Tag Archives: Swedish Language
Bye Bye Bye. In Swedish. Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 16, 2015
NSYNC made “Bye Bye Bye” popular back in 2000 with a little help from some Swedish writers and producers. But Justin Timberlake has yet to master the Swedish language, so “Bye Bye Bye” stayed English. But what if you wanted to say bye, bye, bye, in Swedish? Or at least goodbye? There are plenty of…
Emergency Vocabulary in Swedish Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 30, 2015
Sweden is an incredibly safe country. Serious crimes are rare, but that being said, crimes do occur. In 2014, according to The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet—Brå), there were 20,300 reported sex-related crimes, of which 6,700 were rape. Eighty-seven people died as a result of murder or manslaughter and 6,269 hate crimes…
Three Common Swedish Mistakes Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 25, 2015
Learning a language can be difficult and early on (and even later on) there are some common mistakes that you’ll make again and again. That’s ok. But some of them can be easily remedied. Let’s take a look at three common Swedish mistakes. Svart vs. svårt One pesky letter. That’s all it takes sometimes to…
15 Swedish Color Words Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 31, 2015
I grew up in Colorado, where every fall the aspen change colors and the mountains explode in red and orange and yellow. It’s an impressive sight that doesn’t last long before the cold comes, the leaves fall, and everyone and everything waits for the snow. But when the air gets a little crisper, I’m always…
Super Scary Prepositions: Vid Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 25, 2015
This is the third post in a very infrequent series about prepositions. We’ve covered the preposition till and the preposition under in the past, and now it’s time for vid. Prepositions are incredibly difficult to get right when learning a new language. Unfortunately, they’re also very important to greater levels of understanding. But don’t worry!…
Back to School (to Learn Swedish) Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 17, 2015
A while back we wrote a post about back-to-school vocabulary titled School in Sweden Vocabulary List. It’s maybe not the most exciting title ever, but it describes what you’re getting. With school starting up again in the next few weeks, we thought it might be time to write another post about language learning in Swedish…
Barbecues in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jun 30, 2015
Come summer, Swedes (in one of those stereotypes that paints with broad strokes) like to be outside. That means drinking at the outdoor bars even if it’s cold (don’t worry, the bars generally provide blankets and have plenty of heat lamps), trying to get out for a swim, a bike, a hike, something, and heading…