Smultronställe

Since the Swedes are very polite, another very common word in Swedish is “självklart” which means self-evident or obvious.

Själv = self

Klart = clear

The fact that they say that something is self-evident, should not be interpreted as passive aggressive. They think more on the line of “of course you can do it, thanks for being polite, you didn’t even have to ask”. Still, you do need to ask.

Kan jag få låna din penna? = could I borrow your pen?

Självklart! = of course!

So I got an anon asking me to make a vocab based on a to-do list, so of course I’ll do that! Here goes :)

Att-göra-lista - to-do list

Handla mat - Go grocery shopping (literal translation is Shop food)

Laga taket - Fix the roof

Städa rummet/lägenheten/huset - Clean the room/apartment/house

Ring mamma - Call mom

Läs en bok - Read a book

Köp en present åt … - Buy a present for

Fika med en vän - Have fika with a friend

Ta en promenad - Take a walk

Gå till tandläkaren - Go to the dentist (literal translation is Walk to the dentist)

Hämta … på flygplatsen - Pick up … at the airport

Planera …s möhippa/svensexa - Plan …’s bachellorette/bachelor party

Rensa i förrådet - Clear out the storeroom/storage/supply room

Klipp gräset - Mow the grass (literal translation is Cut the grass)

Häng upp en tavla - Hang a painting

Tapetsera om - Redecorate (specifically the wallpaper, literal translation is basically Walpapering do over)

Gå på en konsert - Go to a concert (literal translation is Walk on a concert, because sometimes we use På like that. We walk To the dentist, and walk On a concert)

Testa yoga - Try yoga

Skriv ett CV - Write a resume/CV

Gör läxan - Do the homework

Öva på pianot - Practice the piano

Skriv ett brev - Write a letter

Byt lakan - Change the sheets

Gör något snällt - Do something nice

Överraska dig själv - Surprise yourself

Låtsats att du är någon annan - Pretend you’re someone else

Lär dig något på ett annat språk - Learn something in another language

Utanför - outside

Lektion - lesson

Födelsedag - birthday

Chock - shock

Förnekelse - denial

Ilska - anger