Swedish and a Goal
I believe my focus this time will be Swedish. Reason: I think I’m making progress. I owe this (as funny as it sounds) to a Lion King 2 video in Swedish. I’m getting a few phrases down now, at last.
Anyway, I also wanted to talk a little bit about the language itself. I’ve been listening to Swedish music, and I must say, it’s a beautiful language. Then again, to a language nerd like me, all language is beautiful xD
At any rate, to show the beauty of the Swedish language, I’ve got a few videos:
I’m not sure why, but I feel like I’ve heard that song before, but in English.
One of my favorite Swedish songs, period.
Also, if you’d like to see a little bit of Swedish culture and music, I found a really good channel (actually, her “Swedish Music in Swedish” videos were how I found the above two songs). Click this link to visit it: http://www.youtube.com/user/mieroth
And finally, I’d like to set a goal or myself. This coming week is exam week, so I’ll be done with school unti January. This gives me the entire break to do whatever I want. So, I’m going to study Swedish. Now, my goal: be good enough with Swedish to type a blog entry in Swedish, with little to no help from a translator (by little, I mean a word or two). I won’t promise an amazing, long-winded entry, but it will be something, and it will be entirely in Swedish. Now, to give myself motivation, I plan to “punish” myself somehow if I fail. I’m not sure how to do so yet, so feel free to leave suggestions in comments. But be warned, I won’t do just anything. I have guidelines.
1) I will not do anything in public that is overly embarrassing.
2) I will not do anything that could leave me sick, injured, or dead.
3) I will not involve or hurt other people.
4) If a pet is involved, it will not be in a way that harms it.
Whatever I decide to do, it will end up on YouTube. But bear in mind that this is only if I fail to learn enough Swedish by January 11th (when I start classes). I’m actually thinking of putting a ferret in my shirt…not fun…not fun at all. That or eating something that’s either spicy or bad-tasting (but not toxic, of course). But anyway, leave suggestions, and I’ll consider them.
And that’s it for today. Until next time, adjö, mina vänner.
A fellow Swedish learner! <3 It really is a beautiful language, though I've never heard either of those songs before now. They're neat, though… "Håll Om Mig" by Nanne was the song that really introduced me to the language.
Anyway, according to one of your most recent entries, you failed your goal in learning enough Swedish to make a blog post… so deprive yourself of choklad for a week! Or something. ^^;
Cheers,
Fen