Sound Swedish with speech tones! Posted by Stephen Maconi on May 10, 2017
The Swedish language is known by many to be a melodic one, and many say that Swedes sound like they’re singing when they speak. Is this true? Well, in truth, it depends largely on who’s speaking! Less individually, more regionally. In many parts of Sweden, people speak with a rather “flat” tone – compare Gothenburg…
Ordvitsar – Puns for advanced learners Posted by Tibor on May 1, 2017
I went a few moths ago to see the Swedish Pun Championships in Gothenburg. Where else? The capital city of puns and jokes in Sweden. It was very nice after a really long work week. Some of the jokes were really bad we would say they had lågvattenmärke literally low point but I think you…
Swedish Spotify founder named in Time’s 100 Most Influential People Posted by Stephen Maconi on Apr 26, 2017
Daniel Ek, the founder of Spotify, is now on Time Magazine’s 2017 list of Top 100 Most Influential People as the only Swede on the list, Swedish public SVT Nyheter reports. He was chosen by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who calls him a “tech pioneer”.¹ “Spotify was launched just as I was starting my own…
Älvdalska-Elfdalian Posted by Tibor on Apr 17, 2017
Today I have a real treat for everyone who is in love with languages. Have you heard about the ancient dialect of Elfdalian? Not? Where I can give you a quick summary. I can also provide you a very nice poem written by Lars Göran Lannegård who obviously speaks the dialect. I say dialect but…
Study.EU ranks Sweden as 5th Posted by Tibor on Apr 3, 2017
Study.EU is the gateway to universities in Europe. The prominent website ranks Sweden as the fifth most suitable country in Europe for students both from and outside the EU. You will find much detailed information on cost of living, study programs and courses on all levels, housing and other essential information before moving to Sweden…
Talking about money in Swedish, part 2 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Mar 29, 2017
Money is a standard topic of conversation in any language. After all, wherever you are, you have to be able to buy groceries, fika, and that bottle of wine from Systembolaget for dinner at your friends’. (If you don’t know, Systembolaget is the (only) liquor store in Sweden.) Review. In the last post, Talking about…
Gôteborgska-Gothenburgian dialect Posted by Tibor on Mar 20, 2017
Almost each city has a different dialect in Sweden. The Gothenburgian dialect (göteborgska) is part of the Western-Swedish dialects. There is approximately 600 000 people who speak this dialect both in Gothenburg and in the surrounding areas. The emphasis in this western dialect goes always up just like in Norwegian. The common perception is that…