Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Inverted sentences, Part 1 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 21, 2011
You may have noticed that sometimes Swedish speakers do not place the subject of their sentences first, before the verb, as you would in English. Heck, sometimes they leave out the subject entirely (in spoken language): Jag stötte på Malin på stan idag. Visste inte hon var på besök här! I ran into Malin in…
Swedish Language Learning Tips Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 21, 2011
Learning a new language is difficult. It can not be done in two weeks. It takes years to reach fluency. This isn’t news to anyone who has ever truly delved into a language. There will be great frustration and small accomplishments. There will be cursing (in your native language and maybe even the language you’re…
Swedish Present Tense in relation to “before and after now” Posted by Tibor on Sep 14, 2011
FÖRE NU (past aspect) NU (present aspect) EFTER NU (future aspect) Perfect: Finished activity, but unknown or continous time sequence. Jag har arbetat mycket den här månaden. I have worked much this month.Perfect: Perfect has usually a result in the now. The activity might have started before “now”. Jag har öppnat fönstret. result: Fönstret är…
Infinitives in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 6, 2011
When learning Swedish vocabulary, you will come across many different types of words, and naturally, many of these words are verbs – action words. For example, springa – to run – is a verb. Verbs can be shown to students of Swedish in many different forms, but for memorization, the most common form is the…
Danish. For Swedes. Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 14, 2011
I’m spending my summer in Denmark, trying to learn Danish. Which is not Swedish. It’s close, but not close enough as I am realizing more and more as the days go by. So this post will not be about Swedish. At least, not specifically. It will be about Danish. Or at least about learning a…
Swedish behaviour – according to you Posted by jennie on Jul 11, 2011
-Neat Christmas decoration and the same curtain/drapery style on the windows. -Even sweet so called salads. -Butter overdose (almost on every food) -Weird kinds of bread. -Lunchtime in 11 o’clock. -Cinnamon overdose. -Raw fish and what i mind the most: people go to work, go shop for food after work and hide at home in…
Swedish in Swedish-America Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jun 17, 2011
The US saw a lot of immigration from the Scandinavian countries in the late 1800s. While there were Swedes in the US before this point, this was one of the first large immigrant waves. Many settled in Minnesota and the surrounding areas. This isn’t at all surprising to anyone who may have been to Mora…