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- "Undskyld."
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Lol yes, that silent d makes it tricky, and the whole way it's spelt is curious.
It kind of helps to know that "y" is a vowel, and that you just put it in the middle of the end... but still...
If any of you speak German, I see the word "Schuld" in here, which might make it easier to remember.
Danke für den Hinweis. Ja, klingt irgendwie nach Ohn' Skül ... (Unschuldig!)
Skyld = Schuld? Un = Negierung
UNschuld Entschuldigung
Danke, das hilft.
Living with a Dane. The woman in this program is pronouncing it incorrectly....
Living in Denmark. Danes speak very differently and didn't really agree on the "correct" way of pronouncing stuff. It all depends on the region you're living in. Were I live they pronounce the U less like an o (shopping) and more like a u (June).
Being a dane, I have never heard anyone pronounce it that way. Should be changed.
Having invented Danish language, it is actually very awful the way it is pronounced here.
Having invented human beings, I am disappointed by how stupid all your fighting is.
I hear "ornskyld", which is definitely incorrect. The u is pronounced as a sort of o but not the kind of o in "on" as is heard here. More like the sound of "ohhhhh".
Here they pronounce the "o" more subtle than duolingo:
http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=Undskyld&search=S%C3%B8g
Is this correct?
Yes, it is correct. The Duo version is just weird. Thanks for posting the link.
Depends on the dialect spoken. Dialects are very strong over all Scandinavia.
As a German this is literally "Entschuldigung". Any chance that "excuse me" is also a valid English translation? I just reported it..
I think "excuse me" should be accepted as a valid translation. Another way to say "excuse me" would be "undskyld mig". "mig" is just like the German "mich". Literally " sorry me".
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Actually 'undskyld' must be closely related as well to Dutch 'onschuld', which means 'innocence' - and which makes me love this Danish word.
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That would be uskyld in Danish. :)
U- is the negation prefix, while und- denotes a movement away from [noun].
it seems to be more related to verontschuldigen, though I noticed before that in a lot of cases where dutch language seems to use things like ver- danish language seems to just remove that part :P
I remember this word because it reminds me of "unskilled" in English which I would apologize if i was.
Does anyone know how the roots break down? I tried breaking up and translating the german word "Entschuldigung" mentioned and my guesses would be that the roots literally mean something like "misstep" or "my fault."
Apparently it works indeed like German "Entschuldigung", which is a very much shortened version of asking the other person to please forgive (or more literally: to remove from oneself) the "Schuld" (my "fault", closely related to the word for "debt") which one has toward that person due to a misstep.
See borgen the best ever political drama to familiarise with danish words. It really works, for me...
Yikes this audio is terrible!
Check here for the correct pronunciation: https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=undskyld
As a dane i can say thats not how you say it, so dont worry if you think it sounds wierd
I agree the pronunciation of "undskyld" is terrible and incorrect (in any dialect). The u-sound is pronounced a bit like the a in "ball". It should be more like the u in "bull".
You divide it "und—skyld". Skylde means, among other things, to owe. Skyldig means Guilty, which may be a distant cognate (with the same historical source.)
It sounds like un-(d)-skilt. Am I right ? If not then please correct me .Thank you .... oops ! Tak :D :D
You'll get used to the d being a "glottal stop", which is how the tt of button or butter is pronounced in some English dialects at the back of the throat.
The y is prounced like saying ooee very fast (or ee with your mouth and lips "rounded" like a slight tunnel) in English, or luke German ü or French u in tu.
