Archive for December, 2010
Swedish Idioms Posted by Tibor on Dec 20, 2010
Guys note that the idioms are seldom direct translations. But of course there are common idioms in every language. If you have better suggestions for idioms in English language, please do not hesitate to share it with us. Jag anade ugglor i mossen när telefonen ringde tidigt på morgonen. Maria var tvungen att stanna hemma…
Fun with Swedish Grammar– Perfect Perfekt Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 16, 2010
Now that we know the imperative form (and we are all experts now of course), we can move on to the perfect tense. The perfect tense describes an action that has been completed, but the consequences are still ongoing. For example: Marcus har sprungit till jobbet. This suggests that I have run to work, the…
Sweden in the the world news Posted by jennie on Dec 14, 2010
Remember my a piece of Sweden everywhere-obsession? Well, Sweden has been all over the world news lately, but unfortunately, it hasn’t been the greatest news. This is a sample on what newsreaders all over the globe has been talking about the last couple of weeks: On Saturday, two almost simultaneous explosions rocked central Stockholm, killing one and…
Loan words in Swedish Posted by Tibor on Dec 13, 2010
How Swedish is Swedish? How English is English? Well, it depends on what we consider as a loan word in one language. Can ancient Latin and Greek heritage called loan? Loan words have always been there all through the centuries. Some of the loans stayed some of them did not in our language. And some of them has been outranked by words…
It’s Nobel day! Posted by jennie on Dec 10, 2010
Bring out your fancy frocks ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday, it’s December 10, it’s Nobel day! This means that thousands of important people from all over the world are eating an incredibly posh dinner in Blå Hallen in Stockholm – right this minute. I wasn’t invited, probably never will be, but to get in the right gala mood…
Fun with Swedish Grammar – Imperative Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 9, 2010
The imperative form (or imperativ in Swedish) is that form where you really just want to make some demands. Like “Stop!” or “Look!” or even “Listen!” It’s a good form to know, and it comes in handy in a few different verb tenses. Like the perfect tense. But first, we need to learn the imperative…
Swedish dating Posted by Katja on Dec 8, 2010
According to the latest study, 30% of Swedish singles choose to net-date, which is more than a quadrupling since 2000. It is most popular for the age group 30-49 years old. Net-dating has become the most popular way to find love. Ten years ago only 7% of singles dated in this way. Many admit that…