Maggie's langblr

Daffodil => Påsklilja (literally ”Easter Lily”)

Vegetables => Grönsaker (literally ”Green Things”)

Vacuum cleaner => Damsugare (literally ”Dust Sucker”)

Suicide => Självmord (literally ”Self Murder”)

Strawberries => Jordgubbar (literally ”Earth old men”)

Orphan => Föräldralös (literally ”Parent-less”)

Everything written by Astrid Lindgren, Selma Lagerlöf and Elsa Beskow.

“Ondskan” by Jan Guillou.

“Cirkeln” book series by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren.

Sara Lövestam’s series about Kouplan (although her other books are great too!).

https://www.selmastories.se/artikel/kanda-svenska-klassiker-bocker/

Note: this is about how your body feels not medical conditions (which i do plan on making a post about!) also there is references to alcohol use and sickness in this post

Physical Conditions - Las Condiciones Físicas

achy, sore - dolorido bad, lousy - mal clumsy - torpe dizzy - vertignoso drunk - borracho empty - vacío full - lleno healthy - sano hurt, injured - dañado itchy, mangy, scabby - sarnoso miserable, rotten - miserable relaxed - relajado seasick - mareado sick, ill - enfermo so-so - así así sober - sobrio tired - cansado (very) well, okay, fine - (muy) bien wide awake, alert - alerta

Hello! I am back with a “how to express…” in Swedish–it’s very exciting–and I decided to do excitement this time (lol)

Vad spännande! - How exciting! Jag kan knappt vänta - I can barely wait Jag önskar att tiden gick fortare - I wish time went by faster Jag är väldigt exalterad - I am really thrilled Är du taggad? - Are you excited? (Note: ‘Taggad’ is slang (and grammatically bent)) Alla är så hypade - Everyone’s so thrilled (Note: ‘Hypade’ (hype) is slang (and grammatically bent)) Spänningen är olidlig - The thrill is excruciating Vilket drag det är - (Used to express a very energetic situation, like in a club)

Spänning - Thrill Exalterad - Exalted Hype - Hype Tagga - Basically to load/hype up for something, like loading/hyping lots of energy. It’s slang and it can mean other things too.

requested by anon, click here x for classical music in swedish

musik(en) - music

att spela - to play

att lyssna - to listen

att lyssna på musik - to listen to music

att öva - to practise

att spela in - to record

att stämma - to tune (can also mean to sue)

(ett) instrument - instrument

(en) gitarr - guitar

(ett) piano - piano

(en) trumma - drum

(en) not - note

(ett) stycke - piece

(en) låt, sång - song

(ett) album - album

(en) artist - artist 

(en) kompositör - composer

(en) musiker - musician

(en) melodi - melody

(en) rytm - rythm

(en) orkester - orchestra

(ett) band - band

(en) dirigent - conductor

(en) gitarrist - guitarist

(en) pianist - pianist

(en) sångare, sångerska - singer

(en) symfoni - symphony

(en) svit - suite

(en) opera - opera

(en) ballad - ballade

(en) sonat - sonata

(en) konsert - concert

(en) publik - audience

(en) repetition - rehearsal

(ett) ackord - chord

pop - pop

rock - rock

hårdrock, metal - metal

klassiskt - classical

jazz - jazz

renässans - rennaisance 

barock - baroque

galant stil - galant style

klassicism - classicism 

romantiken - romanticism

samtida - contemporary

Here is a list of swedish books/movies/tv shows that you should read/watch if you want to !

(this is not a ranking)

1. BOOKS

April Witch 

(Aprilhäxan) by  Majgull Axelsson. 

Desirée wants to know who stole her life. Institutionalised since early childhood due to severe disabilities, she lies in her hospital bed making plans. She can neither walk nor talk, but she has special abilities. Desirée is an ‘April witch’, which means that she’s able to see through other creatures’ eyes and can make them take her wherever she wants to. In her quest to find out which of her three foster sisters has stolen her life, Desirée becomes an invisible presence in their lives, following them, biding her time.

Simon and the Oaks

(Simon och ekarna) by Marianne Fredriksson.

Simon Larsson grows up in a working-class family in Gothenburg in the 1940s. World War II is raging. Simon’s father is a man of principles and strong views; his mother runs the home with love and warmth. But they are not his biological parents. Simon finds out that he was adopted and that his real father is Jewish. At school, Simon meets Isak Lentov, the son of a rich Jewish bookkeeper. The Lentovs, who fled from Nazi Germany before the war, becomes closely linked to Simon’s own family as the two boys make the transition from childhood to adulthood.

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

(Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann) by Jonas Jonasson.

On his 100th birthday, Allan Karlsson breaks out of an old people’s home, through the window. He is determined to fill his remaining days with adventure and embarks on a long journey through Sweden, being chased by thieves and police, making friends along the way. Mixed with his old-age adventure, his life’s story is told: he dines with president-to-be Harry S. Truman, hitchhikes with Winston Churchill, travels on a river boat with Mao Zedong’s wife and treks through the Himalayas.

Gösta Berling’s Saga

by Selma Lagerlöf.

A priest defrocked for misbehaving and drinking, Gösta Berling wants to die. The Mistress of Ekeby saves him from freezing to death and takes him in. As one of 12 party-loving homeless men in the manor at Ekeby, Gösta Berling becomes a leading spirit. But the evil Sintram lures the men into making a deal with the devil, which leads to the Mistress of Ekeby leaving home. Wild adventures, power struggle and redemption follow.

Let the Right One In

(Låt den rätta komma in) by John Ajvide Lindqvist.

It’s the winter of 1981 in the grey Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg. Twelve-year-old Oskar is being bullied. But he has a friend who lives next door, Eli. The two develop a close relationship, and Eli helps Oskar fight back against his tormentors. But this story is more than just a snapshot of average suburban life. Eli is a vampire, which Oskar has yet to find out. As mysterious murders spread fear and confusion in the community, Oskar starts to understand – but doesn’t abandon Eli.

The Road

(Vägen till Klockrike) by Harry Martinson.

In 1898, cigar maker Bolle faces big changes. Hand-rolled cigars have to give way to modern, machine-made, mass-produced cigars. Industrialisation is here and Bolle doesn’t like it. He hits the road. On wood-lined gravel roads we follow his vagabond journey through a Sweden about to change. Bolle learns how to beg without provoking people, faces the fear of inhabitants and meets riding policemen as well as vagabond friends. The vagabonds share a longing for freedom and a feeling of scepticism of the brave new world.

Popular Music from Vittula

(Populärmusik från Vittula) by Mikael Niemi.

Matti and his silent friend Niila grow up in Pajala in the very north of Sweden, in an area called Vittula. This is the 1960s/70s, when roads are covered with asphalt, small farms are closed and rock music hits the radio. The older generation doesn’t like the novelties, shaped as they are by memories of poorer times and by Laestadianism, a conservative Lutheran movement that started in Swedish Lapland. Mikael and his friends dream of another life, a life that awaits beyond the horizon.

Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs

(Nu vill jag sjunga dig milda sånger) by Linda Olsson.

One dark evening in March, Veronika arrives at a remote cottage in a small Swedish village, having come all the way from New Zealand. She is a young author longing for peace and quiet to be able to finish her novel and get on with her life after mourning a great loss. Veronika’s closest neighbour is Astrid, a loner. Behind her walls, dark family secrets and a personal tragedy are hidden. As the cold winter turns to spring, the two women slowly form a bond. Their friendship will change both of their lives forever.

The People of Hemsö

(Hemsöborna) by August Strindberg.

Carlsson is on his way to the island of Hemsö in the Stockholm archipelago to work at widow Flod’s farm. With Flod’s husband dead and her son Gusten not caring about farming, the farm is in a state of disorder. When Carlsson starts taking care of everything, Flod is happy, but her son finds Carlsson very snobbish. Eventually Carlsson marries Flod – but let’s just say she’s not the only woman on the island.

The Serious Game

(Den allvarsamma leken) by Hjalmar Söderberg.

Arvid Stjärnblom and Lydia Stille accidentally meet again, ten years after their young romance ended. Now, they are both married, but can’t help falling for each other again and start an affair. Lydia is an independent woman who gets a divorce and is prepared to follow her emotions, which turns out to have far-reaching consequences. Arvid, on the other hand, stays married to his wife with whom he has two children. It soon becomes clear that love is a serious game.

Let’s try this again

If any of the links aren’t working or if you know of a list that isn’t linked here, please let me know!

300 words by @languagesandshootingstars and @languagemoose (myself hehe)

Adjectives by @svensklangblr

Adverbs by @languagesandshootingstars

Adverbs by @spraakhexe2

Animals and their Noises by @dagenssvenska

Animals by @scandinavian-studies

Art by @isusbellus

Art by @svensklangblr

Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by @organizedstudy

Autumn by @languagesandshootingstars

Autumn by @useduppaper

Autumn by @spraakhexe2

Back to School by @svensklangblr

Berries by innaeon (linked from my blog because they deactivated)

Birthday by @svenskavarjedag

Body Parts by @linguisticsqueen

Book Lovers’ Day by @heliodurus

Breakfast by @linguisticsqueen

Breakfast by @organizedstudy

Candy/Lördagsgodis by @svenskavarjedag

Cats by @svensklangblr

Café  by @aprilskyforever

Chat Speak by @useless-swedenfacts

Classical Music by @tuktuk-polyglot

Clothes by @linguisticsqueen

Construction by @svensklangblr

Cooking by @chopininthenight

Cozy Vocabulary by @languagesandshootingstars

Cute Words by @malteseboy

Crime by @silver-studies with corrections by @useduppaper

Crochet by @sem-valor

Part 2

Part 3

sötnos - literally means cute nose

hjärtat - literally means “the heart”

älskling - darling

min vän - my friend

Definitely one of the most important things to know and understand when learning a new language is knowing the pronouns! Here’s a list of the Swedish Pronouns and their meaning! :)

I: jag

you: du

he: han

she: hon

we: vi

they: de/dom

me: mig

you: dig

him: honom

her: hennes

us: oss

them: dem/dom

my: min

your: din

his: hans

hers: hennes

our: vår

their: deras

mine: min

yours: din

his: hans

hers: hennes

ours: vår

luftslott, ett - pipe dream, illusion; literally “air castle”

vintergata, en - galaxy, Milky Way; literally “winter street”

tystnad, en - silence

ljus, ett - light

stjärna, en - a star

känsla, en - a feeling

själ, en - a soul

himmel, en - a sky

verklighet, en - reality

ingenting - nothing

att frysa - to freeze

att lämna - to leave

att längta - to yearn

This is a vocab list for flowers and trees in Swedish.

(Ett) Träd-Tree(s) (En) Björk(ar)-Birch(es) (En) Gran(ar)-Fir/spruce tree(s) (En) Ek(ar)-Oak(s) (En) Tall(ar)-Pine tree(s) (En) Bok(ar)-Beech tree(s) (En) Pil(ar)-Willow tree(s) (En) Rönn(ar)-Mountain ash tree(s)

(En) Blomma(blommor)-Flower(s) (En) Tusensköna(tusenskönor)-Daisy(daisies) (En) Prästkrage(prästkragar)-Ox-eye daisy(daisies) (En) Ros(or)-Rose(s) (En) Solros(or)-Sunflower(s) (En) Maskros(or)-Dandelion(s) (En) Tulpan(er)-Tulip(s) (En) Kaktus(ar)-Cactus (cacti/cactuses) (En) Orkidé(orkidéer)-Orchid(s) (En) Lilja(liljor)-Lily(lilies) (En) Smörblomma(smörblommor)-Buttercup(s) (En) Pion(er)-Peony(peonies) (En) Blåklocka(blåklockor)-Bluebell(s) (En) Förgätmigej(er)-Forget-me-not(s)