At least there's two more series!

We're passing through Denmark in July. I have picked up a few bits of Danish I might try out. I can now say Troels in a near perfect Danish accent ;-)

Interestingly, if you say 'the killing' in English it sounds almost exactly like the Danish for 'you bitch'. Check out it out on this link:

http://www.speakdanish.dk/en/phrases/0260-swearing.php

Yes, I have been spending too much time on the net this morning...

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Two more series of 'The Killing', I mean.

Brilliant!

It's oddly pleasing saying 'Troels', isn't it? We've renamed our dog's cuddly/chew toy Troels just so we can say it often


I also like saying 'Sarahlund' very quickly and Danishly, like she does when she answers the phone. Sigh.

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Have just realised that most of the above makes me sound quite mad.

No, Caroline, it doesn't make you sound remotely mad.

I love dansk. It's the sexiest language going.

Madness is underrated, Caroline!

Interestingly, if you say 'the killing' in English it sounds almost exactly like the Danish for 'you bitch'.

Emma, "forbrydelsen" actually means "the crime" in Danish, not "the killing". Can't remember what Danish is for the killing - "drab", I think.

Do you speak Danish, Jem? I've always wanted to learn Swedish.

I used to speak Norwegian, Emma - I did Scandinavian Studies at Uni many moons ago, which also included Old Norse and Danish literature. Danish and Norwegian are very similar on the page but completely different to the ear. It has been said that Danish sounds like Norwegian spoken with a hot potato in the mouth. That's because they swallow all the consonants.

To my mind the Norwegian spoken in Bergen and that side of Norway is the most beautiful and Swedish is the ugliest of the three languages. But it's a personal thing I guess.