Bad news first. No, we did\u00a0not make it into the Eurovision Song Contest final for the first time ever and it was a huge shock for a Eurovision loving country like Sweden. But hey,\u00a0better luck next year and let’s look forward to the Fifa World Cup in only two weeks…oh, that’s right! Sweden did not qualify for the football world cup either… Oh well.<\/p>\n
More bad news. As\u00a0you may know by now, are eminent blogger Gabriel has left us but fret not, we will do our very best to fill his space and hopefully team up with another excellent video blogger in short. Good luck Gabriel and we will miss you!<\/p>\n
On to the good news now! We have reached the lovely little yet very useful word “i” in our journey through Swedish prepositions. We have tackled “till”, we have been through “p\u00e5” and after you master “i”, the rest of the prepositions will be a walk in the park.<\/p>\n
1. First of all we use \u201ci\u201d when someone or something is inside a volume of some kind.<\/p>\n
Volume regarding rooms:<\/strong><\/p>\n G\u00e4sterna sitter i restaurangen<\/strong> Jag \u00e4r i k\u00f6ket!<\/strong> Jag ligger i soffan och l\u00e4ser<\/strong> In Swedish, you are not sitting ON a couch or ON an armchair, you are sitting IN it. Think of it like this: If it is something soft and cosy, you are sitting IN it. But, if it’s hard and not very nice, you are sitting ON it, like a chair or stool. Volume regarding parts of the body:<\/strong><\/p>\n Det v\u00e4rker i \u00f6ronen<\/strong> Hon har t\u00e5rar i \u00f6gonen<\/strong> Jag har en diamant i naveln<\/strong> Anna skadade sig i foten under tr\u00e4ningen Jag \u00e4r s\u00e5 tr\u00f6tt i armarna!\u00a0<\/strong> 2. Like in English, we use \u201ci\u201d when someone or something is in a country, part of a country or in a city.<\/p>\n Jag har bott i Bristol i tv\u00e5 \u00e5r.<\/strong> Slottet ligger i Stockholm.<\/strong> 3. So far so good, but it gets a bit trickier now, since “i” is also frequently used when talking about a volume in an abstract sense, as in a situation or condition.<\/p>\n Vi \u00e4r en nation i krig<\/strong> Han lever sitt liv i f\u00f6rnekelse<\/strong> 4. Time for time! We use \u201ci\u201d for a number of expressions regarding time.<\/p>\n The clock:<\/strong> Vi m\u00f6ts kvart i fem!<\/strong> Past time:<\/strong> Jag tog en tupplur i eftermiddags<\/strong> De har varit ihop sedan i vintras<\/strong> Future time:<\/strong> Jag ska \u00e5ka till Thailand i november<\/strong> Ongoing time:<\/strong> How long:<\/strong> De pussades i en hel timme!<\/strong> 5. Speaking of kissing, \u201ci\u201d is also used when you talk about having positive feelings for someone or something.<\/p>\n Jag \u00e4r k\u00e4r i dig!<\/strong> Cilla \u00e4r mycket f\u00f6rtjust i k\u00f6ttbullar<\/strong> 6. Finally, we also use \u201ci\u201d for holding something.<\/p>\n H\u00e5ll mig i handen, filmen \u00e4r l\u00e4skig!<\/strong> H\u00e5ll i dig h\u00e5rt, b\u00e5ten \u00e4r extremt snabb<\/strong> Still here? I will leave the prepositions now for a while, I promise. Tomorrow, it’s June which means that it is\u00a0officially summer, 18 days to go to\u00a0the big wedding and\u00a0soon midsummer’s eve, the night when the Swedes dance around a big phallic symbol, imitating little frogs. In other words, lot’s of exciting stuff coming up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bad news first. No, we did\u00a0not make it into the Eurovision Song Contest final for the first time ever and it was a huge shock for a Eurovision loving country like Sweden. But hey,\u00a0better luck next year and let’s look forward to the Fifa World Cup in only two weeks…oh, that’s right! Sweden did not…<\/p>\n
\n(The guests are sitting in the restaurant)<\/p>\n
\n(I am in the kitchen!)<\/p>\n
\n(I am lying on the couch and reading)<\/p>\n
\nJag sitter p\u00e5 stolen<\/strong>
\n(I am sitting on the chair)<\/p>\n
\n(My ears are aching)<\/p>\n
\n(She has\u00a0tears in her eyes)<\/p>\n
\n(I have a diamond in my navel)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>(Anna injured her foot during practice)<\/p>\n
\n(My arms are so tired!)<\/p>\n
\n(I have lived in Bristol for two years.)<\/p>\n
\n(The castle is in Stockholm.)<\/p>\n
\n(We are a nation at war)<\/p>\n
\n(He is living his life in denial)<\/p>\n
\nKlockan \u00e4r fem i fyra <\/strong>
\n(It is five minutes to four)<\/p>\n
\n(I’ll meet you at quarter to five!)<\/p>\n
\nFesten var i l\u00f6rdags<\/strong>
\n(The party was last Saturday)<\/p>\n
\n(I took a nap this afternoon)<\/p>\n
\n(They have been a couple since last winter)<\/p>\n
\nVi har st\u00e4ngt i morgon<\/strong>
\n(We are closed tomorrow)<\/p>\n
\n(I am going to Thailand in November)<\/p>\n
\nJag ska shoppa i dag<\/strong>
\n(I’m going shopping today)<\/p>\n
\nVi\u00a0reste i flera dagar<\/strong>
\n(We travelled for days)<\/p>\n
\n(They were kissing for a whole hour! )<\/p>\n
\n(I\u2019m in love with you)<\/p>\n
\n(Cilla is very fond of meatballs)<\/p>\n
\n(Hold my hand, the movie is scary!)<\/p>\n
\n(Hold on tight, the boat is extremely fast)<\/p>\n