Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Office Swedish part 2 Posted by Tibor on Oct 28, 2010
So here is part two for some very useful Swedish office definitions. Enjoy! Tjänstepension: It is a part of your future pension. You can divide the pension in Sweden into 3 parts. (Statlig pension, tjänstepension, own private pension savings). This one is paid in by your employers through the years. You have to work at…
Office Swedish part 1 Posted by Tibor on Oct 26, 2010
Many of our readers live and work in Sweden, but if you are still at SFI course (Swedish for Immigrants) or speak English at work you might wonder about certain expressions and what they mean at work. I have collected here some useful information for you. Lönespecifikation: It is a free template that comes via…
Swedish Astrology Posted by Tibor on Oct 12, 2010
To improve your Swedish you need to be creative if you don´t have books available where you live. But you have internet nowadays almost everywhere. Finding good resources are essential when it comes to your language learning. It doesn´t have to be complicated at all. Adjectives, adverbs and idiomatic expressions are one of the hardest parts…
Vilken vs. Vilket Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 5, 2010
We all know our en and ett words by now right? ett hus en bil ett äpple en familj ett bord en flodhäst ett skrivbord en penna ett näbbdjur en telefon There’s no real rule to knowing the en and ett words (except that there are many more en words than ett words so when…
Hej from a brand-new member! Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 29, 2010
My name is Steve, and I’m happy to announce that I’ve just joined the Swedish Blog Team here at Transparent.com! From now on, I’ll be posting video entries to assist you in your studies of Sweden and its wonderful language and culture. I guess a better way to introduce myself might be to present to…
Why I Study Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 24, 2010
My mother is American, my father Swedish. For as long as I can remember, mamma speaks English with me, pappa speaks Swedish with me. It’s just the way of the world. That world was turned upside down one day when I was about four. Being the oldest child, I also doubled as a guinea pig…
107 Swedish dialects – all in one place Posted by jennie on Aug 13, 2010
We had some friends around for dinner last night. One of them is going to Sweden for a work exchange in a few weeks time and she kindly asked me to teach her something typically Swedish. Of course, I took my task seriously and I decided to teach her how to drink aquavit Swedish style, drinking songs included… An…