Swedish elementary school Part 1 Posted by Katja on Jun 8, 2011
In elementary school there is still a lot of playing as a part of school. It is quite natural that learning and playing go hand in hand. Swedish schools place a strong emphasis on play and developing good social skills as opposed to focus on grades and tests. Skills which are said to work very…
Musiker Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jun 1, 2011
Everything’s in Swedish this time to help intermediate-level speakers practice their interpreting skills. You can mute the video to try to interpret just the written words or minimize the video to interpret the spoken language. I also suggest reading along so that your brain can connect the written words with their respective pronunciations. Here’s the…
A Touristy Guide to Stockholm Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 30, 2011
Lately, I’ve had a few friends heading to Stockholm asking for the touristy things to do. As well as the non-touristy things to do. But the more I think about it, some of the things that you need to check out in Stockholm really are the touristy areas. Feel free to add your own ideas in…
There is a dog buried here somewhere Posted by jennie on May 26, 2011
As said many times before; direct translations of idioms can cause major confusion and most definitely a few laughs. Do you remember the dog’s head? Well, I tried another dog the other day. The buried dog, this time. Det ligger en hund begraven här = There is a dog buried here – is used when something isn’t…
Svenska städer Posted by Stephen Maconi on May 25, 2011
Key phrase: Onödiga projekt som ingen orkar göra Unnecessary projects that no one feels like doing Have fun!
Swedishness Abroad Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 23, 2011
I was in Chicago yesterday. It was a lovely trip that included several old friends, some new ones, and even my mom. All in all, a lovely day. But no one really cares about a trip to a large mid-western city. Especially if it has nothing to do with Swedish. Luckily, this one does. In…
Are you becoming a Swede? Posted by jennie on May 20, 2011
Let’s finish off a week of homesickness, vowels, cultural exchange and Swedish personal numbers with some Swedish stereotypical behaviour – gathered from expats in Sweden. Have a great weekend everyone! You know you have turned into a Swede when… …you know how to fix herring in 105 different ways. …your front step is beginning to…