Hi, Dane here. In my personal experience, the more you are used to hearing Norwegian and Swedish, the better you understand these two languages.

@Jetmab04

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In the north of Norway they speak like old people on the Danish west coast

@loris-bismar

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I feel the same. Ive always had a problem with danish as a Swede but lately since of KZread videos im getting more and more used to how you pronounce your words and then the language barrier kinda evaporates. We have the same words for the most parts at least.

@tosvus

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Same way about Danish from a Norwegian perspective as well. The written language is very similar so as long as you get around the pronunciation, it's easy. Sometimes I have to ask Danes to slow down a bit though. Numbers are crazy in Denmark, lol. I think a big reason why we know Swedish a bit better is that at least for my generation, we watched more Swedish tv than Danish tv.

It is important to understand that Norwegian has 180 different dialects, and that the Norwegian girl here spoke with her dialect, from the district of Trøndelag The huge difference between the Scandinavian languages is how the Danish counts their numbers, as they divide their numbers in 20s (snes) from 50 and up (Halv Tress) Tress/3 snes = 60 Halv Tress = 50 Fjers/4 snes = 80 Halv fjers = 70 Fems/5 snes =100 Halv fems = 90 Because of this "tre-halv-fjers" is 73. I'm Norwegian, from the coastal part of The district Møre and Romsdal, I have the Romsdals-dialect. I'm also fluent in English (bilingual as most Scandinavians are, well most are trilingual)

I have Swedish friends. When we meet, after 10 minutes, the "ears" are calibrated. They speak Swedish and I speak Danish, no problem. There are some words you can't guess, but it's maybe 20 words you have to learn. Like rolig in Swedish is fun, in Danish it is calm. En taske in DK is a handbag, in Sweden it is a lady from the light brigade. That one we have had a lot of laughs over.

@MrSkipperBent

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Taske-snakken er altid sjov :D

It varies between people how well they understand each other between the countries. I.e. some people are easier to understand than other and some people understand you better than other. Also in Norway they have multiple versions of Norwegian where some are easier to understand than other for Danish people.

@AsdDsa-qo7es

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And sometimes it is easier to understand Swedish and Danish than some Norwegian dialects even to other Norwegians.

They spelled dog wrong here. It´s "hund" (hound in english) The biggest difference is the pronunciation.

I wanna add that the danish girl spoke very clearly and slow, if she spoke like she would with her danish friends, they wouldn't understand it as easy.

The Scandinavian languages are very similar. Written Norwegian (bokmål) is derived from written Danish, and written Swedish is very similar too. A few crucial words are different, but most are not, so if you learn those words you have come a long way. However, with the spoken languages it is a bit different. Though written Danish and Norwegian are almost identical, spoken Norwegian and Swedish generally resemble each other more, though Danish and Swedish from the southern region of Skåne are pretty similar.

I understood everything they said. Mvh from Sweden.

fun fact (just had a test in school on this topic lol so here you go :)

I'm Swedish but have from time to time read books in Norwegian when I haven't found them in Swedish. Danish is a bit harder to understand both spoken and in written down but I can usually make sense of what I read in Danish news papers. I wouldn't try to read a whole book in Danish though. I do feel the approach differs a lot between the Norwegians and Danish people I've met. Norwegians will chat with me quite happily but a lot of Danish just glare at me and say "I don't speak Swedish!" (in Danish), and walks off. It might have to do with the fact that the Norwegians mostly have been from the countryside and the Danish mostly from Copenhagen, though. 🤷‍♀️

They misspelled some words. It's Hund not Hunt. And Måla not Mala. ☺️

Of all the Nordic Languages the Icelandic is the Oldest and most preserved and really the stem - language for all the other Nordic Languages next is Faroese like Icelandic is also very preserved Old Nordic, though Danish rulers deprived Faroese from writing and using the language officially and it stayed banned for over 400 Years only in 1970s it was finally set free.. but still after 400 Years they had kept their Language intact by making long poems that were sometimes over thousand verses and there are in every Island 2-3 >For-Singers Just wanted to give this little input to let you know that there are 5 Nordic Languages not only 3 You should look into the Faroese and Icelandic history, they are the once that wrote down the Nordic History in their Sagas as we know it today ~ OneLove 🕊

I'm from Sweden I totaly understand when people from Norway talk. It's harder to understand people talking Danish. It's easier to read Danish though

In my experience, Swedes that live in northern Sweden have an easier time with understanding Norwegian and Swedes who live far down south have an easier time understanding Danish. Although I live around the middle north/south-wise and understand Norwegian way better than Danish.

I'm Norwegian, but I'm a lot older than these guys. I understand Swedish and Danish no problem. If you were only to learn one Scandinavian language I think Norwegian would be it and seems to me that Norwegians understand the other countries much better than the other way around

I speak finnish and swedish, I can mostly understand norwegian and danish. But I think I understand those languages better when I can read it. I also speak german and it helped a lot to learn it when you already speak swedish and english etc.

I lived in Norway for a year once and have several Swedish and Norwegian friends. I understand them perfectly, although if I'm tired, I'd prefer that people spoke in a slower pace. I have no problem reading novels in Swedish and Norwegian as well.

I'm Swedish, and I understand written Norwegian and Danish quite well, spoken danish is a mess though, but southeastern Norwegian I can understand fine. I feel that when Swedes and Norwegiansk speak they shift words that are synonyms, to use matching words in the other language, for example: Glasses = Glasögon(S)/Briller(N), but in Swedish there is also the word "Brillor" which means the same.

translation works better after a few beers. XD

@thegaytay4327

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It doesn't matter which Scandinavian language you speak, once you're drunk it's all going to sound like Danish

It is harder to understand Danish, but I believe the Norwegian girl might have a harder time because of where she is from in Norway. We are much closer to Danish in the South, South east and South west of Norway. Her dialect is more from the middle part of Norway. I believe that is also why it can become more challenging for the Danish and Swedish to grasp some of her words as well.

The dane is looking funny when the norwegian goes around the chairs HAHAH :D

That's why you should start learning Spanish, you would be able to understand some Portuguese and Italian.

As a Swede if Norwegians and Danes speak like the standard dialect I have no problem understanding them but it's when people speak with a very thick dialect I have trouble understanding them.

Written Norwegian is very similar to Danish.

@thegaytay4327

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Bokmål is. Nynorsk not as much

Languages are fun. Some words in Swedish have a totally different meaning in the south and "north of the border". Grina for one - in Scania it means grinning, in most of the rest of sweden it means crying (sob sob).

I think it's easier for me to understand Norwegian and Swedish as a Dane, than it is for them to understand Danish. I can't speak Norwegian or Swedish, because i always mix the languages up, but i can understand the most of it. I also speak German and English obviously. And right now i'm learning Korean.

Hi from a swede. Dog is Hund not Hunt:) Måla not Mala :)

Danish differs very much depending on where they come from, and also who the person is. Some people are very easy to understand for me as a Swede, while others are completely impossible. I have a friend who once did a job in Denmark where he happened upon two danes that choose to speak english to eachother.. Norway is much easier, there are some trickier accents there too, but I have never had that much trouble with it. This is a short clip on how much trouble they can have in Denmark when it comes to their own language. Only 5 minutes long, could be well worth a reaction if you want to hear a little about a language that has troubles with itself. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/qXt7upegndq8kqQ.html

It took Princess Mary a few years to learn Danish, she did it so she could speak a message of love and respect for her husband Fredrick in public, its a very difficult language but her people, he husband and all loved it! I think Swedish would be easier!! Some words are always common, like Latin and Italian, German is very close to English! 😁👍

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Danish word for dog is Hund, not Hunt

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