Test: What have you have learned this month? Posted by jennie on Mar 24, 2011
Time for a word puzzle! Today, the eight words included have all been mentioned in the blog during March. Can you find them? It’s quite tough this one… But, we all love a challenge, don’t we? If you need the words as a clue, just check the comments! Will publish the solution in a couple of…
Have you ever been to Sweden? Posted by Katja on Mar 23, 2011
If you have been to Sweden, what were your first impressions? From the first moment you stepped on the airplane, were there Swedish flight attendants? Did they speak Swedish to you? If you only went for a holiday then when was the first time you tried speaking Swedish? Was it a “Tack”, or a “Hej”?…
Swedish Pancakes Got Nothin’ on Swedish Waffle(s) Day Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 22, 2011
‘Tis the baking season in Sweden. Or so it would seem, especially if you’re keeping tabs on us here at Transparent. We’ve written about Semlor and just the other day we got a lovely recipe for some äpplekaka. Neither of which I have dared tried making on my own. But it gets better, because this…
Signs of spring/Vårtecken Posted by jennie on Mar 21, 2011
Ladies and gentlemen, the spring equinox (vårdagjämningen) is here which officially means SPRING. Or…? The past two winters in Sweden has been unbelievably long and hard – even with Scandinavians standards. The snow came early and left late – even down south – and the snowman we made during Christmas last year was still standing when we returned almost three…
Enjoy your weekend with great Swedish cakes Posted by Tibor on Mar 18, 2011
Recipe-Recept 6 äpplen, ca 800 gr (6 apples, approx. 800 gr) 150 gr smör (150 g butter) 3 dl havregryn (little bit more than 1 British cup of dry oats-you know just like for our beloved porridge) for measures please visit: http://www.recepten.se/artiklar/maatt_enheter.html 2 dl socker (sugar) 1/2 dl ljus sirap (syrup) 1 1/2 dl mjöl (flour) 1/2 tsk bakpulver…
Min Familj Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 17, 2011
You guys have put up with all of us writing about Sweden and what we deem to be important about the language and the culture, but I for one haven’t done a good job of introducing myself. So today I thought I would introduce a set of vocabulary words focusing on family and write a…
Asking questions, Part 1 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Mar 17, 2011
Enjoy! ps. Good luck to all of you applying for studies in Sweden next year!