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Jeku
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Yo, I've decided to get back to my roots and learn Danish in my spare time. It would be great if there was at least one free (or very cheap) software download that assisted or had tutorials in the language.

I've searched dozens of pages of Google and MSN to no avail. At work they have language study aids to borrow, but they have 12 languages and not Danish.

There are also a bunch of free sites with tutorials, but anyone who's had to learn a language without hearing or having interactivity can back me up when I say that it's important!

Anyone been through this and found a good solution?


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The Nerd
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Posted: 17th Feb 2006 18:45 Edited at: 17th Feb 2006 18:48
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YaY! Cool! You wanna learn Danish!

I'm danish, thought I don't know any software to learn Danish I'm afraid I haven't even heard of any software to learn Danish before!

Should be interesting so see if anyone know a software to learn it from! Thought there is of course Danish online dictionaries where you can write english words and get them on Danish... But it's kinda hard to learn out from it...

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Benjamin
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Posted: 17th Feb 2006 18:50 Edited at: 17th Feb 2006 18:51
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I'm learning Danish at the moment too, from websites and a couple of forum members. I'm thinking of looking for books online about it too, I haven't actually looked around for any yet so I don't know if I'll find any.

Quote: "but anyone who's had to learn a language without hearing or having interactivity can back me up when I say that it's important!"

I know what you mean. Speaking to some Danish people from here has really helped me get a basic grasp of the various aspects of danish grammar. It kind of helps to have someone to talk to, because you can ask questions to better understand why things are like they are.

I can't really suggest any useful sources(as the only things I know of are a couple of websites) but while learning it, if there is something you struggle to understand, perhaps ask The Nerd or KLU 007 on MSN, or if you are really desperate you can ask me.

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Denmark language

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I'd say that you should get a real person because if it's anything like french it would be best to learn the accent unless you don't mind having people who acctually speak it right looking at you with distain. I know this because I'm one of the people who look at english accented people with distain, it's like a hobby.

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Posted: 17th Feb 2006 21:05
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Ok Manticore, you hate English people, we all know that already.

re faze - I don't understand your comment. Danish is my ancestry, so yes it's my roots.

I'm still looking--- Ben has shown me some good websites, but software would still be preferrable. Thanks


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Posted: 17th Feb 2006 23:20
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I have heard some good reviews for Rosetta Stone. It was mostly for their Spanish products, but I'm sure the Danish one has the same quality. http://www2.rosettastone.com/en/individuals/languages/danish
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The more people learn Danish the more Muslim extremists will get annoyed, so lets all learn it


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Quote: "The more people learn Danish the more Muslim extremists will get annoyed, so lets all learn it "


lol


Quote: "
I'd say that you should get a real person because if it's anything like english it would be best to learn the accent unless you don't mind having people who acctually speak it right looking at you with distain. I know this because I'm one of the people who look at French accented people with distain, it's like a hobby.
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Wow lol

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Speacking of which, I really have to get round to re-learning my Greek before I fulyl forget it... which would be a shame

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I like learning languages, but I only know English (obviously, I'm American ), and am learning Spanish. I don't see how people know like 10 languages or more , but i heard once you know one European language (excluding English), its really not that hard to understand/learn others .

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Quote: "i heard once you know one European language (excluding English), its really not that hard to understand/learn others "


I'm not sure, I'm having a hard time learning German... But Danish/Norwegian/Swedish are very similar languages. The most danish people I know doesn't have any trouble speaking with other people from Scandinavia(without speaking English, that is).

Quote: "if there is something you struggle to understand, perhaps ask The Nerd or KLU 007 on MSN, or if you are really desperate you can ask me."


Sure, I'm ready. It has been so much fun helping Benjasmin learning Danish!


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Posted: 18th Feb 2006 19:24 Edited at: 18th Feb 2006 19:26
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Quote: "i heard once you know one European language (excluding English), its really not that hard to understand/learn others"

actually there are three major and a few minor language families in Europe. There's the Germanic family, with German, English, languages in Scandinavia, except Finnish, which is Uralic (Finno-Uralic), the Romanic family, with Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese and the Slavic family, spoken in eastern Europe and Balkan. However, Hungarian has interestingly the same roots as Finnish (Finno-Uralic). Yes I know that's a lot of useless info, but these are the very rare moments my studies of linguistics serve any use.


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Posted: 18th Feb 2006 19:37 Edited at: 18th Feb 2006 19:38
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Quote: "Romantic family, with Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese"


don't forget Romanian!

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Don't forget learning and using more that 1 language lowers the chances of getting Alzheimers, so does smoking, but don't smoke dudes!


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Quote: "Quote: "Romantic family, with Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese""
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These languages are surely romantic... but only when spoken softly.

Quote: "don't forget Romanian! "

Too late, I forgot to mention it.


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Seppuku, if I ever met you I would be annoyed to death with your:
Dude. It gets a bit old and is sort of annoying since every sentence you say has the word dude in it. Broaden your vocab please.

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Dude you live in California, you should be used to it...well I could use man, but its too plain, and sweet doesn't quite sound right, and well I tend not to use dude as often in real life as the forum so if you met me you would be able to put up with it, but I'll try to lighten up a bit on 'dude'


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Quote: "I know this because I'm one of the people who look at english accented people with distain, it's like a hobby."


How terribly arrogant and snooty of you. What is the reason for this appalling attitude? Are you perhaps seeking French citizenship?

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Quote: "How terribly arrogant and snooty of you. What is the reason for this appalling attitude? Are you perhaps seeking French citizenship?"


That is arrogant of ye


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Quote: "Are you perhaps seeking French citizenship?"


Perhaps. He's one of those annoying anglo-but-I-wish-I-was-franco Canadians. I have a friend like that, and I just don't understand him either :-P


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Prob me if you heard this one before:

How do you know when a Frenchman has been in your backyard?

Your garbage cans are empty and your dog is pregnant.

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hahahah!!! thats funny, though as a canadian, i couldnt understand you saying it but its still funny

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>Yo, I've decided to get back to my roots and learn Danish in my
>spare time.

That's easy. You just speak german with english grammar, russian vocabulary and soft pronounciation.

Peace of cake!

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isnt the language called Dutch anyways?

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No, that is the language spoken by the Dutch people. Which come from the Netherlands.

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Okay, anyone else have any serious answers to my problem? If not I'll have to go purchase something.


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