by Sofi | 17,10,05 | Book Reviews, Language Learning
Do you know the concept of interlinear books? The concept is very simple. Any work of fiction or non-fiction is translated (as directly as possible, word by word) and you can read the translated version below each word. The target language, that is, the one you are... 
by Sofi | 17,10,05 | ARTICLES, BEAUTY, Book Reviews, Swedishness
Something rare just happened. An expat writer just published a book about Sweden, adding a welcome perspective to the handful of books available on this admittedly niche subject. Worth mentioning is, published rather recently, Brown’s Fishing in Utopia, that fishing... 
by Sofi | 17,09,26 | Uncategorised
If you are talking about 100 % of something, how do you express that in Swedish? There is hel, helt, and hela, but also all, allt and alla. There is a logic to it, but ALL or ALLT First of all, because this is the easiest. The two singular forms of all are used for... 
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,... 
by Sofi | 17,08,25 | BEAUTY, Uncategorised
I am not a poet, and I will never be. But I am fascinated with language, and partly because of its reflection of culture and social practice. Somehow, our language enables us to think, and learning a new language always give your insight into a new way of thinking. In... 
by Sofi | 17,07,09 | BEAUTY, featured: SUMMER, Interviews, Swedish Geography, Uncategorised
Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a travel photographer and writer, the owner of Geotraveler Media, editor-in-chief of Slow Travel Stockholm, and a founder of Nordic Travel Bloggers. With an eye not only for visual aesthetics, but also the beauty of small things, the... 
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 | 17,06,15 | NEWS & EVENTS
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... 
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... 