Färger 1 – lyssna och dra på rätt plats / listen and drag to match word and picture
Original Sigun Boström
Original Lisa Svensson
Want to learn more? Take a look at the previous post Handla kläder / shop for clothes
This delicious pastry is commonly known as “dammsugare” in Swedish (=vacuum cleaner) referring to the look of old vacuum cleaners. The official name is Punch-roll. It’s covered with marzipan, the interior made of yesterdays crushed cookies and cakes (as if there would be leftovers…) butter, cacao and … flavored with punch liqueur. The “dammsugare” is usually made of green marzipan but I found a pink one with a #botanical pattern.
Wordlist / ordlista
marsipan
en punchrulle – the pastry mentioned
en dammsugare
damm = dust
att dammsuga = to vacuum
en dammråtta = a dustbunny
Kaffe – en eller ett?
Coffee – indefinite article en or ett?
It depends on wether we refer to a cup of coffee or coffee as a product.
A few examples:
Jag vill ha en kaffe, tack.
En kaffe skulle smaka bra nu!
Det är ett dyrt kaffe.
Kaffet är verkligen gott!
Same goes for
fika …
Ska vi ta en fika? (en fika; what you eat)
Fikat klockan tre var inställt. (ett fika; the activity)
… and öl
En öl, tack!
Vilket öl vill du ha? (Ett öl)
Reading is learning. Reading is traveling. I would say that to read is to rest and activate the brain at the same time – depending on what you are reading and what the purpose of it is. / Här är en post som tipsar om att läsa på svenska.
I read books on a tablet. I listen to books. I read books the way I always have – a copy I can hold. I prefer to hold a book, flip through the crispy pages, smell the paper and insert post-its where I find something memorable. I also love a nice cover. I usually read in Swedish or English, but try to read at least a couple of books in German every year too. I think it is a good way to keep up the language and also to learn new words; especially the new, trendier words.
Despite my love for the physical book I don’t mind reading texts on a screen. There’s a webpage I use where you can read extracts from books published in Sweden. This is useful and inspiring when you look for something to read in Swedish.
The website is www.provlas.se
Here are a few tips on what to read if you are learning Swedish – children or adults, beginners or advanced, first language or second!
The Typical Swede: Learn about “Swedishness”, in Swedish. Pictures give hints if you are not yet familiar with the Swedish language. http://www.provlas.se/typiskt-svenskt/
Bridget Jones baby bridget jones baby
Lättläst/Easy read: Zlatan – now as easy read. http://www.provlas.se/jag-ar-zlatan-ibrahimovic/
Lättläst/Easy read: August Strindberg – Röda rummet http://www.provlas.se/roda-rummet/
For children: Our beloved “Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter” teaches about colors and shapes http://www.provlas.se/farg-och-formbok/
Advanced level: Learn about metaphors in the Swedish language http://www.provlas.se/polletten-som-trillade-ner/
Any good reads lately? Some of my students are reading “En man som heter Ove”.
Öva svenska med recept! Här är ett somrigt recept på flädersaft.
50 fläderblomsklasar / elderberry blooms
2 l vatten / water
2 kg socker / sugar
3 citroner / lemons
25 g citronsyra / citric acid
Koka upp vatten. Lös sockret i vattnet. Stäng av värmen. Tillsätt skivade citroner, citronsyra och fläderblommor. Täck över. Låt stå i 3 dagar. Häll upp på väl rengjorda flaskor.
Bring water to a boil. Dissolve sugar and turn off the heat. Add sliced lemons, citric acid and the blooms. Cover and let sit for 3 days. Pour into thoroughly cleaned bottles.
Efter den 30 juni 2016 blir tre av våra svenska sedlar ogiltiga. Följ länken nedan för att läsa mer, och kontrollera plånböcker och spargrisar!
After June 30 2016 three of the Swedish banknotes will be invalid. Follow the link below to learn more and check your wallets and piggy banks!
http://www.riksbank.se/Documents/Bilder/Sedlar_giltiga/2016/Tidplan/tidsplan_981x1075px_SVE_2.jpg
There is also an app “kolla pengarna” which allowes you to keep track of timeline for banknotes/ coins changes and learn about the new ones.
Swedish Christmas – svensk jul
Some of you have heard of skumtomtar and julmust.
Some of you have tried it.
And some of you love it!
Some of you have followed the #decemberverb challenge and have learnt verbs related to Swedish Christmas.
Some of you have expanded your Swedish vocabulary with the words from the Swedish Christmas mini print.
Here is yet another resource with some holiday season related words. ordlista julord
Learning a language should be fun. Today I played a game of I spy Swedish nouns in a Skype class with two children. The task was to look around in the respective room for nouns starting with the letter that ended the previous word spotted. This is the chain or words we came up with; sometimes with a little help in order to acquire or figure out “new” words. I am adding the article en/ett for your convenience.
Didn’t they do great?! I challenge you to continue the chain in the comments … 🙂
en bok
en kniv
en vovve
en elefant
en tv
vatten
en nagel
lego
ost och makaroner
en rysk flagga
en arm
mjölkchoklad
en dator
ett rum
en matta
ett ansikte
en elsladd
en datormus
en soffa
en armbåge
Those Swedish vowels and consonants … They can be hard to nail on your own unless you’ve studied phonetics and know exactly what palatal alveolar fricative or labio dental mean. On Weebly you can practice on your own with the help of informative videos. You can also record your own speech/sounds to compare.
Watch the video via the link below and/or click the vowel of your choice. In the drop down menu to the right you find more choices.
Jag önskar nya och gamla kunder en riktigt glad sommar! Befintliga kunder fortsätter under sommaren; nya är välkomna i augusti.
Happy summer to all of my current as well as new, potential customers! Lessons will go on all summer for some of my students; new customers are welcome in August!
