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Swedish Food – Pyttipanna or: How I Fed Myself in College Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 31, 2012
Recently, I was asked to put together a recipe for pyttipanna. Actually, I was asked to put together a recipe for a Scandinavian dish. When I think Swedish food, I think lots of things, but the one thing that I actually make on a regular basis is pyttipanna. Pyttipanna is essentially just a bunch of…
Direct vs. Indirect Speech in Swedish Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 30, 2012
Just recently, we received a comment on Facebook (you should really check out our Facebook page. You get new vocab words every day, as well as great discussion and some beautiful pictures of Sweden!) about indirect vs. direct speech asking for a quick explanation. Tibor is working on some really great posts about Swedish syntax…
The Swedish Definite vs. Indefinite Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 28, 2012
It’s been quite a while since we discussed definite vs. indefinite nouns so I thought I’d dust it off for any of you new Swedish language learners. If you’d like, feel free to check out our two part series: En or Ett and En or Ett Continued. Of course, we’re all quite familiar with the…
Labor Shortages in Sweden – How to Find a Job Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 23, 2012
A few months ago, we wrote about finding a job in Sweden. It wasn’t easy to find a job then and it is not easy to find a job now, but the post included several tips to try to make things just a little bit easier. Or at least guide your job search. Recently though…
Swedish in America Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 21, 2012
I know that a lot of the people who read this blog are just learning Swedish. But I also know that a lot of you have various reasons for learning the language. Some people because of a partner, others because of friends, still others because of family members who maybe grew up speaking Swedish even…
Swedish Saturday Candy Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 30, 2012
Every Saturday, children throughout Sweden have a little extra kick in their step. Not just because it’s Saturday and they don’t have to go to school, but because Saturday means lördagsgodis. Lördagsgodis is of course one of those fun compound words that we sometimes write about here (remember, you can read about the longest word…
Swedish-American Food Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 26, 2012
I’ve been living in Wisconsin for the last 18 months or so working on a graduate degree in Scandinavian Studies. I moved here after having lived in Stockholm for just over three years. Most of my work actually focuses on Swedish Americans. I travel around interviewing Swedish immigrants and later Swedish-American generations. It’s a lot…