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Will You Marry Me? – Vill Du Gifta Dig Med Mig?

sweden-admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:23:03 +0000

Looking to get married soon and want to propose to your Swedish swedie in Swedish?

Here’s the thing to remember, att gifta sig is a reflexive verb. So don’t drop the reflexive part off!

Refresher to reflexive pronouns in Swedish:
mig myself
dig yourself
sig himself/herself/itself
oss ourselves
er yourselves
sig themselves

in english – Will you marry me?

på svenska – Vill du gifta dig med mig?

Get those dishes washed!

sweden-admin — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:32:36 +0000

Diska [ diskar, diskade, diskat, diska! ] - verb

To wash dishes.

Not to be confused with tvätta, to wash (clothes, windows, cars) or städa, to clean.

Ordbajsa – Bullshitting in Swedish

sweden-admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:26:52 +0000

Best word ever on when you write a report and have to stuff it with extra words.

In english- bullshitting, word shitting, literally translated as “word pooping”
På svenska- ordbajsa – verb

Bajsa – verb- to poop

Next time you need to add more words to a paper and make it lengthy, just know you are ordbasja.

Mjolka To Milk

sweden-admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:02:05 +0000

mjölka- to milk a cow, to milk someone for information

February 9th- Avboka

sweden-admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:04:39 +0000

In english: to cancel

På svenska (in swedish): avboka

Example: Du kan avboka bokningen före mandags kväll kl. 20.00. You can cancel the reservation before Monday at 8PM.

To ask in Swedish – Kolla

sweden-admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:24:28 +0000

In english: to look at, check out

På svenska (in swedish): kolla (på)

Example: -Nu ska vi kolla på film? Should we see the movie now?
Kolla din mail. Check your mail.

Meaning of Fika

sweden-admin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:34:04 +0000

In english: to drink coffee

På svenska (in swedish): fika (verb)

På svenska (in swedish): en fika (noun)
Compound phrase: en fikapaus – a coffee break

Example: Ska vi ta en fika på lördag? Shall we go for a coffee on Saturday?

Fika is an interesting word because it serves as both a verb and a noun. Swedes consider having a coffee an important part of the culture. You can fika at work by taking a “coffee break,” fika with someone like a “coffee date,” or just drink a cup of coffee.

This is a great way to get to know Swedes and become part of the culture.

Sven also wrote: Ett skandinaviskt kulturfenomen främst rotat i Sverige som beskriver en ceremoni med syfte att främja det sociala mötet. Att fika betyder alltså i klarspråk ett möte mellan två eller flera personer där kaffe och fikabröd åtnjuts i trevligt sällskap.

Words for Drinking in Swedish

sweden-admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:17:04 +0000

In english: to drink heavily

På svenska (in swedish): Supa

Example: Ikväll ska vi supa. Tonight we’re going to get wasted.

Eating in swedish

sweden-admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:11:41 +0000

In english: to eat (slang)

På svenska (in swedish): käka

Example: Ska vi käka? Shall we eat?

Ephipany or 13th day after Christmas

sweden-admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:46:55 +0000

In english: the 13th day after Christmas (Epiphany)

På svenska (in swedish): Trettondedag Jul or Trettondagen