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What does it mean to “dive up” in Swedish? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jan 13, 2016
Swedish is full of what we know as “phrasal verbs” in English – verbs that have an associated and required verb particle. Don’t get the linguistics jargon? It refers to verbs like “run out”, “calm down” and “show up”, where the first part is the verb, i.e. “show”, and the second part is a particle…
What does it mean to “black-paint” someone in Swedish? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Dec 18, 2015
Like many other languages, the Swedish language has a large variety of different expressions. Some of these expressions are similar to expressions in other languages – and some are more-or-less unique to Swedish. These expressions vary from being several words long to being only one word. One useful piece of interesting vocabulary in Swedish…
Emphasizing adjectives in Swedish with “så” and “sådan” Posted by Stephen Maconi on Nov 30, 2015
There are lots of ways to emphasize adjectives in Swedish. Many of these ways are very similar to how we emphasize adjectives in English. One way to emphasize adjectives in Swedish is to use så or sådan. Both create the same emphasis, but they are used in different ways. The difference between så and sådan is similar…
Swedish exclamations using “vad” and “vilken” Posted by Stephen Maconi on Nov 10, 2015
Hey! It’s the fuzz! Run away! Careful, now! Cheers! All of those are examples of exclamations, known this way because they are short phrases we exclaim. Some or all instances might be called interjections, depending on whom you ask. In Swedish, as in many other languages, there are various types of interjections. The kind we’ll…
100 ordinal numbers in Swedish! Posted by Stephen Maconi on Nov 3, 2015
Hallå hallå! It’s finally November! For folks in the States, this means Thanksgiving season has finally started after an October filled with anticipation for Halloween. In Sweden, November is just another month, usually cold and rainy. But Christmas is closer! Today, let’s talk about ordinal numbers. “What’s that,” you wonder? Well, put simply, it’s the…
Swedish Halloween Word Search Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 30, 2015
It’s Halloween! Well, it’s almost Halloween. And if you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you’ll know that Halloween isn’t really a traditional holiday in Sweden. Of course, that doesn’t stop some people from celebrating. And it definitely doesn’t mean that Sweden isn’t full of spooky creatures. Just check out Steve’s Spooky Swedish…
Like and love in Swedish ♥ Posted by Stephen Maconi on Oct 27, 2015
All of us like things, and all of us love things! Some of us even like and love people, too. Human nature is amazing. Frequently, we want to be able to talk about things and people we like and love. That’s why it’s important for you learners of Swedish to know how to say it…