Archive for June, 2010
Swedish adjective and noun Posted by Tibor on Jun 4, 2010
Article/pronoun Form of adjective Form of noun Indefinite article (Någon)/en (Något)/ ett (Några)/plural (stor) (stort) (stora) Villa Hus Villor/hus Swedish double definite article+adjective This is typical for Swedish. (den) (det) (de) (stora) (stora) (stora) villan huset villorna/husen Demonstrative Pronoun+adjective Both in written and spoken Swedish. Den (där/här) Det (där/här) De(där/här) (stora) villan huset villorna/husen…
Swedish Akvavit and Drinking Songs Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jun 3, 2010
This year, midsommarafton will be celebrated on June 25th and midsommardagen will be on the 26th. Some people take the time to dance around the midsommarstång, others celebrate the long hours of daylight, still others sing. That singing (and dancing for that matter) is often accompanied by a snaps. A snaps is a shot of…
Brännboll Posted by Katja on Jun 2, 2010
Just this past weekend a very big event took place. In Swedish it is called “Brännbollsyran” Literally translated it means “burn ball”. This past weekend teams gathered and played each other, followed by a lot of drinking. University students especially, have a great time, just before graduating or going home for the summer holidays they…