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 * Swedish** is related with German and English and very close to Norwegian and Danish. Swedes, Norwegians and Danes normally understand each other. Swedes under the age of 60 normally has English as a second language and has studied English for several years in school.

http://planeta.com/swedish http://planeta.com/dostadning
 * Planeta.com**

Wiki
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Wikipedia
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New Vocabulary
Hashtag: [|#dostadning] [] [] []
 * [|Döstädning]** = Cleaning before one dies, a process of decluttering. Explored in The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson


 * Kissnödig** = in need of a toilet (literally means “pee-needy”)

http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knytkalas
 * Knytkalas**, or "knytis", is a [|party] or other invitation where participants are expected to bring [|food] (and [|drink] ) to each other. "Knyt" in the word knytkalas refers to the fact that the previous guests could carry the food in the knot of the kalas.

Vocabulary
God - Delicious - Sabroso God morgon - Good morning - Buenos dias God eftermiddag - Good afternoon God kväll - Good evening - Buenos noches God natt - Good night - Buenos noches Hej då - Goodbye - Adios Tack - Thank you - Gracias Varsågod - You're welcome - De nada Hur mår du - How are you? - Como estas? Bra - Fine - Bien Fika - Coffee break - Café Språket = Language Upptäck - Discover - Discubrir Logon - Good enough for me - Esta bien para mi God Jul och Gott Nytt År! - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Ovän - Someone who is not your friend Vacker = Beautiful Du är i våra tankar och hjärtan = You are in our thoughts and hearts Gökotta = Getting up early specifically to go outside and listen to birdsong. ([|twitter]) Grattis på födelsedagen = Happy birthday [|Smörgåsbord]

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Proverbs
Gå inte över ån efter vatten - You don't need to cross the river to get water Människor som inte lyssnar med alla sina sinnen, hör inte - People who do not listen with all their senses will not hear - La gente quien escucha con todos sus sentidos no escuchan Tomma tunnor skramlar mest - Empty barrels make the most noise. (People who listen know a lot, and people who talk a lot know less.) ? - Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow ? - The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.

Translation
http://translate.google.com/#sv|en|

Swedish and English words are often quite similar which means that an English-speaking person can understand a lot reading Swedish. But there are many false friends. Below you will find a sample of them that spelled means something else.


 * **English** || **Swedish** ||
 * art || species ||
 * ask || box ||
 * barn || child ||
 * be || ask, beg ||
 * befall || order, command ||
 * billion || trillion ||
 * block || boulder ||
 * bra || good ||
 * brand || fire ||
 * a.s.o ||  ||

And here are a few that pronounces the same way to be aware of:
 * cock** is the swedish word for chef,
 * prick** means a dot and
 * sheet** pronounces as swedish for feces, excrement

Free Dictionary

Radio
http://sverigesradio.se http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2948&artikel=4650572

[|English in Sweden] - The long-term Swedish love affair with the English language continues unabated, so much so that Swedish—as well as five other national minority languages—have been given a legislative boost, to encourage and increase their standing at home.

Elsewhere on the Web
[] [|How far can English take you in Sweden?] https://medium.com/roaming-the-earth/7b26c226d2f4

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