Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Tänka, tycka, tro Posted by Tibor on Mar 4, 2010
You guys have surely been wondering what the differences are between these three words. It is nothing strange with them, since everyone can find similar words in their own languages. But sometimes it can happen that you would use a different verb in cases when tänka, tycka, tro are used in Swedish. It can be tricky. Sometimes the translation of…
Cream cake for breakfast – Only on your birthday! Posted by Katja on Mar 4, 2010
There are lots of ways to celebrate (fira) birthdays (födelsedagar), but the traditional way that is often used in older films like Astrid Lindgren’s books about Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika, Vi på saltkråkan and many more of her brilliant stories. Swedish birthday song: Ja må hon leva Strawberry-cream-cake (jordgubbstårta) is the…
Sweden’s infrastructure cracks Posted by Gabriel on Feb 24, 2010
I don’t know if you’ve heard that Sweden has been virtually shut down since Sunday because of snow and extremely cold weather. The subway (tunnelbana) in Stockholm was not running above ground until today. The trains throughout the country were at a standstill and a number of trains were stuck without working bathrooms nor food…
Swedes love their winter Olympics Posted by Gabriel on Feb 21, 2010
Swedes love their winter Olympics, called OS in Swedish, which means Olympiska Spelen. It’s no wonder — Sweden is freezing. Especially right now. I was out today for a couple of minutes and still can’t feel my face. Swedes really do go crazy for their winter Olympics. They love the summer too, but the winter Olympics…
This is jantelagen Posted by Gabriel on Feb 16, 2010
Love/commercialism is in the air! Posted by jennie on Feb 14, 2010
It’s difficult to ignore the fact that mr Valentine is in the air today. Shops are swamped with cards, cuddly bears, stupidly expensive flower arrangements and dine-in deals and there are probably not a table for two available in a 100 mile radius. Valentine’s Day is – like Halloween – quite a recent thing in…
Do Swedes care less about their kids? Posted by Gabriel on Feb 12, 2010
I’ll borrow this from Jennie. Warning! The following post will contain some major generalizations: Where I come from, we celebrate children. We put them up in the air and smile at them. We buy too many things for them. We tell them they are the best (even if they’re not). We ask them questions at…