I går kveld snakket jeg mye, mye norsk sammen med venner og andre folk. Ikke engelsk! (Okay, litt engelsk.) Det var ganske fantastisk! Veldig kjempebra! Når venn min Damon snakket til meg på norsk, jeg forstått ham. Så, i dag er jeg veldig lykkelig, og skal snakke mer norsk når gå jeg til Sogn med Tim.
På engelsk:
Last night I spoke a LOT of Norwegian with Mike, Tim, Damon, and some people we bumped into at Velferden, Kringsjå's student pub. It was absolutely amazing! I mostly spoke with Damon, but it was amazing for me because I understood him completely, and I think that he understood me.
One thing that has been a constant obstacle for my learning Norwegian is that, when I try to speak Norwegian or respond to a question in Norwegian, I first have to translate the sentences in my head. But last night the more I spoke my stilted, lousy Norwegian, the more I started thinking in Norwegian instead of English (though a few times I did accidentally say "parce-que" instead of "ferdi," which was kind of funny). It is amusing that I really start gaining confidence in this language right before I'm set to go back home, but I think from now on when I'm out in the city, I am going to try very, very hard to speak Norwegian instead of relying on the crutch that is English. Last night really proved to me that I know more than I realized I did, and I need to feel more confident with the language in order to learn more. And I will start tonight when we head down to Sogn for Seidi's Estonian party. :)
Hadet bra!
That's exactly how it is with me and German! I've been able to speak in German off the top of my head, and it actually gets difficult for me to speak English in front of the children because I have to think in German (since they ask me questions in German, etc.). Though I'm still by no means fluent, I'm able to think a bit faster.
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Tre tusen takk :D
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