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  1. Originally posted by alexxthefool[..]

    The name of my village?
    Well, it could be fun But of course, you're not english or american so maybe you have a little easier in your tries to prounoce it.
    The name of my home is Skärhamn.

    And the other pics are of Gothenburg but I hope I wrote that down...


    I think I pronounce it well, don't know it though. The Dutch and Swedish languages are a lot alike, I believe. Their roots are both German, so the 'sound' sounds a lot the same. Swedish Rocks!
  2. Originally posted by haytrainHey Mark


    Something going on in Hollywood? Making a movie? (not original, or is it?)
  3. Originally posted by markp91[..]

    I think I pronounce it well, don't know it though. The Dutch and Swedish languages are a lot alike, I believe. Their roots are both German, so the 'sound' sounds a lot the same. Swedish Rocks!


    Yeah, I thought about that to But do you have the letter ä in your language? As far as I kno it's only swedish, finnish and some arabic languages that have that letter. the same with å and ö.
    Always fun to write down my hometowns name to a person with english as their first language. It's like teaching an american to use the 'ng' and 'gn' - sound we have in swedish.
    (Like in the name Magnus)
  4. Originally posted by alexxthefool[..]

    Yeah, I thought about that to But do you have the letter ä in your language? As far as I kno it's only swedish, finnish and some arabic languages that have that letter. the same with å and ö.
    Always fun to write down my hometowns name to a person with english as their first language. It's like teaching an american to use the 'ng' and 'gn' - sound we have in swedish.
    (Like in the name Magnus)


    'Officially' we don't have that letter, I think, but we know how to pronounce it: here it sounds a lot like 'ee'.
    It's indeed funny to hear how English/American people pronounce our German-based languages. On the other hand I think it sounds cool.

    Jeremy, try to pronounce Alex' hometown: can you?
  5. Originally posted by markp91[..]

    'Officially' we don't have that letter, I think, but we know how to pronounce it: here it sounds a lot like 'ee'.
    It's indeed funny to hear how English/American people pronounce our German-based languages. On the other hand I think it sounds cool.

    Jeremy, try to pronounce Alex' hometown: can you?


    Okay I can't even tell how to pronounce ä cause it has it's own sound. But it's a little like an e.
    But sometimes I almost finds it funny so see how similiar some languages is. Like german and swedish. And he have been 'borrowing' words from english and french as well.
  6. Originally posted by markp91[..]

    Something going on in Hollywood? Making a movie? (not original, or is it?)


    Not much going on here today....but yes, it seems that everyone in this town is making a movie.
  7. Originally posted by markp91

    Jeremy, try to pronounce Alex' hometown: can you?


    Probably not. But back when I was in high school, my high school choir sang a song in Norwegian....is that anything like your languages?
  8. Originally posted by haytrain[..]

    Probably not. But back when I was in high school, my high school choir sang a song in Norwegian....is that anything like your languages?


    yeah, norwegian is much like swedish. Just that swedish sounds better
  9. Originally posted by alexxthefool[..]

    Okay I can't even tell how to pronounce ä cause it has it's own sound. But it's a little like an e.
    But sometimes I almost finds it funny so see how similiar some languages is. Like german and swedish. And he have been 'borrowing' words from english and french as well.



    Dutch, Polish, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian all look a lot like German. The Germans took English words. The English took French words. The French took Spanish words. The Spanish took Latin words. The Latins took Greek words. The Greek invented words. So in a far history every language looks a lot alike.
    Yeah, Yeah, I know the history!
  10. Swedish, norwegien and danish sound very much alike. We usually understand each other. Finnish on the other hand...completly different. Can't understand a word.

    But I'll be off to bed now, guys. Have to go up at six o'clock tomorrow >-<
    Byeee
  11. Originally posted by alexxthefoolSwedish, norwegien and danish sound very much alike. We usually understand each other. Finnish on the other hand...completly different. Can't understand a word.

    But I'll be off to bed now, guys. Have to go up at six o'clock tomorrow >-<
    Byeee


    Finnish is coming from Russian, I believe. It's a lot like Estonia-ish and Latvian...

    Goodnight Alex!

    I'm off to bed too, goodnight Jeremy!
    (It's morning in the US, isn't it? Have a nice day!)
  12. 1:45pm in the afternoon here.......later to both of you!
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