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Learning Danish
Jan. 29th, 2016 08:29 pmI'm sitting here, with a Danish dictionary, trying to figure out how to pronounce a couple of songs.
Part of the problem is that Danish, like every other language, has different ways to pronounce certain words. Another part of it is that singing doesn't necessarily use the most common one. I have to guess. My dictionary (first edition in 1980) helpfully tells me that some pronunciation is *högt*, that is "solemn" or "very formal". But are those in use in song? I have no idea.
I suspect it's safest to use the first, probably most common one.
Old or not, it's actually a good dictionary. I'm happy to have spent money on it.
Part of the problem is that Danish, like every other language, has different ways to pronounce certain words. Another part of it is that singing doesn't necessarily use the most common one. I have to guess. My dictionary (first edition in 1980) helpfully tells me that some pronunciation is *högt*, that is "solemn" or "very formal". But are those in use in song? I have no idea.
I suspect it's safest to use the first, probably most common one.
Old or not, it's actually a good dictionary. I'm happy to have spent money on it.
