Archive for May, 2009
Swedish Adjectives – following a possessive word Posted by Transparent Language on May 10, 2009
“I hate those Swedish adjectives,” my friend proclaimed, “they make no sense!” My friend has been studying Swedish for a few weeks already, and as she says, it’s been a slow going, painful process. The fact that she’s doing it mostly by herself, with only her Swedish boyfriend as a reluctant teacher, outside of Sweden…
Summer Plans 2009 – Vacationing in Sweden Posted by Transparent Language on May 7, 2009
It’s (almost) the middle of May already. Time’s fun when you’re having flies, or rather, the other way round. The weather may not be very summery yet, or up North – not even very springy yet, but summer is already on everybody’s mind. Yes, it’s time to plan your summer vacation, if you haven’t done…
The Mysterious Ways of Swedish Post Office Posted by Transparent Language on May 4, 2009
People abroad are always very surprised when they hear me say things like, “Oh, I have to go to the gas station and pick up my package” or “we pick up our mail at the supermarket.” “What? Don’t you have normal post offices over there?”, they ask. Well, as a matter of fact, we really…