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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Learning to Speak Swedish
Have you ever been to a country where you do not speak the language? If you have someone with you that speaks the language you can always ask, What did they say? Huh? and so on. When I was in Sweden last year I felt like I was on Mars at times. It was very frustrating for me and I'm sure for the people who don't speak English to communicate.
So, I have decided to try and teach myself Swedish. It can get quite confusing for me. English is confusing to me sometimes and that is my first language. I know Greek but I am not fluent as I should be.
It is really confusing when one word means something in one language and something else in another. For instance, nai in Greek means yes. Nej in Swedish means no and in English it is a sound a horse makes.
If I can figure this whole language thing out, hopefully by October I will be able to at least understand enough Swedish to get by.
Wish me luck!