This video that I have posted is by a Norwegian comedy group called Kollektivet. You can find their stuff on YouTube, they have songs in English and Norwegian as well as funny comedy sketches. They are better and came before Ylvis, just saying.
Anyway, I chose this video because 1) I wanted to have posted at least 1 Kollektivet video on this blog. And 2) it teaches you the vowels in the Norwegian alphabet in a fun way. I know all the lyrics to this song (sadly?) and I now can pronounce the vowels at least semi-properly. So hopefully after seeing this you can too.
ÆØÅ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f488uJAQgmw
I hope this video has given you (or will give you) more interest in learning Norwegian like it gave me. Or any Scandinavian language for that matter.
Except Finnish...that one is messed up and confusing.
...Just kidding.
.............Not really.
...............................................I mean honestly, it sounds nothing like the other Scandinavian languages and Mämmi looks like poop....
Anyway! Enjoy the video!
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Blog 3: Jag älskar att fika
Now I can't explain this video without destroying the hilarity of it. But what I can say is this was my first introduction to Swedish culture as well as Scandinavian humor.
Imagine being in high school and hearing your friends say things like "You, me, fika, now." or "I want to fika so bad right now." As we all recall from our high school days, that was a time when our minds were in the gutter and something as simple as a yo mama joke could make us bust up laughing. That was what this video was to me.
It made me want to know more about Sweden and Scandinavian humor. Which is, in my opinion, one the dirtiest and funniest forms of dry humor I have ever seen.
These commercials were popular in the last year or so. This one is the original, the one that never aired in America and has since been taken off YouTube. So some of you may be familiar with the punch line to this long standing joke, but for those of you that aren't, you are in for a treat.
Imagine being in high school and hearing your friends say things like "You, me, fika, now." or "I want to fika so bad right now." As we all recall from our high school days, that was a time when our minds were in the gutter and something as simple as a yo mama joke could make us bust up laughing. That was what this video was to me.
It made me want to know more about Sweden and Scandinavian humor. Which is, in my opinion, one the dirtiest and funniest forms of dry humor I have ever seen.
These commercials were popular in the last year or so. This one is the original, the one that never aired in America and has since been taken off YouTube. So some of you may be familiar with the punch line to this long standing joke, but for those of you that aren't, you are in for a treat.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Blog 2: How to speak...
There are a series of different videos floating around Youtube called "How To Speak___". They are pretty funny most of the time (and make for good trivia questions to look cool in front of friends).
The two videos I am posting are great because they show different dialects of a language according to region or culture.
How To Speak Northern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbB-eFgOEX8
I like this one because the words are just hilarious and also English accents are the most beautiful sounding thing in this universe. But it is really cool how different words are used in certain areas of the same country. Kind of like in America how Midwestern and some southern people say "Y'all".
Twin Twinks Learn Gay Slang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT07IMqYEdE
This video always makes me laugh because they are all just so damn adorkable. Jack and Fin are gorgeous and Tyler is a cutie pie. Also I find "gay slang" really fun and interesting. Different takes on common English words as well as some made specifically for that community.
Anyway these videos are funny and awesome and you people should definitely check out more by these Youtubers. Particularly Danisnotonfire and Tyler Oakley. Jacksgap is good too, mainly because they are attractive English twins (swoon), but they are also just all very funny. So yup.
The two videos I am posting are great because they show different dialects of a language according to region or culture.
How To Speak Northern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbB-eFgOEX8
I like this one because the words are just hilarious and also English accents are the most beautiful sounding thing in this universe. But it is really cool how different words are used in certain areas of the same country. Kind of like in America how Midwestern and some southern people say "Y'all".
Twin Twinks Learn Gay Slang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT07IMqYEdE
This video always makes me laugh because they are all just so damn adorkable. Jack and Fin are gorgeous and Tyler is a cutie pie. Also I find "gay slang" really fun and interesting. Different takes on common English words as well as some made specifically for that community.
Anyway these videos are funny and awesome and you people should definitely check out more by these Youtubers. Particularly Danisnotonfire and Tyler Oakley. Jacksgap is good too, mainly because they are attractive English twins (swoon), but they are also just all very funny. So yup.
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