{"id":8785,"date":"2020-10-16T01:03:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T01:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=8785"},"modified":"2020-10-16T01:03:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T01:03:56","slug":"lets-vote-election-vocabulary-pa-svenska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/lets-vote-election-vocabulary-pa-svenska\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Vote! Election Vocabulary p\u00e5 svenska"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8786\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8786\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8786\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote-.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swedish Election Day, Photo: Mona Loose\/imagebank.sweden.se<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Tis the Season&#8230;for holiday Cheer? No, not quite. Why it&#8217;s the season for the American Election of course. Whether you&#8217;re &#8220;celebrating&#8221; or not, we are inundated with the latest polling numbers, debates, headlines, etc. The American Election, especially with a presidential race on the ballot, is covered in world news quite closely, especially in Sweden, so let\u2019s take this opportunity to cover some political vocabulary that you can integrate into your Swedish conversations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you know, I love <a href=\"https:\/\/8sidor.se\/\">8sidor.se<\/a>\u2019s articles, for classes, and for the purpose of this blog, they are short, concise, and deliver good B-C-level vocabulary. This week we\u2019ll look at the article <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/8sidor.se\/varlden\/2020\/10\/manga-har-borjat-rosta-i-usa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M\u00e5nga r\u00f6star redan i USA<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \/ Many are Already Voting in the U.S,\u201d cover some basic vocabulary that will help you talk about the issues. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>8sidor.se<\/em> summarizes the views of each party into several bullet points, let\u2019s look at how they describe \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">de tv\u00e5 motst\u00e5ndarna<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \/ these two opponents\u201d: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donald Trump fr\u00e5n partiet Republikanerna vill bland annat:\u00a0<\/span> <\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donald Trump from the Republican Party wants to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> S\u00e4nka skatterna.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lower taxes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Skydda jobben i USA.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protect American Jobs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Minska invandringen.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reduce immigration\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em> Vill att staten ska best\u00e4mma mindre<\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wants the state* to decide less<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Vill inte f\u00f6rbjuda vapen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does not want to ban weapons<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em> Vill inte vara med i samarbeten f\u00f6r att k\u00e4mpa f\u00f6r klimatet.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does not want to partake in collaborations against climate change.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*<em>staten<\/em> here can be translated as \u201cthe country\u201d which is this context is referring to the national, or federal government<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Biden fr\u00e5n partiet Demokraterna vill bland annat:<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Biden from the Democratic Party wants to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ta emot invandrare.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accept immigrants<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> H\u00f6ja l\u00f6nerna f\u00f6r dem<\/span> som har l\u00e4gst l\u00f6n.\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raise the minimum wage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vill att fler amerikaner ska ha r\u00e4tt till v\u00e5rd.<\/span> <\/em><br \/>\nWants<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0more Americans to have the right to healthcare<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Vill k\u00e4mpa mot \u00e4ndringar i klimatet<\/span> <\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>och samarbeta om det.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wants to fight against climate change and collaborate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are some key <strong>nouns<\/strong> and <strong>verbs<\/strong> in there that are crucial to politics vocabulary 101. I suggest that you read the bullet points once more. Then, read the entire article, and test yourself! Can you present the bullet points that align with each candidate? If not, repeat, repeat, repeat!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/8sidor.se\/varlden\/2020\/10\/manga-har-borjat-rosta-i-usa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M\u00e5nga r\u00f6star redan i USA<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6126&amp;lang=sv_se&amp;readid=rspeak_read_106439&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2F8sidor.se%2Fvarlden%2F2020%2F10%2Fmanga-har-borjat-rosta-i-usa%2F\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lyssna<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Den 3 november \u00e4r det val i USA. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Folket ska v\u00e4lja president. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M\u00e5nga experter s\u00e4ger <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">att valet \u00e4r extra viktigt i \u00e5r. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fler amerikaner har ocks\u00e5 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">redan r\u00f6stat i f\u00f6rv\u00e4g <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">j\u00e4mf\u00f6rt med f\u00f6rra valet. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amerikanerna kan v\u00e4lja mellan <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dagens ledare Donald Trump <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eller Joe Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De tv\u00e5 motst\u00e5ndarna tycker <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mycket olika i stora fr\u00e5gor. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donald Trump fr\u00e5n partiet<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republikanerna\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vill bland annat:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> S\u00e4nka skatterna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Skydda jobben i USA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Minska invandringen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Vill att staten ska best\u00e4mma mindre.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Vill inte f\u00f6rbjuda vapen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Vill inte vara med i samarbeten <\/span>f\u00f6r att k\u00e4mpa f\u00f6r klimatet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Biden fr\u00e5n partiet <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Demokraterna <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vill bland annat:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ta emot invandrare.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> H\u00f6ja l\u00f6nerna f\u00f6r dem <\/span>som har l\u00e4gst l\u00f6n.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vill att fler amerikaner <\/span>ska ha r\u00e4tt till v\u00e5rd.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vill k\u00e4mpa mot \u00e4ndringar i klimatet <\/span>och samarbeta om det.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">USA har ocks\u00e5 f\u00e5tt <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">stora problem p\u00e5 grund <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">av viruset corona.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M\u00e5nga har f\u00f6rlorat sina jobb <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">och alla f\u00e5r inte den v\u00e5rd <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">som de beh\u00f6ver.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M\u00e5nga tror att det \u00e4r fr\u00e5gor <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">som spelar extra stor roll <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n\u00e4r folket ska r\u00f6sta<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">den h\u00e4r g\u00e5ngen.<\/p>\n<p>SARAH GREEN<br \/>\n<\/span>13 oktober 2020<\/p>\n<p>Interested in politics? Want to know more about <strong>Swedish politics<\/strong>? Let me know in the comments!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/ro\u0308sta-vote-.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u2018Tis the Season&#8230;for holiday Cheer? No, not quite. Why it&#8217;s the season for the American Election of course. Whether you&#8217;re &#8220;celebrating&#8221; or not, we are inundated with the latest polling numbers, debates, headlines, etc. The American Election, especially with a presidential race on the ballot, is covered in world news quite closely, especially in Sweden&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/lets-vote-election-vocabulary-pa-svenska\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":8786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,13],"tags":[364862,10125,7744,364872,34680,364865],"class_list":["post-8785","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-vocabulary","tag-culture","tag-swedish-blog","tag-swedish-grammar","tag-swedish-language","tag-swedish-vocabulary","tag-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8785"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8791,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8785\/revisions\/8791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}