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Anything by Erik Hanstein, 22 January 2008

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Swedish is a beautiful language and more easy to learn for somebody who is fluent in two other germanic languages (English and German in my case). I could read and understand a couple of Swedish words that I haven't seen before.  But could I also say it with the correct pronunciation? - No...

I really have a problem paying attention to a conversation in Swedish, simply because words are shortened, e.g. nâgonting  becoming nât. It also seems as if there is no break between words, they all overlap.  

My girl friend just started her studies in medicine to be become a sjuksköterksa.   - No chance for me to remember the correct pronunciation. Is it shujks.. or only hhhhujks... köterska or shöterska??? Say 727 in Swedish - absolutely no chance!!! 

And if you want to here somebody saying yes, all you hear is a gasp?  

I really love the Swedish language but all that leraning vocabulary simply isn't enough I guess. I have to listen to Swedish in real more often, which means I have to come to Sweden more often, too.

Sounds good - see you end of February. 

Meanwhile try youselves on this one:

Sju sjuksköterskor skötte sjuttiosju sjösjuka sjömän.

 

 

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  • Hej Eric,
    try the podcast of Godmorgon världen on your iPod. And listen to it when
    you travel. It just drains your brain.
    http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/P1/program/index.asp?programID=438

    By Cornelis Numan, 28 January 2008

  • I took German for two years at school, and I still have a problem with both dativ and how to pronounce "S" in different words. So I kind of know what it feels like, but... in the "other way". :)

    I think you'll learn. With the right mindset and some time, most things are possible. Hang in there!

    By Julia , 25 January 2008

  • This post cracked me up! Especially the part about the 'gasp!' My mother-in-law did that and the first time I heard her continuously doing that I thought something must be wrong with her!

    The whole 'sj' thing confuses me... utterly. I never know how to say it, and no matter how hard I try with my pronunciation, I never seem to get it quite right to satisfy a native.

    I agree that the language sounds like a song... still it is hard for me to hear individual words. And often, the words are cut off to be just a 'sound' of a word that everyone seems to understand is the whole word, except me.

    I'll catch on eventually... I hope. :)

    By K S, 25 January 2008

  • Hi, I agree, it is not so difficult to learn Swedish for a German; but the accentuation! (brrrrrrr). I allways accentuate a new Swedish word so, as I never wood free willing - most it becomes right so.
    Another thing are some tricky words like semester, termin (same word, same pronounciation - but different meaning)
    Nevertheless, it is funny to talk Swedish.

    By Elke , 23 January 2008

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