Swedish vs Norwegian vs Danish (How Similar Are They?)

How similar are Swedish, Norwegian and Danish? What is the difference between them? Although the languages are to a large extent mutually intelligible, the degree of mutual intelligibility varies depending on the dialect, and, in addition to that, the similarities/differences can differ based on written and spoken forms. In this video Andrea (Swedish), Anders (Norwegian), and Maria (Danish) will demonstrate to what extent they can understand each other. The three languages have all evolved from Old Norse. Old Norse (Old Nordic / Old Scandinavian) was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia before it developed into separate Nordic languages, the modern North Germanic languages Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish, of which Icelandic remains the closest to Old Norse. Contact me on Instagram if you’d like to participate in a future video: Norwegian translation of Swedish part: : Hvordan har du det i dag? Jeg hørte det g