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Test: What have you have learned this month? Posted by jennie on Mar 24, 2011
Time for a word puzzle! Today, the eight words included have all been mentioned in the blog during March. Can you find them? It’s quite tough this one… But, we all love a challenge, don’t we? If you need the words as a clue, just check the comments! Will publish the solution in a couple of…
Signs of spring/Vårtecken Posted by jennie on Mar 21, 2011
Ladies and gentlemen, the spring equinox (vårdagjämningen) is here which officially means SPRING. Or…? The past two winters in Sweden has been unbelievably long and hard – even with Scandinavians standards. The snow came early and left late – even down south – and the snowman we made during Christmas last year was still standing when we returned almost three…
Enjoy your weekend with great Swedish cakes Posted by Tibor on Mar 18, 2011
Recipe-Recept 6 äpplen, ca 800 gr (6 apples, approx. 800 gr) 150 gr smör (150 g butter) 3 dl havregryn (little bit more than 1 British cup of dry oats-you know just like for our beloved porridge) for measures please visit: http://www.recepten.se/artiklar/maatt_enheter.html 2 dl socker (sugar) 1/2 dl ljus sirap (syrup) 1 1/2 dl mjöl (flour) 1/2 tsk bakpulver…
The spring is here in Gothenburg Posted by Tibor on Mar 15, 2011
Catastrophe in Japan Posted by Katja on Mar 14, 2011
I am a Swede living 2 hours by train south of the catastrophes in Japan. That means that we felt the earth quakes, had no electricity for a long time and people rushed to the gas stations, convenience stores and shops to fill up all supplies they could. Most telephone traffic stopped for several hours…
The unsolved murder of Olof Palme Posted by jennie on Mar 3, 2011
I clearly remember the morning of Febuary 28 1986. It was a Saturday, and my sister and I were up early to watch the famous morning show “Godmorgon Sverige” (Good morning Sweden). We snuggled up in the sofa and put the telly on. But there was no Godmorgon Sverige. Instead, a very serious man starred back at…
RUMSADVERBIAL (Adverbs of place) Posted by Tibor on Mar 2, 2011
Ner-nere, upp-uppe, här-hit, hemma-hem, fram-framme, där-dit, bort-borta, ut-ute, in-inne. Adverbs of place tell us where something happens. In Swedish you make a difference when it comes to directions. Vart? ———- Var? ——— Varifrån? (Where to——-Where?—–From Where?) ut ————– ute ———– utifrån in ————– inne ———- inifrån upp ———– uppe ———- uppifrån ner ———– nere ———–…