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What to wear. The art of fitting in (in Sweden, of course)
What to wear. The art of fitting in (in Sweden, of course) As the Swedish business crowds are returning to town, after sealing all the important deals under the pretence of leisure and below birch branches in the summer gardens, you might be back to business,...
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Learning a Scandinavian language with DuoLingo
Learning a Scandinavian language with DuoLingo Due to the lack of a Danish teacher in real life and some time constraint, I decided to take my chance with the language app DuoLingo. Despite being a beginner, I found it really easy to get into the language...
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How to network in Sweden during summer
If you were not familiar with the Swedes’ attitude to their summer holidays already, you might start to notice that the country is more or less shut down by now. The cities are full only of tourists, and a handful of bitter professionals who are still going to work in...
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vasaru hurere skojaru – How to make sense of spoken Swedish
It is late mid morning, and your Swedish colleague you are working together with, suddenly says: Hejurere? Jörenåt aja ätelunch nu? Jae ungri. You will need to answer with: Reelungt. Gårebra omja joinarej? Your colleague, a bit distracted on their phone,...
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How to sound more Swedish – five easy hacks
There are some more complicated and some less complicated challenges when it comes to Swedish pronunciation. I have collected five particularities of the Swedish language, that should be rather easy to master technically, as soon as you have recognised their...
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Mygg or myggor? How to count mosquitoes in Swedish
If you have visited Sweden, and particularly the northern parts, you must have heard people talking about mygg, or myggor. Both would translate as [mosquitoes]. And the question you will ask your hosts is of course, what is the difference? Normally, referring...
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Architect and New in Sweden?
Why not taking part this course by Sveriges Arkitekter, with the first two sessions taking place on the 22:nd of August 2017? The aim of the course is to give an introduction to professional language, laws and regulations and the building process, as specific to...
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Bee Swedish is launching a collaboration project with Yrkessvenska, helping international medical staff to validate their Swedish language skills to apply for a professional licence to practise in Sweden. Medical staff applying for a licence to practise in...
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