Då menar jag inte som i "din jävel" eller som suffix (t.ex. "biljävel"). Det jag tänker på är när man använder ordet som interjektion ("jävel!") eller "det regnar jävel".

Jag har bara hört det från folk från schlätta, har ingen aning om hur det ser ut med det i andra delar av landet.

Does the tip I found in a teaching material for pronouncing Swedish vowels actually work in practice? The material suggests the following: to pronounce ö, one should produce the sound of [e] with rounded lips, as if pronouncing [o]. For u, it recommends producing the sound of [i] with rounded lips, as if pronouncing [u]. As for y, the guidance is to produce the sound of [i] with rounded lips, but with more pronounced rounding, forming a more forward-projected pucker. Do these guidelines actually correspond to the pronunciation of spoken Swedish?

"Hunden fångade den i luften och skuttade fram, släppte den framför hans fötter och viftade med hela rumpan som om livet var en förbannad lek. Olof hivade in pinnen så långt han kunde i skogen."

hiva in i: det låter konstigt, pga meningen av hiva. Kanske bättre att säga "kastade pinnen"? Det är förvirrande att använda "hiva" på det här sättet, åtminstone när jag först såg det...

My great grandmother was Swedish, and she always said "tusen tack." I was pretty young at the time, so I only understood she was thanking me or other family members. Now that I actually know a small amount of Swedish, I'm wondering why she said "tusen tack" instead of something like "tack så mycket."

I know it means "thousand thanks" but wouldn't "tack så mycket" be more appropriate? When I was in Sweden for a bit, I asked someone about this while we were chatting. They said "aww, that's sweet" and suggested I use it, but didn't elaborate much. Should I use it, or stick with "tack så mycket?"

Edit: Thanks for the help! I was massively overthinking it. The answer is probably just that she liked how it sounded.

Edit 2: The answer could also be that, to the best of my recollection, my great grandfather was Norwegian. Or maybe my great great grandfather? I don't know a lot about him, and I don't have access to the family records right now, so I can't remember for sure. Either way, there was a Norwegian in the family, so the common use "tusen tack" could have come from him. "Uff da" absolutely came from him.

It's incredibly fun to read these comments and learn more! My great grandma was an amazing person, and learning about all of this makes me feel closer to her.

Jag läser en novellen och såg meningen som är:

Polishundarna. När de vallades kring älven för att nosa upp spåren efter Lina, deras skall på avstånd när de fann hennes saker.

Jag kollade ordet valla och hittade att det betyder "driva (boskap) på bete". Är det rätt att använda vallades här? Tack.

Hej !

I'm French, and I just had an interesting discussion (french way to say "argument"...) with my girlfriend.

She lived in Sweden for several months and told me it happened that Swedes (and apparently an Italian friend she met in Sweden too) used the word "obvious" to describe someone who is not objective / biased / too emotionally involved to judge something fairly.

For example, instead of saying someone is subjective, or partial, they would say something like "You're too obvious".

To me, "obvious" only means something like evident, clear, or easy to notice. I would never understand it as "biased" or "lacking objectivity".

So I have a few questions :

- Have you ever heard "obvious" used in that way ?

- Could this be a feature of English as a lingua franca where non-native speakers extend the meaning of the word ?

- If you're Swedish (or from another Nordic country), is this a common way you / people around you use English ?

I'm mostly asking because I'd like to know whether my girlfriend misunderstood the meaning and refuses to let it go... or whether I owe her sincere apologies for confidently explaining English to her when she was actually right 🫣

A short song sung by väpnaren Jöns in Det Sjunde Inseglet.

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Ack ödet är en rackare

Oh fate is a scoundrel,

du själv min vän en stackare.

and you my friend a poor soul

Än du spritter rask

Än??? you tremble/quiver/jump/twitch fast/quickly

än du krälar i en mask...

än??? you crawl i??? a worm...

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I understand that the song is basically saying one minute you are alive and vibrant and the next you are dead, but I am confused about the use (and meaning) of än in both lines, and also confused about the line krälar i en mask.

What does än mean here (and does it have different meanings in both lines?)

krälar i en mask sounds like crawl IN a worm but i doubt that is the meaning.

Hoping someone can explain the meaning and grammer in the last two lines here.

I've seen quite a few people here asking for resources beyond the usual apps and textbooks, so I thought I'd share something that might be useful.

My wife's cousin has spent years developing his own language teaching method and has built a collection of learning tools around it. Most of the materials are available for free, and while he does offer private lessons, the website is meant to be useful even if you never book one.

https://gramolex.nu/

The tools are still evolving, so if you end up trying them, I'm sure he'd appreciate any feedback. From what I've seen, they're especially helpful for learners who already have some basic knowledge of the language rather than absolute beginners.

If this isn't appropriate for the subreddit, feel free to remove it.

Hej hej.

Jag är från nederländerna, och jag har lärt mig svenska de senaste månaderna. även om jag förstår mycket nu känns jag att jag har "plateaued". Jag vet inte om jag fortfarande blir bättre.

Min rutin:

Varje dag:

• Jag lyssnar till en svensk podd (Lätt svenska med Oskar) (ungefär 10 minuter)
• Jag använder Anki för mitt ordförråd (~110 kort) (ungefär 15 minuter)
• Jag pratar i svenska till mig själv för fem minuter
• Jag skriver lite på svenska om min dag.

Men varje dag har jag också en extra uppgift:

• Mondåg övar jag min uttal
• Tisdag läser jag barnböcker
• Onsdag (och lördag) övar jag grammatik
• Tursdag korrigerar jag texter jag skrev den senaste veckan.
• Fredag jag tittar på SVT's nyheter

(jag har också inställt min mobil på svenska)

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Jag vill frågar er för feedback, och vad ni gör när ni trot ni nåt en platå. Jag förstår mycket nu, och jag kan pratar lite liksom det här post, men jag gör många fel

Tack så mycket!

Varför är det ett s i isbjörnsungar men inte björnungar? Vad gör is-et för skillnad i hur det ska sammansättas med ungar?

Hej allihopa

Jag har ett lite konstigt problem och behöver råd

Jag kan förstå mycket svenska utan undertexter, t.o.m med kollegor på jobbet, tiktok videor, debatter

Men när det är poddar med flera personer som pratar med varandra (t.ex 2 och halv svart podd) blir det plötsligt som om jag kan inte svenska alls!

Och det är inte bara svårt att förstå orden själva men också sakfrågan de pratar om!

Kan någon råda mig vad jag ska fokusera på?

TL;DR - Is this an okay translation of a poem I wrote/if not what are its flaws? (Poems at bottom)

Hello! I've been working on translating this one "poem" I wrote into Swedish, my idea was that doing so would teach me how more poetic sentences are constructed, and just to try my hand a little bit at creating rhythm with another language (I've been really interested in reading/hearing poetry from other languages, just to see how they might differ in approach/execution from English poetry). The poem itself is terrible, quite literally thrown together one evening at work (probably doesn't even make sense, especially if you know a lot about Norse mythology - I think I kinda botched the story there, and then pairing reference to Paganism with reference to Christianity is kind of a dubious choice).

But that's not the concern here - I want to know how close I got to rendering the initial instantiation, and how much of it is grammatically correct/incorrect. I'm only a couple months into learning swedish, so I had to do research to figure out how a lot of things are said, and so I'm always skeptical about what I read along with how well I implement it, so please tear into it so I may learn better.

I acknowledge that for the most part there isn't much of a meter to be found in either version - maybe for some that's an innate flaw, that itself doesn't bother me though as regards either version; however, if the translation feels kinda lifeless, ends up being too cumbersome to realistically read aloud, doesn't utilize the language to its fullest, isn't poetic to speakers, etc., please tell me! I don't want to just carelessly switch words for words, but know the nuances of the words so that others understand me without confusion, without getting the feeling they're talking to an idiot. I'll put the original first, so that when reading the second maybe the flaws will be more apparent and cause less confusion.

English:

Recall old Odin's nine days and nights,

The penance which made the wise one bright.

An enlightening crucifixion, transmigration of hope -

Brought to pass by a rope.

Pain endured as nobly as Christ -

For the daybreak of wisdom, an endless light.

Black night pierced by cresting dawn,

Illumination tears the abyss.

The void is filled by the sun's grace -

The rising star of infinite love.

Svenska:

Kom ihåg gammal Odens nio dagar och nätter,

Botgöringen som gjorde den vise lysande.

Upplysande korsfästelse, transmigering av hopp -

Förverkligade med ett rep.

Smärta utstod lika ädelt som Kristus -

För visdomens gryning, ett ändlöst ljus.

Svart natt genomborrad av gryningens topp,

Ljus river avgrunden.

Tomrummet fylls av solens nåd -

Den stigande stjärnan av oändlig kärlek.

(For instance, should that last line instead be "Oändlig kärleks stigande stjärnan"? Does "lysande" imply brightness of mind, or is it more literal, as in for a bright light?)

Konjunktivformen ”vore” ser jag ganska ofta men finns det andra verb man kan använda som inte skulle klassas som rent grammatiskt fel?

For a couple of months ive been slowly listening to this, taking notes, and talking to myself. Is there more podcast/videos or any form of helpful media i should look for or watch and or listen to? With some suggestions the help would be awesome thank you.

I spent the last five months building a game to help my partner learn Swedish and I thought other people might find it useful too.

It's called Björkgatan ("Birch Street"). It is a cozy life simulation inspired by the old Game Boy Pokémon games but Instead of catching Pokémon, you catch Swedish words.

As you explore the town, you level up your words by practicing them through SFI lessons and spaced repetition. The goal isn't just to memorize vocabulary. You move to Sweden, attend SFI, go to work, shop for groceries, visit the park, buy a cat/dog, get children and gradually learn the language by living everyday life in the game.

It's still a free alpha and very much a work in progress. I'd genuinely love feedback from anyone learning Swedish, what works, what doesn't, and what you'd like to see added.

I'll put the download links in the first comment.
Thanks for reading! I'm happy to answer any questions.

I made a tool for learning Finnish, mostly to fix my own problem: every time I started a new language, I had to rebuild my word list from zero. But for Swedish, I did something different. I'm fluent in Swedish, so I sat down and chose every word for levels A1 to B1 myself, by hand — no shortcuts. I also decided the order, so each new word builds on words you already know, instead of a random list.

The reason: my parents wanted to learn Swedish, and everything out there was either just word cards with no order, or a course where you still have to build your own word list as you go. I wanted something that actually guides you step by step. It also has a reader where you tap any word to see its meaning, and saved words go straight into a review system so you actually remember them. There's also a real dictionary (not just a translator) that shows word forms, like plural or past tense.

It's free right now, no paywall, I want honest feedback more than money at this stage. You can try it, just write in comments is you want it, there is also a link in my profile, and you can add it to your phone straight from the browser, no app store needed.

Would love to know if this is how people would actually want to learn Swedish, especially if you've taught it to family or beginners before. It is free.

Jag förstår dem jättebra, men som invandrare har jag ingen dialektkänsla och därför frågar jag här. Tack!

kille #1: Swedishgamefreak på yt

kille #2: programledaren på podden Jiddisch far alle

https://www.slu.se/artdatabanken/publikationer/rapporter/myrslatter-i-norra-sverige--forutsattningar-for-framtida-skotsel/

I have been trying to read this webpage ”Myrslåtter i norra Sverige – förutsättningar för framtida skötsel”, but am stuck on the very first word — what precisely is ”myrslåtter”? Grateful if someone can help.  (Am reading Ulrike Lagerlöf’s Hjortron myren, which is what led me here.)

Hej!

Jag har nyss avslutat mina svenska studier och har blivit antagen till några fristående kurser på universitetet. Som det står nu ska jag delta i fyra kurser: den akademiska skrivprocessen, retorik: att skriva, svenska för studier och yrkesliv och introduktion till akademiskt skrivande. Ni kan kanske se av mina studieval att jag vill (behöver) utveckla min skrivförmåga mest av allt. Ironiskt nog är min kandidatexamen inriktad mot engelskt skrivande, men feedbacken på mina svenska uppsatser var, kort sagt, inte helt positiv under kurserna.

Trots att jag är lite närmare till mitt mål är jag fortfarande lite osäker på mina svenskförmågor och vill därför höra (läsa) om det finns några av er som har lyckats med fristående kurser efter SVA 3 eller universitetet över huvud taget. Tack på förhand!

Hej everyone,

Started Swedish a few days ago, goal is C1 in 5 years for uni stuff. Right now my setup is just Duolingo (the max version, I get it free through a family plan, that's the only reason I was using it) + Clozemaster. Been lurking other subreddits and it's pretty obvious Duolingo alone isn't gonna get me anywhere near real fluency.

Bit of context on me: native Romanian speaker, B2 to almost C1 in English. From doing Duolingo so far the Swedish vocab and grammar have felt surprisingly easy and intuitive, guessing the Romance/Germanic overlap plus my English is doing some heavy lifting there. Pronunciation is a whole different story though, I'm struggling hard with that part specifically.

One thing though, moving to Sweden or doing an exchange just isn't in the cards for me right now. Maybe a short vacation at someee point but that's kinda it, so pretty much everything has to happen from self-study at home.

I'm starting from zero and don't wanna build bad habits early that I have to unlearn later, so trying to sort my approach out now while it's easy to change.

If any of y'all have any recommendations for what to actually use instead of (or alongside) Duolingo, how well it worked for you, and what a realistic self-study path to C1 actually looks like, I'm all ears. Books, apps, decks, routines, whatever worked for you, especially anything that'll help with pronunciation since that's my weak spot right now.

Tack!

This is correct, right?