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Swedish
Swedish is spoken by the most people amongst all the five Nordic languages – 10 million people. Swedish — Sweden’s national language and one of Finland’s national language — and Danish are written in a similar manner. If Swedish, Danish and Norwegian were sisters, Swedish would be the eldest of them all.
Do Scandinavian countries speak English?
In this article we will provide a summary overview of the prevalence of English in all the Scandinavian countries – Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The bottom line is that the reputation does indeed hold true – Scandinavians are very proficient and fluent in English in all the Nordic countries.
What language sounds most like English?
Dutch. Dutch is the most similar language to English. Sometime it is said that dutch is the language between English and German. Some other languages are similar to English , like :- German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Swedish, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian and Norwegian.
Do English speakers know what Spanish or Russian might sound like?
So, the video–many English speakers know what Spanish or Russian might sound like, or even unique dialects and accents of English (e.g.,m Scottish, British, the aforementioned Southern US, etc.). What does English sound like to a non-native/non-English speaker?
What would a mono-lingual native-English speaker do?
This is what a mono-lingual, native-English speaker would do listening to the staccato and intense German language, for example.
How similar are Danish and Norwegian languages?
Danish and Norwegian are very similar, or indeed almost identical when it comes to vocabulary, but they sound very different from one another. Norwegian and Swedish are closer in terms of pronunciation, but the words differ. Let’s imagine the Scandinavian languages as three sisters.
What language do the Flemish people speak?
The Flemish people who live in Netherlands and Belgium speak that Germanic language and French is the language of commerce, although English has also become the language of commerce there. They absolutely love the language.