Post 3195479 by hirnbrot@mstdn.io
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(DIR) Post #3195474 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T18:32:25Z
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I didn't think Norwegian would be very interesting to learn, given that it's so similar to Swedish, but I've taken a liking to it. The lad and I might end up living there, and I want to be able to speak the language if we do.
(DIR) Post #3195475 by hirnbrot@mstdn.io
2019-01-20T18:39:09Z
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@alva How's counting in Norwegian?I know Danish is kinda... weird.
(DIR) Post #3195476 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T18:40:30Z
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@hirnbrot It is base ten and easy, unlike Danish. :)
(DIR) Post #3195477 by hirnbrot@mstdn.io
2019-01-20T18:40:53Z
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@alva And no special "Seventy? What's that?" exceptions like in French?
(DIR) Post #3195478 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T18:42:02Z
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@hirnbrot Nope. Seems exactly like Swedish/English.
(DIR) Post #3195479 by hirnbrot@mstdn.io
2019-01-20T18:42:33Z
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@alva And no one-and-sixty, like german (and ye olde english)?
(DIR) Post #3195480 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T18:43:48Z
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@hirnbrot No. Seksti-en.
(DIR) Post #3195481 by hirnbrot@mstdn.io
2019-01-20T18:44:07Z
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@alva Nice!That's how a language should be!
(DIR) Post #3195482 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T18:46:11Z
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@hirnbrot Yeah. Learning it is almost all vocabulary, for me. And getting used to the rhythm and melody.
(DIR) Post #3195518 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T19:19:01Z
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@thor Interesting. This material does not mention those forms. :) @hirnbrot
(DIR) Post #3195593 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T19:21:31Z
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@thor I guess it's like Swedish. There's tons of variation in regional dialects, but it's not something that's taught. @hirnbrot
(DIR) Post #3196455 by hartmann@mastodon.technology
2019-01-20T19:50:57Z
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@alva @hirnbrot Would it be alright to jump in here and point out that while I can't remember ever seeing the equivalent of 'one-and-sixty' written out (how often do you spell out large numbers anyway?), it is still quite common in spoken Norwegian--even among younger people.I think it's a holdover from when Norwegians were under Danish rule, but I might be mistaken.
(DIR) Post #3196456 by alva@mastodon.social
2019-01-20T19:52:52Z
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@hartmann @hirnbrot Yes, it was already explained to us by @thor :]
(DIR) Post #3196457 by hartmann@mastodon.technology
2019-01-20T19:57:22Z
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@alva @hirnbrot @thor Oh, dang. Apologies. It doesn't seem to show up in the thread for me.Also can't seem to find it now that I'm looking, but it's probably just me not knowing how Mastodon operates well enough.