The Swedish Language » events http://swedishlanguage.net Learn Swedish one word at a time Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Midsommar – Summer Solstice words to know http://swedishlanguage.net/2009/06/20/midsommar-summer-solstice-words-to-know/events/ http://swedishlanguage.net/2009/06/20/midsommar-summer-solstice-words-to-know/events/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:01:13 +0000 sweden-admin http://swedishlanguage.net/?p=89 Midsommar is the most important Swedish holiday of the year. Need to know what you are eating, drinking, or singing about? Here’s are Swedish words to know for Midsommar.

Sommarsolståndet – Summer solstice
Midsommarafton – midsummer eve
Midsommar- midsummer
schnaps or snaps – an aquavit or Swedish hard liquor
Gravad lax – specially smoked salmon; delicious!
färskpotatis – fresh potatoes or new potatoes
gräddfil – sour cream
Gräslök – green onions
jordgubbar – Strawberries
Sill – pickled herring
Senap – mustard

Små grodorna – small frogs; a song to sing around the maypole
midsommarstång or majstång – maypole

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pet animal- sällskapdjur
cage, hutch- en bur
to play- leka (present: leker)
to crawl, huddle- krypa (kryper)
sandbox- en sandlåda
digger- en grävmaskin
cuddling time- kelstund
to cuddle- gosa
owner- ägare

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På svenska (in swedish): Gott nytt år!

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På svenska (in swedish): God Jul

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På svenska (in swedish): Grattis på födelsedagen

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