Just how close are spoken Norwegian and Swedish?

GuestUser   Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:52 pm GMT
Written Norwegian (well Bokmal) looks 95% identical to Danish, however Norwegian pronounciation is differs greatly from Norwegian and its said sounds more like Swedish.

To get to the point, if a Norwegian turned on Swedish radio, would he immediately understand it in the same sense a British person would immediately understand Australian or South African radio, or would the Norwegian have to accoustom himself to the pronounciation and vocabulary differences before he would understand it?

Cheers
Madri   Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:29 pm GMT
Close as quebecer french and french french.
.   Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:58 pm GMT
Madri, Spring is nearly here, the lawn isn't going to mow itself