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This entry contains sources and websites for learning the Nordic languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Icelandic). *Might be updated from time to time.* All websites have audio unless stated otherwise. Most websites are available to learn multiple languages.

Norwegian

http://www.ntnu.edu/web/nox/info -a course in Norwegian brought to you by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Discusses grammar an vocabulary. Free.

http://ielanguages.com/norwegian1.html -a website discussing essential phrases, vocabulary, and rudimentary grammar. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.norwegianclass101.com/ -podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-en-no -games concerning vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Norwegian -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://norwords.com/guides/index.html/ -Phrases, vocabulary, and grammar, and textbooks. Free.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/norwegian.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish, and other languages. 

http://www.101languages.net/norwegian/ -Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Even has a basic course. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish and other languages.

http://www.learnnorwegiannaturally.com/ - discusses grammar, vocabulary, 

http://grammatikk.com/ -discusses grammar. Free. No audio.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://survivalphrases.com/ -Essential phrases. Somewhat requires registration. Somewhat paid. Also available  in Finnish, Swedish, and other languages.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

duolingo.com -Learn a language quickly. Free. Also available in Danish and Swedish.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Danish, Swedish, Finnish and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Swedish

http://ielanguages.com/swedish.html - a website discussing essential phrases, vocabulary, and rudimentary grammar. Free. Also available in Danish, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://www.swedishpod101.com/ - podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-en-sv -games concerning vocabulary. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Swedish -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/swedish.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/swedish/ -Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Even has a head start course. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish and other languages.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Norwegian, Danish, and other languages.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://survivalphrases.com/ -Essential phrases. Somewhat requires registration. Somewhat paid. Also available  in Finnish, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

duolingo.com -Learn a language quickly. Free. Also available in Danish and Norwegian.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Danish

http://ielanguages.com/danish.html -a website discussing esstential phrases, vocabulary, and rudimentary grammar. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, and other languages..

http://www.danishclass101.com/ -podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-en-da -games concerning vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, and other languages.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Danish -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/danish.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/danish/ - Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish and other languages.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://www.learnalanguage.com/ -Phrases, vocabulary, culture, verbs, a dictionary and a video blog. Free. No audio also available in Swedish, Norwegian, and other languages.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

duolingo.com -Learn a language quickly. Free. Also available in Danish and Swedish.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Finnish

http://www.finnishpod101.com/ -podcasts and videos concerning grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Paid with a 7-day free trial and a small amount of free content.

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Finnish -Reading, listening phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and other languages.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free.

http://languageapps.org/finnish.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/finnish/ -Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Even has a conversational course. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and other languages.

http://venla.info/ -Discusses grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Has exercises. Free. No audio.

http://www.uusikielemme.fi/index.html -Discusses grammar and vocabulary. Free. No audio.

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://survivalphrases.com/ -Essential phrases. Somewhat requires registration. Somewhat paid. Also available  in Norwegian, Swedish, and other languages.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

http://en.bab.la/ -learn vocabulary and some grammar rules. Has a dictionary and games. Free. Also available in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and more languages.

http://www.loecsen.com/ -Compare languages and learn vocabulary. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Icelandic

http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Icelandic -Reading phrases along with tests to test your knowledge and games. Also has an intro and history of the language. Free. Also available in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and other languages. No audio.

http://readlang.com/#languages -read books in your target language. Supports all Nordic languages and other languages. Free. No audio.

http://languageapps.org/icelandic.php -Lessons concerning vocabulary, phrases, and short grammar. Free. Also available in Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, and other languages.

http://www.101languages.net/icelandic/ - Website with lessons with vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation and grammar. Also has links to radio, newspapers, and more resources. Free. Also available in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and other languages.

http://www.nativlang.com/icelandic-language/icelandic-pronunciation.php -discusses Icelandic pronunciation with audio. Free.  

http://www.nativlang.com/icelandic-language/icelandic-grammar.php -Discusses Icelandic grammar. Free. No audio. 

http://icelandiconline.is/index.html -A course in Icelandic brought to you by the University of Iceland. Discusses grammar, vocabulary, etc. Requires registration. Free. 

memrise.com -courses made by members on the site about vocabulary. Free. Some audio. Available in many other languages and topics.

http://forvo.com/ -a site that has audio for pronouncing words. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

http://mylanguages.org/index.php -Learn a language with many tools. Free. No audio. Also available in all Nordic languages and more languages.

http://learn101.org/ -Learn vocabulary and grammar. Free. Also available in all Nordic languages and more.

Dictionaries

http://www.freelang.net/ -A downloadable dictionary available in many languages. Free. No audio.

Links

http://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessons -Links to more language learning sites.

http://norsk.rkevin.com/resources/ -Links to more Norwegian resources.

Need help memorizing things?

quizlet.com -Games to help memorizing things.

There is a Braille version of Scrabble.

Like deer, female rabbits are known as “does”, while the males are known as “bucks.”

Cats are unable to taste sugar.

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