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\u2019s cold (don\u2019t 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 out for a picnic or a barbecue. Just like any good barbecue there tends to be a lot of eating, a lot of drinking, and maybe even some games. A good game is kubb, a throwing game involving wooden batons and a king in the middle of it all that is often said to be from the Viking Age. Maybe, but it really became popular in Sweden in the 1990s. I\u2019ll leave you to decide the game\u2019s provenance. No matter when it was invented or where it came from, it\u2019s a great game for a barbecue and can even be found here in the US. There\u2019s even a U.S. National Kubb Championship<\/a>! Of course, you\u2019re going to have to attend quite a few barbecues before your kubb playing skills are ready for the national championship. Luckily, it\u2019s summer time and you\u2019ve got plenty of reason to get outside and enjoy the weather.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the Fourth of July just a few days away, there\u2019s no better time to learn a host of Swedish vocabulary words for your Independence Day barbecue. While the Swedes don\u2019t spend a whole lot of time celebrating American independence from British rule back in the 1700s, there are plenty of Americans living abroad who do. But whether you\u2019re an American abroad looking to impress your Swedish friends or just learning Swedish somewhere else in the world, the words you need for a Fourth of July barbecue are the same words you need for a Midsummer barbecue. Or a Tuesday-in-July barbecue, for that matter.<\/p>\n So with that in mind, let\u2019s take a look at twenty new words for your summer vocabulary:<\/p>\n
Swedish<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n| English<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | att \u00e4ta<\/td>\n | to eat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | att dricka<\/td>\n | to drink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | att grilla<\/td>\n | to grill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | att prata<\/td>\n | to talk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | att skratta<\/td>\n | to laugh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | att spela (kubb)<\/td>\n | to play (kubb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en eng\u00e5ngsgrill<\/td>\n | a disposable grill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en filt<\/td>\n | a blanket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en grill<\/td>\n | a grill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en grillfest<\/td>\n | a barbecue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en hamburgare<\/td>\n | a hamburger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en ketchup<\/td>\n | a ketchup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en korv<\/td>\n | a hotdog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en l\u00e4sk<\/td>\n | a pop\/soda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en picknick<\/td>\n | a picnic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en potatissallad<\/td>\n | a potato salad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en senap<\/td>\n | a mustard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | en solkr\u00e4m<\/td>\n | a sunscreen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ett hamburgerbr\u00f6d<\/td>\n | a hamburger bun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ett korvbr\u00f6d<\/td>\n | a hotdog bun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" | 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\u2019s cold (don\u2019t 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…<\/p>\n |