Swedish word of the day for beginners 2009

December

Dec 31, 2009

nyårsafton

noun [ nyårsafton, nyårsaftnar, nyårsaftnarna ]
New Year's eve is celebrated with fireworks in Sweden.

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November

Nov 30, 2009

sned

adjective [ snett, sneda ]
Sned is oblique, slanting, sloping, inclined, crooked.

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October

Oct 31, 2009

skynda sig

verb [ skyndar sig, skyndade sig, skyndat sig, skynda dig/er! ]
Trying to arrive somewhere on time one often has to skynda sig, hurry up.

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September

Sep 30, 2009

idé

noun [ idén, idéer, idéerna ]
An idé is an idea. There are many ideas about solving traffic problems in and around Stockholm.

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August

Aug 31, 2009

lätt

adjective [ lätt, lätta ]
Lätt means light or easy. Milk comes in Sweden in three varieties, light, medium, and regular.

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July

Jul 31, 2009

kökssoffa

noun [ kökssoffan, kökssoffor, kökssofforna ]
One of the coziest features of a Swedish kitchen is the kitchen sofa. In the past, guests used to sleep on them in the kitchen.

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June

Jul 21, 2009

juni

noun
Juni is the month of June. In Swedish, the months are not capitalized.

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May

May 31, 2009

fin

adjective [ fina ]
Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.

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April

Apr 14, 2009

mingla

verb [ minglar, minglade, minglat, mingla! ]
To mingle at a cocktail party becomes att minglain Swedish. While mingling, you may engage in småprat, or small talk.

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March

Mar 22, 2009

sms:a

verb [ sms:ar, sms:ade, sms:at, sms:a! ]
To write and read text messages on your mobile phone becomes att sms:a in Swedish. The colon is there to tell you that the first three letters are an acronym.

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