So for the past two days I have had to sit through an enormous amount of orientation meetings and classes. We have learned about Danish culture, etiquette, food and LANGUAGE! Now, just so you can feel my pain the Danish language is an absolutely impossible language to learn. They have 3 more vowels than us and nothing is spelled the way it sounds. After two days of Survival Danish lessons I am able to recognize a few words in the grocery store and tell people the name of the street I live on. Hopefully by the end of my trip I will be slightly more capable of speaking/understanding Danish.
Tomorrow is the start of my classes for the semester and I am SOOO excited. Typically I will have my special needs practicum on Thursday where I will work in a school. Tomorrow I will just be learning about the place I will be working and what I will be doing.
For those who are brave enough to attempt some Danish...
1. Jeg hedder ________. (My name is)
2. Hvordan godt det? (How are you?)
3. Fint tak. (Fine, thanks!)
4. Jeg vil gerne have en sandwich med skinke og ost. (I would like a ham and cheese sandwich)
5. Jeg taler ikke dansk. (I do not speak Danish)
2 comments:
Jeg hedder Auntie Jill. Hvordan godt det, Kelly? Jeg taler ikke dansk, but I do love reading your blogs :) Now I think Jeg vil gerne have en sandwich med skinke og ost, so I'll sign off for tonight. xoxoxoxoxox
Auntie Jill.
OOOOOKay
Jeg heder mom. I am Fint tak and you looked Fint when we spoke on skype earlier. Tomorrow jeg vil gerne have en sandwich med skink og ost - if you can tell me what kind of cheese is on it. I will practice "Jeg taler ikke dansk" for my visit. I think I will rely on it a lot. My question is -- does it sound the way it looks ??????
Love you
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