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A sad vocabulary Posted by on Feb 1, 2011

Warning: This post contains sorrow and sadness! Since I lost a very dear friend of mine yesterday, I will dedicate today’s post to 17 sad words, words that I have used a lot today talking to friends and family. Hopefully, you won’t find any use for them. But – life is a very fragile thing…

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SwS Episode 6: Att baka semlor Posted by on Jan 20, 2011

Hey guys! I’m back again, after just two days. (The frequency might explain why it took me until 23:00/11:00pm to complete this post!) Aurora and I decided to make semlor today, and we thought you might like to see the process and its result, and even learn some new phrases. So we filmed the entire…

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SwS Episode 4: Going home then, being home now Posted by on Dec 30, 2010

God dag! Told you I’d be back again this month with a useful Swedish language video! Here it is: I hope you find it helpful! I remember that I, myself, had trouble with this concept at one point, so I figured someone else here might, as well. 😉 Hope you like it, and have a…

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New words in Swedish Posted by on Dec 29, 2010

2010 will soon draw to a close and by the end of every year, Svenska sprĂ„krĂ„det (The Swedish Language Council) puts together a list over the new words that have infiltrated the Swedish during the past year. The list normally contains between 40-50 words and it can be anything from new made up words, loan words…

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Trubbel Monica Zetterlund/Olle Adolphson Posted by on Dec 28, 2010

  Nu lyser Ă€ngarna av sommarns alla blommor. ( The meadows are lit with all the summer flowers now.) Nu surrar bin, och fĂ„glar sjunger överallt. ( Bees are buzzing and birds singing everywhere now.) Nu stryker vinden genom trĂ€dens höga kronor (The wind is stroking through the high crowns of the trees) men i min trĂ€dgĂ„rd…

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Short words/Kortord Posted by on Dec 27, 2010

  rea = realisation  It is the Swedish word for the English word sale. If you ask me, I think this is when actually the “real prices” are carried out or letÂŽs say implemented. Who are they fooling??? bil = automobil eng. automobile/car  Self-propelled is the original meaning of this word. A Danish newspaper used the Scandinavian…

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Swedish Idioms Posted by on Dec 20, 2010

Guys note that the idioms are seldom direct translations. But of course there are common idioms in every language. If you have better suggestions for idioms in English language, please do not hesitate to share it with us. Jag anade ugglor i mossen nĂ€r telefonen ringde tidigt pĂ„ morgonen. Maria var tvungen att stanna hemma…

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