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I've wanted to learn a second language for years, and Scandinavian languages are really interesting to me; the benefit being that Danish/Norse/Swedish all have
by robotmay 13y ago
I've wanted to learn a second language for years, and Scandinavian languages are really interesting to me; the benefit being that Danish/Norse/Swedish all have a lot of similarities, so it'd help when learning multiple languages. I also have a lot of interest in the Norse countries as a whole in terms of history and craft. Unfortunately I find it damn near impossible unless I'm actually in the country whose language I'm trying to learn. My only hope now, I suspect, is to find some subtitled English shows (or Scandinavian shows subtitled in English) on the Swedish TV streaming sites :D
I really do wish other countries would export more of their own language media to the world. English/American TV shouldn't be so dominant. The only time I get a chance to watch foreign language TV is usually in hotels, where you can guarantee there will be German channels!
- Amadou 13y agoI think you'll find a bunch of stuff on the pirate bay. Off the top of my head I can think of these Scandinavian shows and movies that are all at least decent if not great: Trollhunter // The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (trilogy) // Let the Right One In // Cold Prey [Fritt Vilt] (trilogy) // The Bridge [Bron/Broen] 2 seasons // The Killing [Forbrydelsen] 3 seasons // Kon-Tiki // Dead Snow // Headhunters // Easy Money [Snabba Cash] // Norwegian Ninja
- robotmay 13y agoThanks for the suggestions! The only problem I have with Scandinavian TV is that it's -so dark-. Most of those are semi-horror or crime shows, and that's far from a bad thing but it's hard to watch a lot of it in one sitting :D And Norwegian Ninja sounds amazing.
- kalms 13y agoThe Scandinavian languages and English have a lot in common. I believe they even share a common language stem. You can take any word in a sentence, and switch it out with an english word or vice versa. So some of the basics are already there.
- kalms 13y agoTo expand a little on this: The region of Denmark from where I grew up has a lot of different dialects, all from within a very small area. A lot of Danish words resemble their English counterparts, and especially so when pronounced with a bit of dialect: hus/house, båd/boat, æg/egg, hest/horse and so on. We did all live in the same kingdom a thousand years ago (during Canute The Great's reign). So I guess it makes some sense: http://www.ict.griffith.edu.au/wiseman/Nordic/Nordic-1028AD.gif http://www.ict.griffith.edu.au/wiseman/Nordic/Nordic-1028AD....