Igelkott Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hallå allesammans! I began teaching myself Swedish at the beginning of the year, using online tools and books, as well as picking up some words and phrases from music I like (I also dabble in listening to Swedish radio but I can't follow much of it yet; by the time I've recognised one or two words I've missed the next two sentences!) I began learning the language because there are some videos online that I really want to understand. I am keeping that as my main goal but the more I get into the Swedish language I find I am enjoying it just for itself, it is a wonderful language and I love the occasional "oh!" moments when I realise how perfectly obvious some of the words are. It's great fun. But, I like to learn things by gaining information from a variety of sources. Hence my arrival on these fine shores, where I hope I can further my skills by practising and getting help. Maybe I'll even get to the point where I can help others... although that perhaps is some way off. Anyway, that's me... I look forward to meeting you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDadChris Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hi Igelkott! It looks like we must have been thinking alike today as I think we both signed up about the same time. I'm here as a Spanish language learner. It never even occurred to me to learn Swedish, but I bet that is really interesting. Is it very hard? So far Spanish hasn't;t been to bad, though word order has me confused from time to time. Well, maybe not confused so much as I am still thinking in English word order and then translating that way. I haven't had much chance to speak with native speakers, but there are quite a few in Kansas City, where I live. I hope to go to a Mexican restaurant that is close to my house and order in Spanish. That's my main goal. It'll probably be a little while before I get there, but so far so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igelkott Posted June 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hello DogDadChris, nice to meet you I'm finding Swedish to be very interesting, and enjoyable! Some of the words are so much more logical than English, but then on the other hand I struggle with their plurals and yes, as you say with Spanish, word order. Guess I'll get there eventually. I too think in English word order like you. That's good if you have native speakers that you can talk to. I don't have that option so I'll have to make do with my books, online stuff and music! I think the main thing is that you enjoy it - if you enjoy something you're more likely to stick at it and learn it, that's what I think anyway. And it's good that you have a definite goal in mind, I think that also helps as it is something to aim for. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDadChris Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Thanks Igelkott and good luck to you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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