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Swedish prepositions: på Posted by jennie on May 27, 2010
Alright, time to get down and dirty with “På”. I wrote earlier this week that Swedes seem to love “Till”, but we have a pretty good love affair with “på” as well. I have bee thinking, reading, asking and googling to find as many ways as possible to use “på” and I am pretty sure…
Let’s talk about snus Posted by jennie on May 25, 2010
A friend of mine came back from her fist visit to Sweden the other day. Like all of us, she loved it (but of course!) and came back with a new found love for Kalles kaviar and 433 pictures of the archipelago, the castle, sea food and slightly sunburnt Swedes. But there was one picture that confused me slightly. In between photos…
Vote for Sweden’s new national costume! Posted by jennie on May 25, 2010
Remember Folkdräkt 2.0? The 25 – one for each Swedish province – brand new and meticulously designed costumes are now ready and up for display! Have your say and vote for your favourite here! Foto: Karin Granstrand/Småland
Swedish prepositions: Till Posted by jennie on May 24, 2010
Prepositions can be a real horror to master when you are speaking a foreign language and for me – a native Swedish speaker living in England -, it is to/for that is extremely confusing. The reason for this is quite obvious: I translate from Swedish to English when I speak and where it is “till” in Swedish, it’s either “for”, “to” or even…
The royal wedding: 30 days to go Posted by jennie on May 19, 2010
As you all know by now, Sweden’s crown princess Victoria is getting married in 30 days 22 hours 16 minutes and 34 seconds – according the several countdowns on wedding websites. Naturally, this is a big occasion. Not only because royal weddings like this don’t come across very often, but also because Victoria is marrying a…
And the winner is… Posted by jennie on May 14, 2010
Remember the book competition? Thank you once again for the big interest!! And since it’s Friday, sunshine, almost post work and soon pre party, we all of a sudden have two winners instead of one! (Though I’m in the office still and I don’t have any camera here, so you’ll just have to trust me…
Your wish – our command! Posted by jennie on May 13, 2010
I admit, we have been a bit lazy when it comes to grammar and vocab lately. But before we dig deeper into the fascinating world of accusative cases, the genitive, å-ä-ö, tongue twisters and sj-sounds, we would love some guidelines from you kära läsare (dear readers). Please let us know what confuses you the most about Swedish and what you never seem to…