What is the difference between vil and skal?
Hi.
I was going through some dialogues in the book and there are two sentences.

Jeg vil reise til Norge med motorsykkel (I will go to Norway by motorbike)
Jeg skal reise til Bristol nå. (I will go to Bristol now)

I understand that in the context of those sentences these two verbs mean the same. But was is the difference?

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What is the difference between vil and skal?
Hi.
I was going through some dialogues in the book and there are two sentences.

Jeg vil reise til Norge med motorsykkel (I will go to Norway by motorbike)
Jeg skal reise til Bristol nå. (I will go to Bristol now)

I understand that in the context of those sentences these two verbs mean the same. But was is the difference?

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"Vil" and "skal" might seem confusing, especially to English-speakers, as they both translate to "will". "Vil" expresses a wish, something you want to do. It can be replaced by the verb "ønske". "Skal" is used when speaking of the future, and of which has a certainty relied to it: "Jeg skal gjøre det i morgen."

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skal expresses the willing of the speaker.
wil expresses the predict to the future, out of control of the speaker.

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i believe vil can mean will or want or would like to or shall. whereas skal means wil of shall or should. skal cannot be used as want . i think the only way it can be used as want is in future "would like to"

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"Jeg vil reise til Norge med motorsykkel" means "I will travel to Norway by motorbike" OR "I want to travel to Norway by motorbike".

"Jeg skal reise til Bristol nå" means "I will travel to Bristol now" OR "I am going to travel to Bristol now"

:)

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Neither of these translate to "will".

1. I want to go to Norway on motorcycle.
2. I'm going to Bristol now.