Archive for the year 2011
Lisa Ekdahl´s Vem vet with English and Swedish subs. Posted by Tibor on Sep 27, 2011
Learning with Veronica Maggio Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 27, 2011
I’m a big fan of trying to use different forms of media to learn a language. Last week we posted some tips for learning Swedish. One of those tips was to listen to the radio. Sveriges Radio does a great job of offering many of their programs no matter where you are in the world. …
Swedish Slang Words (Verbs) Posted by Tibor on Sep 26, 2011
Some of the Swedish slang words are estabilished in today´s written language. It is a trend that salng words come and go fast, but some of them become a part of the everyday vocabulary. Hereby, follows some example: (to do nothing, to rest, to be lazy) att vila, att lata sig= att dega (to drink…
The Facebook changes Posted by jennie on Sep 22, 2011
As all Facebook-user would be well aware of by now, the page went through a complete and sudden make over yesterday. That said, a make over tend to be for the better and the world of Facebook users don’t seem to agree on this one. The debate kicked off immediately and the judgements were harsh…
Inverted sentences, Part 1 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 21, 2011
You may have noticed that sometimes Swedish speakers do not place the subject of their sentences first, before the verb, as you would in English. Heck, sometimes they leave out the subject entirely (in spoken language): Jag stötte på Malin på stan idag. Visste inte hon var på besök här! I ran into Malin in…
Swedish Language Learning Tips Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 21, 2011
Learning a new language is difficult. It can not be done in two weeks. It takes years to reach fluency. This isn’t news to anyone who has ever truly delved into a language. There will be great frustration and small accomplishments. There will be cursing (in your native language and maybe even the language you’re…
Breaking news – Swedish Design goes London Posted by Tibor on Sep 19, 2011
Swedish Design Goes London During the Design Festival. Click here to download the catalogue With exhibitions, seminars, talks and several producers and designers, Swedish design will be very visible in the British capital in September 2011. To start with, the Ambassador of Sweden will exclusively open up her Residence at Portland Place for a Swedish design…