It can take five to ten years to reach native level fluency or even writer level fluency (over 30k aka thirty thousand or more base words) as there are just too many thousands of words that must be learnt automatically (by seeing and hearing and revising each word at least 30 times actively and many other times inactively by just reading subs or text etc) and luckily it is possible to reach this type of fluency in many languages that aren’t the first or the second language, even though it doesn’t feel that way at the beginning or even during the first few years, and if one focuses a lot on learning new vocab, while constantly revising previously learnt words, the process should be quicker, because it’s more like active learning, which is way faster than passive learning, as when one learns passively, for example, like when one learns the first language that one is made to learn, which is always learnt in a very passive way, by only learning a few new words a day from personal interactions and at school etc, and then hearing and seeing them over and over, which takes more than a decade, as most natives reach fluency in the first language by the time they finish highschool or college, depending on how many different things they read etc, but, when one is actively learning, by loading as many thousands of words into the hern as one can and constantly revising and constantly learning more hundreds and thousands of words etc, one can make that process way faster, so one can even understand the written language after one or two years sometimes, though getting to a level where one can freely use all the words and understand most or almost all when it comes to the spoken language does take longer, especially in languages such as Danish which have a very cool modern pronunciation and a lot of different vowel sounds that make the words less easy to understand, and studies show that even children from Denmark learn Danish later, compared to children from other countries that have languages with a more normal pronunciation and less vowel sounds! Now, I have to admit that Germanic languages in general are not as easy to understand when spoken by natives as languages such as Latin and Spanish and Italian which have a very normal straightforward pronunciation and longer words that make the spoken language naturally easier to understand, even when spoken faster, even though Germanic languages are the easiest to learn, like, learning the actual words and understanding the written language is very easy when it comes to Germanic languages, but the pronunciation is usually very modern and cool with tons of vowel sounds and lots of different phonemes and the words are usually shorter (with letter combinations that make the words more likely to be misheard, especially when speaking faster and without breaks between the words) in most Germanic languages, which make the spoken language less easy to understand, not only to foreigners, but also to other natives, so with Germanic languages, it tends to take longer for one to get to that level where one can understand almost everything natives say, though it’s also important for learners to know that, sometimes, the reason why one cannot understand a native speaker is, because that speaker may be using another language that’s based on the official language, because countries such as Denmark and Norway and Netherlands and Germany and Italy etc have many of those unofficial languages that are based on the official language, which are usually referred to as dialects, even though they are usually different languages with different spelling and different pronunciation, and sometimes even the words are different, so one is not going to understand those extra languages, unless one is actively learning them, and they are not easy to learn at the moment because there aren’t many resources for them because they haven’t been officially recognized as a language yet, though some may have an official dictionary or something, but I am not sure if they can be found on the Net yet, but hopefully they are all going to be added to G translate and Duolingo and have their dictionaries included on the Net in the near future, because it should be easy for one to learn any Germanic / Celtic / Latin language, including the ancient languages and the unofficial languages! I highly recommend learning many pretty languages for fun, as pretty languages are true works of art, especially the prettiest languages ever created Norse / Gothic / Icelandic / Faroese / English / Dutch / Norwegian / Danish / Welsh / Breton / Cornish which are some of the greatest works of art of all time that are way too pretty not to know, plus this hobby can also be used as a job (for example, working as a translator, or correcting subtitles made by others, or being an interpreter, or teaching languages on yt and on the Net etc, or making entertaining language-related videos such as HD ‘guess the language’ videos for Germanic / Ancient Germanic languages and Celtic languages etc) which are some of the best types of jobs that are real fun, and I am actually learning 25+ languages at the moment, on my own, and I also don’t have expectations, because it’s true that it’s better not to have expectations and to just learn more and more, and at the end one will be surprised how many words one can understand and how many words one has learnt after one or two years or after three years etc, as opposed to one being disappointed because one hasn’t reached the goal yet, so it’s a lot more relaxing (plus it’s less likely for the learner to become unmotivated or disappointed etc) if one has no expectations and if one just goes with the flow and focuses on the pretty words and their artistic value etc, and, the way, it’s also important for all to know that the correct word for the ones that employ ppl is employer, whereas big superiority terms and purity terms etc such as Boss / Lord / God / Lady / Queen / Princess / Star etc do not reflect ppl, and such terms only reflect me The Leader etc, and, it’s actually a lot better in countries like Denmark and Icelandic and Norway and Sweden and possibly in The Faroe Islands too, precisely because there is no odd ‘hierarchical’ system, unlike in most other countries, which have incorrect ways of addressing with different levels of ‘politeness’ and extra pronouns that they misuse when talking to employers or ólder ppl etc, which make no sense, anyway, so all countries should use the Scandinavian system instead, plus the quality of life is the highest in Scandinavian countries, so they are a dream country for sure, though the other Germanic countries also have some of the highest qualities of life and very modern aspect, so, honestly, living in any Germanic country is a true privilege, but countries such as Iceland and Norway and Denmark are in my top 5 dream countries for sure, for all these reasons, and also because they are the safest countries with the cleanest water / streets / air etc and some of the prettiest buildings and mostly gorgeous green nature!
By the way, re what does it mean to be a true dane, well, technically, if one is of germanic origin, one is automatically a dane and an icelander and a norwegian etc, at least from a genetic standpoint, as most or at least a lot of those living in Germanic countries are of germanic origin, so one of another origin with different face features etc isn’t really a dane (I mean, genetically) if he lives in Denmark and knows the language, though he may be feeling danish at heart, but there’s still a difference between being a dane at heart, and, being genetically danish or icelandic or american or germanic etc which is the same thing basically, though one can be a dane at heart, and one is going to be accepted in the danish community, even if he isn’t genetically germanic, so, as long as one feels like one belongs in Denmark and knows the language, one can feel at home, regardless of whether one is genetically germanic or not, and one can even consider oneself a dane in every other way, and I even know someone that isn’t genetically germanic yet feels more germanic at heart than he feels asian, and he feels at home in Germany, and can speak German at a native speaker level with native German accent, so feeling at home in a country is mostly about how one feels at heart and about feeling like one belongs in that country, and learning other languages at a native speaker level is also possible, even though it is a lot of hard work and determination - for example, I am British-American and I am technically Icelandic / Danish / Norwegian etc aka Norse / Germanic genetically, and I am even learning all the Norse / Germanic languages, even though languages such as Icelandic and Danish etc aren’t my first language, but it still doesn’t change my genetic makeup, so I should be in all the Nordic countries, as it’s where I belong the most, so I even feel like I want to be in Nordic countries more than I want to be in the US, for example, and, sometimes I feel partially Egyptian at heart as I like Egyptian makeup styles and pyramids and clothes etc, so even though I am not genetically Egyptian, I do feel partially Egyptian at heart, at the same time, even though I am Norse / Germanic, and I actually use many elements from many countries, as I like anything that’s pretty and interesting, and pretty things can be found everywhere in nature, so, while genetically I am Norse, at heart I also feel like I am a mix of many things and elements from the nature of many countries, and, at the same time, I also feel like I don’t belong on this planet (for many different reasons) and in this type of world etc, but, because of the good things like pretty languages and nature, I belong in the Nordic countries the most, and because I am already stuck here, I want to spend most time in the Nordic countries, and it’s not only because I am genetically Norse, but also because of the cleanliness and prettiness and safety and organized aspect and the gorgeous languages etc that Nordic languages have, so it’s where I want to live the most, plus I also want to travel everywhere, so when it comes to traveling, I want to go to every country, and when it comes to living, I want to live in the Nordic countries the most, and I know that I would love living there despite the cold weather!
Thank you for Inspiring me to learn Danish again. My goal this year is to get quite far in the language, last time I got too overwhelmed by it but I'm gonna make sure it doesn't happen again by actually taking it slow this time. Hope 2024 treats you well ✌
Thank you ☺️ that’s really nice to hear 🔥 I do feel you there cause I felt also overwhelmed sometimes, keep trying 😎🔥🔥 and you will definitely manage it 😊
I highly recommend learning Danish together with Norse / Gothic / Icelandic / Faroese / Dutch / Norwegian / Welsh / Breton / Cornish as they are the prettiest languages ever created that are as pretty as English and way too pretty not to know - I am learning them all, and also many other pretty languages, and it’s super fun to learn and speak them! (Ek elska hvert Norrænt mál!)
By the way, it can take five to ten years to reach native level fluency or even writer level fluency (over 30k aka thirty thousand or more base words) as there are just too many thousands of words that must be learnt automatically (by seeing and hearing and revising each word at least 30 times actively and many other times inactively by just reading subs or text etc) and luckily it is possible to reach this type of fluency in many languages that aren’t the first or the second language, even though it doesn’t feel that way at the beginning or even during the first few years, and if one focuses a lot on learning new vocab, while constantly revising previously learnt words, the process should be quicker, because it’s more like active learning, which is way faster than passive learning, as when one learns passively, for example, like when one learns the first language that one is made to learn, which is always learnt in a very passive way, by only learning a few new words a day from personal interactions and at school etc, and then hearing and seeing them over and over, which takes more than a decade, as most natives reach fluency in the first language by the time they finish highschool or college, depending on how many different things they read etc, but, when one is actively learning, by loading as many thousands of words into the hern as one can and constantly revising and constantly learning more hundreds and thousands of words etc, one can make that process way faster, so one can even understand the written language after one or two years sometimes, though getting to a level where one can freely use all the words and understand most or almost all when it comes to the spoken language does take longer, especially in languages such as Danish which have a very cool modern pronunciation and a lot of different vowel sounds that make the words less easy to understand, and studies show that even children from Denmark learn Danish later, compared to children from other countries that have languages with a more normal pronunciation and less vowel sounds! Now, I have to admit that Germanic languages in general are not as easy to understand when spoken by natives as languages such as Latin and Spanish and Italian which have a very normal straightforward pronunciation and longer words that make the spoken language naturally easier to understand, even when spoken faster, even though Germanic languages are the easiest to learn, like, learning the actual words and understanding the written language is very easy when it comes to Germanic languages, but the pronunciation is usually very modern and cool with tons of vowel sounds and lots of different phonemes and the words are usually shorter (with letter combinations that make the words more likely to be misheard, especially when speaking faster and without breaks between the words) in most Germanic languages, which make the spoken language less easy to understand, not only to foreigners, but also to other natives, so with Germanic languages, it tends to take longer for one to get to that level where one can understand almost everything natives say, though it’s also important for learners to know that, sometimes, the reason why one cannot understand a native speaker is, because that speaker may be using another language that’s based on the official language, because countries such as Denmark and Norway and Netherlands and Germany and Italy etc have many of those unofficial languages that are based on the official language, which are usually referred to as dialects, even though they are usually different languages with different spelling and different pronunciation, and sometimes even the words are different, so one is not going to understand those extra languages, unless one is actively learning them, and they are not easy to learn at the moment because there aren’t many resources for them because they haven’t been officially recognized as a language yet, though some may have an official dictionary or something, but I am not sure if they can be found on the Net yet, but hopefully they are all going to be added to G translate and Duolingo and have their dictionaries included on the Net in the near future, because it should be easy for one to learn any Germanic / Celtic / Latin language, including the ancient languages and the unofficial languages! I highly recommend learning many pretty languages for fun, as pretty languages are true works of art, especially the prettiest languages ever created Norse / Gothic / Icelandic / Faroese / English / Dutch / Norwegian / Danish / Welsh / Breton / Cornish which are some of the greatest works of art of all time that are way too pretty not to know, plus this hobby can also be used as a job (for example, working as a translator, or correcting subtitles made by others, or being an interpreter, or teaching languages on yt and on the Net etc, or making entertaining language-related videos such as HD ‘guess the language’ videos for Germanic / Ancient Germanic languages and Celtic languages etc) which are some of the best types of jobs that are real fun, and I am actually learning 25+ languages at the moment, on my own, and I also don’t have expectations, because it’s true that it’s better not to have expectations and to just learn more and more, and at the end one will be surprised how many words one can understand and how many words one has learnt after one or two years or after three years etc, as opposed to one being disappointed because one hasn’t reached the goal yet, so it’s a lot more relaxing (plus it’s less likely for the learner to become unmotivated or disappointed etc) if one has no expectations and if one just goes with the flow and focuses on the pretty words and their artistic value etc, and, the way, it’s also important for all to know that the correct word for the ones that employ ppl is employer, whereas big superiority terms and purity terms etc such as Boss / Lord / God / Lady / Queen / Princess / Star etc do not reflect ppl, and such terms only reflect me The Leader etc, and, it’s actually a lot better in countries like Denmark and Icelandic and Norway and Sweden and possibly in The Faroe Islands too, precisely because there is no odd ‘hierarchical’ system, unlike in most other countries, which have incorrect ways of addressing with different levels of ‘politeness’ and extra pronouns that they misuse when talking to employers or ólder ppl etc, which make no sense, anyway, so all countries should use the Scandinavian system instead, plus the quality of life is the highest in Scandinavian countries, so they are a dream country for sure, though the other Germanic countries also have some of the highest qualities of life and very modern aspect, so, honestly, living in any Germanic country is a true privilege, but countries such as Iceland and Norway and Denmark are in my top 5 dream countries for sure, for all these reasons, and also because they are the safest countries with the cleanest water / streets / air etc and some of the prettiest buildings and mostly gorgeous green nature!
do you have a textbook reference ? how do you know where to start and how to progress like unit 1/2 etc ! most free content tend to skip chapters and all that so i get super lost especially when you learn something in the wrong order 😭
Hej med dig ☺️ I hope you meant a danish textbook 😅 since I was going to school, I don't have any Pdf files to share because the school has provided all textbooks for us. But you may try your luck and check series of textbooks, which is called 'trin for trin'. They have like 'På vej til Dansk' (it's a green book with footprints on the cover) for beginners - as I remember it's module 1, 'midtvejs til Dansk', which is equal to module 2 and 'videre mod Dansk' - module 3. Not sure about the order, but I guess it was like that. These books we were using in the language center 😎😊 If it's possible I would sign up for danish language courses here in Denmark, cause it's the best way to learn danish I believe. Good luck 🔥🌟
@@dannydelvis hejj tak , i currently havent moved to denmark yet ! been surrounding myself with friends and all but for most of my danish friends danish is natural to them so they cant teach but can only help when i ask a specific question which i cant since im lost 😂 , ive been trying to get my friends to get that grammatik book u showed in another video tho cause im from singapore and we dont have it here sadly . anyway i have searched the textbook you suggested !! i found it but when i went to find the online version i think i got a different one but it still works !! thank you so muchh ❤️ your danish videos are super helpful since you actually explain everything and your not a dane by blood which makes it more relatable ❤️
Well, I know quite few people, who took online classes and they didn't have CPR-number (it's a yellow card like insurance card here), and they were about to move to Denmark or were planning to, so maybe it's a good idea to contact some language schools here, just ask them whether it would be possible for you to take online classes and what you need for that. You would also get familiar with danish education system, because they will explain everything. The story with Danes - lol, I feel you 😂😂 I've experienced the same thing, they used to say 'idk, we just say like that', but it doesn't help, haha 😝 Or my favourite is 'idk why, but it sounds weird, so it's better not to say like that because others will be confused'. Only those who work as teachers, they can explain the material in the way that a foreigner will understand. (most of the time)
@@dannydelvis 😂 yeah they always have no explanation , most of the time they dont even know how they learnt it . well i wont be moving anytime yet as ill only move after my uni in aus which will be maybe another 10 years due to singapores education system! as for right now im learning through a danish teacher called Sigga Hansen ☺️ she is really great but her full courses are probably about $1k+ SGD here per each level like A1/A2 etc and im not sure if i want to spend that amount of money yet so im just stagnant 😂 ill take any free stuff i get online to try and get it done myself hahahah , hope your having a great time in denmark though !! super love the place 🥰
sounds like a plan 🔥👻 yeah, that's kinda too much to pay over a thousand for A1 and A2, I mean compared to the fact that you can get the same knowledge here in Denmark for free in the local language center. Anyway, enjoy your life and good luck ☺️🌟
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It can take five to ten years to reach native level fluency or even writer level fluency (over 30k aka thirty thousand or more base words) as there are just too many thousands of words that must be learnt automatically (by seeing and hearing and revising each word at least 30 times actively and many other times inactively by just reading subs or text etc) and luckily it is possible to reach this type of fluency in many languages that aren’t the first or the second language, even though it doesn’t feel that way at the beginning or even during the first few years, and if one focuses a lot on learning new vocab, while constantly revising previously learnt words, the process should be quicker, because it’s more like active learning, which is way faster than passive learning, as when one learns passively, for example, like when one learns the first language that one is made to learn, which is always learnt in a very passive way, by only learning a few new words a day from personal interactions and at school etc, and then hearing and seeing them over and over, which takes more than a decade, as most natives reach fluency in the first language by the time they finish highschool or college, depending on how many different things they read etc, but, when one is actively learning, by loading as many thousands of words into the hern as one can and constantly revising and constantly learning more hundreds and thousands of words etc, one can make that process way faster, so one can even understand the written language after one or two years sometimes, though getting to a level where one can freely use all the words and understand most or almost all when it comes to the spoken language does take longer, especially in languages such as Danish which have a very cool modern pronunciation and a lot of different vowel sounds that make the words less easy to understand, and studies show that even children from Denmark learn Danish later, compared to children from other countries that have languages with a more normal pronunciation and less vowel sounds!
Now, I have to admit that Germanic languages in general are not as easy to understand when spoken by natives as languages such as Latin and Spanish and Italian which have a very normal straightforward pronunciation and longer words that make the spoken language naturally easier to understand, even when spoken faster, even though Germanic languages are the easiest to learn, like, learning the actual words and understanding the written language is very easy when it comes to Germanic languages, but the pronunciation is usually very modern and cool with tons of vowel sounds and lots of different phonemes and the words are usually shorter (with letter combinations that make the words more likely to be misheard, especially when speaking faster and without breaks between the words) in most Germanic languages, which make the spoken language less easy to understand, not only to foreigners, but also to other natives, so with Germanic languages, it tends to take longer for one to get to that level where one can understand almost everything natives say, though it’s also important for learners to know that, sometimes, the reason why one cannot understand a native speaker is, because that speaker may be using another language that’s based on the official language, because countries such as Denmark and Norway and Netherlands and Germany and Italy etc have many of those unofficial languages that are based on the official language, which are usually referred to as dialects, even though they are usually different languages with different spelling and different pronunciation, and sometimes even the words are different, so one is not going to understand those extra languages, unless one is actively learning them, and they are not easy to learn at the moment because there aren’t many resources for them because they haven’t been officially recognized as a language yet, though some may have an official dictionary or something, but I am not sure if they can be found on the Net yet, but hopefully they are all going to be added to G translate and Duolingo and have their dictionaries included on the Net in the near future, because it should be easy for one to learn any Germanic / Celtic / Latin language, including the ancient languages and the unofficial languages!
I highly recommend learning many pretty languages for fun, as pretty languages are true works of art, especially the prettiest languages ever created Norse / Gothic / Icelandic / Faroese / English / Dutch / Norwegian / Danish / Welsh / Breton / Cornish which are some of the greatest works of art of all time that are way too pretty not to know, plus this hobby can also be used as a job (for example, working as a translator, or correcting subtitles made by others, or being an interpreter, or teaching languages on yt and on the Net etc, or making entertaining language-related videos such as HD ‘guess the language’ videos for Germanic / Ancient Germanic languages and Celtic languages etc) which are some of the best types of jobs that are real fun, and I am actually learning 25+ languages at the moment, on my own, and I also don’t have expectations, because it’s true that it’s better not to have expectations and to just learn more and more, and at the end one will be surprised how many words one can understand and how many words one has learnt after one or two years or after three years etc, as opposed to one being disappointed because one hasn’t reached the goal yet, so it’s a lot more relaxing (plus it’s less likely for the learner to become unmotivated or disappointed etc) if one has no expectations and if one just goes with the flow and focuses on the pretty words and their artistic value etc, and, the way, it’s also important for all to know that the correct word for the ones that employ ppl is employer, whereas big superiority terms and purity terms etc such as Boss / Lord / God / Lady / Queen / Princess / Star etc do not reflect ppl, and such terms only reflect me The Leader etc, and, it’s actually a lot better in countries like Denmark and Icelandic and Norway and Sweden and possibly in The Faroe Islands too, precisely because there is no odd ‘hierarchical’ system, unlike in most other countries, which have incorrect ways of addressing with different levels of ‘politeness’ and extra pronouns that they misuse when talking to employers or ólder ppl etc, which make no sense, anyway, so all countries should use the Scandinavian system instead, plus the quality of life is the highest in Scandinavian countries, so they are a dream country for sure, though the other Germanic countries also have some of the highest qualities of life and very modern aspect, so, honestly, living in any Germanic country is a true privilege, but countries such as Iceland and Norway and Denmark are in my top 5 dream countries for sure, for all these reasons, and also because they are the safest countries with the cleanest water / streets / air etc and some of the prettiest buildings and mostly gorgeous green nature!
By the way, re what does it mean to be a true dane, well, technically, if one is of germanic origin, one is automatically a dane and an icelander and a norwegian etc, at least from a genetic standpoint, as most or at least a lot of those living in Germanic countries are of germanic origin, so one of another origin with different face features etc isn’t really a dane (I mean, genetically) if he lives in Denmark and knows the language, though he may be feeling danish at heart, but there’s still a difference between being a dane at heart, and, being genetically danish or icelandic or american or germanic etc which is the same thing basically, though one can be a dane at heart, and one is going to be accepted in the danish community, even if he isn’t genetically germanic, so, as long as one feels like one belongs in Denmark and knows the language, one can feel at home, regardless of whether one is genetically germanic or not, and one can even consider oneself a dane in every other way, and I even know someone that isn’t genetically germanic yet feels more germanic at heart than he feels asian, and he feels at home in Germany, and can speak German at a native speaker level with native German accent, so feeling at home in a country is mostly about how one feels at heart and about feeling like one belongs in that country, and learning other languages at a native speaker level is also possible, even though it is a lot of hard work and determination - for example, I am British-American and I am technically Icelandic / Danish / Norwegian etc aka Norse / Germanic genetically, and I am even learning all the Norse / Germanic languages, even though languages such as Icelandic and Danish etc aren’t my first language, but it still doesn’t change my genetic makeup, so I should be in all the Nordic countries, as it’s where I belong the most, so I even feel like I want to be in Nordic countries more than I want to be in the US, for example, and, sometimes I feel partially Egyptian at heart as I like Egyptian makeup styles and pyramids and clothes etc, so even though I am not genetically Egyptian, I do feel partially Egyptian at heart, at the same time, even though I am Norse / Germanic, and I actually use many elements from many countries, as I like anything that’s pretty and interesting, and pretty things can be found everywhere in nature, so, while genetically I am Norse, at heart I also feel like I am a mix of many things and elements from the nature of many countries, and, at the same time, I also feel like I don’t belong on this planet (for many different reasons) and in this type of world etc, but, because of the good things like pretty languages and nature, I belong in the Nordic countries the most, and because I am already stuck here, I want to spend most time in the Nordic countries, and it’s not only because I am genetically Norse, but also because of the cleanliness and prettiness and safety and organized aspect and the gorgeous languages etc that Nordic languages have, so it’s where I want to live the most, plus I also want to travel everywhere, so when it comes to traveling, I want to go to every country, and when it comes to living, I want to live in the Nordic countries the most, and I know that I would love living there despite the cold weather!
Thank you for Inspiring me to learn Danish again. My goal this year is to get quite far in the language, last time I got too overwhelmed by it but I'm gonna make sure it doesn't happen again by actually taking it slow this time. Hope 2024 treats you well ✌
Thank you ☺️ that’s really nice to hear 🔥 I do feel you there cause I felt also overwhelmed sometimes, keep trying 😎🔥🔥 and you will definitely manage it 😊
I highly recommend learning Danish together with Norse / Gothic / Icelandic / Faroese / Dutch / Norwegian / Welsh / Breton / Cornish as they are the prettiest languages ever created that are as pretty as English and way too pretty not to know - I am learning them all, and also many other pretty languages, and it’s super fun to learn and speak them! (Ek elska hvert Norrænt mál!)
By the way, it can take five to ten years to reach native level fluency or even writer level fluency (over 30k aka thirty thousand or more base words) as there are just too many thousands of words that must be learnt automatically (by seeing and hearing and revising each word at least 30 times actively and many other times inactively by just reading subs or text etc) and luckily it is possible to reach this type of fluency in many languages that aren’t the first or the second language, even though it doesn’t feel that way at the beginning or even during the first few years, and if one focuses a lot on learning new vocab, while constantly revising previously learnt words, the process should be quicker, because it’s more like active learning, which is way faster than passive learning, as when one learns passively, for example, like when one learns the first language that one is made to learn, which is always learnt in a very passive way, by only learning a few new words a day from personal interactions and at school etc, and then hearing and seeing them over and over, which takes more than a decade, as most natives reach fluency in the first language by the time they finish highschool or college, depending on how many different things they read etc, but, when one is actively learning, by loading as many thousands of words into the hern as one can and constantly revising and constantly learning more hundreds and thousands of words etc, one can make that process way faster, so one can even understand the written language after one or two years sometimes, though getting to a level where one can freely use all the words and understand most or almost all when it comes to the spoken language does take longer, especially in languages such as Danish which have a very cool modern pronunciation and a lot of different vowel sounds that make the words less easy to understand, and studies show that even children from Denmark learn Danish later, compared to children from other countries that have languages with a more normal pronunciation and less vowel sounds!
Now, I have to admit that Germanic languages in general are not as easy to understand when spoken by natives as languages such as Latin and Spanish and Italian which have a very normal straightforward pronunciation and longer words that make the spoken language naturally easier to understand, even when spoken faster, even though Germanic languages are the easiest to learn, like, learning the actual words and understanding the written language is very easy when it comes to Germanic languages, but the pronunciation is usually very modern and cool with tons of vowel sounds and lots of different phonemes and the words are usually shorter (with letter combinations that make the words more likely to be misheard, especially when speaking faster and without breaks between the words) in most Germanic languages, which make the spoken language less easy to understand, not only to foreigners, but also to other natives, so with Germanic languages, it tends to take longer for one to get to that level where one can understand almost everything natives say, though it’s also important for learners to know that, sometimes, the reason why one cannot understand a native speaker is, because that speaker may be using another language that’s based on the official language, because countries such as Denmark and Norway and Netherlands and Germany and Italy etc have many of those unofficial languages that are based on the official language, which are usually referred to as dialects, even though they are usually different languages with different spelling and different pronunciation, and sometimes even the words are different, so one is not going to understand those extra languages, unless one is actively learning them, and they are not easy to learn at the moment because there aren’t many resources for them because they haven’t been officially recognized as a language yet, though some may have an official dictionary or something, but I am not sure if they can be found on the Net yet, but hopefully they are all going to be added to G translate and Duolingo and have their dictionaries included on the Net in the near future, because it should be easy for one to learn any Germanic / Celtic / Latin language, including the ancient languages and the unofficial languages!
I highly recommend learning many pretty languages for fun, as pretty languages are true works of art, especially the prettiest languages ever created Norse / Gothic / Icelandic / Faroese / English / Dutch / Norwegian / Danish / Welsh / Breton / Cornish which are some of the greatest works of art of all time that are way too pretty not to know, plus this hobby can also be used as a job (for example, working as a translator, or correcting subtitles made by others, or being an interpreter, or teaching languages on yt and on the Net etc, or making entertaining language-related videos such as HD ‘guess the language’ videos for Germanic / Ancient Germanic languages and Celtic languages etc) which are some of the best types of jobs that are real fun, and I am actually learning 25+ languages at the moment, on my own, and I also don’t have expectations, because it’s true that it’s better not to have expectations and to just learn more and more, and at the end one will be surprised how many words one can understand and how many words one has learnt after one or two years or after three years etc, as opposed to one being disappointed because one hasn’t reached the goal yet, so it’s a lot more relaxing (plus it’s less likely for the learner to become unmotivated or disappointed etc) if one has no expectations and if one just goes with the flow and focuses on the pretty words and their artistic value etc, and, the way, it’s also important for all to know that the correct word for the ones that employ ppl is employer, whereas big superiority terms and purity terms etc such as Boss / Lord / God / Lady / Queen / Princess / Star etc do not reflect ppl, and such terms only reflect me The Leader etc, and, it’s actually a lot better in countries like Denmark and Icelandic and Norway and Sweden and possibly in The Faroe Islands too, precisely because there is no odd ‘hierarchical’ system, unlike in most other countries, which have incorrect ways of addressing with different levels of ‘politeness’ and extra pronouns that they misuse when talking to employers or ólder ppl etc, which make no sense, anyway, so all countries should use the Scandinavian system instead, plus the quality of life is the highest in Scandinavian countries, so they are a dream country for sure, though the other Germanic countries also have some of the highest qualities of life and very modern aspect, so, honestly, living in any Germanic country is a true privilege, but countries such as Iceland and Norway and Denmark are in my top 5 dream countries for sure, for all these reasons, and also because they are the safest countries with the cleanest water / streets / air etc and some of the prettiest buildings and mostly gorgeous green nature!
good luck with your goals! One day at a time!
Same to you with learning German 😎🔥🔥
Hope you reach goals😀
Thanks, I hope not to fail this time, haha 😃🙏 did you also set some language goals for yourself? 😄
do you have a textbook reference ? how do you know where to start and how to progress like unit 1/2 etc ! most free content tend to skip chapters and all that so i get super lost especially when you learn something in the wrong order 😭
Hej med dig ☺️ I hope you meant a danish textbook 😅 since I was going to school, I don't have any Pdf files to share because the school has provided all textbooks for us. But you may try your luck and check series of textbooks, which is called 'trin for trin'. They have like 'På vej til Dansk' (it's a green book with footprints on the cover) for beginners - as I remember it's module 1, 'midtvejs til Dansk', which is equal to module 2 and 'videre mod Dansk' - module 3. Not sure about the order, but I guess it was like that. These books we were using in the language center 😎😊 If it's possible I would sign up for danish language courses here in Denmark, cause it's the best way to learn danish I believe. Good luck 🔥🌟
@@dannydelvis hejj tak , i currently havent moved to denmark yet ! been surrounding myself with friends and all but for most of my danish friends danish is natural to them so they cant teach but can only help when i ask a specific question which i cant since im lost 😂 , ive been trying to get my friends to get that grammatik book u showed in another video tho cause im from singapore and we dont have it here sadly . anyway i have searched the textbook you suggested !! i found it but when i went to find the online version i think i got a different one but it still works !! thank you so muchh ❤️ your danish videos are super helpful since you actually explain everything and your not a dane by blood which makes it more relatable ❤️
Well, I know quite few people, who took online classes and they didn't have CPR-number (it's a yellow card like insurance card here), and they were about to move to Denmark or were planning to, so maybe it's a good idea to contact some language schools here, just ask them whether it would be possible for you to take online classes and what you need for that. You would also get familiar with danish education system, because they will explain everything. The story with Danes - lol, I feel you 😂😂 I've experienced the same thing, they used to say 'idk, we just say like that', but it doesn't help, haha 😝 Or my favourite is 'idk why, but it sounds weird, so it's better not to say like that because others will be confused'. Only those who work as teachers, they can explain the material in the way that a foreigner will understand. (most of the time)
@@dannydelvis 😂 yeah they always have no explanation , most of the time they dont even know how they learnt it . well i wont be moving anytime yet as ill only move after my uni in aus which will be maybe another 10 years due to singapores education system! as for right now im learning through a danish teacher called Sigga Hansen ☺️ she is really great but her full courses are probably about $1k+ SGD here per each level like A1/A2 etc and im not sure if i want to spend that amount of money yet so im just stagnant 😂 ill take any free stuff i get online to try and get it done myself hahahah , hope your having a great time in denmark though !! super love the place 🥰
sounds like a plan 🔥👻 yeah, that's kinda too much to pay over a thousand for A1 and A2, I mean compared to the fact that you can get the same knowledge here in Denmark for free in the local language center. Anyway, enjoy your life and good luck ☺️🌟