#learning svenska

[balloons-and-shadows]

Män som hatar kvinnor

Prolog - Fredag 1 November

årligen återkommande händelse - yearly occuring event

mottagaren - the recipient

telefonluren - the telephone receiver

ramen - the frame

dock - still, yet, however

överhuvudtaget - at all

rattonyktra - drunk driving

föga - (very) little

odla - to grow

skillnaden - the difference

nyans - nuance

utlåtande - opinion, statement

krets - the ring, circle

småningom - gradually

[dsm-wannabe-linguist]

[chottobenkyou]

10 Swedish Vocab | 38.

att passa : to be suitable for, to fit frukost stund(en) : breakfast time en efterrätt : dessert att segla : to sail en framgång : success trygg : safe (subjective, psychological) av naturen : by nature lik : like, similar tom : empty orättvis : unfair

[mehilaiselokuva]

I am so late but here are some lesser known Moomin characters in Finnish, Swedish and English!

Drontti Edvard - Edward – Dronten - Edward the Booble

Emma - Teaterråtta - Emma

Hosuli - Rådd-djuret/Klåttdjuret - Muddler/Fuddler

(This character has had appearances with many different names so you may remember it as one or the other)

Juksu - Joxaren - Joxter

Kaunishäntäinen orava - (ekorre) - (squirrel) (this character doesn’t appear to have a specific name in Swedish or English, but in Finnish, it is described as “beautiful-tailed”)

Louska (Kampsu) - Gafsan - Gaffsie

Muurahaiskorento (Muurahaisleijona) - Myrlejonet - Ant-lion

Nyyti - Knyttet - Toffle

(personal note on Toffle: My baby name was Nyyti so this character has always been dear to me. Now that I think of it, I look exactly like the character. How did my parents know?)

Sosuli - Sås-djuret - Fuzzy

Surku - Ynk - Sorry-oo

[nexuszeniz]

Hej, hur står det till?

Mig? Bara bra, tack. Och du?

Jag inlärning svenska.

Goddag herr och fru, hur står det till?

Hu ar mig svenska, god or nej?

[cynosurus]

Essential language learning milestone for a Swede.

I think I just learned how to say lagom, "just the right amount" in Mandarin Chinese:

正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that

The importance of the word lagom in the Swedish imagination cannot be overstated, which is why the word even has its own entry in English language Wikipedia:

And there are persistent language myths on how the word is untranslateable and exists only in Swedish due to it being (falesly assumed) a uniquely Swedish concept.

But it is a word you as a Swedish speaker often struggle to find a nifty translation for into eg English because it's frequently used and the meaning is context and speaker dependent:

1. A: How much food do you want? B: Lagom! (ie not too much, not too little, somewhere in the middle)

2. A: What's the weather like, is it hot today? B: Lagom warm. (It's not so hot it's uncomfortable and inconvenient, but it's not too cold either)

3. A: Are you nervous for the exam? B: Lagom. (i e a little bit, enough so I get an extra boost of energy, but not enough to make my brain shut down or make me want to throw up)

[cruc1fixx-langblr]

my langblr introduction ! hallå !

name : ryan :]

age : 17 y/o

pronouns : it/he

my target language : swedish

langauges i already know : english [ fluent ] and latvian [ native ]

interests : sharks, dinosaurs, ducktales, saw films !

why am i interested in learning swedish?

in all honesty, it just seemed appealing. i visited sweden once on a layover and fell in love with the architecture, the food, and the language. i´ve been learning swedish now for almost 2 years and haven´t made much progress so i hope this blog will help me learn quicker and easier as well as find other people who i could work with :]

if you are similar to me or are also learning swedish please reach out! i´d love to meet other ppl like me and also get some more help sticking to language learning :]

[sillylittleflower]

thought i'd make this post to gather some helpful resources for young royals fans who are also trying to teach themselves Swedish.

here are some that i've found helpful:

Podcasts

Morgon Stund- easy swedish by svenska med joakim

https://spotify.link/8eLJ744O5Bb

Simple Swedish podcast by Swedish linguist

https://spotify.link/7sEJIS9O5Bb

Accounts on YouTube and Instagram

Swedish linguist

On Instagram

https://instagram.com/swedish.linguist?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

And YouTube https://youtube.com/@swedishlinguist3083?si=LbrmyH7aYJteTTS2

Slow Swedish by katrin berndt

On Instagram https://instagram.com/slowswedish_?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

And YouTube

https://youtube.com/@KatrinBerndtSWE?si=SUbG_VwARG79MwNp

Martin arvebro

theswedishlanguage on Instagram

https://instagram.com/theswedishlanguage?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

the Swedish lad on youtube

https://youtube.com/@TheSwedishLad?si=0ERNOl12womVAAuf

Fun swedish

On Instagram https://instagram.com/fun_swedish?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

And youtube

https://youtube.com/@FunSwedish?si=Y5_LHTSMZUQX_qVq

Learn Swedish comprendox on instagram https://instagram.com/learn.swedish.comprendox?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

Swedish made easy on Instagram

https://instagram.com/swedishmadeeasy?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

Swedish with cova on instagram

https://instagram.com/swedishwithcova?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==

Some Swedish artists

Lancelot

Molly sandén

Linnea henriksson

Victor leksell

Rymdpojken

And of course Omar Rudberg (although i understand that he wants to focus more on English songs right now i am kind of sad that there probably won't be more Swedish songs to practise Swedish)

[svenska-smell]

🇸🇪 blanda sig i

Nästan: lyssna om och om igen, och skriva lite i min dagbok.

Idag är för prata också, men jag tycker inte om prata med min själv, så jag bara skrev the descriptive content. Och det är bara enklare när pluggar jag.

prata med Kimmy?

prata till podcast?

bara skriva i min dagbok? är det okej?

[hana-loves-bumblebees]

Okay so I’ve got a Moomin theory

Specifically about the Groke. So in the Swedish original she’s called Mårran, right? Okay, but in the Finnish version it’s Mörkö. That doesn’t mean anything in Finnish.

However

“Mörk” means “dark”and “ö” means an island in swedish. And where does Moomin befriend/talk to her?? On an island. In a storm. And she is also (in)famous for going around in the dark, right?

CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE??

[balloons-and-shadows]

* Swedish Culture *

As my exchange semester is coming to an end, I want to share with you what learned about Sweden the last 6 months

Trains drive on the left side of the tracks. On dagen H, everyone switched from driving on the left side to the right side, except for trains. Swedes will look at you funny for bringing that up.

On every product there is a detailed description of how each part of the product should be recycled. We need to do that everywhere.

Fika <33333333

There are no rules for biking here. It is chaos. As a Dutch person I'm very confused

Love to the academic quarter that allows me to be 15 minutes late to every lecture

I think Gävlebocken is a tradition we need to keep. Especially the burning part of it.

Why does everything close so early during the weekends??? What am I supposed to do??

Ikea has my heart. And a lot of my money.

Sun setting at 14.30 makes me want to eat dinner so early already

Also, the cold makes my hair literally so static? Does anyone know what to do about it?

I can never live without kanelbullar again

The amount of lactosefree options there are everywhere! Love it!

Swedes will be sitting outside of a café even when it is -2 degrees. I have the utmost respect for them.

Why do you close everything for the winter? What am I supposed to do now??

The Ikea stereotype is no joke. Everything I own is from Ikea. Everything my friends own is from Ikea.

I miss cheap alcohol :(

Where are there random loose chairs and tables in your trains? Where do they come from? Why are they there?

Affordable housing <333

Little kids in their little snowsuits with their little snowboots are the cutest thing ever

In small towns, you can find like 7 different Japanese restaurants. Nothing else tho.

Kötbullar are so cheap. I love them. I buy them all the time.

I need to know, why are you so obsessed with Thailand as a country?? I need answers.

I'm not made to withstand -15 degrees. No Swede bats an eye.

Also, choirs are a very big thing??? I wish I could sing well.

Did I already mention kanelbullar? <33333

People ask you if you've already been to the ABBA museum. You have not. You are also not planning on going. Still, people ask you.

The Vasa Museum is a very controversial topic.

The red barns you see everywhere are painted with animal blood. You like to point that out to everyone who comes to visit you.

You have not seen the sun in days. You live on vitamin D-supplements and nothing else

Icehockey looks 75% of the time like very aggressive flirting. You know, like the kdramas

You are sitting in the bus quietly. There are people checking the tickets. You have a ticket. Suddenly, there are 4 people standing over you checking your ticket. There's only 5 people in the bus.

16.00 is rush hour. That is very early.

People will not move out of the way for you. Not in the supermarket, not on the train or on the pavement. There have been many times I have had to walk on the road because people will not move for you.

What is lingonberry and why do you put it in everything?

Why do your parties start and end so early?? Why is 4.00 considered "late"?

Just like the Vasa museum, Gamla Uppsala is a very controversial topic.

Tiny rocks are strewn over the street to combat the ice and snow. They get stuck in your shoes. There is a tiny rock collection on the floor of the hallway now.

It is -20 degrees Celsius outside. You see a dude wearing kaki shorts.

Tomten has my heart. He is so tiny.

Student discounts <3333

[dsm-wannabe-linguist]

first threads screenshot, let’s gooooo

[solkatts-svenska]

Hej! Hur mår du? I'm trying to learn swedish for my partner, would you happen to have any tips? Babbel is very useful, but I loved your blog so much I scrolled all the way to the bottom last night so I wanted to ask you. Tack (so? Sa?) Tack sa mycke!

Hej, tack så jättemycket för dina snälla ord! :) I’m really glad if you liked my blog.

I’m not sure I can give much useful advice, but I’ll do my best to describe what worked for me. So, here’s how I’ve been teaching myself Swedish:

I used several grammar reference books at the same time, to get a fuller overview of the language + get to do as many exercises as possible haha. The ones I used were the Routledge essential grammar and comprehensive grammar (as well as one in my own native language but well, that probably won’t be useful to you…). They’re all available as pdfs online. I would pick a grammar topic, scan all my books and do an additional internet search if necessary to compile and condense the information in my notes, then do some exercises. Initially I tried to do one or more topics every day but then found it more productive to alternate “grammar days” with “vocabulary days”

Speaking of which, I approached vocab in a similar way in the beginning: pick a topic, like colours or numerals or body parts, make a list and cram it. For adjectives, I found it an efficient strategy to learn them in pairs of antonyms

I kept a diary in Swedish for some time, which was helpful because that way I learnt and used specific vocabulary relevant to me and my life

I started reading, watching and listening stuff in Swedish quite early on, which I highly recommend to get comfortable with the language. To translate new words, I tried to refer to a monolingual Swedish dictionary as much as possible. Note: I could post a list of particular podcasts/YouTube channels/news resources etc that I liked if you guys want me too! But obviously it largely boils down to what you’re interested in.

Related to the previous point, I follow both teachers of Swedish and Swedish natives on social media to increase immersion

Good old Duolingo was rather nice, especially early on, to get the basic vocab and some grammar down

Quizlet and thematic Tumblr vocab lists proved rather useful too, especially when I wasn’t too lazy to review them

+ Some cool resources I use for Swedish as well as other languages:

Omniglot (a great place to start with any language: basic info + resources)

Glosbe (Reverso context but make it better)

obviously, Wiktionary (useful to look up declensions)

Last but not least, I encourage my followers to add their tips too!

Jag hoppas att det hjälper dig :)

[chottobenkyou]

10 Swedish Vocab | 35.

en förebild : role model att överdriva : to exaggerate, to overstate, to overdo att bevaka : to monitor, to watch, to keep track of klipsk : clever fuktig : humid ett käk : food, grub, chow kvav : muggy, sultry, stuffy hygglig : decent ett samhälle : society, community

[perplexingluciddreams]

Det finns ingen foto av pusslet idag, eftersom det är nästan samma. Men här är snön! Fotot är från min bakdörr.

There is no photo of the puzzle today, because it is almost the same. But here is the snow! The photo is from my backdoor.

[Bildbeskrivning: En bakgård med snö överallt. Det finns ett staket och många buskar. Slutet på Bildbeskrivning.]

[Image description: A back garden with snow everywhere. There is a fence and many bushes. End ID.]

Jag försöker lära svenska, jag har nonverbal autism och en språkstörning. Jag kan inte skriva långa meningar.

I make a lot of mistakes, please be kind!

[skruttet]

Hejhej!

Kan du streama när du spelar Snusmumriken-spelet på svenska? Och pratar svenska i streamen? Det hade varit kul! :)

Jag talar inte svenska 😭😅

HOWEVER this reminded me that before the game came out I was planning on playing it in Swedish, and streaming it in the language actually sounds like a fun idea!! So I'd really like to do that at some point in the future, just have to find the time for it...