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The later part of Swedish education Part 2 Posted by Katja on Feb 15, 2011
In part 1 of “The later part of Swedish education” we very briefly looked at what high school was like in Sweden. In part 2 we are going to look a little bit at what students who don’t get into Swedish universities do instead. What happens to all the students who don’t get into medical…
And the winner is… Posted by jennie on Feb 11, 2011
Phew, this wasn’t easy! I’m actually a bit moved by all you lovely people who wants to read Swedish books, and if I could I would send one to all of you… But unfortunately I can’t. BUT, I do have a great surprise up my sleeve! The author of “Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret…
Finlandsvenska Posted by Tibor on Feb 9, 2011
Did you guys know that there are Swedish-speaking Finns and that Finland is a bilingual country? Or at least they have a very generous language policy when it comes to people whose first language is Swedish. FinnishSwedish or Finlandsvenska is considered as an eastern dialect of Swedish with Finnish influence (this mainly regards vocabulary and intonation)…
The later part of education in Sweden Part 1 Posted by Katja on Feb 2, 2011
In Sweden when you enter high school you first have to chose what type of a program you are going to go to. First you have to decide if you want to study a major of sciences or social studies. There is also the option to focus on other subjects like languages, computers, restaurant and…
Imperative form and cooking/baking Posted by Tibor on Jan 31, 2011
I was thinking the other day that grammar doesn´t necessarily has to be a pain in the ass. I have noticed that you guys go crazy for sweets and cakes. So let´s practice Swedish imperative form in the best way we can. They often say “Learning by doing”. So your homework for now is to practice…
SwS 7: Not going to a party Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jan 28, 2011
Hej på er! This week, I’ve put together a guide for negating Swedish sentences—in other words, putting them in the ‘not’ form. I also teach you how to use the Swedish words for ‘always’ and ‘never’, alltid and aldrig, respectively. Enjoy! One more thing: Remember that you are welcome to comment on any posts with…
Win a Swedish book! Posted by jennie on Jan 27, 2011
Inspired by Tibor’s book-post from yesterday, I figured it is definitely time for another book competition! This time, the fabulous price is the most popular and bestselling book in Sweden at the moment, Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann. (Something along the lines of: The hundred year old man who walked out through the window…