Archive for the year 2011
Finlandsvenska Posted by Tibor on Feb 9, 2011
Did you guys know that there are Swedish-speaking Finns and that Finland is a bilingual country? Or at least they have a very generous language policy when it comes to people whose first language is Swedish. FinnishSwedish or Finlandsvenska is considered as an eastern dialect of Swedish with Finnish influence (this mainly regards vocabulary and intonation)…
Fun with Plurals – Work Sheet Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 8, 2011
Here is a quick worksheet for all of you trying to get the hang of your Swedish plurals. Just fill in the blanks: Substantiv Plural – Obestämd Plural – Bestämd Engelska affärer affärerna a store en ambulansförare ambulansförarna en brand bränder a fire byggnader byggnaderna en ficka fickor a pocket en himmel himlarna a sky…
Why the girl ate the cookie Posted by Stephen Maconi on Feb 8, 2011
Tjaaaaa ~ Here we go: Episode 8 of Swedish with Steve: Why the girl ate the cookie. Prepare yourselves for a useful but tedious grammar lesson. I hope you all manage to enjoy it, as technical as it is! But believe me, this will come in handy in the future!! Ha en bra vecka!
The later part of education in Sweden Part 1 Posted by Katja on Feb 2, 2011
In Sweden when you enter high school you first have to chose what type of a program you are going to go to. First you have to decide if you want to study a major of sciences or social studies. There is also the option to focus on other subjects like languages, computers, restaurant and…
A sad vocabulary Posted by jennie on Feb 1, 2011
Warning: This post contains sorrow and sadness! Since I lost a very dear friend of mine yesterday, I will dedicate today’s post to 17 sad words, words that I have used a lot today talking to friends and family. Hopefully, you won’t find any use for them. But – life is a very fragile thing…
Imperative form and cooking/baking Posted by Tibor on Jan 31, 2011
I was thinking the other day that grammar doesn´t necessarily has to be a pain in the ass. I have noticed that you guys go crazy for sweets and cakes. So let´s practice Swedish imperative form in the best way we can. They often say “Learning by doing”. So your homework for now is to practice…
SwS 7: Not going to a party Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jan 28, 2011
Hej på er! This week, I’ve put together a guide for negating Swedish sentences—in other words, putting them in the ‘not’ form. I also teach you how to use the Swedish words for ‘always’ and ‘never’, alltid and aldrig, respectively. Enjoy! One more thing: Remember that you are welcome to comment on any posts with…