Danmarks Historie: Learn Danish Through Danish History Part 1

[apfejes]

A big thanks for this video, and to his daughter Heather for leaving it up - I'm trying to learn Danish before moving to Denmark (incidentally from Canada), and I have to say that Mr Flemming has the clearest pronunciation of any of the "learn danish" sources I've found so far. I wish he'd stuck around a bit longer to make a few more.

[HolmFlemming]

@apfejes Thanks so much for your comments. We have some more recordings that he made, so I hope we do get around to making videos of them someday soon! It's getting easier, after 2 years, to deal with the things he left behind. Listening to his voice is especially poignant. If you subscribe to this channel, YouTube will send you an email when we upload another video.

[danmarkshistoriendk]

If you learned any Danish from this, and wanna know more about Denmark, press danmarkshistoriendk right below this comment and check out all the little films on Danish history.

[lulzwhat123]

denmark sucks all the danish girls are just whores and this mans voice is just awfull i bet he will die thx to a painfull and slow heartattack

[holmpageWebDesign]

@lulzwhat123 Indeed, my father recorded the soundtrack at age 83, and his voice was not what it had been. But he could still speak Danish after living in Canada for 80 years, and was teaching it to his grandson. He did, in fact, die "thx" to a painful heart attack. And he was grateful to the heart attack because it meant that he would not linger for years in a nursing home bed. I was going to remove your comment as spam, but I think I'll leave it up so you can think about what you wrote.

[awilde]

Ikke svært nok for en svensker, men jeg lærte mere om Danmarks geografi. :)

[matrixfull]

tak. Thanks for this. I only know something like 30 words so far...but this helps a bit. Rest in peace! <3

[zelmogens]

sorry not to be rude but YOU SOUNDS SLEEPY...

PEACE with a big smile:)

[HolmFlemming]

@zelmogens Interestingly, you wrote that just about the time when Flemming passed away. He was 83, and his voice was not what it was, and his heart was not strong, so yes, I can see how he may have sounded sleepy. And he did find his PEACE with a big smile. He welcomed his next adventure with an open mind, and with joy, and the way he died was a gift to us all.

- Heather, his daughter

[SimonHoeg1986]

@HolmFlemming

God bless you Heather

[HolmFlemming]

Tak for dine bemærkninger. Min far var bornholmer, men flyttede til Jylland da han var ca. 20 år. Min mor stammede fra Thy, men havde også rødder i Fåborg og "sydhavsøerne". Jeg var født i Kellerup, men har tilbragt de sidste 80 år i Canada, med undtagelsen af en måned i Danmark. Så jeg har aldrig gået i dansk skole. Venner har ment at jeg stammede fra Århus-Randers egnen, eller at de kunne høre det bornholmske på mig. ... anden del 2

[HolmFlemming]

Du er den første der har skyldt mig for at være færing. Det kan måske siges at jeg har en "midatlantic accent".

Vi har dog haft mange danske venner her i Nova Scotia og andre steder hvor jeg har boet, nok mest fra Salling, Vejle, Bornholm og Grenåegnen; de fleste var landmænd. Jeg har også kendt nogle norske sømænd som var strandet her under krigen, og nogle svenskere i Saskatchewan. Så de har vel også haft en inflydelse. ... anden del 3

[HolmFlemming]

Jeg har en dattersøn på ni år, som er svært intereseret i historie, og ønsker også at lære dansk, så jeg forbinder de to emner for ham. Så syntes hans mor at mit forsøg skulle gå videre. Men jeg kan jo ikke vente at det skal være helt fejlfrit.

[psviking1]

@HolmFlemming hej, jeg hedder Patrick Palmer, er englaender, var danskgift og boede i naestved paa sjaelland, og jeg kan ho/re at du har en jyske accent fra omkring AArhus!

[HolmFlemming]

@psviking1 Flemming's daughter writing here. My father passed away in October 2009, age 83. He would have been delighted to discuss his accent. As he wrote in an earlier comment, his father was from Bornholm and his mother from Jutland, and they came to Canada when Flemming was 3. It was wonderful that he kept his Danish - with whatever accent! I never learned it, but he was teaching my son, and that's why we wanted to make the videos. We have more recordings and still plan to make more videos.

[psviking1]

@psviking1 I am sorry to hear that your father has passed away, it would have been interesting to have comunicated with him. albeit sad, at least he lived to a good age.His video is always there for other people to see and hear. he is STILL passing on his knowledge,to whoever views it. You must never remove it! It is his legacy to the world. You should try to learn Danish, it is an interesting language.I love speaking it! Patrick Palmer. x.

[Masteroth1]

Undskyld, men det staves en HALVØ og ikke en halveø. :-)

Er du forresten færing? Du har en lidt sjov dialekt/accent.

Ellers fed video.