Muhler
Imperial Majesty
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Perhaps with the odd English expression from time to time. Partly to express something technical and sometimes, I personally suspect, as a courtesy to Mary.
Native Copenhageners will usually have no problems understanding Swedish and they can usually switch to a mix of Swedish and Danish pretty easily.
Most other Danes will without too many problems understand both spoken and written Swedish.
Norwegian is even easier for a Dane. - Written Norwegian can sometimes be a little problem though. But written Swedish isn't that big a problem.
And I'd say Swedes and Norwegians can read Danish without too many problems.
However - spoken Danish can be a major problem for Swedes and Norwegians!
Not least because we use German numbers.
34 in Swedish and Norwegian is Three-Ten-Four. In Danish it's Four-and-Thrice. (Or four-and-thirty, but it doesn't sound like that, hence why I use the incorrect thrice.)
And Danish is a lot less clearly pronounced that both Swedish and Norwegian. That is a problem as well.
Both Swedish and Norwegian are "melodic" languages and as such more clear. In a similar way that your pronunciation is much clearer when you sing.
Danes mumble. Also when singing.
IMO I will hands down find Swedish to be the best sounding of these three Scandinavian languages. And some Swedish dialects are downright sexy in my, not at all, unbiased opinion.
However, it is said that is you learn Danish and not least Danish grammar, Swedish and Norwegian is easy to learn.
Native Copenhageners will usually have no problems understanding Swedish and they can usually switch to a mix of Swedish and Danish pretty easily.
Most other Danes will without too many problems understand both spoken and written Swedish.
Norwegian is even easier for a Dane. - Written Norwegian can sometimes be a little problem though. But written Swedish isn't that big a problem.
And I'd say Swedes and Norwegians can read Danish without too many problems.
However - spoken Danish can be a major problem for Swedes and Norwegians!
Not least because we use German numbers.
34 in Swedish and Norwegian is Three-Ten-Four. In Danish it's Four-and-Thrice. (Or four-and-thirty, but it doesn't sound like that, hence why I use the incorrect thrice.)
And Danish is a lot less clearly pronounced that both Swedish and Norwegian. That is a problem as well.
Both Swedish and Norwegian are "melodic" languages and as such more clear. In a similar way that your pronunciation is much clearer when you sing.
Danes mumble. Also when singing.
IMO I will hands down find Swedish to be the best sounding of these three Scandinavian languages. And some Swedish dialects are downright sexy in my, not at all, unbiased opinion.
However, it is said that is you learn Danish and not least Danish grammar, Swedish and Norwegian is easy to learn.
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