How do I find language partners to chat with someone with a close language? I've tried the Language Partner section, but it has some issues... I try to choose Norwegians who'd like to learn Swedish but most people don't put that in. I just want someone to chat with me in Norwegian, and it's not like the regular language partner. We don't want to learn the other language (between Norwegians and Swedes there is already adequate comprehension) we just want to chat.

Some words that has problematic translations, pt.2 In Part 1, I discussed continents and how to distinguish them. What about language? Sometimes it's confusing to know the difference between pidgins and creoles and whatnot. But what about dialects and accents? Well, this is something that confuses me as an English speaking Swede. You see, in Swedish we have almost the exact same words, DIALEKT and ACCENT, but I feel we use them slightly different than how someone from UK would use "dialect" and "accent". In Swedish, a DIALEKT is how you speak the language depending on where you are from. For example, some of the Swedish DIALEKTER are DALMÅL, SKÅNSKA, ÖSTSVENSKA and GÖTEBORGSKA. SKÅNSKA is spoken in Skåne (a part of Sweden), ÖSTSVENSKA is spoken in the country of Finland, and GÖTEBORGSKA is spoken in the city of Gothenburg. All of these natives speakers have their different DIALEKTER of Swedish. So, if you are not a native speaker, does the way your Swedish sound have a name? Yes! It is called an ACCENT! A synonym for ACCENT is BRYTNING. If someone "BRYTER PÅ ENGELSKA" they have an English "ACCENT". Maybe you are from France, or India, or Spain, then you may have a FRANSK ACCENT, or INDISK ACCENT, or SPANSK ACCENT. It is not a DIALEKT, because Swedish is not spoken there normally. I thought for a long time that these rules went for English as well, but I was suprised. Apparently the Canadian English is not a dialect, and neither is "American" English, nor British English. So then, it seems a dialect is not dependant on area. But what are the definitions then? I don't understand this! For example, Swedes would have a SVENSK ACCENT but Australians would have an AUSTRALIENSISK DIALEKT. Maybe you can help me? Please, tell me what "dialect" and "accent" really mean in English and how they differ from eachother. Leave a comment and help me!

Old profile text I became so happy when I found out there is a site that had just what I've been looking for: People teaching eachother languages by friending eachother! I want to be your language-friend! ^^ I am a twentysomething guy from a small village in Sweden, right now I'm dreaming my life away in Gothenburg (the best town in Sweden!) and focusing on feeling good and taking care of myself. I love languages, cultures, linguistics and traveling, so Italki is great if I want to reach some of my life goals. I want to be able to speak four languages, I want to learn Spanish, I want to travel to all the "världsdelar" and I want to live abroad again. As of know I can only speak Swedish and English (and a little Norwegian) so that means I have a lot of work to do! I have lived in Dalarna for most of my life, although the last five years I have moved around a lot, living in Bergen in Norway, and in Gothenburg, Umeå and Tjörn in Sweden. While in Norway I learnt to speak Norwegian, but now I have forgotten most of it. Many of my relatives are Norwegian, so I want to be able to understand, speak, read and write it well. I also have relatives in USA. My English is good, but it has been better! I want to whip it into shape and make it better. I would prefer to learn English by speakers from the British Isles, but other "dialekter" is fine too! Spanish is the main language I want to learn. I have tried before with Duolingo and alike, but this time I want to make a real effort in learning and sustaining my Spanish. Other languages that would be great fun to learn is Arabic, Japanese, German, Finnish and Icelandic. My interests are music, traveling, e-games, fantasy, extreme sports and linguistics. If you like to chat about anything I will be happy to join you! I love learning about other countries and teaching eachother this and that. If you want to travel to Sweden, come to Gothenburg! Or come celebrate midsommar in Dalarna with me. (; Tack och hej!