Reason #10: Danish people are ridiculously good-looking :)

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Fluent ASAP haha! :)

@estherfog-nielsen7465

8 жыл бұрын

Aw Thank you🇩🇰🇩🇰

Reason no. 10: You can show off in the rest of the world, no matter how bad you are at Danish, as the chance of meeting someone, you can correct you is practically nil ;-)

Hej! I have learned Danish for the past 2 years and it has been amazing! Grammar is simple. Vocabulary is OK, as it has many common words with English and German (Germanic languages, remember?) BUT pronunciation is a nightmare! They say Danes speak like they have a potato in their throat. That is right. This is it. :) I have tried many ways to go around it and found that listening to songs or watching videos (news, series like "Borgen" etc) in Danish helps tremendously. Hej hej!

Lego is actually short for the danish phrase "leg godt" which means play great.

@ikemoon127

6 жыл бұрын

Well, more like "play well", but yes, that is correct.

Omg I didn't know that Danish had 42 vowels.... And I live in Denmark xD

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Pernille Larsen Yeah! That's what the guys at Tal Dansk told me! I think it's the different sounds! :)

It's better to learn Danish because many people speak this language in Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland :)

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Mino Dyuj Cool! :)

Aw the Way you Said and described "hyggeligt" Was so cute, like it Was not Said in the right Way but it Was cute tho🇩🇰❤️

I've been learning Danish for a year and a half, and living in Denmark for just over a year. It is a really challenging but rewarding language! I totally agree with the reasons you mentioned in this video :)

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Nick Adams Cool! Glad you're learning Danish and you agree! :D

It is easy for us Danes to say Danish isn't a difficult language. But for a foreign it is a completely different stories depending on their nationality. Danish is damn difficult because we got so many different sounds and grammar rules. A lot of Danes have problems with using proper grammar both in writing and talking. Lindsey keep up the good work. Some of the words was pronounced in a very Danish accent ;) If you want some help learning the right pronunciation let me know or if someone else do.

I'm thankful. I feel so flattered listening to this!

hej is actully just pronounced the same way as hi

Last night after watching your video on " Nine reasons to learn Danish", I listened on KZread to some Norse music. I think that the northern languages sound like they are already to set sail, as Vikings in longboats! All the words sound deep, and rather exotically strange!

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Howlett ooo interesting! Thanks for sharing! :)

I like that it is 9 reasons and not 10, it makes it a little more original😊😊

Reason 10: Danmark produces the best music in Scandinavia (Hassan Shah,Mø). Reason 11: Danmark is the oldest kingdom in Europe. Reason 12:Spoken correctly, it sounds really classy.(Like German). Reason 13:Their flag is damn cool! Reason 14:Skol!

@will7432

6 жыл бұрын

Loic SKÅÅÅL

My reason for learning Danish is Alex Hogh Andersen..................need I say more

My Danish friend has sent me Andersen tales in Danish language it's not easy to read but I can understand some words

It is a superb language once you have got your tongue and throat around it!

I learned danish... 9 reasons for you: #1 Being stubborn #2 Being very stubborn #3 Living in Denmark (although it isnt really necessary, as everybody speaks english) #4 You kind of learn to understand a little Swedish #5 You find half way through the course that you still cant speak dansh, but you actually understand a little. At the same time, you already speak and fully understand Norwegian (aka sober danish) #6 Will help you integrate with the local community and they will be amazed you actually learned it! #7 You dont learn german by learning danish, but actually many words will become understandable! #8 You can make yourself understandable to Icelanders and Greenlandics (although they will kind of hate you for speaking to them in Danish so use only in last resort) #9 If you are planning on living in a scandinavian country, the languages on product labels are usually: Danish/Norwegian Swedish and Finnish - so will be helpfull. Extra bonus - improve your danish: Hej is actually pronounced like Hi in english - and Hej hej is pronounced like Hi Hi with the first hi in a slightyly higher pitch than the second

This is awesome!!!!

My friend and I are learning danish so we can talk at school and nobody can understand us😂

hyggelig= Gezellig which might be formed by gezel (being with someone) ig(being something, someone something good) Svo its like being well together with actually encapsules the meaning of the word to my opinion

I have just arrived to the UK to study a masters programme, the good news is that my university offers a free course of any language for new studets, I have decided to learn Latin, I know that latin is not a popular language today, but I think that it is really cool and useful to learn and understand many other languages: Maybe you could in the future record and upload a video about 9 resons to learn Latinin order to encourage more people to learn this beautiful language.

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+mayckel1987 Thanks for sharing your story! I'll be sure to add it to the list for future videos! :)

Hi Lindsay, I love your language videos. Can you do 9 reasons to learn Irish and German?

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+iEcho on the list! ;)

@iEchOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

Lindsay Dow Thx so much

Hey too all your danish peole there said "It´s not so hard just try" im from denmark and it´s rigtht, for us it´s not hard, but for other people it is!! (Sorry i´m not so good to rithe english)

Have you got any videos like this for Norwegian and Swedish?

0:41 Det er et forfærdeligt eksempel. The "d" isn't pronounced in "hund". You just have a slight glottal stop at the end of the word to distinguish the two. (A glottal stop is like the sound the dash makes in "uh-oh".) Most of the time, though, it's pretty obvious which word you meant to say based on the context.

@ikemoon127

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not a Dane, btw, I'm just learning the language

Play with rød grød med fløde :) It's an excellent exercise

Rigtig stolt at jeg kan tale dansk hahah .... held og lykke til alle som skal prøve. Det er rimelig svært for mange... Dansk er et rigtig smukt sprog, håber der er nogen som gerne vil lære det.

3:35 It's actually pronounced much more like "hi" in English.

Actually there’s no Danish pastries in Denmark, they are all Viennese recipes, the Danes just changed them - only Danish pastry I know of is the bread, or brod.

I really like your video i come from Denmark so but you was so cute when you said hyggelig

What the music in the backround? :)

Could you do one about norwegian please if possible please , and thank you anyways.

hvad kan jeg sige jeg er bare glad

Copenhagen is such a beautiful city for taking nice walks

Funnily enough danish pastry is called wienerbrød here in Denmark which translates into vienna-bread :)

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicolai Høj Ahh! That's interesting! Thanks for sharing! :)

3:22 "Haytch" words? I still can't get used to people pronouncing the "h" in "h." Strange.

Billund = car forest, ikke? :D

i'd love to learn but its so so soo hard :( i wanted to live there but its so hard!

2:09 It's not actually danish. In Danish, it's called "wienerbrød", because it actually comes from Vienna, Austria.

@ikemoon127

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, you're just talking about pastries that are Danish, haha. Nevermind then

And you can read H.C. Andersen in the original, which is just shockingly beautiful. And let's not forget æbleskiver!

Reason n°10: Oh land is danish. I love her :D

Hello From Denmark!

When you said "fire" it sounded like you said "fireogfyrre!" :)

im from denmark hehe er der andre danske personer andet end mig altså

OMG! 42 vowel sounds? Holy syllable! I didn't know it was that bad. Anyway, hope you enjoy your Danish lessons - we do - and you're doing great

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Poul Madsen That's what TalDansk told me, yeah! Crazy, huh?! Thanks! :)

Danish is going to be easy for me beacuse I studied Norwegian 8 Mouths and Swedish 2 mouths

as far i have heard norwegian is better for getting an langue foot in the door for swedish and danish than the other way around

And we, the danish, have exportet a concept with a title to everybody in the word (it is a bit funny when the rest om the world tries to pronounce it): Ombudsmand. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman

This is funny Cuz im Danish lol

my ancestry is danish and cherokee so here i am..

If you learn danish, then you basically know norwegian and swedish. I propose we just call it one language, scandinavian.

@lululevin5383

8 жыл бұрын

That's not true. I am from Denmark and it't so hard to talk😬😬😬🇳🇴🇩🇰🇸🇪

@estherfog-nielsen7465

8 жыл бұрын

+luna luca yeah svensk Og Norsk er vildt svært😂

@amaliehallberg5280

8 жыл бұрын

+Esther Fog-Nielsen Ja, men man forstår de fleste Nordmænd og svenskere, og de fleste forstår dig så det er ret fedt☺️

@Brade1210

8 жыл бұрын

Det er da ikke så slemt xD

@mathistouillon1757

8 жыл бұрын

ikke svensk

Because I recently come in Denmark from Pakistan 😊 that’s why

The concept of 'hygge' is very close to the concept of 'craic' in Irish English, so it's translatable just as long as you're using the appropriate dialect of English. :-)

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Cíat Ó Gáibhtheacháin Ooo, I suppose it is! Thanks for sharing! :)

@iEchOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

I attempted Danish before and I'm Irish. Craic and Hygge mean two slightly different things, Craic means fun or a good time. Hygge means a warm and cozy time. E.g. Cuddling up by the fire - Hygge A really wild party - Craic

@talideon

8 жыл бұрын

iEcho Well, I *did* say that they're very close in meaning, not identical. They largely overlap, though 'craic' lacks the sense of coziness, and 'hygge' (and equivalent Dutch term 'gezellig') don't necessary express the more party-oriented elements of 'craic'. The more fundamental elements of conviviality (of others and surroundings), good humour, &c. are shared between all of them. Moreover, the 'coziness' of 'hygge' isn't simply a factor of being somewhere, but also who you're with. You could be in a outside beer garden with friends on an overcast day, and it'd still be 'hygge' because of who you're with for the same reasons as it'd be good craic. Similarly, you could be at home with your partner in front of a fireplace in the evening watching TV, and you could as much describe that as good craic for the same reasons you'd describe that as 'hygge'. The fundamental difference between the terms is one of emphasis: 'hygge' emphasises the coziness and surroundings, while 'craic' emphasises the fun and people.

@maurelp

8 жыл бұрын

+Cíat Ó Gáibhtheacháin I agree. Hygge is more laid back than craic. Craic includes fun (as iEcho put it) and a hint of excitement - correct me if I'm wrong

@iEchOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

+Poul Madsen Nope 100% right!

4=feer/fear. Nice work. Close on the Danish pronounciation. Our g's aren't pronounced in the end of our words.

As a Dane, I disagree that danish it is a good idea to learn danish if you are not living or plan to live in Denmark. I mean 80 percent of all Danes speak English quite well so there is not really a lot of use for it. I am still honored that people learn my language but there are languages that are way more useful than danish, like Spanish, Chinese, French or German. I think Norwegian is a better introduction to Nordic languages as it has more similarities between Swedish and Danish. and danish is much harder to learn than a language like Norwegian

I dont need to learn it cours I'm already Danish xD

I am from Denmark

My reason is at im com from denmark and liv ind denmark

im danish/jeg er dansker

Hyggelig 》 Gezellig in Dutch.

Rød grød med fløde !

her is one to play with rød grød med fløde

Tiger og Butter Cookies!

I am not so sure I am so happy at all.

Try Asian languages! Especially "Tamil", which is an Indian language. I speak Tamil. :)

Can't wait for the Mandarin and Russian video

Jeg taler en smule dansk.

I'm danish haha

6 mio speakers*

It hurts to hear a lot of people say danish is one of the most ugly languages. Like seriously. How can someone hate Danish. Danish must be one of the coolest languages in the universe. Its has such a unique pronunciation and the soft D is just way too cool. Danish is what i imagine heaven to sound like. Much love from Czechia❤🇩🇰 jeg elsker dansk

If you didn't put the text hygge i Would never have known what word you was talking about

I talk Danish

@ikemoon127

6 жыл бұрын

*speak

Why am I watching this? I am Danish omg

Jeg kan dansk fordi jeg bor i Danmark

But i don't mean it bad. I Think it is pretty hard to speak english and then try so hard words

I'm danish and it not that hard to learn.

noice

I'll play the devil's advocate here by saying Swedish is easier and more worthwhile ;) plus IKEA, H&M, Spotify, Minecraft.. just kidding, have fun everyone!

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Israel Lai Haha! I'm sure a 9 Reasons to Learn Swedish video will happen one day! Also, I did not know Minecraft was Swedish! I've learnt something today! :)

@israellai

8 жыл бұрын

Lindsay Dow me too! I just keep discovering internationally famous Swedish things. I used to think it's just IKEA and...IKEA. And meatballs.

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

haha! And don't get me started on the music...! :p

@iEchOfficial

8 жыл бұрын

Danish is very beautiful though and Lego

Wait. if Lego's are Danish that means Dans pronounce it Leyo

@thsuchan00b53

6 жыл бұрын

No, why would we do that?

@ikemoon127

6 жыл бұрын

No. Lego is short for "leg godt", and the word itself is pronounced in Danish the same way it is in English.

I can allredy do it se selv jeg kan godt hæhæ jeg tror ikke du forster hvad jeg siger😂

er det noen av mine danske brødre å søstre i sør her.

Because it's sexy xD

damn Lyndsey, you're looking great

@cameroncowen5011

8 жыл бұрын

Lindsay***

most danes know english so not really any reasons to learn danish unless you are very interested in it

Jeg er 5 ar for sent LOL.

Oye despacio cerebrito.

Why not 10 reasons? :)

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+Raphael Soares Fair question! It started as 9 with the first video so it's just kinda stuck! ;)

@raphaelsoares9850

8 жыл бұрын

Okay, okay... fair explanation :)

@maricostamendes

8 жыл бұрын

+Raphael Soares I was wondering the same, lol

9 reasons to learn German/Japanese/Chinese? xD

@LindsayDowLanguages

8 жыл бұрын

+TheLanguageGirl All in the pipeline! ;)

The worst thing is that if you go to the western parts of "Jylland" then it is hard for other danish people to understand them. Trust me, that accent is just impossible....

I am from Denmark 😂🤷‍♀️

Nice video. Unfortunately, even though you are pronouncing "hun" and "hund" differently, you are not pronounceing them correctly. "Hun" is pronounced with a "stød" at "h" whether hund is pronounced without a "stød" but otherwise the same :) You do not pronounce the "d"-sound in "hund" :)

hvis du synes dansk er så fedt, hvorfor lærer du det ikke? det er ikke et meget svært sprog.

@someplaceovertherainbow523

8 жыл бұрын

Yas!

@avieichler98

8 жыл бұрын

Jeg ved

@avieichler98

8 жыл бұрын

Og hun ikke tale dansk

@avieichler98

8 жыл бұрын

+avi eichler undskyld "hun taler ikke dansk"

Hey im Danish Like vis i også er Dansk 🇩🇰😂👍🏻

You did not say hyggelig rigt