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Title: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Nimphy on January 11, 2015, 07:01:18 AM: As Ruth proposed a language group for Swedish, why not have one for Norwegian too? We deserve one, too! Her idea, that I shamelessly stole, was to get together on Italki/Skype and talk about something, be it an episode or a short text. So uh... How does that sound?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on January 11, 2015, 08:10:34 AM: I would be in for skype. Not italki though, well not until the 5th. It looks far more professional then duo or memrise, so I fear that a bit :D.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Sigrid Marie on January 11, 2015, 08:25:03 AM: I love that we have so many language enthusiasts in this forum! I obviously don't need to practice my Norwegian, but I'd be more than happy to help you with pronunciation/grammar/whatever you need help with :3
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on January 11, 2015, 08:28:28 AM: I don't have a microphone so I can't really help you with this. Sounds like a good way to get the ball rolling though.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Nimphy on January 11, 2015, 12:35:49 PM: Hmm, I think I'll have to create a Skype account... How do I create a Skype account? *googles*

Quote from: Fimbulvarg on January 11, 2015, 08:28:28 AM
I don't have a microphone so I can't really help you with this. Sounds like a good way to get the ball rolling though.

*Is scared at the thought of having major petty sergeant unfair destruction something something Fimbulvarg listen at her norsk*
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Eich on January 11, 2015, 01:26:10 PM: Ah, this sounds fun. Any chance you Europeans could accommodate an eastern American in to your schedule? :D
My schedule is different every day because of uni, but I should be able to get on with some regularity.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on January 11, 2015, 02:26:30 PM: Quote from: Eich on January 11, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Ah, this sounds fun. Any chance you Europeans could accommodate an eastern American in to your schedule? :D
My schedule is different every day because of uni, but I should be able to get on with some regularity.

Eastern time is 6 hours behind Norway time so it shouldn't be too hard, either you have to get on around midday or the Norwegians have to get on really early (after midnight for you). That is unless your entire morning is free.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Eich on January 11, 2015, 02:36:41 PM: Quote from: Fimbulvarg on January 11, 2015, 02:26:30 PM
Eastern time is 6 hours behind Norway time so it shouldn't be too hard, either you have to get on around midday or the Norwegians have to get on really early (after midnight for you). That is unless your entire morning is free.
I'm always free after 4:00 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and free after 5:00 on Tuesday and Thursday. But I also have a good amount of time before noon everyday. So that should work out okay.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: asadderandawiserman on January 11, 2015, 03:53:12 PM: My knowledge of the topic isn't great, but doesn't Norwegian have two variants? Nynorsk and Bokmål? Which one are you lot learning, or am I confused?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on January 11, 2015, 03:56:16 PM: Quote from: asadderandawiserman on January 11, 2015, 03:53:12 PM
My knowledge of the topic isn't great, but doesn't Norwegian have two variants? Nynorsk and Bokmål? Which one are you lot learning, or am I confused?

I think we explained this in the nordic language/discussion threads? Anyways these are two distinct written varieties only with distinct grammar systems and vocabularies.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on January 11, 2015, 04:07:06 PM: to make it short bokmål :D
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Sigrid Marie on January 11, 2015, 04:15:43 PM: Quote from: Fimbulvarg on January 11, 2015, 03:56:16 PM
I think we explained this in the nordic language/discussion threads? Anyways these are two distinct written varieties only with distinct grammar systems and vocabularies.

And spoken Norwegian corresponds to neither. It's more like a mix between the two, more similar to one or the other depending on the dialect.

I write bokmål (although I have to use both at school), and my dialect has more in common with bokmål than nynorsk
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fen Shen on January 11, 2015, 04:19:44 PM: I'd like to participate, but I'm afraid I'm not really able to form sentences and talk at the moment. I'd need to revise a bit first... I'm concentrating on Italian at the moment, but will start again with Norwegian in a month or so. :)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Nimphy on January 11, 2015, 04:23:38 PM: Quote from: Fen Shen on January 11, 2015, 04:19:44 PM
I'd like to participate, but I'm afraid I'm not really able to form sentences and talk at the moment. I'd need to revise a bit first... I'm concentrating on Italian at the moment, but will start again with Norwegian in a month or so. :)

*feels guilty both for not having the next lesson YET and for concentrating more on norsk than German right now*
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: asadderandawiserman on January 11, 2015, 04:36:24 PM: Oh ok, thanks everyone, and sorry if you already went through it somewhere else. It's really interesting though, I'm not sure I know of any other language that follows a similar system.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on January 11, 2015, 04:44:18 PM: Quote from: asadderandawiserman on January 11, 2015, 04:36:24 PM
Oh ok, thanks everyone, and sorry if you already went through it somewhere else. It's really interesting though, I'm not sure I know of any other language that follows a similar system.

I had a look but couldn't find any more in depth posts about it, but I think the basics of the issue has been covered.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on January 11, 2015, 04:56:53 PM: I'd be interested. My mic use would be sort of limited due to a combination of mic-shyness and "lots of other people around being noisy," though, which might defeat the purpose...
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Solovei on January 24, 2015, 06:53:39 PM: Hey all! Duolingo has just launched their Norwegian course! Or rather, they've started working on it, but as I understand it, since Danish and Swedish are already in the system all they need to do is modify the existing material for those two - hence the extremely short ETA.

Anyway, thought I'd let you know.

http://incubator.duolingo.com/courses/no-BO/en/status (http://incubator.duolingo.com/courses/no-BO/en/status)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on January 24, 2015, 09:15:52 PM: Quote from: Solovei on January 24, 2015, 06:53:39 PM
Hey all! Duolingo has just launched their Norwegian course! Or rather, they've started working on it, but as I understand it, since Danish and Swedish are already in the system all they need to do is modify the existing material for those two - hence the extremely short ETA.

Anyway, thought I'd let you know.

http://incubator.duolingo.com/courses/no-BO/en/status (http://incubator.duolingo.com/courses/no-BO/en/status)

Yay! I really love how the ETA is supposedly tomorrow, though.

With regards to the actual learning group, are people still interested? Even if people (including myself) are still rather shaky with speaking, we can still use text-chat for discussing something.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Nimphy on January 25, 2015, 03:47:25 AM: Quote from: Solovei on January 24, 2015, 06:53:39 PM
Hey all! Duolingo has just launched their Norwegian course! Or rather, they've started working on it, but as I understand it, since Danish and Swedish are already in the system all they need to do is modify the existing material for those two - hence the extremely short ETA.

Anyway, thought I'd let you know.

http://incubator.duolingo.com/courses/no-BO/en/status (http://incubator.duolingo.com/courses/no-BO/en/status)

Yeeessssssss!!!!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fen Shen on January 25, 2015, 08:22:49 AM: Woohoo, Norwegian on Duolingo! Best news of the week so far. ;)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on January 25, 2015, 01:34:53 PM: Hopefully they do not need as long as Turkish does... that should have been released on December 2014...
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Eich on January 28, 2015, 02:29:52 PM: Quote from: mithrysc on January 24, 2015, 09:15:52 PM
Yay! I really love how the ETA is supposedly tomorrow, though.

With regards to the actual learning group, are people still interested? Even if people (including myself) are still rather shaky with speaking, we can still use text-chat for discussing something.
Minor bump for this topic.
Is anybody still interested in doing this? I'd be free on Saturdays and Sundays, to do this with the European crowd.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Nimphy on January 28, 2015, 04:09:10 PM: Quote from: Eich on January 28, 2015, 02:29:52 PM
Minor bump for this topic.
Is anybody still interested in doing this? I'd be free on Saturdays and Sundays, to do this with the European crowd.

I know I am! Saturdays and Sundays are tricky, but I could do. How does 7pm on Saturday (for you, Eich, 1pm) sound?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Eich on January 29, 2015, 11:14:30 AM: Quote from: Nimphy on January 28, 2015, 04:09:10 PM
I know I am! Saturdays and Sundays are tricky, but I could do. How does 7pm on Saturday (for you, Eich, 1pm) sound?
Every now and then (like this weekend), I'll be studying for tests with a couple friends of mine. Other than those days, yeah! If I'm just studying on my own for something small, then I'll just allot myself a break time at 1:00. I should be able to make it next weekend, assuming I don't have anything to study for.

Edit: We plan on using Skype, correct?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on January 30, 2015, 02:17:22 PM: Quote from: Eich on January 29, 2015, 11:14:30 AM
Every now and then (like this weekend), I'll be studying for tests with a couple friends of mine. Other than those days, yeah! If I'm just studying on my own for something small, then I'll just allot myself a break time at 1:00. I should be able to make it next weekend, assuming I don't have anything to study for.

Edit: We plan on using Skype, correct?

I should be free on Saturdays (but not Sundays), so I'll see if I can make it.

I think Skype was discussed. There's the small problem that I won't actually be able to speak, but at least I can listen/ type.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fen Shen on January 31, 2015, 05:45:11 AM: In general, that's a good time for me - today however, I'm at my parents' and won't take part.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: D. Weg on February 07, 2015, 10:40:00 PM: That sounds worth trying. I speak mainly bokmaal, but my grandkids mainly speak Stavanger dialect (Siddis-spraak)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on February 08, 2015, 05:48:55 AM: Quote from: D. Weg on February 07, 2015, 10:40:00 PM
That sounds worth trying. I speak mainly bokmaal, but my grandkids mainly speak Stavanger dialect (Siddis-spraak)
Common misconception, people don't speak bokmål since it's by definition a (one out of two) standard for written language only. Presumably you speak a generic version of Eastern Norwegian dialect (though some people might say those dialects are close to what spoken bokmål would be).
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: DB (f.k.a. DaveBro) on February 08, 2015, 04:16:25 PM: What D. Weg said (that being my previous login ;) )

However you split the hair, the follicle doesn't change. I'll bear your point in mind.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Eich on February 08, 2015, 07:23:50 PM: Quote from: ReturnOfDaveBro on February 08, 2015, 04:16:25 PM
What D. Weg said (that being my previous login ;) )

However you split the hair, the follicle doesn't change. I'll bear your point in mind.
Did you forget your password, or something?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: DB (f.k.a. DaveBro) on February 09, 2015, 06:44:43 PM: Oddly not.

I originally guest-posted as DaveBro, but was unable to turn that into a regular username. D. Weg wasn't what I wanted, so I fell back on my quirk of sometimes turning email threads into bad horror movie titles: Subject; Son of Subject; Return of Subject; Revenge of Subject; and Revenge of Return of Son of Subject.

You don't have more fun than you make yourself. ;D
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: The_Engineer on February 18, 2015, 11:20:48 AM: Anyone trying the Babbel app for learning Norwegian? I went through the first lesson and considering if it's worth the purchase. I am in love with Duolingo and I'm really sad there's no Norwegian for it (yet) :(
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: The_Engineer on February 18, 2015, 11:22:32 AM: Also, not sure if it has been mentioned before, but for people wondering the sounds of æ ø å:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f488uJAQgmw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f488uJAQgmw)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: The_Engineer on February 18, 2015, 11:33:09 AM: Sorry for the spam, I keep remembering thingsssss

I actually asked a Norwegian friend to pronounce the alphabet for me. Of course pronunciation depends largely on the dialect of a language, so keep in mind this is a small sample of what you could expect letters to sound in Norwegian:

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0F8I9RwSEmr (http://vocaroo.com/i/s0F8I9RwSEmr)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on February 18, 2015, 11:37:59 AM: Quote from: The_Engineer on February 18, 2015, 11:33:09 AM
Sorry for the spam, I keep remembering thingsssss

I actually asked a Norwegian friend to pronounce the alphabet for me. Of course pronunciation depends largely on the dialect of a language, so keep in mind this is a small sample of what you could expect letters to sound in Norwegian:

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0F8I9RwSEmr (http://vocaroo.com/i/s0F8I9RwSEmr)

Sounds fairly standard to me, no obvious dialect pronunciations.

(Also a tip: if you want to add things you remember to a post you've already made it's possible to press the modify button in the upper right corner to edit your original post).
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: The_Engineer on February 18, 2015, 11:46:22 AM: Quote from: Fimbulvarg on February 18, 2015, 11:37:59 AM
Sounds fairly standard to me, no obvious dialect pronunciations.

(Also a tip: if you want to add things you remember to a post you've already made it's possible to press the modify button in the upper right corner to edit your original post).

Thank you! :)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Elrew on February 18, 2015, 01:41:36 PM: Quote from: The_Engineer on February 18, 2015, 11:20:48 AM
Anyone trying the Babbel app for learning Norwegian? I went through the first lesson and considering if it's worth the purchase. I am in love with Duolingo and I'm really sad there's no Norwegian for it (yet) :(
I tried the Babbel app a while ago and did maybe 2 or 3 lessons but I don't find Babbel particularly useful for learning - the pictures were helpful to begin with but stopped me thinking things through properly because they made the quizzes easier to answer. I learned a phrase or two but I definitely wouldn't buy it. There are free alternatives like Memrise which has lessons covering practically everything and also helps you learn surprisingly fast. Hope that's helpful.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: JoB on February 18, 2015, 03:33:32 PM: Quote from: The_Engineer on February 18, 2015, 11:22:32 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f488uJAQgmw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f488uJAQgmw)
Dayyum, if it weren't for some other guys (http://sssscomic.wikia.com/wiki/Nordic_Alphabets#Icelandic), I could be bragging about three and a half (ÄÖÜß) now. ;D
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Elrew on February 22, 2015, 09:39:53 AM: Please could someone explain the difference between du and deg? I'm so confused >_<
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on February 22, 2015, 09:46:22 AM: Quote from: Elrew on February 22, 2015, 09:39:53 AM
Please could someone explain the difference between du and deg? I'm so confused >_<

Du is the subject form, deg is the object form.

Are you hurt - er du skadet?
Did they hurt you- skadet de deg?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Elrew on February 22, 2015, 10:17:17 AM: Quote from: Fimbulvarg on February 22, 2015, 09:46:22 AM
Du is the subject form, deg is the object form.

Are you hurt - er du skadet?
Did they hurt you- skadet de deg?
That makes sense now, thank you!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on February 22, 2015, 04:08:39 PM: Hvis du har lyst å lese bøkker på norsk jeg skal dele en side på nettet med dere:

bokhylla.no har mange bøkker som kan bli leset online.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: The_Engineer on February 22, 2015, 07:14:21 PM: Quote from: kex on February 22, 2015, 04:08:39 PM
Hvis du har lyst å lese bøkker på norsk jeg skal dele en side på nettet med dere:

bokhylla.no har mange bøkker som kan bli leset online.

<3
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fen Shen on February 23, 2015, 05:03:55 AM: Takk for tipset! ;)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: ruth on February 25, 2015, 07:51:22 PM: are people here still doing or interested in doing a skype conversation group? if there are any of you getting together on skype and chatting, i'd be interested in taking part as well.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Nimphy on February 26, 2015, 02:02:13 AM: Quote from: ruth on February 25, 2015, 07:51:22 PM
are people here still doing or interested in doing a skype conversation group? if there are any of you getting together on skype and chatting, i'd be interested in taking part as well.

I know I am!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on February 26, 2015, 07:58:38 AM: Quote from: Nimphy on February 26, 2015, 02:02:13 AM
I know I am!

Same here (though as I said before, I probably won't be able to use my mike). We, uh, just haven't been as proactive as the Swedish group...

So, in an effort to try to get things going, would interested people like to PM me your skype usernames?* I think 1 pm EST (7 pm Nimphy time) on Saturdays has been suggested as a meeting time, which works for me.

*Full disclaimer: I have made ~1 actual calls on Skype.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Eich on February 26, 2015, 10:12:24 AM: Installing Skype now.
Can't help but feel a little responsible for this taking so long... :-[ my weekends have been rather hectic, lately.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on February 27, 2015, 05:28:14 PM: Would you guys have time this Saturday to give this a try?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Nimphy on February 28, 2015, 02:02:03 AM: Aye-aye!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fen Shen on February 28, 2015, 04:57:17 AM: Looking at my calendar, the next three Saturdays (including today) are already fully booked. I hope I'll be able to join you in a session after these busy weekends. (I'll pm you then, mith.)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Elrew on February 28, 2015, 05:13:23 AM: I'd love to join in but my Saturday evenings are going to be booked for the foreseeable future. I doubt I'd be contributing much but I'll definitely join if I get a timetable change!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on March 07, 2015, 01:05:11 PM: Jeg vil inta snakke med dere i dag for jeg er hos søsteren min.
Jeg ønsker deres en god kveld :)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on March 10, 2015, 08:53:07 AM: Jeg husket nettopp det, på grunn av sommertid i Amerika, vi amerikanere må møte en time seinere. Så, 2:00 pm EST, ikke sant?

Når skal sommertid begynne i Europeiske unionen?

*setter ned ordbok*
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on March 10, 2015, 09:59:22 AM: Quote from: mithrysc on March 10, 2015, 08:53:07 AM
Når skal sommertid begynne i Europeiske unionen?
For Norway (which, btw, is not in the EU) it's from 29th of March.
(... which is also the case for the EU).
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on March 13, 2015, 10:20:21 PM: Jeg skal ikke sannsynligvis snakke med dere i morgen. Jeg skal være ute for min onkels fødselsdag, og jeg vet ikke om skal jeg være tilbake før klokka to.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Elrew on March 19, 2015, 04:08:31 AM: I've found this (http://norwegianlanguage.info/resource/links/listening.html) listening and reading site. I haven't checked out all the stuff on there yet but I'm currently trying to decipher East of the Sun and West of the Moon : )
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: DancingRanger on March 29, 2015, 10:33:18 PM: So, after much debate, I have decided to learn Norwegian. And happily stumbled onto this thread. I would love to be able to speak over Skype, but I am really nervous about speaking. (I am prone to whispering an mumbling, and it's worse when I'm learning a new language) I want to finally be fluent in a second language.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on March 31, 2015, 01:32:47 PM: Quote from: DancingRanger on March 29, 2015, 10:33:18 PM
So, after much debate, I have decided to learn Norwegian. And happily stumbled onto this thread. I would love to be able to speak over Skype, but I am really nervous about speaking. (I am prone to whispering an mumbling, and it's worse when I'm learning a new language) I want to finally be fluent in a second language.

neat, not sure if during the easter holidays there will be enough people for the next chat, but if, I think someone will gladly share skype-details via pm :D
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: DancingRanger on March 31, 2015, 05:33:17 PM: Quote from: kex on March 31, 2015, 01:32:47 PM
neat, not sure if during the easter holidays there will be enough people for the next chat, but if, I think someone will gladly share skype-details via pm :D

Awesome ^_^
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: mithrysc on April 02, 2015, 08:26:55 PM: Jeg skal igjen være bort denne lørdag...så mange i siste øyeblikk tinger...
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Kata Kissa on May 22, 2015, 10:52:50 PM: FYI to anyone who is interested in bokmål and likes Duolingo - the Norwegian course has gone into open beta today and you can start learning it now!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Foshadowfax on August 15, 2015, 08:27:42 PM: Hi all, I'm new to the thread. Love SSSS, and I started learning Norwegian because of it. Looking for friends :)
Add me on Steam: Foshadowfax or email me. Stapleinpig@gmail.com

Fluent in Enlglish and speak Mandarin and Spanish well. I'm learning German and Norwegian. :)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Foshadowfax on August 22, 2015, 07:41:07 PM: Where are the Norwegian learners?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on August 23, 2015, 04:11:31 AM: Quote from: Foshadowfax on August 22, 2015, 07:41:07 PM
Where are the Norwegian learners?

Her er jeg!
Men jeg lærer meg turkisk nå. Hvis du vil, vi kan skrive brev med hverandre.

Spoiler: show
Here I am!
But I am learning turkish now. If you want, we can write letters with each other.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: ryagami on August 23, 2015, 06:23:23 AM: Jeg lærer meg ikke og snakker ikke norsk, men jeg kan forstå det ganske bra. Er det nok? :P
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on August 23, 2015, 08:51:03 AM: Quote from: ryagami on August 23, 2015, 06:23:23 AM
Jeg lærer meg ikke og snakker ikke norsk, men jeg kan forstå det ganske bra. Er det nok? :P

Hvis du vil snakke med oss er det jo greit.

Jeg har sett på NRK nyheter at nordmen må lære seg å bruke bilbelter riktig. Mange døde der fordi de brukte disse på feil måte.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Kainaikelio on August 30, 2015, 03:34:43 PM: Hi,
I'm an exchange student in Norway. I started learning Norwegian by myself a week ago, but I came across this thread and I thought it would be great for learning and improving the language. If you can give me some help or advice I'd be grateful! Tusen takk!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: DancingRanger on October 13, 2015, 08:23:06 PM: Quote from: Kainaikelio on August 30, 2015, 03:34:43 PM
Hi,
I'm an exchange student in Norway. I started learning Norwegian by myself a week ago, but I came across this thread and I thought it would be great for learning and improving the language. If you can give me some help or advice I'd be grateful! Tusen takk!

Hei! Hvordan går det med deg?

I too am learning on my own, and the best advice I can give is to find a buddy who is willing to help you learn. Preferably a native speaker. Second best advice is to use it as you learn it. If you'd like I'd be up to working on learning words together with you. Don't feel shy to message me!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Q on February 06, 2016, 11:24:47 PM: *waves into the void*

I've been wanting to practice Norwegian more lately; is this group all fizzled? Anyone still around?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on February 07, 2016, 02:31:56 AM: Quote from: Q on February 06, 2016, 11:24:47 PM
*waves into the void*

I've been wanting to practice Norwegian more lately; is this group all fizzled? Anyone still around?
İ'm more or less around as in, İ can type here but skype is no option atm.

hvordan går det med deg og hvor kommer du fra? Jeg er fra tyskland og snakker lit bokmål.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: ruth on February 07, 2016, 01:36:19 PM: Heisann alle! Selv om jeg ikke har vært her i den siste tiden fortsetter jeg med å lære meg norsk. Hvis du vil forsøke å gjenopplive denne gruppen vil jeg gjerne være med for å få snakke og øve litt mer!

Hvis vi begynner her skal jeg bare si litt om meg selv. Jeg er amerikansk men jeg bor nå i Kanada. Kjeks har allerede spurt deg om hvor du kommer fra, men jeg vil også delta, så jeg skal starte med dette spørsmål: hvorfor lærer du deg norsk?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Q on February 07, 2016, 04:38:53 PM: kjeks Det er helt fint! I det siste kan jeg ikke være på computer så mye som før. Forumet er mye bedre for meg. :)

ruth Jeg er veldig glad å høre det! Ja, jeg ville elsket å ha en aktiv studie/diskusjongruppe, skal gjør mitt beste å skrive ofte.

La meg prøve å svare begge spørsmålene deres sammen. Opprinnelig kommer jeg fra New York-området men jeg bor nå i Seattle, noen 4600km unna. Når jeg begynte å lære meg norsk var det på grunn av fandom. Min favoritt karakter i en anime-serie som jeg liker er en personifisert versjon av Norge. (??? Unnskyld hvis det er vanskelig å forstå, men det er vanskelig å forklare på et andre språk!) Men jeg likte det nok å fortsette for lenge. Og hva med deg?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on February 09, 2016, 03:20:09 PM: Quote from: Q on February 07, 2016, 04:38:53 PM
kjeks Det er helt fint! I det siste kan jeg ikke være på computer så mye som før. Forumet er mye bedre for meg. :)

ruth Jeg er veldig glad å høre det! Ja, jeg ville elsket å ha en aktiv studie/diskusjongruppe, skal gjør mitt beste å skrive ofte.

La meg prøve å svare begge spørsmålene deres sammen. Opprinnelig kommer jeg fra New York-området men jeg bor nå i Seattle, noen 4600km unna. Når jeg begynte å lære meg norsk var det på grunn av fandom. Min favoritt karakter i en anime-serie som jeg liker er en personifisert versjon av Norge. (??? Unnskyld hvis det er vanskelig å forstå, men det er vanskelig å forklare på et andre språk!) Men jeg likte det nok å fortsette for lenge. Og hva med deg?
Snakker du kanskje om Hetalia? Det er den eneste serie med personifisert versjoner av land jeg kjenner.

Selv er jeg fra tyskland og har lært meg norsk på grunn av minnas tegneserie (haha, på tysk bruker vi ordet bare på filmer ikke på tegnet bøker). Jeg snakker norsk sjelden men jeg ofte ser på norsk tv. For det meste tid ser jeg på Urix fordi jeg har ikke nok tid at ser på andre serier.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Q on February 10, 2016, 12:34:55 AM: Quote from: kjeks on February 09, 2016, 03:20:09 PM
Snakker du kanskje om Hetalia? Det er den eneste serie med personifisert versjoner av land jeg kjenner.

Selv er jeg fra tyskland og har lært meg norsk på grunn av minnas tegneserie (haha, på tysk bruker vi ordet bare på filmer ikke på tegnet bøker). Jeg snakker norsk sjelden men jeg ofte ser på norsk tv. For det meste tid ser jeg på Urix fordi jeg har ikke nok tid at ser på andre serier.

Ja, selvfølgelig - jeg kjenner noen andre personifisert nasjoner, men ingen fra anime-serier!

Ah! Så kult. Ser du det med undertekster? Jeg synes det er imponerende uansett. Jeg kan kun skrive på norsk. Det er for vanskelig for meg å snakke eller å høre på det. (Mest fordi jeg har ikke øvd...har alltid foretrukket å skrive språk.)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: ruth on February 10, 2016, 08:27:17 AM: Quote from: Q on February 10, 2016, 12:34:55 AM
Ja, selvfølgelig - jeg kjenner noen andre personifisert nasjoner, men ingen fra anime-serier!

Ah! Så kult. Ser du det med undertekster? Jeg synes det er imponerende uansett. Jeg kan kun skrive på norsk. Det er for vanskelig for meg å snakke eller å høre på det. (Mest fordi jeg har ikke øvd...har alltid foretrukket å skrive språk.)

Det er sant at det er lettere å lære seg å skrive og lese skriftlig språk, men jeg tror at det skjer i det meste bare fordi man ikke får nok erfaring i å snakke og høre på det når man ikke bor i et land da det brukes daglig. Den beste måten å forbedre lytting er å få konsistent øvelse, synes jeg. Jeg hører (eller i det minste forsøker jeg å gjøre det!) på 30 minuter av NRKs radioprogram Ekko en gang i uka, og bare dette har hjulpet meg å forbedre lyttekompetansen min.

Selv kan jeg lett forstå preferansen for skriftlig språk, men det hjelper også skriften hvis man hører på den—man kan bruke kontext å lære seg flere ord som man ikke har sett eller hørt før, og etter min mening gir det en bedre måte å høre hvordan grammatikkreglene brukes i daglig språk.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fenris on February 17, 2016, 11:18:38 AM: Halla. Selv er jeg fra Norge, og jeg husker strengt tatt ikke hvorfor jeg lærte meg norsk. Hadde sikkert noe å gjøre med å gjøre meg forstått. Hvis du trenger noe hjelp med øvelse på muntlig Norsk, kunne vi forsøkt noe over skype eller lignende Q. Av skriftlig er bokmål morsmålet mitt, mens nynorsk kan eg ikkje hugse mykje av (og det er ikkje mange nordmenn som nytter seg av det).

NRK generellt er veldig bra til å finne serier med norsk tale eller skrift, men du må nok bruke en proxy siden det er egentlig er forbeholdt nordmenn (siden det er en statlig kanal som vi betaler lisens for). Jeg foreslår serien "Lilyhammer" with Steven van Zandt. It has a lot of English in it (its about an American mobster who moves to Norway during witness protection) but also has a lot of oral Norwegian, while you can understand what happens (I think) with just understanding the English dialogue even if some jokes fly by.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on February 19, 2016, 05:22:00 PM: Quote from: Fenris on February 17, 2016, 11:18:38 AM
Jeg foreslår serien "Lilyhammer" with Steven van Zandt. It has a lot of English in it (its about an American mobster who moves to Norway during witness protection) but also has a lot of oral Norwegian, while you can understand what happens (I think) with just understanding the English dialogue even if some jokes fly by.

Klikk meg! (https://ssssforum.com/index.php?topic=483.0)

Det er jo vel riktig. Jeg bruker et littet program i nettleseren min. Lilyhammer er ganske bra men bare første sæsonen. Den andre liker jeg ikke så mye fordi handlingsgangen verker ikke godt gjennomtenkt.

Ved starten har jeg hørt og lest mens jeg så på serier. Men nå hører jag bare på. Hvis de snakker bokmål er det enkelt å forstå det fleste.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Dorsalus on June 04, 2016, 04:45:42 AM: Jeg synes at det norsk kurs på Duolingo har oppdatert for alt. Så mange nye ferdigheter!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Q on June 05, 2016, 11:44:24 AM: Quote from: Dorsalus on June 04, 2016, 04:45:42 AM
Jeg synes at det norsk kurs på Duolingo har oppdatert for alt. Så mange nye ferdigheter!

Åh, kult! Jeg er glad for å høre det! Har ikke brukt det på en stund men kanskje skal jeg check it out igjen snart (•̀o•́)ง

Det er to bøker som jeg ønsker å bruke for å studere med (i tillegg til min lærebok):
-Norske Folkeeventyr, samlet av Asbjørnsen og Moe. En gave fra en veldig god venn!
-Denne boken (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russenorsk-pidginspr%C3%A5k-Norge-Troms%C2%B2-studier-spr%C3%A5kvitenskap/dp/8270990698)... som jeg betalt for, men har ikke mottatt ennå. Amazon sier den er anslått å komme i juni eller juli. OK, fine. Jeg kan vente. Jeg............. må vente lol.

Og hva med dere - hvordan går det med dine studier? Noen gode bøker eller filmer å anbefale?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Q on September 05, 2016, 11:27:47 AM: (https://66.media.tumblr.com/a8f582a15eed0e7bad838f309d8a1ea7/tumblr_od1exarKQJ1tv78npo1_540.png)
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: ruth on September 07, 2016, 12:25:45 PM: Hei, jeg vet at jeg ikke har deltatt på denne chatten i noen måneder, men jeg fortsetter ved å lære meg og bruke norsk så mye som mulig. På de siste to månedene har jeg begynt å snakke med en venn som kommer fra Stavanger og han har som mål å lære meg å skrive og å snakke ekte stavangerdialekt.

I tillegg leser jeg nå ei bok jeg kjøpte i Norge som heter "Bienes historie" av Maja Lunde. Jeg har ikke hatt nok tid til å kunne lese mer enn 100 sider frem til nå (jeg liker den faktisk, uansett synes det som jeg aldri har tid å lese for meg selv), men planen min er å fullføre boka på høstferien.

Det er vel nok om meg. Hva er nytt med deg, Q?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Q on October 07, 2016, 11:22:50 PM: Unnskyld for at jeg har ikke skrevet etter å ha spurt hvor var dere!

(http://i.imgur.com/LK1vthP.png)

Ruth, det er god å høre hvor dedikert du er til å lære deg norsk! Spesielt med en regional dialekt, spesielt med dialekten som brukes i stavanger. Hvordan går det? Har du funnet noen interessante forskjeller fra standard østnorsk?

Det er... ikke mye som er nytt med meg! Jeg bekymrer meg om vinteren. Får jeg nok sollys/Vitamin-D? ...kun angående norsk, å fortelle sannheten, studere jeg fortsatt ikke nok men har det gøy uansett
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: ruth on October 08, 2016, 07:14:02 PM: Det er ikke noe problem, Q! Jeg har heller ikke vært på forumen ofte i de siste ukene; når man skriver avhandling synes det som fritiden forsvinner fullstendig. Nå, i det minste, har jeg en liten ferie for å kunne slappe av litt, kanskje fange opp på søvn, men straks vil jeg måtte tilbake til heldagsarbeid...

Når det gjelder temaet av stavangerdialekt...ærlig sagt har jeg ikke funnet mye som skiller det fra typiske vestlandske dialekter. Vokalkvaliteter er litt annerledes—ei har skiftet nesten til ai, mye e og a har blitt å, æ til e, og så videre—men så vidt jeg vet er andre "kjennetegn", som k-formen for ord som hva, hvor, hvem, pronomenformer som me istedet for vi og dokker istedet for dere, vanlige i vestnorsk. Eller...viss me ska snakka om stavangersk e noge som likne ekte dialekta kanskje bedre! :) Å ha det gøy er vel første priorititen, i hvert fall.

Bekymring for vinter? I oktober!? Hvor er du der du må begynne å bekymre deg om det så tidlig? Jeg er kanskje litt partisk—jeg elsker vinteren—men til og med her i Toronto skal det ikke være snø før november.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: kjeks on October 18, 2016, 04:16:30 AM: Quote from: ruth on October 08, 2016, 07:14:02 PM
Det er ikke noe problem, Q! Jeg har heller ikke vært på forumen ofte i de siste ukene; når man skriver avhandling synes det som fritiden forsvinner fullstendig. Nå, i det minste, har jeg en liten ferie for å kunne slappe av litt, kanskje fange opp på søvn, men straks vil jeg måtte tilbake til heldagsarbeid...

Når det gjelder temaet av stavangerdialekt...ærlig sagt har jeg ikke funnet mye som skiller det fra typiske vestlandske dialekter. Vokalkvaliteter er litt annerledes—ei har skiftet nesten til ai, mye e og a har blitt å, æ til e, og så videre—men så vidt jeg vet er andre "kjennetegn", som k-formen for ord som hva, hvor, hvem, pronomenformer som me istedet for vi og dokker istedet for dere, vanlige i vestnorsk. Eller...viss me ska snakka om stavangersk e noge som likne ekte dialekta kanskje bedre! :) Å ha det gøy er vel første priorititen, i hvert fall.

Bekymring for vinter? I oktober!? Hvor er du der du må begynne å bekymre deg om det så tidlig? Jeg er kanskje litt partisk—jeg elsker vinteren—men til og med her i Toronto skal det ikke være snø før november.

Mens jeg var på sverige de siste uke jeg tenkte hva kunne ha skedd med deg ruth ;) Hvordan gikk det med avhandlingen din?
Det ser ut som vitamin-D problemet er en av de storste problemene up i norge. Jeg husker noen snakk om depresjon og tretthet i løpet av den siste vintern.

ajjj jeg er redd at jeg gjorde månge grammatiske feil her.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: ruth on October 30, 2016, 10:56:11 PM: Quote from: kjeks on October 18, 2016, 04:16:30 AM
Mens jeg var på sverige de siste uke jeg tenkte hva kunne ha skedd med deg ruth ;) Hvordan gikk det med avhandlingen din?
Det ser ut som vitamin-D problemet er en av de storste problemene up i norge. Jeg husker noen snakk om depresjon og tretthet i løpet av den siste vintern.

ajjj jeg er redd at jeg gjorde månge grammatiske feil her.

Å seia 'gjekk' her er å seia at eg allereie har klart det. :s Eg arbeider på det framleis, eller kanskje er det betre å seia at eg plagast med det. Det skal dryge berre ein og ein halv månad til, men fyrst må eg vel klare meg og skriva det!

Ok, det var mitt beste forsøk å skriva på nynorsk. Viss eg vil læra meg stavangersk betre må eg fortsette med å lesa og læra denne skrivemåten òg...det hjelper at stavangersk liknar ein miks mellom vestnorsk og nokre danske dialekter. Synast litt merkeleg å bruka det likevel, men slik er det alltid når man for fyrste gong brukar ein ny måte å snakka.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Fimbulvarg on January 13, 2017, 12:46:35 PM: Quote from: ruth on October 08, 2016, 07:14:02 PM
Når det gjelder temaet av stavangerdialekt...ærlig sagt har jeg ikke funnet mye som skiller det fra typiske vestlandske dialekter. Vokalkvaliteter er litt annerledes—ei har skiftet nesten til ai, mye e og a har blitt å, æ til e, og så videre—men så vidt jeg vet er andre "kjennetegn", som k-formen for ord som hva, hvor, hvem, pronomenformer som me istedet for vi og dokker istedet for dere, vanlige i vestnorsk. Eller...viss me ska snakka om stavangersk e noge som likne ekte dialekta kanskje bedre! :) Å ha det gøy er vel første priorititen, i hvert fall.

The most important distinction from typical Western dialects is that they use soft /b d g/ consonants for "hard" /p t k/ ones inside and at the end of sentences (bukke becomes bugge) and that they often change a vowel to match one in the previous syllable.
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: viola on January 14, 2017, 02:09:32 PM: Quote from: Fimbulvarg on January 13, 2017, 12:46:35 PM
The most important distinction from typical Western dialects is that they use soft /b d g/ consonants for "hard" /p t k/ ones inside and at the end of sentences (bukke becomes bugge) and that they often change a vowel to match one in the previous syllable.

You're alive! :D *waves*
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Alkia on September 29, 2020, 07:04:33 PM: dunno how much this counts as thread necromancy, but here I go anyway!

I've been learning Norwegian very slowly for about a year and a half (haven't gotten very far, but it continues to be one of my favorite hobbies), and just thought I'd share some of the resources I've found and that other learners might find useful!!

One of my favorite ways to practice understanding is listening to music, and I recently found this playlist on Spotify that has REALLY good, interesting, beautiful songs in Norwegian, not just pop songs that make my ears bleed (no offense to Norwegian, I think every language has pop songs, or some songs in general, that make me shudder xD)!!! I've already found like 4 new really good bands from it:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWXBG5kM768S1?si=mmu29xvcTiuTHimuJO1frw

The thing that initially really got me excited about this playlist, though, is that it has like 3 songs from one of my favorite Norwegian artists, Siri Nilsen!!!!!! She has a gorgeous voice and makes these ethereal, wonderful songs, and whenever I listen it brings back memories associated with the time I first started learning Norsk :,). I think my favorite song of hers is åpen bok
here's a sort of collection of her music:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Vq_KApaMNDY8WcTa7kEfg

something that wasn't on the playlist but that I've really enjoyed listening to is Girl In Red's Norwegian songs (tho I like her English ones too. I think i prefer the ones in norwegian tho :3)
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soo, yeah, enjoy! I'm trying to think of non-musical resources, and other than a healthy dose of Quizlet and Duolingo, I did think this lady on YouTube was pretty useful (tho most of her videos are in Norwegian, so I would recommend watching these after building some vocabulary:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Norskl%C3%A6rerKarense/videos

oh!!! and how could i forget, my favorite website to practice reading because folktales and mythology are the best (I think I mentioned this before in some other thread, but I'm not sure):
http://folkeeventyr.no/
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: afreude on October 05, 2020, 11:23:56 AM: Alkia, this is a cool thread! And thanks for sharing your resources.

I just started Norwegian on Duolingo, is anyone else still working through it?
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Alkia on October 21, 2020, 07:19:53 PM: I've been using Duoling since I started learning and am (mostly 😅) still going, I think it's a great website! I've been supplementing it with Quizlet and YouTube lessons though, I don't like to use it as the sole source of knowledge
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: Alkia on June 10, 2021, 07:04:19 PM: Today I thought I'd share more Norwegian resources and music (that counts as listening practice ;)) because I have found many more good ones since that last resource post *checks date* 8 months ago!

- General great language learning server on Discord, I've used it for the text and voice chat and there's even Norwegian lessons on Saturdays! I haven't been to one yet but I think I'll try it, and it's been a great place to practice speaking. It also has links to a bunch of other very helpful resources, I very much recommend checking that channel out:
https://discord.com/channels/459195345419763713/562019782531219456 (hopefully this link goes to the right place)

- moooore Norwegian music! I made a playlist of all my favorites if anyone's interested in that:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5H5pRYcZ2blKRwPjOiRZjK?si=0392fb1c28fb4a8d

- my favorite podcast in Norwegian:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2RODeyQhipqoLjfHmPGpiN?si=VhvpyH9nSZuf3ofP8kA1dg&dl_branch=1

- a company that has a TON of podcasts, take your pick:
https://open.spotify.com/search/nrk/shows

and that's all for now, I might add more later when I have more time to think and look through my bookmarks. Enjoy!!
Title: Re: Norwegian learning group?
Post by: SkyWhalePod on July 18, 2021, 06:31:09 PM: Thanks for sharing, Alkia, I'm definitely always on the lookout for alternate resources to Duolingo (which has gotten me pretty far but I'm tired of interacting with at this point, the app on my phone is so full of filler animations and doesn't always provide enough challenge for some of the languages I've tried to learn in the past).