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Vocabulary lists

New Vocabulary lists available for World Environment Day!

5 Jun 202530 Sep 2025
Today (5 June) is World Environment Day! So I've created this handy, environment-themed vocabulary list set for you in six Scandinavian/Nordic languages - Danish, Elfdalian, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish.…
Vocabulary lists

Hamburger Day vocabulary

29 May 20254 Jun 2025
Hi all! My apologies - I was supposed to have these lists ready for National Hamburger Day yesterday (28 May). However, I forgot to have the post ready to post…
Vocabulary lists

November 23 is National Espresso Day!

22 Nov 20242 Feb 2026
Edit (24 November 2024) - Icelandic is now added! I would also like to highlight that all lists are reviewed by native speakers. So, I just found out it's National…
Minority Languages…

Revised Elfdalian Vocabulary List – Body Parts

9 Nov 202415 Nov 2024
Thanks to input from Elfdalian instructor, Yair Sapir, I have made the needed corrections to this vocabulary list so that this list is consistent with the accuracy and attention to…
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Hello fellow language learners,

10 Sep 202410 Sep 2024
Hi, so much has happened over the past few years to take my focus away from this blog. However, my love for languages has never gone away. Now, at a…
Language Lessons

Norwegian lesson 11

22 Aug 201722 Aug 2017
DialogueVocabulary and PhrasesOm ettermiddagen holder den norske klubben sitt månedlige møte. Det banker på døren. Birgitte svarer. Uten står to menn med tjue pizzaer. In the afternoon, the Norwegian club…
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Norwegian Lesson 10

4 Aug 20174 Aug 2017
Dialogue Note: The dialogue is a continuation of the one from the previous lesson. Vocabulary and phrases Fru Andersen ser Mr. Moore mens hun går gjennom gangen til klasserommet sitt.…
Language Lessons

Norwegian lesson 9

25 Jul 201725 Jul 2017
Dialogue Vocabulary and Phrases Etter en lang dag på kjøpesenteret, er Annelise og Mette ferdig. Annelise ringer til begge foreldrene sine, men ingen svarer. After a long day at the mall,…
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Kildin Sami

16 Jul 2017
Kildin Sami is one of nine living Sami languages. It is part of the Eastern Sami subgroup. It is number 8 on the map listed above. Kildin Sami is native…
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Spotlight on Minority Languages – Boruca

9 Jul 2017
Top photo credit: Arturo Sotillo Boruca is the native language of the Boruca people, which live in Costa Rica. Boruca is also known as Bronka, Bronca or Brúnkajk. Boruca belongs to…

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