Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Tribute to Peps Persson: Swedish Blues and Reggae Legend Posted by Chelsea B on Jul 2, 2021
Swedish blues and reggae musician Peps Persson passed away earlier this week. Known for infusing social criticism with music, and doing so in excellent skånska, this Swedish music Hall of Famer was a legendary collaborator and ambassador for his genre. This week, we’ll pay tribute to Peps with some music and honor his southern Swedish…
7 Swedish Summer Tunes Posted by Chelsea B on Jun 4, 2021
Sveriges nationaldag (Sweden’s National Day) is this weekend. A sea of blue and yellow flags, and a chorus of Du gamla, du fria will ring out on June 6, live from the National Day celebration in Stockholm. But for me, nationaldagen is my cue that summer is in full swing. There’s something about the first…
Swedish Verb Roulette Featuring “201 Swedish Verbs” Posted by Chelsea B on May 21, 2021
“There’s this super amazing book… I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but it’s called ‘201 Swedish Verbs’ and it’s really great!” Numerous times have these left the peppy lips of my Swedish students. And if you’ve done any searching for Swedish reference material, you’ve most definitely seen this title – many of you…
The Swedish Kitchen Series: Grillfest Posted by Chelsea B on Apr 29, 2021
The snow’s gone, the trees are starting to bud, vaccines are rolling out, kan vi ha en grillfest nu då?! A grillfest is the Swedish equivalent of a barbecue. With the Swedish spring festival Valborg happening this week, you can bet that Swedes will be christening their grills for the season. This week we’ll pay…
11 Swedish Slang Words and Their Meanings Posted by Chelsea B on Apr 23, 2021
Mastering slang in your foreign language is not always smooth sailing. Use it well and you’ll impress native speakers. Use a word incorrectly and you risk being misunderstood, or maybe even embarrassing yourself a little bit… but wouldn’t you say that also just comes with the territory of navigating the deep waters of language learning?…
Phrasal Verbs with ställa, säga, sätta Posted by Chelsea B on Mar 19, 2021
Mastering Swedish phrasal verbs is a crucial step in advancing beyond the basics. These verbs adapt their meaning with the addition of a participle, preposition, or adverb. It’s the difference between “to put” and “to cancel” or “to say” and “to quit,” the point being that the second verb in each of those sets varies…
6 Swedish Women to Follow on Instagram Posted by Chelsea B on Mar 12, 2021
Internationella kvinnodagen (International Women’s Day) happened on Monday, March 8, but let’s keep women in the spotlight a bit longer, shall we? This week, I’ll highlight 6 inspiring Swedish women with Instagram accounts you’ll want to follow. Last week in the musikblogg , I emphasized the importance of diversifying your target language content – so, here’s…