Today’s topic is one that confuses many Swedish learners – those pesky verbs that are deceptively similar, have pretty much the same meaning in English, yet in Swedish are used in a completely different context. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
Actually, Swedish has quite a few such verb combinations. But today we’ll start with the one [...]
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- Anna commented on Swedish Foodstuffs Abroad:"Hi there guys! My "proper" dinner consisted of meatballs from IKEA, dill potatis, and Swedish cucumber salad. Next time I'll be sure to travel with some falukorv stashed in my luggage. LOL! Mo, are you in Paris? AFAIR, there is a "Swedish" shop there. I will have to look up where exactly. I met a Swedish woman"
- David from Oregon commented on Swedish Foodstuffs Abroad:"So what did your "proper Swedish dinner" consist of? I've never quite understood the fascination people have with meatballs or why they are associated so much with Sweden. When I was in Sweden I had the impression that meatballs were mainly a children's dish."
- Peter Miller commented on Hearing Swedish Abroad:"Have you discussed how you can tell from a persons first name if they are male of female? I had e-mail from sweden and the persons first name is Danne and there are other names like my cousin names are Helge and Inge who are male. Is it the "e" that tells you if they are"
- Lisanne commented on Hearing Swedish Abroad:"Just after my husband and I moved back to the US from Sweden, I was at a grocery store in Knoxville, Tennessee when I overheard two women discussing ice cream toppings in Swedish. I certainly didn't expect to hear Swedish in such an "out of the way" place, but I guess that just goes"
- Adam commented on Hearing Swedish Abroad:"hehe that's a funny story. I gotta say that I'm one of those people, who stubbornly astonish Swedes in Poland. Because every time I hear swedish I can't stop myself from dropping a comment
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