Last night, I went through the pronunciation guide and lesson #1 of Teach Yourself: Complete Danish for the 2nd time.
The good news is that I have about a year to learn the language.
Today, I thought I might explain my process. At the recommendation of my fiance, who is already fluent in Danish, I am going through each lesson at least twice before even trying to pronounce the words or do the exercises. Well... I'm trying. I still can't help but try to repeat what I'm hearing. Any fly on the wall listening to me would think I was insane.
Last night, a friend told me he'd never heard Danish spoken, so I sent him a youtube clip from "Forbrydelsen," the original version of the TV series "The Killing" which takes place in Copenhagen. His response? "It sounds like English. Backwards."
Oi! Who is this fiance who is fluent in Danish?!?!
ReplyDeleteYou have some explaining to do, Missy!
Don't claim you're not, Mr. Modesty. :P At the very least, it sure seems like it from my perspective.
ReplyDeleteRuby, if you have more than one fiance, you gotta share with the less fortunate!! :p
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