Woot! Nine-ish days to go! (-ish because it’s nearly Thursday.) Oh my goodness, I’ve already got the jitters, the nervous stomach, and the anxious energy. When will the fourteenth get here? Ugh!
Because we’re getting closer and closer, I keep trying to figure out what words I’ll need but don’t yet know. Found these for the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘language’
Nine-ish Days and New Vocab!
Posted in Learning Swedish, tagged dictionary, excited, Finland, language, sites, software, travel, vocabulary on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Swedish Language Site!
Posted in Learning Swedish, tagged language, Learning Swedish, Swedish, vocabulary on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m loving a site published by the Stockholm School of Economics. They’ve got chapter after chapter of wonderful language and vocabulary for students of Swedish. I’m making new and improved flash cards!
I’m So Silly…
Posted in Learning Swedish, tagged coincidence, language, learning, Spanish, Swedish, translation, understanding on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ha ha ha…funny me. Going back to my last post, where Michael told me to “feed him” in Swedish, yet “kill him” in Spanish, I went looking for more coincidences. Bad, bad turn. I should have known better. I recalled all of my high frequency Spanish verbs, and came up with nil for Swedish. I [...]
Swedish Tid-Bits, Två
Posted in Learning Swedish, tagged language, pronunciation, Spanish, Swedish, words on May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s my second installment of words I find to be interesting…see if you like them as well!
Snuskig: dirty. The word just sounds filthy. Easy to remember.
Groda: frog. I kinda think that frogs are “grody,” which makes this word perfect.
Ljus: light. Close to the Spanish word for light, which is luz. Yea for me!
Blixt: flash. Michael [...]
Interesting Swedish Tid-Bits
Posted in Learning Swedish, tagged language, Swedish, vocabulary on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m still frustrated beyond belief with my lack of progress in Swedish. While my retention level for the vocabulary is still lacking, I am understanding and appreciating certain words and their meanings. Some of my favorites so far:
Mormor / Farmor : Mother’s mother / Father’s mother. I love that in Swedish, you instantly know whether someone [...]
Two Months Away!
Posted in Getting Ready, tagged Finland, language, Swedish, travel on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We leave two months from today! My goodness…this time, two months from now, we’ll be on our way to Denmark, en route to Finland. Wow. It has sunk in.
When Michael bought our tickets, it seemed to be more of a dream than a reality. I’ve only been to Mexico once, and Canada a few times. [...]
Attempting to Learn Swedish
Posted in Learning Swedish, tagged conjugation, language, learning, Spanish, Swedish on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Attempting is the only word I can use for learning Swedish. It’s difficult.
I’ve been trying to learn bits and pieces for a few months now, so I have a decent vocabulary. I could most likely have a wonderful fragmented conversation with a year-and-a-half old native speaker.
So I’ve got words, but I can’t seem to string them [...]
