I was confident that you could make that translation, being Danish and Bokmål rather (or very) close. Many thanks in advance! Here you are the bridge:
"I know Oslo. I have played often there… Nice city and nice country! I would go to live in it right now…, the more to the north the better [the northerlier the better]."
In what sense this similarity is a problem?
How would you write the same text in strict Danish...?
I'm very interested in this matter, and would love to see the difference.
(If you are not allowed to write this Danish translation as a message, I'll request it formally).
Hi, Lene!
I’ve found very interesting to study the similarities and dissimilarities between both texts ! The more notorious difference seems to be lexical (the different qualifying adjectives: “behagelig/hyggelig†vs. “smuk/skøntâ€, and above all, the radically different way to say: “go to live in it right nowâ€.
I observe as well that Bokmål and Danish show some curious similarities to English.. There seems to be a narrower relationship than with German itself. Of course, Norse Vikings and then Normans invaded the British Isles and left there their direct heritage...
I feel very grateful for your interest and your attention, Lene!