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Top 10 Swedish Posts of 2015 Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 31, 2015
For a lot of people, today is the last day of 2015, which means it’s time for the requisite retrospective. Let’s take a look at the top ten posts with the most visitors on the Swedish language blog. We’ll start at ten and work our way backwards to the most popular post of 2015. Swedish…
Swedish Christmas Food – Lutfisk Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 24, 2015
Swedes celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve—December 24. But that doesn’t mean they don’t take full advantage of the holiday. Come the end of November, you’ll start seeing restaurants, hotels, catering services all offering a julbord. Literally, Christmas table, a julbord is the Christmastime smorgasbord (another Swedish word, by the way) filled with food and drink…
Sweetish Swedish pancakes – maybe not what you’d expect! Posted by Stephen Maconi on Dec 10, 2015
Swedish pancakes come sweet or savory – here, I’ll give you the run-down on sweet Swedish pancakes! One very popular dish in Sweden is the pannkaka – the Swedish pancake. American readers might see the word “pancake” and think, “Oh! Swedish-style pancakes!” Well, no. Swedish pancakes aren’t really just Swedish-style pancakes. They’re more like crêpes…
Spooky Swedish Halloween vocabulary Posted by Stephen Maconi on Oct 9, 2015
It’s finally Halloween season, and in many parts of the world, including Sweden, temperatures are sinking and the trees are all changing color. Children are playing in the newly fallen leaves and teenagers are planning their Halloween parties. Adults are working in their yards or enjoying a nice cup of tea or coffee. Halloween isn’t…
Exciting Swedish dialects: Vocabulary Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 18, 2015
Normally, learners of a second language like Swedish want to learn the standard version, which for Swedish as known as rikssvenska or standardsvenska. Yet, Sweden, being the long, vast country it is, has numerous dialects spoken in all the different parts of the country — some big, some small. So even if your goal is…
Going to the Bathroom in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jun 25, 2015
When learning a new language, we don’t always spend too much time on certain vocabulary—like bodily functions. A while back, Katja wrote a post titled The sensitive subject (which isn’t so sensitive in Sweden) where you can learn all kinds of vocabulary about bodily functions. It’s a wonderful list. Now it’s time to expand on…
Swedish Midsummer Dances Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jun 19, 2015
Every June, Swedes gather to celebrate Midsummer. Actually, they celebrate Midsummer Eve. It’s a time of singing and dancing and even a bit of drinking. That singing and dancing is quite the traditional part of a Midsummer celebration. As is the drinking, actually, but we’ll focus on the singing and dancing for now, just like…