Language Learning + Motivation!

[ST25]

I'm in the process of learning Swedish too, just like you. What I found helpful was when, during my trip to Sweden last summer, my SO would point out smaller words on objects and such, tell me the meaning in English and help me repeat the word over and over again. He also helped me read and understand Swedish from the newspapers we would find on our days out. After a while, the words and phrases started to catch on subconsciously. I did start doing my learning on other online sites, but it definitely helps to read and speak a little Swedish with your SO so you'd get the hang of it.

[Inspirement]

You could maybe try to get Inspirement to speak only Swedish with you for a day or something every now and then, to force you to listen and learn new things, and maybe even answering back in Swedish! It's worked somewhat for me anyways, so figured I'd throw the tip out there

I really like this Maybe no for a whole day, but maybe try to hold a conversation in Swedish now and then. I basically know her vocabulary and could focus on using words that she knows and she could use translating software or a dictionary if she needed. Like not try to get it correct all the time but focus on her making herself understood in the language

[differentcountries]

I did this actually :-) I watched the entre Frozen movie dubbed to Turkish, as it as the then in-flight movie with Turkish Airlines. No subtitles ;-)

My SO's little sisters ewe watching Frozen last night and so of course that sparked a new idea for me I now have the dubbed Swedish version waiting to be watched on my computer with both English and Swedish subtitles. Think I'll try Swedish dubbing and English subtitles first to focus on pronunciation and maybe eventually Swedish subtitles (maybe with the English dub?) when I want to focus more on the spelling. Let it go, let it go, I'll rise like the break of dawn... I guess this'll be a bit of a change for me...

[Alle1770]

I really like this Maybe no for a whole day, but maybe try to hold a conversation in Swedish now and then. I basically know her vocabulary and could focus on using words that she knows and she could use translating software or a dictionary if she needed. Like not try to get it correct all the time but focus on her making herself understood in the language

Sounds like a great idea! Especially since you know what she knows, and knows her limits and whatnot, you can focus on those things (like you said) before moving on - just starting with easy things and descriptions maybe Lycka till

[Inspirement]

Sounds like a great idea! Especially since you know what she knows, and knows her limits and whatnot, you can focus on those things (like you said) before moving on - just starting with easy things and descriptions maybe Lycka till

We just tried a little earlier today. Some introduction exercises. A little about the weather and so on :P Favourite colour and food. Nothing we didn't already know about each other but it was fun anyway

[differentcountries]

I got a tip of the "Teach yourself "- series. At least the Teach yourself Turkish book /cd looks great. It starts by telling you to turn off the tv, find a good chair and pour a glass of wine... :-) What a nice, informal attitude towards language learning :-)

Would love for SO to teach me some Turkish, but he is hardly a teacher (and Turkish is not his first language, his mother tounge is Arabic). He pics up a bit Norwegian on his job but it is more on a phraze level. I don't want to play the teacher card with him over Skype, there I just want to connect before he goes to sleep. If he comes to Norway for a visit I will try to teach him a bit, though. My mother and my ex has tought immigrants Norwegian, so I can ask them for tips.

[Alle1770]

We just tried a little earlier today. Some introduction exercises. A little about the weather and so on :P Favourite colour and food. Nothing we didn't already know about each other but it was fun anyway

Wohoo! Just keep at it and who knows, maybe eventually you'll have a deep discussion about the meaning of life all in Swedish

[SmileyK]

We watched Frozen last night With the Swedish dub and English subtitles - which of course is when I learn that they're not actual proper word for word English translations of the Swedish dub. :P But oh well. Won't be the last time I watch it in Swedish, was fun! Barely understood a word, but was exciting when I did! And today I've spent the day getting the Swedish soundtrack, writing out the Swedish lyrics + English translation + An English pronunciation guide. I figured the songs were going to be too hard to learn on their own because they're too many words too fast... but I decided if I wrote out the English pronunciation of the words and read from that, it'd just be like learning an English song. But the more I wrote the more I saw repeated words and words that I didn't need English pronunciation for, because the Swedish pronunciation was coming to me straight away. So that's my next task. Learn the songs in Swedish I think the pronunciation guide will help me learn them much quicker, as then I can focus more closely on the correct Swedish spelling (without worrying about how the words sound), and then the English translation (which I already have a general knowledge of from the original lyrics, and from typing them all out today, words and phrases have stuck with me so I get the general gist of what the songs are literally saying). Definitely a fun task!