@gnawershreth Thanks! I actually haven't spoken Danish in the longest time considering all of my Danish friends stay busy but languages are a passion of mine. I would like to visit sometime if I ever get enough money.
Think of it like this. You are saying "Dah-nn-sk". Which isn't entirely wrong, because there's a double consonant so according to Danish grammar rules, it's a short a.
However it is said: "Deh-nn-sk-uh" the "uh" is said quickly.
How do you distinguish pronouncing the letters B and V? I had this problem with Norwegian and it drove me crazy.... cause the letter V is sort of explosive, so it sounds like a B.... if you click on that link to the right "Learn Danish 2", you'll see what I mean about B and V. Oh, and also Norwegian opens you up to learning Danish and Swedish!! I don't know about Icelandic though, because it's west scandinavian which is so different.
@mezzoforte84 I have never had that much trouble between B and V. B is pretty close to the English B and V is as well. I am not sure about how it is pronounced in Norwegian though. Yes, Norwegian Bokmål look a lot like Danish when written and takes a lot of influence from Swedish as well. Icelandic is closer to old norse than Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian.
@jerradcwilliams Another thing, is that when I hear the letter J in other recordings, it sounds like (spelt in English) "yoll"... which is weird, because the spelling is jåd. Does "d" sometimes sound like "l"? Is it pronounced like an "l"? e.g. look here omniglot.com/writing/danish.htm
@mezzoforte84 Danish Ds are sometimes soft and are pronounced like English Ls. If a D is at the end of a word it is probably soft Ex. Med which is with in English and is pronounced simliar to meal. Hope that helps. It was kind of confusing when I first started learning Danish but after listening and reading a lot of text it started to make more sense.
@sandhedsserum I is pronounced kinda like an english E, instead of the 'aj' sound. I'm Danish, and you just made some MINOR mistakes in the pronunciations of the Alphabet, but it doesn't really mean anything.
In the consonants with an attached e sound, like bcd, make the e sound like the one you do in your P. That was exactly the right one.
I'm impressed .) The alphabet is always hard, because you're so used to what the letters sounds like, that you automatically use those sounds. The only exceptions is if the sound is so different that it doesn't sound anything a like. Feks H G, were some of the first I learned in English.
@DjurslandsEfterskole Makes sense :] I am glad you checked it out and I am very glad I got most of them right. Ill keep practicing them for my next video.
Your pronunciation of the letter Ø is impressive. That seems to be one of the harder sounds for foreigners. :)
Are you planning on going to Denmark at some point or are you simply interested in learning different languages?
gnawershreth 3 months ago
@gnawershreth Thanks! I actually haven't spoken Danish in the longest time considering all of my Danish friends stay busy but languages are a passion of mine. I would like to visit sometime if I ever get enough money.
jerradcwilliams 3 months ago
you already have a danish accent! so funny. very cool.
chrisbold56 8 months ago 2
@chrisbold56 wait, what?
jerradcwilliams 8 months ago
That's not how you say Danish in Danish. That is way off.
werbnnerf 1 year ago
@werbnnerf How would it be pronounced?
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
@jerradcwilliams
Think of it like this. You are saying "Dah-nn-sk". Which isn't entirely wrong, because there's a double consonant so according to Danish grammar rules, it's a short a.
However it is said: "Deh-nn-sk-uh" the "uh" is said quickly.
werbnnerf 1 year ago
@werbnnerf I see. Thanks for telling me or I would have kept saying it that way.
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
Heeey I'm danish.. And I think it's great that you are learning Danish, I thought no one wanted to learn our language :p
ZtellaStar 1 year ago
@ZtellaStar haha I don't see why not, it is a very interesting language and super fun to speak!
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
How do you distinguish pronouncing the letters B and V? I had this problem with Norwegian and it drove me crazy.... cause the letter V is sort of explosive, so it sounds like a B.... if you click on that link to the right "Learn Danish 2", you'll see what I mean about B and V. Oh, and also Norwegian opens you up to learning Danish and Swedish!! I don't know about Icelandic though, because it's west scandinavian which is so different.
mezzoforte84 1 year ago
@mezzoforte84 I have never had that much trouble between B and V. B is pretty close to the English B and V is as well. I am not sure about how it is pronounced in Norwegian though. Yes, Norwegian Bokmål look a lot like Danish when written and takes a lot of influence from Swedish as well. Icelandic is closer to old norse than Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian.
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
@jerradcwilliams Another thing, is that when I hear the letter J in other recordings, it sounds like (spelt in English) "yoll"... which is weird, because the spelling is jåd. Does "d" sometimes sound like "l"? Is it pronounced like an "l"? e.g. look here omniglot.com/writing/danish.htm
mezzoforte84 1 year ago
@mezzoforte84 Danish Ds are sometimes soft and are pronounced like English Ls. If a D is at the end of a word it is probably soft Ex. Med which is with in English and is pronounced simliar to meal. Hope that helps. It was kind of confusing when I first started learning Danish but after listening and reading a lot of text it started to make more sense.
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
Where did I go? :D
sandhedsserum 1 year ago
@sandhedsserum I never noticed I forgot it until now. Ill place an annotation to fix. Thanks for telling me!
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
@sandhedsserum I is pronounced kinda like an english E, instead of the 'aj' sound. I'm Danish, and you just made some MINOR mistakes in the pronunciations of the Alphabet, but it doesn't really mean anything.
sandhedsserum 1 year ago
@sandhedsserum Thanks for the comments man, I really appreciate any feedback. :]
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
You for once dont sound British(: haha
Briannalynnebrowning 1 year ago
You make me so happy .D
Your F,H,K,M,N,O,P,R,S,X are perfect .D
In the consonants with an attached e sound, like bcd, make the e sound like the one you do in your P. That was exactly the right one.
I'm impressed .) The alphabet is always hard, because you're so used to what the letters sounds like, that you automatically use those sounds. The only exceptions is if the sound is so different that it doesn't sound anything a like. Feks H G, were some of the first I learned in English.
Made sense?
DjurslandsEfterskole 1 year ago
@DjurslandsEfterskole Makes sense :] I am glad you checked it out and I am very glad I got most of them right. Ill keep practicing them for my next video.
Thanks for watching Christine :]
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
I may make a response with more creative letters;) and the Danish transfer chick at school could help teach this!;D
MondoModz 1 year ago
@MondoModz Who knows? :D
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago
play your sax;)
MondoModz 1 year ago
@MondoModz I really wish I had it home, I would have totally used it for a letter. :p
jerradcwilliams 1 year ago