@@pes6628 I totally agree - We need more comparison between the Nordic languages. Now add Sweden and Faroese to he mix. Perhaps also Old English and Icelandic ;)
This reminds me of when little kids recite poems, they sometimes say a whole verse while inhaling, I don't know if it's a general thing, but in my country, they do. Pretty funny
It was awesome to see how close your language is to your history on the Ecolinguist channel. Great insight, super interesting for someone like me to whom this language family seems so foreign.
lmao, my amma def does the inhale Ja after about two or three yes's, and when you said it was because people talk to much i almost lost it i laughed so hard XD i really like your channel. consider me subbed:]
Very interesting take! I have lived in Iceland for some time and observed the language. One thing I notice is that you also tend to repeat Já alot.For example you might say it 3 or 4 repeatedly like "Já já já" which is not so common in my country. So after that its pleasant to the ear to hear some variation(the breath-in Já) :)
Góðan daginn! I'm a suuper beginner youtuber but I saw your post on r/languagelearning and looked at your channel because I have been studying icelandic for three years! I have barely made any progress but if you ever wanted to do a collab or anything since my channel is about learning languages (I'm focusing on German right now but I'm going to transition to Icelandic again around september since my university will be offering a course in Icelandic) I'd be totally down to do that. Let me know! I was actually going to move to iceland in 2018 but ended up not being able to and I've been trying to move there ever since. Corona really threw a wrench in that as well.
I noticed that Finns inhale as a way showing that they are listening (in the way that the English say "Uh-huh", "Yeah" and nod along) but it brought me to a mental screeching halt each time as to me it was a "sharp intake of breath" and I wondered what I'd said that was shocking or offensive.
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Halló,
@@Godi2009 Halló sjálfur!
How can I contact you? :) Your website seems to be down.
speakviking@gmail.com - site is under construction atm
Eco, that might've been one of your best videos ever. Congrats.
@@pes6628 I totally agree - We need more comparison between the Nordic languages. Now add Sweden and Faroese to he mix. Perhaps also Old English and Icelandic ;)
This reminds me of when little kids recite poems, they sometimes say a whole verse while inhaling, I don't know if it's a general thing, but in my country, they do. Pretty funny
having been a kid myself who had to recite poetry - I remember this phenomenon
It was awesome to see how close your language is to your history on the Ecolinguist channel. Great insight, super interesting for someone like me to whom this language family seems so foreign.
As a Norwegian who uses Nynorsk, I can understand a lot of what he's saying in this video.
Thank you - happy to hear! It was a lot of fun to be a part of the video!
@@dan74695 meiriháttar!
"I can understood" lol I should get some sleep asdfamsklasdf
@@dan74695 I think a big factor was that the Norwegian speaker was young, and I'm certain experience improves intelligibility.
They do the inhale yes in Grøtavær in Norway too
lmao, my amma def does the inhale Ja after about two or three yes's, and when you said it was because people talk to much i almost lost it i laughed so hard XD
i really like your channel. consider me subbed:]
My Amma does that very same thing too, lol 😆 - thank you for subbing!
This is exactly what my Scottish grandmother did. I thought it was specific to her, now I'm wondering. Great video, thank you.
you are welcome - thank you for watching
Go on dyin' 😂 I have known the phrase for years but had never noticed how it sounds to an English speaker
And once you hear it, you can’t unhear it!
In Scotland, people from the west coast and islands also do this
Very interesting take!
I have lived in Iceland for some time and observed the language.
One thing I notice is that you also tend to repeat Já alot.For example you might say it 3 or 4 repeatedly like "Já já já" which is not so common in my country.
So after that its pleasant to the ear to hear some variation(the breath-in Já) :)
we say it so much because we are very positive (lol)
@@SpeakViking No doubt you are very positive..in summertimes :p
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Góðan daginn! I'm a suuper beginner youtuber but I saw your post on r/languagelearning and looked at your channel because I have been studying icelandic for three years! I have barely made any progress but if you ever wanted to do a collab or anything since my channel is about learning languages (I'm focusing on German right now but I'm going to transition to Icelandic again around september since my university will be offering a course in Icelandic) I'd be totally down to do that. Let me know! I was actually going to move to iceland in 2018 but ended up not being able to and I've been trying to move there ever since. Corona really threw a wrench in that as well.
def down for dat, Matt!
This is extremely Irish too. In English and also in Irish language
So far I've heard Swedes, Irish, English, Scottish, Swedish and Norwegians do this - so we're in good company!
Djöfulsins snilld! Ég elska þetta :)
haha takk fyrir!
Hæ
i think it is deliberate. i choke when i try to speak and inhale.
oh no!
Danes too - Jutland in particular ;)
Nordmenn og svenskar også
Swedes do the same haha
crazy swedes!
Vi gjer også det.
We miss you
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@@SpeakViking looking forward to it. dont push too hard, i know it will turn out great:]
Eg skynar myket.
Completely normal in Finland.
I noticed that Finns inhale as a way showing that they are listening (in the way that the English say "Uh-huh", "Yeah" and nod along) but it brought me to a mental screeching halt each time as to me it was a "sharp intake of breath" and I wondered what I'd said that was shocking or offensive.
Nordmenn gjera og detta.
i heard that!
@@SpeakViking Svenskar og færøyingar og. Kanskje danskar og.