Are there any good resources for learning Norwegian, /lang/?
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Anonymous2012-07-05 15:08
Well a pro is that you'll be able to understand Danish, especially written, with fairly ease, as Norwegian is a sub-language of Danish, of course, it works the other way around. Danmark offers more literature, and far more culture than Norway, but Danish is a more ugly language than Norwegian. In the two compared, Norwegian is the more French language.
Danish is just Norwegian with a tranquilized tongue. Written; fairly similar.
You'll have to look around for the learning style that suits you. Some are visual, others verbal; some parrot, some need practical experience. The biggest assistance to me in Danish was having the verb conjugation tables and rules laid out in one place and looking at it every day. Wikibooks had a lot of these types of 'these are the rules, follow them' resources; if not in the book, the bibliography is a trove of knowledge and you'll be able to find your own method through that.
It's also easier to learn Norwegian through listening (change the language track on your favourite film or try subtitles), as it sounds, to a native English speaker, quite similar to how it is written. Try to get a hold of a pronunciation guide first. An extended English/Norwegian dictionary might be your first port of call too.