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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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Många vs. Mycket Posted by on Sep 15, 2011

Jenny’s post on Hur mycket kostar det? definitely hit a nerve, not just because I am a poor student again and ask that question all the time, but because it did a wonderful job of demonstrating a very important “how” question.  One that in this case uses mycket – much. But there is another “how”…

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The blonde and blue-eyed Swede and immigration Posted by on Mar 31, 2010

Blonde hair and blue-eyed Swedes can be found, but less and less in groups. By now it is of course no surprise to you to hear that all Swedes don’t have blonde hair and blue eyes. Nope, Sweden has been changing. Around 20 percent of the Swedish population has a foreign background. The top three…

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Vad tycker du om för musik? Posted by on Feb 3, 2010

What Time Is It? Posted by on Aug 7, 2009

About an hour ago I was struggling to explain to someone how to say what time it is. In Swedish naturally. You see, again, it’s one of those things that is deceptively easy on the surface and so similar to English that we tend to forget that there are a couple of bits that are…

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Hav or sjö? Posted by on Apr 23, 2009

When is a lake not a lake? When it’s a sea. Doesn’t make much sense, now does it? But unfortunately that’s how it can be in Swedish. Sometimes a lake is just a lake, but sometimes, even though it’s called a lake, it’s really a sea. Of course, I am talking about the “hav” and…

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When a Short, Sharp Intake of Breath Means “Yes” Posted by on Mar 19, 2009

My friend had to go to the doctor the other day, and afterwards, when we were having fika, he said: “wow, I guess I’m seriously sick. The doctor was making those scared little noises at pretty much everything I told her.” As you can very easily guess, my friend is an expat and hasn’t been…

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