Archive for 'Vocabulary'
How to ask for directions in Swedish Posted by Katja on Aug 24, 2012
More likely than not you will at some point have to ask for directions or be asked for them. At times like that who wouldn’t want a couple of good phrases up their sleeve? There are some basic phrases which will most likely help you in understanding what the other person is saying. In this…
Describing and asking where an object is in Swedish Posted by Katja on Aug 21, 2012
I can’t say how many times I’ve thought “had it been a snake it would have bitten me”, in other words, the object I was looking for was much closer than I thought. I thought I would share how to ask, in Swedish, where things are and of course equip you so you can answer…
Saying “hello” in Swedish Posted by Katja on Aug 4, 2012
There are tons of ways of saying “hi” in Swedish. Some are for more formal situations but in general most of them are used just for friends or acquaintances. This blog post will gather as many ways of saying hello to somebody as possible into one place for you and try to give you an…
Swedish acronyms and abbreviations Posted by Stephen Maconi on Aug 1, 2012
Just like in English, acronyms (initials for a phrase, such as in English ROM, “read-only memory”) and abbreviations are commonly used in written Swedish. They can be written in all caps, lowercase, or even title form (for example, Rom instead of ROM). Here is a list of some of the more common ones to make your interpreting of Swedish…
Swedish Summer Vocabulary Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 12, 2012
As the days get shorter in Sweden, I realized it had been a while since I put together a quick vocabulary list. We’ve been posting a word of the day over on our Facebook page (if you haven’t be sure to head over there and check it out, it’s a great way to keep your…
Countable vs. uncountable nouns Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jun 29, 2012
In English, there are countable nouns and uncountable nouns. An example of a countable noun in English is “cat”. It is considered a countable noun because there can be one or several instances of “cat”. Uncountable nouns, such as “music”, cannot have several instances – you cannot have *”one music” nor *”two musics”. It’s just…
Flooring in Sweden Posted by Katja on Jun 20, 2012
Have you seen one of these around and wondered what are these things? Well in Swedish they are refererd to as en mattställning. You hang your rugs on them and hit them with en mattpiska, literally translated as a rug whip. Now you might wonder why there is such a need for these mattställningar…