Archive by Author
Take a pill Posted by Tibor on Nov 16, 2010
I am inspired by my headache today. And some people say that there are only bad things happen to me. (joke) You guys are used to that I post quite many grammar posts but there should be variety in that as well and it is not an easy job to do so everyday. So, here is a vocabulary…
Swedish Verb Synonyms Posted by Tibor on Nov 10, 2010
Let’s say this is the second part of the synonyms on the Swedish blog. This time I try to explain to you some verb with slightly different meanings. The sentences I have chosen describe the action that the meaning of the verb stands for. So for example in the first sentence flanera means to walk…
Swedish Synonyms Posted by Tibor on Nov 8, 2010
Synonyms are words grouped by the similarity of meaning. The meaning is not identical but of adjacent use. Synonyms aren´t each other´s counterparts but are rather nuanced variants with slightly different meanings depending on the context. They are useful to emphasize what we want to say; also you can use them when making sarcastic and…
Office Swedish part 2 Posted by Tibor on Oct 28, 2010
So here is part two for some very useful Swedish office definitions. Enjoy! Tjänstepension: It is a part of your future pension. You can divide the pension in Sweden into 3 parts. (Statlig pension, tjänstepension, own private pension savings). This one is paid in by your employers through the years. You have to work at…
Office Swedish part 1 Posted by Tibor on Oct 26, 2010
Many of our readers live and work in Sweden, but if you are still at SFI course (Swedish for Immigrants) or speak English at work you might wonder about certain expressions and what they mean at work. I have collected here some useful information for you. Lönespecifikation: It is a free template that comes via…
Passive in Swedish Posted by Tibor on Oct 14, 2010
The passive structures are often used in the language of press, official documents and advertising. It is a comfortable and useful construction if you don´t want to point out the person who does the action or it is of unimportance for example: Han sköts ihjäl i parken, Gamla kläder bytes ej, Föremål bör ej ställas i…
Swedish Astrology Posted by Tibor on Oct 12, 2010
To improve your Swedish you need to be creative if you don´t have books available where you live. But you have internet nowadays almost everywhere. Finding good resources are essential when it comes to your language learning. It doesn´t have to be complicated at all. Adjectives, adverbs and idiomatic expressions are one of the hardest parts…