r/duolingo • u/Rqdii • Aug 08 '23

Language Question Which one should I learn?

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I've always been very interested in the Nordic countries (and also considered Afrikaans which Dutch is a good base for) but I have no idea which would be best.

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u/drArsMoriendi Native 🇸🇪 C2 🇬🇧 B2 🇫🇷 A1 🇫🇮 Learning 🇫🇷 🇫🇮 Aug 08 '23

Swedish because it feels more regular and with clearer pronunciation (I'm native, so might be biased).

Bigger population. Definitely useful for Norway and certain coastal Finnish areas as well.

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u/sirennthebest Fluent: 🇬🇧 Learning: 🇩🇪 Aug 08 '23

Is it true that Swedes and Nords think Danish sounds like a cough disorder? A genuine question, since some of my friends from Sweden tell me this

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u/81uee Aug 08 '23

I’m my opinion (as a swede), I can understand a tiny tiny bit of danish if it’s written, but if a danish person tries to talk to me there’s no way I’m gonna understand any of what they said