Archive for July, 2012
Beskriv hur situationen känns Posted by Katja on Jul 13, 2012
As in the previous post this one will be about expressing feelings as well. But not how you are feeling but how the situation you are in feels. For example were you to say that something feels melancholy you would say Det känns vemodigt. The det känns part can be followed by a word describing…
Swedish Summer Vocabulary Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 12, 2012
As the days get shorter in Sweden, I realized it had been a while since I put together a quick vocabulary list. We’ve been posting a word of the day over on our Facebook page (if you haven’t be sure to head over there and check it out, it’s a great way to keep your…
IKEA Furniture – Cultural Differences? Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 11, 2012
For a lot of people, the first thing that pops into their heads when they hear “Sweden” is IKEA. And who can blame them? The blue and yellow everything. The Swedish product names (check out below for the method behind the madness to their naming system borrowed shamelessly from the IKEA Wikipedia page). The Swedish…
Känslor på Svenska Posted by Katja on Jul 10, 2012
To be able to convey to people what you are feeling is something very important. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the feeling of frustration by not having the words to express yourself. That is why this post will give you at least a couple of phrases for expressing your feelings in present…
Making active verbs passive in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 9, 2012
One thing that separates Swedish from English is that you can often make active verbs in Swedish passive by simply adding an -s to the end of the active form. For example: att sparka (to kick) → att sparkas (to be kicked) We can use each of these forms of the word in a sentence…
“Having to do with something” in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 6, 2012
There are plenty of phrases that we use in English that can be [nearly] directly translated into Swedish. One of these phrases is att ha med något att göra, “to have to do with something”. Now, those of you who are familiar with the individual words in this phrase will notice that their order is…
Landing at Arlanda – Visiting Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 5, 2012
Sweden’s main airport is Arlanda, located just a bit outside of Stockholm. It’s an easy enough airport to get to, but if you’re heading into town, it does take a bit of travel. And let’s be honest, if you’ve just arrived in Stockholm on a trans-Atlantic flight, the last thing you want is more travel…