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[balloons-and-shadows]

Daily Swedish Lesson #33

Subject: Trafik (Traffic)

Kollektivtrafik - public transportation En båt - a boat En buss - a bus Ett tåg - a train En färja - a ferry

En spårvagn - a tram En tunnelbana - an underground/a metro Ett pendeltåg - a commuter train En station - a station Ett trafikljus - a trafficlight 

En rondell - a roundabout En gata - a street En avfart - an exit En väg - a road En motorväg - a motorway

Mil - 10 kilometers Höger - right Vänster - left Rakt fram - straight ahead Ett resmål - a destination

Kör mot - drive towards Köral bil - drive by car Cyklar - cycle Flygger - fly En biljett - a ticket

Swedish fact of the day;

On dagen H (3 september 1967), also known as Högertrafikomläggningen, Sweden switched from driving on the left side of the road to driving to the right side of the road. 

Only 10 years prior, 83% of the population had voted against the switch in a referendum. To make the choice more popular, the Swedish government started a campaign by plastering its logo on products such as milk cartons and underwear. There was even a songcontest held about dagen H!

As most of the buses had now their doors on the wrong side, Sweden bought new ones and exported the old ones to Pakistan and Kenya.

[nihilistens-luftslott]

random swedish vocab list 1/?

att ersätta - to replace

att anlända - to arrive

duktig - skilled, capable

en utrustning - equipment

att sköta - to take care, to look after

välriktad - well aimed

att fortsätta - to continue

att stiga - to walk, to tread

en kvast - a broom

en rova - a turnip

en malm - an ore

en hästsko - a horseshoe

att samla - to collect, to gather

att rykta - to groom

att utfodra - to feed

frisk - fresh, healthy

en uthållighet - stamina

en uppgift - an information, a task

en eld - fire

lovande - promising

ett lopp - race

en hink - a bucket

att städa upp - to sweep up

ett löv - a leaf

ett träd - a tree

mjuk - soft, pleasant

att greja - to fix

ett villkor - a condition

att uppfylla - to fulfill, to carry out

ett hinder - an obstacle

en gnagare - a rodent

att utföra - to perform

[tylertalarsvenska]

I really need to get back into practicing swedish 😭

Jag talar lite svenska nu

[sunnbi]

me: *looking at children’s books in the language im studying*

me: *understands 3 words in a single sentence*

me: I CAN READ!!!!!!!!!!

[languagepenguin]

Vegetables | Swedish

vegetable - en grönsak

carrot - en morot

parsley - en persilja 

 onion - en lök

radish - en rädisa

cabbage - en kål

cauliflower - en blomkål

broccoli - en broccoli

bean - en böna

asparagus - en sparris

pepper - en paprika

celery - en selleri

cucumber - en gurka

garlic - en vitlök

ginger - en ingefära 

eggplant - en aubergin(e)

potato - en potatis

tomato - en tomat

lettuce - en grönsallat

pea - en ärt

pumpkin - en pumpa

corn - en majs

[onlyusefulphrases]

Cool, there are flying cows in Sweden!

[inlanguagewedontsay]

In Swedish we don’t say “Never mind” we say “Skit I det” which roughly translates to “Shit in it”.

Submitted by @ida-ska-sen

[missangorian]

Learning languages is fun because I love being able to embarrass myself internationally

[dagenssvenska]

Hans partners nya skor är röda / His partner’s new shoes are red

[dagenssvenska]

Jag gömmer mig i badrummet / I hide in the bathroom

[dagenssvenska]

Utomjordisk / Extraterrestrial

[dagenssvenska]

does it make a difference if you put "inte" before or after the verb it's modifying?

Yes it does. But I would suggest you ask your teacher to properly explain why - as I’ve said before, I’m not an educated teacher and I’m generally not great at explaining things.

And frankly this is a big issue I’ve discovered since starting this blog and getting these questions - that I, as a native speaker, don’t know shit about Swedish grammar. These things just come naturally to me and I’m not used to having to question why we put the words in the order we do.

But I’ll try to make my crap brain produce at least a small answer for you:

It depends on the sentence. Both of these sentences sound good, for example:

“Min fågel äter inte fröna” -> “My bird isn’t eating the seeds”

“Det här är såna här frön som min fågel inte äter” -> “These are the kind of seeds that my bird doesn’t eat”

But if you change them around, putting “inte” before in the first sentence and after in the second, it ends up sounding wonky.

The first sentence is focused on the fact that my bird isn’t eating - the focus is on the fact that there is no eating being done. The second is focused on the seeds that my bird isn’t eating - the focus is on what kind of seeds they are.

Sorry if that isn’t a fantastic explanation, but it is the best I can offer right now.

I will say that people will still be able to understand what you mean regardless of it you put the “inte” before or after the verb though. So if your goal is just to be able to speak to people, you don’t need to worry too much about this.

[language-fox]

We just learned this is class!

So according to my textbook, the placement of inte depends on the type of sentence, mainly if it’s a main- or side clause. Inte is part of a group of adverbs that describe frequency (uh, roughly at least). Other adverbs that work this way are: alltid, aldrig, bara, kanske, ofta, gärna.

Now for the placement, I’m going with the examples dagenssvenska gave:

Min fågel äter inte fröna

-> That’s a main clause, so inte has to stand after the verb

Det här är såna här frön som min fågel inte äter 

-> Inte stands in a side clause (the side clause starts with som in this case) so inte has to stand before the verb.

Summary: In a main clause inte stands after the verb, in a side clause it stands before the verb

Hope that helped.

[organizedstudy]

This can be remembered by the BIFF-rule = i Bisatser står Inte Före det Finita verbet (in subordinate clauses “inte” goes before the finite verb)

[kozacy]

norway: (does something good)

sweden: brodther i am so proud,i alwas belive in you

norway: (does something better than sweden)

sweden:

[tuktuk-polyglot]

@norsesuggestions

[wanderlustlanguages]

Email pals?

Ok but why aren’t email pals a thing in the langblr community. Like I know we have iMessage and shit but email pals would be so useful for practising language skills especially for beginners because you could totally just be like ‘let’s send each other one email per week’ and there’s no pressure to answer right away like there is with instant messangers and you can take as long as you want to to formulate an answer. I’ve had so many people tell me that they are too anxious to communicate in their target language online because they aren’t yet at a level where they can just quickly throw out whatever. So wouldn’t this be like the perfect solution. I mean it’s not like you even have to give away your private email it’s so easy to just make another one.

[pocketmoose]

Dietary requirements in Swedish

translated from the Italian vocab list by @hexxvx

I am…

Jag är vegetarian - I am a vegetarian

Jag är vegan - I am a vegan

Jag är allergisk mot… - I am allergic to…

Jag är laktosintolerant - I am lactose intolerant

Jag är glutenintolerant/Jag har celiaki - I am gluten intolerant/I am a coeliac

I don’t eat…

Jag äter inte…

kött - meat

fisk - fish

kyckling - chicken

mjölk - milk

ost - cheese

mejeriprodukter - dairy products

ägg - eggs

soja - soy

nötter - nuts

jordnötter - peanuts

mandlar - almonds

hasselnötter - hazelnuts

pistagemandlar - pistachios

pinjenötter - pine nuts

torkad frukt - dried fruit

lökar - onions

socker - sugar

gluten - gluten

Food labels

glutenfri - gluten free

ekologisk - organic

närproducerad - locally produced

ingredienser - ingredients

näringsvärden - nutrition facts

energi - energy

fett - fat

varav mättat - of which saturated

kolhydrater - carbohydrates

varav socker - of which sugar

protein - protein

salt - salt

vikt - weight

portionstorlek - serving size

Other words and phrases

mat - food

måltid - meal

rätt - dish

Går det att få den utan…? - Can I have this without…?

Innehåller det…? - Does this contain…?

Är det tillverkat med…? - Is this made with…?

Jag skulle vilja ha… - I would like…

Tack (så mycket) - Thank you (very much)

Tack för hjälpen - Thank you for your help

PS: Things to look out for as a vegetarian/vegan:

gelatin - gelatine

löpe - rennet

karmin/koschenill - carmine/cochineal

[just-shower-thoughts]

Saying “Fuck it” actually motivates me more than “You can do this”.

[finnglas]

This is because there’s always a part of your brain that’s like, “But what if I CAN’T do this?” and you’ll still freeze. But if you say “Fuck it,” you’re saying “You know, whatever happens, happens. If it’s not perfect, so what. I’m gonna try, and if I fail, then – fuck it.”

[queendivaofthedark-deactivated2]

So much wisdom and truth….

[organizedstudy]

Okay, so today I thought I’d do a video of me speaking swedish for all of you studying the language. If you want me to continue doing these videos I’ll gladly make them but if you don’t then I won’t. For now I decided to call this series “Svenska med Idz” (Swedish with Idz). Idz doesn’t mean anything it’s just my nickname hehe. I made a short vocabulary list with some words from the video but if there are any more words you wonder about feel free to ask me! 

Next video

[sadies-langblr]

Thank you so much for this 😭😭