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Förlora, Tappa, Mista Posted by Tibor on Aug 24, 2010
You guys have been asking what the difference is between these three verbs. Let me try to explain it in a nutshell for you. All these three verbs could be translated as “to lose”. Well all three verbs are near in meaning, but förlora and mista are closer synonyms. Förlora: You use the verb in cases where…
Way out West Posted by Tibor on Aug 12, 2010
One of the biggest Swedish live festival kicks off today in Gothenburg in Slottskogen. This event puts once again Gothenburg on the Nordic map because of its international guests. The lineup is usually very mixed and up-to-date. The only negativity is the price of the ticket (140 Euros for adults and 105 Euros for people under 18). That…
Pippi Longstocking Posted by Tibor on Aug 5, 2010
Här var det hoppsan hejsan, här ska du se på mejsan. Kan å kan du gissa, kan du gissa vem jag är? Vill å vill du veta vad en sån som jag kan heta? Strunta i att fråga för jag säger som det är. Här kommer Pippi Långstrump, tjolahopp tjolahej tjolahoppsan-sa Här kommer Pippi Långstrump…
Stockholm’s Pride Festival Posted by Tibor on Jul 29, 2010
Okay my dear gay friends and straight friends. Stockholm’s Pride Festival (Stockholms Pride) is the biggest Pride Festival in Northern Europe. No one really is astonished anymore about Pride in Sweden and that is one of the reasons why Pride has become more of an intercultural festival (and less of sub-culture festival) where people celebrating love, unity and…
Konstigt? Posted by Tibor on Jul 26, 2010
Following WWII almost the whole chemical arsenal of Germany was dumped into the Baltic Sea. After the World War dumping industrial waste into the sea was a good and environmental idea in all countries around the Baltic Sea. (So sorry but can´t see it how on Earth our politicians and experts could think that back…
Swedish Pronouns Posted by Tibor on Jul 19, 2010
Singular and Plural 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd person Grundform or Personal Pronouns Object forms Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive singular: 1 person jag mig min (verb) + mig min 2 person du dig din (verb) + dig din 3 person han, hon honom, henne hans, hennes (verb) + sig sin 3…
Almedalsveckan Posted by Tibor on Jul 13, 2010
Around week 27 (since we often count in weeks in Sweden) there is Almedalsveckan in every year. The purpose of this get-together is to debate about political issues, mingle and have fun. Many people have recently criticized the happening because there is a lot of party and booze involved. Some say that they don´t want politicians…