The swedish night sky
Kväll - evening
Natt - night
Himmel - sky
Natthimmel - night sky
Mörk - dark
Moln - cloud
Himlakropp - "heavenly body" (astronomocal object) a natural object in space ex. planets, moons and suns
Galax - galaxy
Måne - moon
Månfaser - moon phases
Halvmåne - half moon
Fullmåne - full moon
Nymåne - new moon
Månskära - crescent moon
Danjonmåne - a very thin crescent moon
Stjärna - star
Stjärnfall/fallande stjärna - falling star
Stjärnskott - shooting star (not used as frequently as stjärnfall)
Stjärnbild - "star image", constellation
Stjärntecken - star sign
Skina - shine
Lysa - to emit light
Glöda - glow
Blinka - Twinkle
Polstjärnan - the northern star
Solsystemet - the solar system
Planet - planet
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Swedish Baking Vocabulary
(en) bakplåt -- baking tray
(ett) bakplåtspapper -- baking paper
(en) bunke -- bowl
(en) deg -- dough
(en) gaffel -- fork
(ett) galler -- rack
(en) kastrull -- saucepan
(en) kniv -- knife
(en) kokbok -- cookbook
(en) köksbänk -- kitchen counter
(en) panna -- pan
(ett) recept -- recipe
(ett) rivjärn -- grater
(en) sked -- spoon
(en) smet -- batter
(en) spis -- stove
(ett) stycke -- piece
(en) temperatur -- temperature
(en) ugn -- oven
att baka -- to bake
att blanda -- to blend
att förbereda -- to prepare
att garnera -- to garnish
att grädda -- to bake; to cook
att hälla (i) -- to pour (in)
att kavla (ut) -- to roll (out)
att knåda -- to knead
att pensla -- to brush
att pudra -- to dust; to powder
att riva -- to grate
att röra -- to stir
att skära -- to cut; to slice
att smälta -- to melt
att strö -- to sprinkle
att svalna -- to cool
att tillsätta -- to add
att upplösa -- to dissolve
att visp -- to whisk; to beat
färsk -- fresh
hembakad -- home-baked
kladdig -- sticky
medelstor -- medium (sized)
pösig -- fluffy
slät -- even; smooth
smidig -- smooth; elastic
liter (l) -- litre
deciliter (dl) -- decilitre; 100 ml
matsked (msk) -- tablespoon
tesked (tsk) -- teaspoon
kryddmått (krm) -- pinch (of something); 1 ml
(en) nypa -- pinch
Håll koll på tiden! -- Keep track of time.
Glöm inte att titta till! -- Don't forget to have a look.
Tvätta händerna med tval och vatten. -- Wash your hands with soap and water.
Åh, smaskens! -- Oh, yum!
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here are some Swedish vocabulary words related to the brain with their corresponding articles:
Hjärna (en) - brain
Frontallob (en) - frontal lobe
Pannlob (en) - prefrontal cortex
Temporallob (en) - temporal lobe
Hjärnstam (en) - brainstem
Hypothalamus (en) - hypothalamus
Amygdala (en) - amygdala
Hippocampus (en) - hippocampus
Cerebellum (ett) - cerebellum
Synaps (en) - synapse
Neurotransmittor (en) - neurotransmitter
Neuron (ett) - neuron
Gliacell (en) - glial cell
Grå substans (en) - gray matter
Vit substans (en) - white matter
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Swedish listening practice “Godnatts fästningstorn - Ett ljus i mörkret”
en fyr (-ar) - lighthouse
en vippfyr (-ar) - bascule light, basically a prototype of a lighthouse
en fyrvaktare (-) - lighthouse keeper
en kust (-er) - coast
en verksamhet (-er) - work area, activity
en trygghet (-er) - safety
en stenkol (-) - coal
en bostad (-er) - house, accommodation
en uppfinning (-ar) - invention
ett fästningstorn (-) - fortified tower
att återvända (-er, återvände, återvänt) - to come back
att elda (-ar, eldade, eldat) - to light up, to set ablaze
att driva fyran (-er, drev, drivit) - to power a lighthouse
att se till (-er, såg, sett) - to look after sth
att kliva (-er, klev, klivit) - to stride
att bevittna (-ar, bevittnade, bevittnat) - to bear witness
att skena (-ar, skenade, skenat) - to gallop
att bestå (-ar, bestod, bestått) - to remain, to endure
att vidga perspektiven (-ar, vidgade, vidgat) - to broaden horizonts
att vara på väg - to be on the way
hemlig - secret
märklig - particular, remarkable
synlig - visible, ocular
öde - still, dead, barren
ödmjuk - humble
uppkäftig - cheeky, arrogant
nyss - just now, lately
~link to the Quizlet flashcards set~
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hello i would love to follow more blogs that focus on French, Russian or Swedish! Please interact if you post about either of those languages so that i can follow you! <3
(or if you have any recommendations👀)
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A comparison of some basic vocabulary in Germanic languages 💙
(left to right: English, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic. West Germanic in green, North Germanic in blue.)
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Nu går vi mot ljusare tider
Nu gar vi mot ljusare tider! A phrase for the optimists. So what does it mean?
- Nu = Now
- Går = Go / walk
- Vi = We
- Mot = Towards / against (complicated one, wait for another post)
- Liusare = Brighter
- Tider = Times
"Now we go towards brighter times", which sounds very optimistic. But it's also a fact.
The darkest day of the year is now behind us. So from now on, the days will only get longer and longer. More minutes of light, every day!
For example, In Stockholm, by the end of the year we will have 8 MORE minutes of SUNLIGHT compared to now!
(If you are in the very north, like Kiruna, you might have to wait a couple of weeks to notice
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Swedish surnames
Top 20 surnames that don't end in "-son"
Lindqvist - (fancy spelling) Tilia twig
Lindgren - Tilia branch
Berg - Mountain
Bergström - Mountain stream
Lundberg - Grove mountain
Lind - Tilia
Lundgren - Grove branch
Lundqvist - (fancy spelling) Grove twig
Berglund - Mountain grove
Sandberg - Sand mountain
Forsberg - Rapid mountain
Sjöberg - Lake mountain
Wallin - (fancy spelling) Field -in
Engström - (pretty sure it's a fancy spelling of Ängström) Meadow stream
Eklund - Oak grove
Lundin - Grove -in
Björk - Birch
Bergman - Mountain-man (not an actual mountain man, just a last name that ends with man)
Wikström - (fancy spelling) Bay stream
Holm - Small island
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Swedish Vocabulary (November 2022)
(en) bensin -- petrol
(en) censur -- censorship
(en) funktionsnedsättning -- disability
(ett) garn -- yarn; wool
(ett) jordskred -- landslide
(en) julklapp -- Christmas present
(en) låt -- tune
(en) macka -- sandwich
(ett) oväder -- storm
(ett) utbrott -- eruption; outbreak
att busa -- to frolic; to play around
att sticka -- to knit
att teckna -- to draw
att tröttna -- to tire
att tävla -- to compete
på rätt sätt -- in the right way
värre -- worse
återvunnen -- recycled
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nya svenska ord som jag lärde mig idag
hålla med - agree
komma fram - arrive
minnas - remember
lägga till - add
fattas - is lacking (the similarity to fattar is a bit confusing lol)
dyka upp - appear (sounds a lot like the german "auftauchen"!)
lyckas - succeed
misslyckas - fail
skynda sig - hurry
gifta sig - get married
att angå någon - to concern someone (jemanden angehen)
bry sig om - to care about
överraska - to surprise
dela med sig - to share (this one confuses me because it SEEMS like it should mean "to share with oneself", but actually it just means to share...)
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Swedish and Danish are like two peas in a pod. 👯
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What do you mean not all IKEAs in Sweden have signs in both Swedish and Finnish
HaparandaTornio IKEA >>>>>
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Annandag jul
This year Christmas landed on a weekend!
Luckily in Sweden, there are 3 days of Christmas!
Everyone has julafton (24th) and juldagen (25th). But I’m Sweden there is another day of Christmas, the 26th. And it’s called… well… “another day of Christmas”.
Annan = Another / other
Dag = Day
Jul = Christmas
So today is called annandag jul. Another day of Christmas, because 2 is not enough.
Ps: you could argue that it could be translated to “second day of Christmas” since annan could be either second or another
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