by Sofi | 17,08,27 | ARTICLES, BEAUTY, Swedish Work Culture, Swedishness
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, too,...
by Sofi | 17,06,19 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Featured: VOICES, Language Learning, Pronunciation, Vocabulary
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, goes: Vasaru?...
by Sofi | 17,06,16 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Pronunciation, Swedish Language Training
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...
by Sofi | 17,06,02 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, featured: SUMMER, Grammar, Swedish Geography, Vocabulary
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 to one...
by Sofi | 17,06,02 | ARTICLES, Language Learning, Swedish Language Training, Vocabulary
These words are confusing and easy to mix up, also for advanced users of Swedish. The confusion often arises from the belief that these terms should be differentiated according to their meaning, whereas in fact it is not the meaning that is different, but how they are...
by Sofi | 17,05,30 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Featured: VOICES
Being Swedish was probably the most boring way of being I could imagine, as I was growing up in a mediocre place called Jakobsberg, just north of Stockholm. At E18, the big road stretching east-west not far from my home, the speed limit changed from 90 to 110 km/h for...
by Sofi | 17,05,02 | ARTICLES, Expressions, FEATURED, Language Learning
Ten Swedish insect-related expressions you should master Why? Idiomatic expressions are useful in many ways. First of all, the will teach you something of the local culture or history. Second, remembering and knowing an expression by heart will help you to integrate...
by Sofi | 17,04,14 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Language Learning
Do you remember your first class in Swedish? You probably learnt how to introduce yourself, talk about where you come from, and ask others about the same topics. When you walked out of your class, you were probably on a bit of a high. Swedish is an easy language, you...
by Sofi | 17,03,10 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Language Learning, Vocabulary
Learning Swedish Vocabulary Although most of you would agree that any language is made up with - well, words, I encounter endless numbers of students that have a difficult time integrating vocabulary learning in their Swedish studies. Although some of them have...
by Sofi | 17,03,01 | ARTICLES, Exams
TISUS or SVA (svenska som andraspråk) through KomVux? Tisus or SVA? For many advanced Swedish language learners, this is the “to be or not to be”. While teaching Swedish at more advanced levels, I often get asked about the differences between TISUS and SVA,...
