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by NinaLily » May 10th, 2016, 7:04 am
As a Norwegian, I started learning English when I was around 8, had English in school for 10 years. I always liked English, and because I was interested, I would always be miles ahead of the current curriculum being taught, resulting in extremely boring English lessons.
When I started 8th grade I started learning Spanish in school, and after 5 years, I did pretty well. Especially if I had a dictionary on hand. Unfortunately, as I haven't really read much Spanish for years, I can't talk much any more. I still understand quite a bit, and I do plan on taking it up again later, but right now my focus is on Portuguese.
I started just a few months back through duolingo, and since the grammar is pretty much the same, I now know at least quite a bit. I understand most of what my Portuguese friends post on facebook, but don't ask me to speak, or even write a single sentence. I'm hoping to study medicine in the future, and right now I'm looking at studying medicine in Portugal.
In 9th grade I started teaching myself Icelandic, and I knew quite a bit! Now that I have been through at least some, I understand quite a lot, as it is quite close to Norwegian.
Obviously, the nordic languages are quite similar, and I have no problems understanding Swedish or Danish, just don't ask me to speak, because that is not going to sound very good.
Apart from this, I also know a few words in Bengali. Apart from the regular parts with, hi, name, and such, I can ask for a banana. That's about as far as it goes.
Quite recently I started learning the Norwegian Sign Language. This Summer I'm attending a roleplay camp where I'll play a deaf character, so I figured I'd learn some!
Right now my focus is on Portuguese, and then I'm hoping to take up Spanish again. I'd also love to take up my Icelandic again, and one day, I probably will. Just not yet!
Dancing through life, balancing a book on my head, with a pencil tucked in behind my ear.