I read once that you’re not supposed to use sin/sitt/sina after och so sth like “hon och sin hund” would be wrong, and also to not start a sentence with them bc the pronoun they refer to has to be in the same sentence and precede them. Is that right?

ordlista:

Yes, all of that is correct.

You can use sin only in the object part of a sentence, not in the subject part. In this sentence you can use sin after och in the subject part, as both hund and katt are grammatical objects:

hon går med sin hund och sin katt – she walks with her dog and cat

But here both hon and hund are subjects:

hon och hennes hund går sin vanliga promenad
she and her dog go their usual walk

Useful phrases in Swedish

linguisticsqueen:

Jag tycker att… – I think that…
Jag menar att… – I mean…
Jag förstår/fattar – I understand
Jag förstår/fattar inte – I don’t understand
Min åsikt är den att… – My opinion is that…

Det tycker/anser jag också – I agree
Det stämmer – That’s right
Det är sant – That’s true
Det har du rätt i – That’s where you’re right

Det tycker/anser jag inte – I do not agree
Det stämmer inte – That’s not right
Det är inte sant – That’s not true
Jag tror att du har fel – I believe that you’re wrong
Tvärtom – Vice versa, on the contrary

Välkommen – Welcome
Lycka till – Good luck
Grattis/Gratulerar – Congratulations
Grattis på födelsedagen – Happy birthday
Ha det så bra – (lit. Have it so good) Take care of yourself, have a good time, farewell etc.
Hälsa alla – Say hello to everyone
Krya på dig – Get well

Förlåt – Sorry
Jag är ledsen – I am sorry
Vad synd – What a shame/pity

Feel free to correct me!

KITCHENS in swedish

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en stekpanna – a frying pan

en kastrull – a pot

en spis – a stove

en ugn – an oven

en mikro(vågsugn) – a microwave

en stekspade – a spatula

bestick – cutlery

en gaffel – a fork

en sked – a spoon

en kniv – a knife

en mixer – a blender

en skärbräda – a cutting board

en skål – a bowl

mat – food

att koka – to boil

att laga mat – to cook

att steka – to fry

att fritera – to deep fry

att skära – to cut

att göra en sallad – to make a sallad

att äta – to eat

swedish music with simple lyrics

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some swedish music with more or less simple lyrics, vintage bc that’s what i like, the REAL classics are bolded

Ted Gärdestad – Sol, Vind och Vatten

Ted Gärdestad – Jag Vill Ha En Egen Måne

Agnetha Fältskog – S.O.S 

Agnetha Fältskog – Jag Ska Inte Fälla Några Tårar

Agnetha Fältskog – Många Gånger Än

Agnetha Fältskog – Sången Föder Dig Tillbaka

Astrid Lindgren – Idas Sommarvisa

Astrid Lindgren – Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump

ABBA – Waterloo

ABBA – Ring, Ring

ABBA – Honey, Honey

Anni Frid Lyngstad – Fernando

Anni Frid Lyngstad – Du Är Så Underbart Rar

Anni Frid Lyngstad – Ett Liv I Solen

Björn Skifs – Michelangelo (Men Så Svara Då!)

Evert Taube – Stockholmsmelodi 

Lill Lindfors – En Så’n Karl

JOB VOCABULARY in swedish

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(ett) jobb – job

(ett) arbete – work

att jobba – to work

att arbeta – to work

(en) intervju – interview

(ett) CV – resume

(ett) personligt brev – personal letter (usually attatched to the resume when applying for jobs, basically a letter where you write things you’ve done and congratulate yourself on being perfect)

(ett) gott intryck – a good impression

(ett) dåligt intryck – a bad impression

att ansöka – to apply

att få ett jobb – to get a job

att lämna in – to submit

(en) ansökan – an application

(ett) företag – business

(en) chef – boss

jag lämnade in mitt CV till ett företag igår – i submitted my resume to a business yesterday

jag fick inte jobbet – i didn’t get the job

jag fick mitt drömjobb – i got my dreamjob

hur går det att söka job? – how are the jobapplications going?

det går bra, jag har varit på intervju – it’s going well, i’ve been to an interview

hur gick intervjun? – how did the interview go?

den gick bra, jag gjorde nog ett gott intryck – it went well, i probably made a good impression

magnolia-studies:

Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 


Here are some of the very best apps for students; either in highschool or in college. I have used many of the following apps, but not all of them. Some, I have just asked friends about and they suggested those ones. 

Please enjoy the apps below, tell me how you like them, and feel free to add onto this list 🙂


  • Focus: SelfControl, Forest, MindNode, FocusBooster, FocusWriter, Think, StayFocused, Freedom, Cold Turkey, Anti-Social, Time Out, SmartBreak, Balanced


  • Productivity: Evernote, Any.do, MyScript Nebo, Outlook, Trello, Droptask, Basecamp, Pocket, Gyst, Doodle, Pen and Paper, Wunderlist, Toggl, Asana, Wolfram Alpha


  • Sounds: Tide, WhiteNoise, Chroma Doze, Coffitivity, Noisli, Brain.fm, NatureSpace, Noizio, Rainy Mood, SimplyNoise, Spotify, Slacker Radio 


  • Language Learning: Duolingo, Memrise, Busuu, Babbel, Livemocha, Living Language, Tandem, MindSnacks


  • Games: Lumosity, Sudoku, TanZen, GeoMaster Plus HD, Speed Anatomy, Star Walk, LeafSnap, Splice: Tree of Life, Vismory, Pigments, Viridi, Sunshine, Nota


  • Revision: Gojimo, Revision App, iMindMap, Exam Countdown, Penultimate, Clippet


  • Test Prep: Khan Academy, Magoosh ACT Flashcards, The Grading Game, Math Brain Booster, ACCUPLACER Study App, CK-12, NRICH, StudySync, Quizlet, StudyAce, That Quiz, Brilliant, Synap


  • Planner: Timeful, Remember the Milk, Listastic, Finish, 2Do, iStudiez Pro, MyHomework Student Planner, My Study Life, ClassManager, MyLifeOrganized, Daily Agenda, Schedule Planner, Todoist


  • Writing: EasyBib, ProWritingAid, Bubbl.us, WiseMapping, yWriter5, Storybook, Q10, Write 2 Lite, Writer, Diaro, Note Everything, OmmWriter, Draft


  • Health: MyFitnessPal, Lose It, Endomondo, FitNet, Sworkit, Daily Yoga, Yonder, Fooducate, SideChef, Rise, LifeSum, Meditation Studio, Happify, 7 Cups, Clue, Start, Power Nap App, Fit Radio, Calm


  • Courses: Corsera, PhotoMath, Udemy, HowCast, SimpleMind+, Open Culture, Canvas, Schoology, Alison, CourseBuffet, Degreed, Instructables, InstaNerd, Big Think, Yousician, Pianu 


  • Books & Reading: CampusBooks, Scribd, Pocket, Wattpad, GoodReads, Readmill, Audible, Prizmo, Blio, Kindle, Overdrive, BlueFire Reader, Nook, Kobo, Aldiko, Cool Reader


  • Note Taking: SuperNotes, StudyBlue, Bento, QuickOffice, Google Keep, Zoho Notebook, Simplenote, Bear, OneNote, Box Notes, Dynalist.io, Squid, Notability 


  • Inspiration: TED, Lift, Believe It: You Will Achieve, BrainCourage, Get Inspired, iFundamentals, Reinventing Yourself, iWish, Pozify, Positive Thinking – The Key to Happiness, The Gratitude Journal 


  • Other: WiFi Finder, Mint, Zwoor, Brain Pump, Curiosity, Ready4 SAT, GradeProof, edX, Mendeley, Due, CamScanner, IFTTT, Square Cash

How to use a song to study a language

abnosomebisexual:


So, here’s my method for studying a language with music you like.

1. Find a song you like in your target language.

2. Check if it’s on lyrics translate (both transcribed and translated)

3. Set up your page! Write in the title and author, maybe the language, update your table of contents, etc. 

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4. Copy the lyrics onto the page!

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I use lines to indicate stanzas because it saves space. I also color-coded nouns by gender (feminine=black, neuter=purple, masculine=blue) the rest was in gray.

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5. Underline words you know. That doesn’t mean words you think you might know. It means words you can recognize almost immediately. 

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6. Play the song and follow along with a pencil or your finger, whatever works. Make sure you’re connecting the sounds you hear to the words on the page. Repeat as needed (I only do this once since I’m pretty familiar with german, if you’re new to the language I recommend 2-3 times)

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7. Play the song again but without the pencil, only follow along with your eyes. Do this until you feel comfortable. 

8. Cover the lyrics and play the song again. I have a special ‘covering-up-stuff-in-my-notebooks’ page but that’s just me, you can just flip the notebook over. Play the song 2-3 times and try to hear the words you know and visualize the words as you hear them.

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9. This part involves talking to yourself (70% of my study habits make me look crazy its fine). Now go through word by word and literally just say everything the word brings to mind. i.e. 

“euch is such a nice word I enjoy saying it”

“Tür looks like it has a smiley face in the middle. I say that every time I see a ü jeez.”

“I have no idea what they’re saying here”

This is when you look up the words you don’t know and look at the translation. You try to figure out what they’re saying when and what all the words mean. and yes, ALL of this you do out loud. Read the definition out loud, react to it. i.e.

“OHHH that’s what they’re saying there”

“Hey, now I know what schweigt means! wow!”

You’d be surprised how much this helps you. It helps you remember stuff, figure out what you don’t know, keep your thought process linear, its great 10/10 recommend. 

10. Repeat steps 6, 7, and 8 again (only play the song once per step). This time pay extra attention to the new words you’ve learned and the meaning of the song. 

11. Hey, you’re done now! Revisit every couple of days and maybe just do steps 7 and 9 (that’s what I do but it’s up to you) Of course you can edit this to make it work for you, I invite you to do so. I personally don’t like making vocab lists for everything but if it helps you then go for it! Have fun with it, music is fun! languages are fun! Good luck


Notes:

Here is a link to the song I used in the pics. (Yes I know the song is about how people can be mindless groupthinkers it’s just the song I was using today haha.)

I love using music to learn languages so I really hope this helps someone 🙂 

(Sorry if I left anything out or if there’s a typo feel free to message me if that’s the case and I’ll fix it right away! I’m always open to suggestions!)

Some Swedish adverbs

eahxoxoloveslanguages:

Absolut – absolutely
Alldeles – quite, perfectly, very
Allra – the very, to the highest degree, most of all (used before a superlative)
Allt – ever more, more and more
Alltför – too (more than enough, as too much)
Alltså – accordingly, therefore, ergo, consequently, thus, in other words, that is to say
Antagligen – probably, presumably
Bara – just, only
Blott – merely, just
Dessutom – besides, moreover, furthermore, in addition
Egentligen – really, actually, in fact
Endast – only
Enormt – immensely
Eventuellt – possibly, maybe
Exakt – exact
Faktiskt – actually, really, for real
Fantastiskt – incredibly, fantastically
Fullständigt – completely
För – too; to an excessive degree
Förfärligt – terribly
Förmodligen – probably (in all likelihood)
Förstås – of course, naturally
Ganska – pretty, quite, rather
Givetvis – of course, naturally
Gärna – willingly, gladly, readily, easily
Helt – entirely, absolutely, wholly, completely 
Hemskt – terribly
I själva verket – actually, in fact, as a matter of fact
Kanske – maybe, possibly, perhaps
Knappt – hardly, scarcely 
Lagom – (just) right, fitting, neither too much or too little
Mycket – much, a lot, very
Möjligen, möjligtvis – possibly
Naturligtvis – of course
Nog – enough, sufficient, probably
Nästan – almost
Också – too, as well, also
Ogärna – unwillingly
Otroligt – incredibly 
Otvivelaktigt – undoubtetly 
Ovillkorligen – necessarily
Precis – precisely, exactly
Rätt (så) – rather, fairly, pretty
Sannolikt – probably
Säkerligen – surely
Säkert – surely, safely
Således – thus
Till och med – even
Totalt – totally
Troligen – probably (which makes sense to believe)
Troligtvis – probably (in all likelihood)
Tydligen – apparently, seemingly
Tyvärr – unfortunately
Tämligen – rather, quite
Utan tvekan – unhesitatingly 
Verkligen – really, in reality, actually, in fact, truly
Välused to give the statement a lower degree of certainty; a begging for agreement…
Väldigt – very, enormously 
Ännu – yet, thus far, still, even, yet another, in addition, up to a time
Även – even, also

useless-scandinaviafacts:

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE!! ❤️💛💚💙💜

I thought I’d take this opportunity to teach you some Scandinavian LGBT vocabulary!

english // danish // norwegian // swedish

lgbt // lgbt // lhbt // hbtq
lesbian // lesbisk // lesbisk // lesbisk 
gay // bøsse // homofil // bög
bisexual // biseksuell // bifil // bisexuell
pansexual // panseksuell // panseksuell // pansexuell
asexual // aseksuell // aseksuell // asexuell
transgender // transkønnet // transkjønnet // trans
trans woman // transkvinde // transkvinne // transkvinna
trans man // transmand // transmann // transman
non-binary // ikke-binær // ikke-binær // ikkebinär
cisgender // ciskønnet // ciskjønnet // cis
genderfluid //  flydende kønsidentiet // flytende kjønnsidentitet // flytande kønsidenitet
agender // kønsløs // kjønnsløs // könlös 
love // kærlighed // kjærlighet // kärlek
pronouns // pronominer // pronomen // pronomen
gender identity // kønsidentitet // kjønnsidentitet // könsidentitet 
gender neutral // kønsneutral // kjønnsnøytral // könsneutral
homophobia // homofobi // homofobi // homofobi
lesbophobia // lesbofobi // lesbofobi // lesbofobi
biphobia // bifobi // bifobi // bifobi
transphobia // transfobi // transfobi // transfobi
polyamorous // polyamourøs // polyamorøs // polyamorös
heteronormativity // heteronormativitet // heteronormativitet // heteronormativitet
cisnormativity //  cisnormativitet // cisnormativitet // cisnormativitet