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“What is this?” in Swedish Posted by on Jan 6, 2012

So, after looking at the feedback some of you guys sent in many of you were interested in becoming more able to have everyday conversations. I thought, since I don’t really have a good idea of what level you all are at, I start somewhere in the really basic area and work towards more complex…

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Swedish Language Learning Tips Posted by on Sep 21, 2011

Learning a new language is difficult. It can not be done in two weeks. It takes years to reach fluency. This isn’t news to anyone who has ever truly delved into a language. There will be great frustration and small accomplishments. There will be cursing (in your native language and maybe even the language you’re…

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Butchering Swedish 101 Posted by on May 25, 2010

Moving to Sweden – housing words defined Posted by on May 7, 2010

Moving to Sweden can be easy and it can be hard. One thing which is really different is the housing market. There are all sorts of strange and hard to understand names for things that there most likely is no equivalent for in your own language or country. Here’s a list to help you along…

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Madeleine and Jonas split – Do you support Sweden’s royal family? Posted by on Apr 27, 2010

The Swedish Royal Court recently announced that Princess Madeleine had broken up with her fiancé, Jonas Bergström, after weeks of media reports about a brief affair between the groom-to-be and a Norwegian handball star during a ski trip. Yes, handball. (We’ll explain that in another post:-)) It has been quite a few exciting years for…

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How Often Do You Speak Swedish? Posted by on Apr 20, 2010

How often do you actually nee to respond to the question how often? Often enough it seems.  And the Swedish language offers you a couple of different options when answering.  As a general rule, the response is the word “i.” Hur ofta läser du dina mejl? En gång i timmen. How often do you read…

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Tänka, tycka, tro Posted by on Mar 4, 2010

You guys have surely been wondering  what the differences are between these three words. It is nothing strange with them, since everyone can find similar words in their own languages. But sometimes it can happen that you would use a different verb in cases when tänka, tycka, tro are used in Swedish. It can be tricky. Sometimes the translation of…

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