Tuesday, October 4, 2022

How I learnt to speak Norwegian fluently in a year

In High school I used to go to the Nordic juggling Convention in Denmark and after my Abitur German university entry exam in Germany I traveled to Helsinki . So of course I decided in my first year at University to take Danish and Finnish. It took me 3 weeks to drop out of the Finish language course and I took French instead. But I got a little further in Danish.... I learnt to ask : 'Hvad heder du?' Und `Hvordan gar det med dig?`Hvor gammel er du...and I learnt to order in a Cafe or Restaurant. 

More than 20 years later I went back to learning Danish with a book I bought in a bookshop right at the University in Hamburg.

I often learnt vocabulary and phrases when lifeguarding. Then in 2019 a Norwegian friend said to me, why don't you learn Norwegian. It is easier pronunciation wise.