Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Ordinal Numbers – Ordningstal Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 25, 2009
Let’s talk about numbers today. I know, I know, another boring topic. But unfortunately, an important topic. And judging from the number of mistakes I hear when it comes to numbers (yes, I’m trying to be clever here), also a necessary one. You see, Swedish numbers appear to be deceptively similar to English. So similar…
Svenska för invandrare – Swedish for Immigrants Program Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 18, 2009
So, how’s your summer coming along? Having fun? I know that quite a few of you are contemplating a post-summer move to Sweden and have many questions regarding this process. I’ve already started covering some of the most basic issues, most recently – how to read apartment ads, and a while back there was a…
To Learn Grammar or Not? That is the Question! Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 15, 2009
Recently I’ve been having quite a lot of discussions about grammar. I don’t know why – it just simply started to come up in conversations all of a sudden. And you’d think that grammar would be a sure conversation killer, right? After all, who wants to discuss the finer points of subordinate clauses in a…
How to Read Apartment Rental Ads Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 7, 2009
I haven’t forgotten about the book contest! Don’t worry. I am just waiting for the weekend – I think it will be more festive to announce the winner then. In the meantime, I want to talk about something that seemed very puzzling to one of my friends. And because it also happens to be a…
Happy Birthday Swedish Blog! Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 24, 2009
I don’t know if you’ve noticed (because I must say it has totally escaped even me) that our little Swedish Blog is one year old now! Can you believe it? I’m not sure about you, but somehow this fact is enough to put a big smile on my face. You’ve survived one whole year with…
Midsommar Book Contest! Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 18, 2009
It’s almost summer! I am saying “almost”, because we all know that the summer season officially starts with midsommar. And speaking of midsommar – what are your plans? I will spend the occasion in Vancouver, actually, I’m on my way there right now – I’m sitting at the airport while typing this. But, it’s not…
Reading Books in Swedish, continued… Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 28, 2009
Continuing with our topic of reading Swedish books, there are a couple of issues that need to be addressed. 1. Where to get Swedish books abroad? Hmmm… That is a very good question indeed. Bokus no longer ships orders to the US, due to problems with the US Customs. This is very annoying, I know…