{"id":9374,"date":"2021-08-20T02:46:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T02:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=9374"},"modified":"2021-08-20T02:46:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T02:46:57","slug":"latest-news-from-afghanistan-in-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/latest-news-from-afghanistan-in-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News from Afghanistan in Swedish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image by David Mark from Pixabay. “Afghanistan town city people.”<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s been a turbulent week for Afghans at home and abroad. With the U.S. and allied forces withdrawing from Afghanistan and the Taliban immediately and swiftly taking control, the headlines are intense. Evacuations of Afghans and foreign nationals are difficult, the democracy has collapsed, and the rights of women and girls hang in the balance. And these are only some of the uncertainties and stressors to process as the situation in Afghanistan unfolds. So how are the Swedes reporting on the latest with Afghanistan? We\u2019ll look at some headlines and cover common verbs and nouns to help you discuss this news in Swedish.<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u00e4nder och geografi<\/em> – Countries and Geography<\/span><\/h2>\n

Afghanistan’s<\/span> country name is the same in Swedish and English. Iran, as well as the other neighboring -stan countries all share the same name in English, too. The Middle East region is called <\/span>Mellan\u00f6stern<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Below an article from G\u00f6teborgs-Posten<\/a> describe the immediate future of some Afghani migrants and the need for humanitarian help. You\u2019ll also see a video from Swedish <\/span>Utrikesminister<\/span><\/i> (Minister of Foreign Affairs) Ann Linde with the latest updates on the evacuation of Swedish government workers and citizens from Afghanistan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Screenshot: G\u00f6teborgs-Posten, 16:48 – 17 aug, 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

Afghanistan i substantiv<\/em> – Afghanistan in Nouns<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Taliban is a collective noun in English. In Swedish, this group is referred to in the plural best\u00e4md<\/em> form <\/span>talibanerna<\/span><\/i>. Below is a list of additional nouns common in Swedish headlines right now:<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en afghan \u2192 afghaner<\/b>
\n<\/span>an Afghan \u2192 Afghans<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en migrant \u2192 migranter<\/b>
\n<\/span>a migrant\u00a0 \u2192 migrants<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>en trupp \u2192 trupper<\/b>
\n<\/span>a troop \u2192 troops <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>(ett) kaos \u2192 kaoset<\/b>
\n<\/span>chaos \u2192 the chaos<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>ett gr\u00e4nsland \u2192 grannl\u00e4nder*<\/b>
\n<\/span>a border country \u2192 neighboring countries<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n*notice the switch from <\/span>gr\u00e4ns<\/i><\/b> (border) to the root <\/span>grann-<\/i><\/b> (neighbor) in the plural form of this noun.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n(en) makt \u2192 makten<\/b>
\npower \u2192 the power<\/span><\/p>\n

en huvudstad \u2192 huvudstaden<\/b>
\na capital city \u2192 the capital city<\/p>\n

A great place to focus on more nouns is 8sidor.se Their articles are chock-full of great vocabulary. Like this article below:<\/p>\n

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Screenshot: 8sidor.se, “Talibanerna har tagit makten.” 16 August 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

Verb i rubrikerna<\/em> – Verbs in the Headlines<\/span><\/h2>\n

Below are a few verbs featured in svenska rubriker<\/em> (Swedish headlines). I’ve specifically chosen the irregular verbs to conjugate, no group 1 verbs here. ?<\/span><\/p>\n

att fly<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to flee
\nflyr \u2192 <\/b>flydde \u2192 har flytt<\/em><\/p>\n

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Screenschot: Aftonbladet, “H\u00e4r flyr de undan talibanerna.” August 18, 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

att f\u00f6rbereda sig\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0to prepare (oneself)
\nf\u00f6rbereder \u2192 f\u00f6rberedde sig \u2192\u00a0 har f\u00f6rberett sig<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Screenshot: Dagens nyheter. “Ylva Johansson uppmanar EU-l\u00e4nderna att ta emot fler flyktingar.” 18 August 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

att f\u00f6rtrycka\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0to opress
\nf\u00f6rtrycker \u2192 f\u00f6rtryckte \u2192\u00a0 har f\u00f6rtryckt
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Screenshot: Aftonbladet
“Afghanistans kvinnor f\u00f6rtrycks n\u00e4r talibanerna tar \u00f6ver.” 18 August 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n

Mer om Afghanistan via SAK – More about Afghanistan via SAK<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Svenska Afghanistankommit\u00e9n<\/a>\u2019s mission is F\u00f6r ett Afghanistan fritt fr\u00e5n fattigdom, v\u00e5ld och diskriminering<\/em> \/ For an Afghanistan free from poverty, violence and discrimination. Representatives from their organization have been weighing in on the latest news, providing a lot of great context for what is happening right now, and why. But they’ve been working on Swedish-Afghani initiatives since 1980. The group was originally founded as a reaction to Sovjetunionens<\/em> (the Soviet Union’s) invasion of Afghanistan. A lot of their work involves educating Swedes on Afghanistan to better involve citizens in the Afghani narrative and Sweden’s foreign policy there. The intro from their page L\u00e4r k\u00e4nna Afghanistan<\/a><\/em> (Get to Know Afghanistan) is as follows:<\/span>
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Afghanistan och Sverige skiljer sig en del, men vi \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 ganska lika. Till exempel \u00e4lskar vi b\u00e5da potatis, Idol och koriander. Eller, alla kanske inte gillar just koriander. H\u00e4r p\u00e5 sidorna “L\u00e4r k\u00e4nna Afghanistan” kan du i alla fall l\u00e4ra k\u00e4nna landet och m\u00e4nniskorna lite b\u00e4ttre.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Found any good Swedish news articles on the latest in Afghanistan? Post them below<\/strong> for your fellow readers to enjoy! ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

It\u2019s been a turbulent week for Afghans at home and abroad. With the U.S. and allied forces withdrawing from Afghanistan and the Taliban immediately and swiftly taking control, the headlines are intense. Evacuations of Afghans and foreign nationals are difficult, the democracy has collapsed, and the rights of women and girls hang in the balance…<\/p>\n

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