Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Every Other Hippo is Swedish (And Other Useful Frequency Terms) Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 23, 2013
There are some phrases in foreign languages that are just good to know. Hello (hej), good bye (hej då) thanks (tack), where is the bathroom (var är toaletten), every other hippo is Swedish (varannan flodhäst är svensk), you know, the usual. But within those useful terms are some things that can be tricky, like frequency…
Vårprat (Spring talk in Swedish) Posted by Katja on Mar 21, 2013
Just around about this time of year, at least in the south of Sweden, talk of spring is one of the most popular conversation topics. This blogpost will equip you with good phrases for “vårprat” (spring talk). Here comes a standard phrase which you can exchange the adjective for any number of synonyms. “Visst är…
Expressing the “same” in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Feb 28, 2013
You walk into your office one morning and one of your colleagues says, “Hey, look! We are wearing the same shirt at the same time!”. Daily office life is just remarkable, isn’t it? In English, wearing the “same” shirt and wearing it at the “same” time as someone else are both expressed by the same…
Why is the Swedish language so melodic? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Feb 14, 2013
Many people who have heard the Swedish language being spoken have commented that it sounds very song-like, very melodic, with high tones and low tones, giving a “singing” effect. The people who noted this have often contrasted the prosody (intonation and language rhythm) of Swedish to that of English, which they say is much more…
15 (+1) Swedish Language Newspaper Sites Online Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jan 15, 2013
One important aspect of learning a language is reading. Of course, if you’re in the US, it can sometimes be tough to get your hands on Swedish language sources. Luckily, there’s the internet. That you can find Swedish language stuff online, no matter where in the world you are, isn’t new. This post isn’t about…
New Year’s Resolutions – in Swedish! Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jan 3, 2013
Hey there readers, We’ve already had our New Year’s celebrations this year, with fyrverkerier (fireworks), champagne (pronounced sjamm-PANJ), and tons of festande (partying)! Now it’s time to set our goals for this new year of 2013. A lot of people think it’s a stupid concept, but believe it or not, setting such a goal, if…
The help verb “bruka” Posted by Stephen Maconi on Dec 4, 2012
Hej allihopa! I am happy to publish the first post of December 2012 on the Transparent Swedish Blog. Hopefully you will find it useful in your study of the Swedish language! Today felt like a good day to tell you all about the help verb bruka and its very handy usages. For those of you…