Language Lessons Norwegian lesson 5 16 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 Dialogue Vocabulary and Phrases Jeg synes fortsatt det er vanskelig å tro at du virkelig har kjøpt det dyre fiskeutstyret. I still find it hard to believe you actually bought…
Language Lessons Dutch lesson 2 13 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 Dialogue Vocabulary and phrases Hoi, favoriete lerares! Hi, favorite teacher! favoriet favorite lerares female teacher (leraar - male teacher) Umm... hoe geraken jullie aan mijn nummer? Umm... how did you get my number? Dat doet…
Language Lessons Swedish lesson 2 12 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 Dialogue Vocabulary and phrases Vem är det? Who is it? vem who Öppna dörren og ta redan på det själv. Open the door and find out for yourself. att öppna to open en dörr a…
Minority Languages… Pite Sami vocabulary lists 10 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 I have uploaded the first of many lists of Pite Sami words with pictures and translations into English, Norwegian (norsk), Danish (dansk) and Swedish (svenska). Check out the Pite Sami…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Ossetian 9 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 Ossetian is part of the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European languages. More specifically, it belongs to the Eastern division of the Iranian sub-branch. Other Eastern Iranian languages include Pashto and Yaghnobi.…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages- Elfdalian 1 Jan 201713 Jan 2025 Top photo: Main thoroughfare of Älvdalen municipality called Dalgatan, credit: Björn Rehnström Elfdalian is a minority language spoken in Sweden. There are approximately 2,500 speakers of Elfdalian. Like most other…
Language Lessons Norwegian lesson 4 27 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Dialogue Vocabulary and Phrases Click here to practice the most important words and phrases on Quizlet. Å hei! Oh, hi! Få vi lov til å skrive ut noe i rommet ditt? Can…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Romani 25 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 'Romani' is referred to both as a language and as a group of languages. It is listed as a macrolanguage under ISO coding. Within this macrolanguage, are listings for all…
Book reviews… A great Manx vocabulary book 23 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Unlike dictionaries, this book, like its Welsh counterpart, provides the more commonly used Manx words to use for everyday situations. Also, it does more than provide a translation for each…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Pite Sami (Pite Saami) 19 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Top photo credit: Olve Utne, March 2010 Pite Sami is also known as Arjeplog Sami. The alternative name 'Arjeplog Sami' originates from the area where the few remaining speakers are…
Polyglot in Progress 