Scandinavia Archives | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tag/scandinavia/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:39:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 A Very Nordic Christmas – How to Celebrate Like a Scandinavian https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/nordic-scandinavian-christmas/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/nordic-scandinavian-christmas/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:04:29 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=28077 Nordic and Scandinavian Holiday Yule Traditions When thinking of the winter holidays, one often pictures warm fires, landscapes blanketed with snow, and cozy scenes of people joined together to celebrate the year with good food and cheer. Few people in the world snuggle into that cozy feeling like the people of Scandinavia and the Nordics, Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/friluftsliv-norwegian-outdoor-life/feed/ 0 Celebrate Leif Erikson Day with Virtual Zoom Backgrounds of Norway https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/norwegian-zoom-backgrounds/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/norwegian-zoom-backgrounds/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:55:39 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=19873 Honor Your Favorite Viking With Free Zoom Backgrounds and Norwegian Lesson October 9 is Leif Erikson Day. This United States holiday honors the Norse explorer and his crew who were the first Europeans known to land on North American shores. It’s a day to celebrate all things Norwegian. Norwegian Zoom Backgrounds Each image below is a Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/norwegian-zoom-backgrounds/feed/ 0 Scandi-Pop : The Ultimate Scandinavian Playlist https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/scandipop-music-scandinavian-playlist/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/scandipop-music-scandinavian-playlist/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:08:27 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=18855 Scandinavian Music You Should be Listening to Right Now When you think of the Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway- you may think of innovative design, salted fish, and magnificent landscapes. Yet Scandinavia has also become a dominant force in the global music scene. More than 80 percent of Scandinavians speak English in additional to Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/scandipop-music-scandinavian-playlist/feed/ 3 The 10 Best Travel Books to Satisfy Your Wanderlust https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/best-summer-travel-books/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/best-summer-travel-books/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2020 18:48:20 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=16672 Top Travel Books for Your Summer Staycation Just because we’re stuck at home doesn’t mean the wanderlust goes away. Take a trip around the world from the comfort of your couch with these 10 travel books which explore countries, cultures, and characters from far away lands. Plus, some of them feature language learning, too!  1. Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/best-summer-travel-books/feed/ 1 How to Say Grandmother in Different Languages https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/grandmother-in-different-languages/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/grandmother-in-different-languages/#comments Tue, 26 May 2020 13:55:37 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=15916 What is Your Word for Grandmother? In honor of my grandmother, who passed away from Covid-19 last week at the amazing age of 100, I wanted to share some of the words for grandmother in various languages from around the world. Some will be familiar and some strange.  Some are quite formal, and some sound Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/6-awesome-independence-celebrations-around-the-world/feed/ 0 Create Instagram Worthy Travel Photos and Videos with Mobile Editing Apps https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/editing-apps-to-create-instagram-worthy-travel-photos-and-videos/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/editing-apps-to-create-instagram-worthy-travel-photos-and-videos/#respond Wed, 08 May 2019 15:09:54 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=5591 One of my favorite things about traveling is the ability to capture moments in time and take them with me, beyond the moment and beyond the trip itself. Something is gratifying about stringing together a few raw clips of your friends hiking in the Alps and putting it to a song that tributes youth. Editing Read More >>

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