The new faces of the Swedish Krona Posted by jennie on Apr 14, 2011
Yesterday, Katja wrote about iconic Swedes… Let’s stay with that topic for a bit! The Swedish Krona is getting a whole new redesign and a new note is being introduced, the 200 SEK note. And not only that, we will have new faces on all our notes as well. The criteria for the selection of…
Swedish Worksheet – Verb Answers Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 13, 2011
As promised, the answers. Hope it went well! Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Supinum Imperativ English lyssna lyssnar lyssnade lyssnat lyssna listen hoppa hoppar hoppade hoppat hoppa jump, hop stänga stänger stängde stängt stäng close resa reser reste rest res travel må mår mådde mått må feel (abstract) undvika undviker undvek undvikit undvik avoid sova sover sov…
Give us your most inspiring Swede! Posted by Katja on Apr 12, 2011
When you think of Swedish figures, famous people or characters from books, who is most important to you? Of course there are a lot of internationally known characters like the author Astrid Lindgren, and in her stories Pippi Långstrump (Longstocking) but then again does that mean anything to you? Has any person in Swedish history…
Angry Law Show on P3 Posted by Tibor on Apr 11, 2011
Gothenburgian/Swedish humor in Swedish just for you advanced learners and natives. The Angry Law Show görs av och med två svensk-göteborgsk-kvinnliga varianter av Steve Martin: My & Linnea Ericsson som vi hittade på vår turné Humorhimlen Live 2011. (P3) http://sverigesradio.se/cgi-bin/p3/humor/unitgroup.asp?GroupID=14276&UnitID=3389
What part does society play in the raising of our children? Posted by Katja on Apr 8, 2011
To be able to explain a bit of a culture difference I am going to have to use a personal experience. Since I am now living in Japan I see my own culture from a completely different perspective sometimes. In Japan I was together with my school, visiting a day care, playing with kids between…
Asking questions, Part 3 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Apr 7, 2011
Swedish Worksheet – Verb Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 6, 2011
Here is a quick worksheet for everyone working on different verb forms. Good luck, and answers will follow in a few days. Infinitiv Presens Preteritum Supinum Imperativ English lyssna listen hoppar hoppade hoppa jump, hop stänga stängt stäng resa reser rest res travel må …