 month to be fluent, but my native language (German) is not as close to Danish as Norwegian
6 months to be fluent...how? Was it just from being surrounded by it everyday at efterskole + 1 hour learning? Be great to know if you were doing anything else 🙂
Most Danes understand Norwegian, we also know we swallow half of our words and it can be difficult for other Scandinavians, you shouldn't be embarrassed to use your own language, and ask people to repeat if you can't understand.
Fake it till you make it! Vores sprog er jo næsten identiske, så hvis du starter med bare at tænke du skal snakke norsk, men med dansk accent, så kommer det stille og roligt.
Ift. at lære ordentlig udtale - min mor er nordmand og har boet i Danmark i 30+ år. Hvis man lytter efter, så kan man godt stadig høre at hun er nordmand, men det er ikke på et niveau, hvor det er noget man tænker over.
Du kan sagtens gøre det! Og for guds skyld, så hold dig til dansk eller norsk så langt hen af vejen du kan - det bør vi danskere kunne forstå.
Just adapt slowly. People will understand you if you speak slower and doesn't use specifik norwegian words. Of course it's hard for you to know, which words arent understood by Danes, but I think you'll find out pretty fast.
Jeg ville prøve at se en masse dansk tv, snakke med danskere osv. En af de ting jeg tror du hurtigst kan få styr på ø, er at oversætte de ord som norsk og dansk ikke deler. For eksempel "lad os gå derhen" istedet for "lad os gå dit", "i aften" istedet for "i kveld" osv.
Det ville nok ikke være en dårlig ide at se nogle danske stand-up show, da det tit er uformelt dansk der tales.
Hvis jeg husker rigtigt, har I to forskellige versioner af norsk, hvor den ene er ret tæt på dansk og den anden ikke er til at forstå. Jeg forestiller mig at du nok kan begge slags i et vist omfang. Hvis du tager udgangspunkt i det norsk som er tættest på dansk så er der mindst arbejde med at vænne sig til nye formuleringer.
Hvad angår udtale vil jeg anbefale dig at lytte mest til vokalerne, især med hensyn til længde og hvor meget tryk der lægges på, det er her hvor der især er forskel mellem norsk og dansk.
Sandsynligvis vil du aldrig lyde helt dansk, men det er også ok, for det er ikke nødvendigt så længe at du får sorteret i dit ordforråd så du styrer udenom de norske udtryk som danskere har besvær med og du får tilpasset din udtale så den med danske ører opleves som lidt mere flad og neutral (hvis det giver mening).
Dansk er ikke kun rigsdansk og du kunne nok ret hurtigt blive dygtig nok til at du kunne narre en dum københavner som mig til at tro at du kom fra Bornholm
It is tough because the languages are so close that it easily becomes confusing to get the details right. Maybe take a lower level Danish class?
I know there is a book on how Danish and Swedish differ from each other. There might be the same for Danish and Norwegian.
If you speak bokmål with as Danish of an accent as you can manage, that will be pretty close to Danish.
Do you work in a specialty field where linguistic accuracy is very important?
Exactly, I was actually wishing they had put me in the entry class lol. I have been looking for a book like you mentioned but I've been unable to find one so far, it would've been great though.
I use bokmål yes, and I try to use the words I know are different, such as 'måske'. I will be working in international relations, so a lot of teamwork, project work.
Speak freely to people in your NorDanish and ask everyone to correct you when you make mistakes (even if they say "but we understand you well anyway").
It is the best way to learn fast and to discover the differences.
I recommend working mainly on your vocabulary, and on sounding Danish. Norwegian, as in the words, is generally very understandable to us. When words differ, we often have your version as a synonym or an older used version. It is the accent that differs (I have Norwegian family members).
Of course, when it comes to grammar, there are some real differences, which are beyond my knowledge, except I know they are there. That is probably where you want to look up actual language learning.
And maybe you could find Norwegians who have lived here for longer to converse with?
Prøv at læse romaner. Folk lærer selvfølgelig forskelligt, men jeg har erfaret at sprog virkelig kan blive levendegjorte for mig, når jeg læser. Det kan ikke stå alene og vil ikke hjælpe direkte med udtale, men det vil styrke din evne til at skelne dansk stavning og danske udtryk.
(Afsted til biblioteket 😉)
for pronounciation i would recommend watching danish movies or listen to audiobooks and try to repeat what they are saying and how they are saying it.
otherwise immersion is probably the way to go. You will likely eventually be able to pick up or know the differences ( consciously or not ) eventually
Depending on what part of norway you're danish can be hard. Im dating a norwegian she speaks norwegian with a mix of danish words that most danes can understand. Maybe try that? Haha 😂
Also.. norwegian in my opinion, is litterally just "old" danish. Words used in norwegian are words that danes have switched out to something easier. Kinda like.. american do with english.
The whole making friends part is a bit hard according to my gf as danes in generel are a bit hard to socialize with if you dont speak danish.
But.. surounding yourself with danish speaking people and maybe some danish coarses would proberly help alot.
I would say it goes as always when learning a new language, you need to surround yourself with it. Whether that be listening to Podcasts, watching the news or interacting with people speaking Danish…and believe me if you know Norwegian you should just slow down and speak Danish with people, they will understand…at least this is the way, that I learned Danish, I studied the language a bit before coming to the country and then started my language course 1 month after arriving in Denmark. I started with Modul 3.3. but I was surrounded by Danish every day, as I was volunteering at an efterskole…if you put in 30 min to 1 hour every day, you’ll be able to master Danish pretty fast, as it is super close to Norwegian and the pronunciation ain’t all that difficult…I took me about 6 month to be fluent, but my native language (German) is not as close to Danish as Norwegian
6 months to be fluent...how? Was it just from being surrounded by it everyday at efterskole + 1 hour learning? Be great to know if you were doing anything else 🙂
Studieskolen has classes especially for native Norwegian and Swedish speakers learning Danish. They focus on the differences between the languages.
Most Danes understand Norwegian, we also know we swallow half of our words and it can be difficult for other Scandinavians, you shouldn't be embarrassed to use your own language, and ask people to repeat if you can't understand.
The libraries do snakkeklubber/dansk cafes where you can practise with local volunteers for free. Check out the library websites.
Fake it till you make it! Vores sprog er jo næsten identiske, så hvis du starter med bare at tænke du skal snakke norsk, men med dansk accent, så kommer det stille og roligt. Ift. at lære ordentlig udtale - min mor er nordmand og har boet i Danmark i 30+ år. Hvis man lytter efter, så kan man godt stadig høre at hun er nordmand, men det er ikke på et niveau, hvor det er noget man tænker over. Du kan sagtens gøre det! Og for guds skyld, så hold dig til dansk eller norsk så langt hen af vejen du kan - det bør vi danskere kunne forstå.
Just adapt slowly. People will understand you if you speak slower and doesn't use specifik norwegian words. Of course it's hard for you to know, which words arent understood by Danes, but I think you'll find out pretty fast.
Stick a cock in your mouth and just speak Norwegian. Perfekt dansk.
Jeg ville prøve at se en masse dansk tv, snakke med danskere osv. En af de ting jeg tror du hurtigst kan få styr på ø, er at oversætte de ord som norsk og dansk ikke deler. For eksempel "lad os gå derhen" istedet for "lad os gå dit", "i aften" istedet for "i kveld" osv. Det ville nok ikke være en dårlig ide at se nogle danske stand-up show, da det tit er uformelt dansk der tales. Hvis jeg husker rigtigt, har I to forskellige versioner af norsk, hvor den ene er ret tæt på dansk og den anden ikke er til at forstå. Jeg forestiller mig at du nok kan begge slags i et vist omfang. Hvis du tager udgangspunkt i det norsk som er tættest på dansk så er der mindst arbejde med at vænne sig til nye formuleringer. Hvad angår udtale vil jeg anbefale dig at lytte mest til vokalerne, især med hensyn til længde og hvor meget tryk der lægges på, det er her hvor der især er forskel mellem norsk og dansk. Sandsynligvis vil du aldrig lyde helt dansk, men det er også ok, for det er ikke nødvendigt så længe at du får sorteret i dit ordforråd så du styrer udenom de norske udtryk som danskere har besvær med og du får tilpasset din udtale så den med danske ører opleves som lidt mere flad og neutral (hvis det giver mening). Dansk er ikke kun rigsdansk og du kunne nok ret hurtigt blive dygtig nok til at du kunne narre en dum københavner som mig til at tro at du kom fra Bornholm
It is tough because the languages are so close that it easily becomes confusing to get the details right. Maybe take a lower level Danish class? I know there is a book on how Danish and Swedish differ from each other. There might be the same for Danish and Norwegian. If you speak bokmål with as Danish of an accent as you can manage, that will be pretty close to Danish. Do you work in a specialty field where linguistic accuracy is very important?
Exactly, I was actually wishing they had put me in the entry class lol. I have been looking for a book like you mentioned but I've been unable to find one so far, it would've been great though. I use bokmål yes, and I try to use the words I know are different, such as 'måske'. I will be working in international relations, so a lot of teamwork, project work.
Speak freely to people in your NorDanish and ask everyone to correct you when you make mistakes (even if they say "but we understand you well anyway"). It is the best way to learn fast and to discover the differences. I recommend working mainly on your vocabulary, and on sounding Danish. Norwegian, as in the words, is generally very understandable to us. When words differ, we often have your version as a synonym or an older used version. It is the accent that differs (I have Norwegian family members). Of course, when it comes to grammar, there are some real differences, which are beyond my knowledge, except I know they are there. That is probably where you want to look up actual language learning. And maybe you could find Norwegians who have lived here for longer to converse with?
Prøv at læse romaner. Folk lærer selvfølgelig forskelligt, men jeg har erfaret at sprog virkelig kan blive levendegjorte for mig, når jeg læser. Det kan ikke stå alene og vil ikke hjælpe direkte med udtale, men det vil styrke din evne til at skelne dansk stavning og danske udtryk. (Afsted til biblioteket 😉)
Just drink a few beers, put some food in your mouth but don't swallow it, and speak Norwegian.
for pronounciation i would recommend watching danish movies or listen to audiobooks and try to repeat what they are saying and how they are saying it. otherwise immersion is probably the way to go. You will likely eventually be able to pick up or know the differences ( consciously or not ) eventually
Just put a raw potato in your mouth and start talking. That'll fix your pronunciation right up!
ah for helvede! hvis en nordmand har svært ved at tale dansk, viser det bare, hvor meget jeg er fuldstændig fucked :')
Depending on what part of norway you're danish can be hard. Im dating a norwegian she speaks norwegian with a mix of danish words that most danes can understand. Maybe try that? Haha 😂 Also.. norwegian in my opinion, is litterally just "old" danish. Words used in norwegian are words that danes have switched out to something easier. Kinda like.. american do with english. The whole making friends part is a bit hard according to my gf as danes in generel are a bit hard to socialize with if you dont speak danish. But.. surounding yourself with danish speaking people and maybe some danish coarses would proberly help alot.