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Archive for April, 2011

Asking questions, Part 3 Posted by on Apr 7, 2011

Swedish Worksheet – Verb Posted by on Apr 6, 2011

Here is a quick worksheet for everyone working on different verb forms. Good luck, and answers will follow in a few days. Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Supinum Imperativ English lyssna         listen   hoppar hoppade   hoppa jump, hop stänga     stängt stäng   resa reser   rest res travel må  …

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Today’s expression: Att bära hundhuvudet Posted by on Apr 5, 2011

Sometimes it works absolutely fine to directly translate Swedish expressions and idioms into English. But other times… well, let’s just say it doesn’t work at all. Att bära hundhuvet – to carry the dog’s head – is one who didn’t work, I tried it the other day and got a few raised eyebrows in response… Anyway…

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Swedish world champion Johanna Bergdahl Posted by on Apr 1, 2011

Not many people in Sweden know about fencing. Since it isn’t a major sport people don’t often hear about it until somebody wins World Championships or do really well in the Olympics. Even then, fencers don’t get a lot of media coverage. One girl called Johanna Bergdahl did really well this past Junior Championships in…

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