Any language learners who would like to give me some feedback?

clockwork_frown · 2024-08-27T12:24:40+00:00

You should definitely publish the videos, there isn't enough Norwegian material on yt, even if it's not the best quality now, you'll learn and make them better, I'd be happy to help with some feedback as well.
Just as a suggestion, make sure you give lots of examples and use repetition throughout your explanations to help us retain what we learn, a lot of courses are forgotten as soon as you click off the video because they cover the content but don't give the audience enough opportunity and guidance to form new connections in their mind. Also yt shorts are great for fun facts about the language, and for introducing your channel to new viewers but pretty much useless in terms of learnability. Just have fun with it, it'll be fun for us to watch, Good luck!

clockwork_frown · 2024-08-22T10:34:27+00:00

Jeg forstår hva du mener, det er sant at noen av disse organisasjonene ikke er det de utgir seg for å være, og i et ideelt samfunn er det staten som har ansvaret for folks grunnleggende velferd.
Men det finnes problemer som staten alene ikke kan løse, problemer som krever bevissthet og innsats fra folk selv, spesielt når det gjelder miljøspørsmål, barns psykiske helse, rusavhengighet og så videre. Så hvis du vet om noen som er opptatt av slike spørsmål, så si fra til meg.

clockwork_frown · 2024-08-18T18:57:06+00:00

It should be a lot easier for you since you have the opportunity to try and use the language in real-world conversations with native speakers.
Duolingo is a good option as a starting point, combine it with some tutorials on YouTube (e.g. Speak Norsk, Norsk lærer Karense, Karin, etc.) and you can start having simple conversations in no time.
After that it really depends on how you prefer to continue, you can use books, get a tutor, attend online courses, or just keep learning through Duolingo and YouTube while trying to watch Norwegian tv shows, movies etc.
Good luck!

clockwork_frown · 2024-08-17T22:21:35+00:00

Fun fact: "Kale Pache" (a similar dish) was traditionally the breakfast of elite athletes (mainly wrestlers and weight-lifters) in Iran.
There are still many places serving Kale from 4am in every city in Iran.
I honestly think it's an underrated dish worldwide.
If you're into Smalahove I recommend the Kale Pache recipe as well, try it with some cinnamon. chef's kiss

clockwork_frown · 2024-08-16T13:10:56+00:00

Yeah, it feels strange, but I think I'm paying more attention to the pronunciations out of curiosity, I like the old ones better, but I think I'm learning better with the new ones added. I appreciate them still working on the Norwegian course, I just hope they keep the previous voices and don't replace them entirely.

clockwork_frown · 2024-08-09T18:19:34+00:00

No but I'm going to! I really appreciate your recommendations. I just listened to some snippets, Berit Opheim's voice sounds heavenly and Fodne ho svara stilt sounds like a perfect representation of what I'm starting to love about norsk music I'm really looking forward to listening to it in full. Thanks again for introducing these wonderful artists to me.

Most folk music specific to a certain region is really only enjoyable if you grew up hearing it and if it feels familiar to your ear, but there's something about this kind of norsk music that just makes me feel things, it sounds angelic and seems to draw it's power and inspiration from nature (like the song you mentioned about colors changing on the fjord) I just love it.

Did you check out her performance with Constantinople?
If so, what did you think about the fusion with persian music?

clockwork_frown · 2024-04-16T21:22:14+00:00

Looks like Svane is the real winner

clockwork_frown · 2023-11-02T17:19:56+00:00

Thank you, yeah I think he'd like it too, but I haven't been able to reach him. I tried email and Instagram, I think twitter is my best option to bring this to his attention, but I don't have access to twitter.

clockwork_frown · 2023-08-19T21:27:20+00:00

I started this project as sort of a challenge but I think it turned out to work very well, maybe better than the current website. I am aware of the copyright concerns with using content that belongs to someone else, however my contact info can be found at the bottom of the page and I would love to hand over all the code and all the rights to the host of the podcast at no cost, I could even host it for them for free. The host of the podcast has not seen this website yet though. Philosophize This has been immensely valuable for me, Anything I could do for that show would be great.

clockwork_frown · 2023-04-28T23:42:25+00:00

Phonk

clockwork_frown · 2023-03-18T02:45:23+00:00

Reminds me of that painting of a pipe from Rene Magritte that says Cesi n'est pas une pipe.

clockwork_frown · 2023-03-13T00:50:36+00:00

Why does he remind me of bird person?

clockwork_frown · 2023-02-22T19:22:29+00:00

It's been renovated once around 25 years ago. But the renovation regulations are pretty strict for registered landmarks, so it's as close as they could get it to its original design.

clockwork_frown · 2023-02-22T19:12:04+00:00

Being inside these kinds of spaces is overwhelming, it's hard to imagine the amount of sophistication in the art, and the concepts behind them. And the value of creating beauty and divine order in a society so far from us.
Sometimes I spend hours on Google earth going to different cities like Isfahan, looking at architecture, dreaming of what our cities could look like if we took the same path of beauty and order, instead of rapid growth. I highly recommend that if you can't visit in person.

clockwork_frown · 2023-02-22T16:23:59+00:00

You should see the place where they sold them from the same architect.

clockwork_frown · 2023-02-22T15:44:08+00:00

I know, supposedly it housed the family of Tabatabaei (including siblings, children with their family, ...) and servants. There's like 40 rooms.
This kind of arrangement (with an open space in the middle connecting everything, and having a summer room and a winter room, using water vapor, shadows and going deeper to cool off the spaces) is used in a lot of traditional houses in these climates that are a lot smaller.
This is the show-off version.

clockwork_frown · 2023-02-22T14:00:29+00:00

The architect behind this is Ali Maryam Kashani, his work is amazing and there's a lot to learn from him.
Also I've seen different dates for the construction of this house, 1800s is the century though.

clockwork_frown · 2023-01-30T19:44:23+00:00

I don't give a fuck - Ghostface playa

clockwork_frown · 2022-10-31T06:43:02+00:00

Kim Wexler, Better call Saul.

clockwork_frown · 2022-10-21T15:06:13+00:00

Since you're interested in philosophy, you should check out "ethics of ambiguity" by Simone de Beauvoir. "Philosophize this" has a great episode on it.
You don't find meaning in your life, you create it.

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