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Ginkgo58

Australia

Danish pronunciation

March 14 at 10:33

I am wondering: What have other LingQers found that has helped them take Danish pronunciation to a comprehensible (to native speakers) level? I have learned to pronounce Spanish, French, German, Greek and Chinese at a level where native speakers can usually understand me, but Danish is proving very challenging. Is shadowing/copying native speakers combined with watching YouTube videos on pronunciation, and following suggestions from them, likely to work? If so, I am willing to put in some persistent effort. I am guessing that this approach would be worthwhile, but I'm looking for feedback from more experienced learners.

EABurgess

Slovakia

March 18 at 21:39

Danish people´s singing voices are massively different to their speaking voices, it is bizarre. Listen to their singing and try to emulate that, it is much easier.

BenedikteGurdon

Denmark

March 14 at 11:12

Hi :-) I am actually not learning Danish. I am a Dane. I was born in Denmark and have lived here for all of my life. I am 28. My dad and my two half brothers are from Yugoslavia. The part that is now Croatia. They came to Denmark in 1991. They all speak Danish very well today. I know my dad practised Danish a lot with my brothers in the beginning by listening to Danish cassette tapes. ;-) I know a lot has changed since that time, but I am sure listening and trying to pronounce words as native speakers helped them a lot. :-)

Ginkgo58

Australia

March 14 at 23:10

Many thanks for the encouragement! I'll keep it up.

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