Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Känslor på Svenska Posted by Katja on Jul 10, 2012
To be able to convey to people what you are feeling is something very important. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the feeling of frustration by not having the words to express yourself. That is why this post will give you at least a couple of phrases for expressing your feelings in present…
Making active verbs passive in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 9, 2012
One thing that separates Swedish from English is that you can often make active verbs in Swedish passive by simply adding an -s to the end of the active form. For example: att sparka (to kick) → att sparkas (to be kicked) We can use each of these forms of the word in a sentence…
“Having to do with something” in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 6, 2012
There are plenty of phrases that we use in English that can be [nearly] directly translated into Swedish. One of these phrases is att ha med något att göra, “to have to do with something”. Now, those of you who are familiar with the individual words in this phrase will notice that their order is…
Just how tired are you? Posted by Katja on Jul 4, 2012
Depending on what modifiers you use in front of the adjective the degree of what is or what you are changes quite a lot. We’ll take a look at the most common words which change the degree of how you are feeling. Once you have learned these words your language will take on a much…
English “self” vs. Swedish själv Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 2, 2012
The Swedish word själv has the same has the same origin and meaning as its English equivalent “self”, but its pronunciation and therewith its spelling have developed rather differently from the English – “self” vs. själv. However, if we look back at Runic Swedish from around 800 AD, we can find many instances of a…
The origin of the word ‘på’ Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jun 22, 2012
Different people learn languages for different reasons. Different people are also interested in different aspects of the language they are learning. One of my personal favorite aspects of the Swedish language is its history, and having studied the history of the Swedish language at Uppsala University, I have a lot to share with you about…
Förkortningar på svenska (Swedish abbreviations) Posted by Katja on Jun 9, 2012
The other day I was thinking about abbreviations and thought it might be helpful to learn some. There are hundreds more but these are probably a good start and will make everyday life in Sweden a whole lot easier. Abbreviations Swedish English alt. alternativt alternatively avd. avdelning department, section m.fl. med flera more in addition…