{"id":8567,"date":"2020-04-14T20:35:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T20:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=8567"},"modified":"2020-04-14T20:44:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T20:44:07","slug":"around-the-house-swedish-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/around-the-house-swedish-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the House with Swedish Nouns!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Astrid Lingren’s Flat.” Stockholm, Sweden. Jann Lipka\/imagebank.sweden.se<\/p><\/div>\n


\nPeople all around the world have been spending a lot more time in their homes. For better or for worse, I thought that we take advantage of this time to review some nouns associated with the home. We\u2019ll cover some basics, as well as touch on a few <\/span>l\u00e5neord, <\/span><\/i>borrowed words<\/span>, <\/span><\/i>from other languages.<\/span><\/p>\n

For my students who love to drill themselves on vocabulary, I direct them to<\/span> Bildetema\u2019s<\/span><\/a> vocabulary module. It\u2019s a little old school, but they have loads of categories and their interactive platform means you can click on an illustration, see the vocabulary word, and hear it pronounced. I\u2019ll highlight a few words from their<\/span> bostad och m\u00f6bler<\/span><\/i><\/a>, housing and furniture list, and will add some of my own. You ready?!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now before you skip over the basics –\u00a0 have you mastered all of the singular and plural forms of these words?<\/span><\/p>\n

ett rum \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0a room <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> rummet -> rum -> rummen <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

ett vardagsrum<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a living room <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> vardagsrummet -> vardagsrum -> vardagsrummen\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ett sovrum \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> a bedroom<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> rummet, and so on, as conjugated as above<\/span><\/p>\n

en hall<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0a hall
\n<\/span>-> hallen -> hallar -> hallarna<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

ett k\u00f6k<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> a kitchen<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> k\u00f6ket -> k\u00f6k -> k\u00f6ken <\/span><\/p>\n

ett golv <\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>a floor <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> golvet -> golv -> golven <\/span><\/p>\n

en v\u00e4gg <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>a wall <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> v\u00e4ggen -> v\u00e4ggar -> v\u00e4ggarna <\/span><\/p>\n

ett tak <\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>a roof <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> taket -> tak -> taken\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Swedish has many borrowed words<\/strong> from other languages. These word groups pay homage (see what I did there?) to a time in history where Sweden was particularly influenced by another culture. For example, in the 1700\u2019s the Swedish upper-class thought that French culture and their way of living was all the mode, <\/i>or fashion. Thus, we see many words borrowed from French to describe things around the home.<\/p>\n


\n<\/span>ett f\u00f6nster\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 a window <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> f\u00f6nstret -> f\u00f6nster -> f\u00f6nstren\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

en f\u00e5t\u00f6lj \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 an armchair<\/span>
\n<\/span> ->f\u00e5t\u00f6ljen -> f\u00e5t\u00f6ljer -> f\u00e5t\u00f6ljerna<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

en terass <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>a terrace \/ deck <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> terassen -> terasser -> terasserna <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

en byr\u00e5 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> a bureau<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> byr\u00e5n -> byr\u00e5er -> byr\u00e5erna<\/span><\/p>\n

en garderob <\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>a closet<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> garderoben -> garderober -> garderoberna <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

ett paraply \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> an umbrella
\n<\/span>->paraplyet -> paraply -> paraplyer -> paraplyer
\n*OBS – this noun is irregular, and sometimes can be assigned an “en” in singular<\/span><\/p>\n

en m\u00f6bel \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> a piece of furniture<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> m\u00f6beln -> m\u00f6bler -> m\u00f6blerna\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Today though, we see most borrowed words come from English, especially related to business, and technology. A few simple ones found around the house are:<\/strong>
\n
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en teve \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> a T.V.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-> teven\u00a0 *for the plural of this word you\u2019ll often see -apparat<\/em> attached to teve<\/em>,
\n-> teve-apparater -> teve-apparaterna<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

en radio\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>a radio <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> radion\u00a0 *same thing here for plural, attach -apparat<\/em> to radio
\n<\/em>-> radio-apparater -> radio-apparaterna<\/span><\/p>\n

en mobil <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>a mobile phone
\n<\/span>-> mobilen -> mobiler -> mobilerna<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And some other quite useful words around the house:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

en tavla<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> a painting \/ hanging art<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> tavlan -> tavlor -> tavlorna <\/span><\/p>\n

en gardin<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>a curtain<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> gardinen -> gardiner -> gardinerna<\/span><\/p>\n

*add <\/span>rull- <\/span><\/i>to the front of any of these forms of gardin<\/em> for “rolling curtains”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

en krukv\u00e4xt <\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>a potted plant <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> krukv\u00e4xten -> krukv\u00e4xter -> krukv\u00e4xterna<\/span><\/p>\n

en bokhylla <\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>a book shelf\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span> ->bokhyllan -> bokhyllor -> bokhyllorna
\n* en hylla by itself is shelf<\/span><\/p>\n

en papperskorg\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 a waste basket
\n<\/span>-> papperskorgen -> papperskorgar -> papperskorgarna\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

en galge\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 a hanger <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> galgen -> galgar -> galgarna\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ett skohorn\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 a shoe horn
\n<\/span>-> skohornet -> skohorn -> skohornen<\/span><\/p>\n

ett eluttag\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 an electrical outlet
\n<\/span>-> eluttaget -> eluttag -> eluttagen<\/span><\/p>\n

en b\u00e4nk\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a bench<\/span>
\n<\/span> -> b\u00e4nken -> b\u00e4nkar -> b\u00e4nkarna<\/span><\/p>\n

ett soffbord\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a coffee table <\/span>
\n<\/span> -> soffbordet -> soffbord -> soffborden\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*bord on its own means table and is an ett-word\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Did you know some or all of these words? Some students like to make sticky notes and label objects around the house. What other strategies do you have for memorizing vocab?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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