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The Swedish Language
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Helen McK
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The Swedish Language
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Could anyone tell me how the Swedish language compares to English? How difficult is it for non Swedish people to learn? How does it compare to English in terms of grammar, writing and pronunciation? |
27 Jan 2011
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libertybelle
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I don �t speak it real well - but I do speak Danish.
The Nordic languages are difficult -Swedish a bit easier than Danish because it has harder consonants.
There are many sentences where the verb comes before the noun.
(yesterday went I home from school)
Then there are all the expressions of speech which are different too.
Not a whole lot of English there - and a sing-songy sound to it too.
They also roll their Rs on many words.
Try going to Youtube and listen or Google translate - click on listen.
It might give you an idea of how it sounds.
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27 Jan 2011
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ueslteacher
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My husband has been working with Swedish people for a couple of years now (more than a couple actually) and he tried to selfteach it sort of, he isn �t fluent but as I got it from him its not as difficult if that �s not the first foreign language you �re learning, you kind of see the common paradigms, especially if you, like my husband, took up History of Languages pretty seriously while studying at the university. Can �t say anything deep from first-hand experience though, but I do know that when you hear it over and over again it gets into your head (as I �ve said I wasn �t the one who was studying it, but still had to hear it over and over again ) I find Swedish really rythmical and pleasant to the ear with all its sress and intonation patterns. Sophia |
27 Jan 2011
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