University Life Expressions
Nation, kårhus, tenta, nollning — student life at a Swedish university.
University Sweden: free tuition and fribelopp, overaller never washed, nation life — tre av de bästa åren, och lånet efteråt.
- 1
börja plugga på universitetet
to start at university
Tip: lit. the same.
- 2
en högskola
a university college
Tip: lit. the same — smaller, and often specialised.
- 3
utbildningen är gratis
tuition is free
Tip: lit. the same — for EU citizens.
- 4
studiemedel
student finance
Tip: lit. the same — grant plus loan, from CSN.
- 5
bidragsdelen
the grant part
Tip: lit. the same — about a third.
- 6
lånedelen
the loan part
Tip: lit. the same — the rest.
- 7
fribeloppet
the income ceiling
Tip: lit. 'the free amount' — earn more and you repay.
- 8
högskolepoäng
credit points
Tip: lit. the same — thirty a term.
- 9
ta tillräckligt med poäng
to take enough points
Tip: lit. the same — or the funding stops.
- 10
en föreläsning
a lecture
Tip: lit. the same — often optional.
- 11
ett seminarium
a seminar
Tip: lit. the same — compulsory, and you must speak.
- 12
obligatorisk närvaro
compulsory attendance
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
en litteraturlista
a reading list
Tip: lit. the same — and it's expensive.
- 14
köpa kursböcker begagnat
to buy books second-hand
Tip: lit. the same.
- 15
en kursbok för niohundra
a course book at nine hundred kronor
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
en tenta
an exam
Tip: lit. short for 'tentamen'.
- 17
en omtenta
a resit
Tip: lit. the same — in August, usually.
- 18
få väl godkänt
to pass with distinction
Tip: lit. the same — where that scale is used.
- 19
en hemtenta
a home exam
Tip: lit. the same — over a weekend.
- 20
en gruppuppgift
a group assignment
Tip: lit. the same — and the one who does nothing.
- 21
ett examensarbete
a thesis
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
en handledare
a supervisor
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
en opposition
a defence seminar
Tip: lit. the same — you critique someone else's thesis.
- 24
studentkåren
the student union
Tip: lit. the same.
- 25
kårhuset
the union building
Tip: lit. the same — where the parties are.
- 26
en nation
a student nation
Tip: lit. the same — in Uppsala and Lund.
- 27
gå med i en nation
to join a nation
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
en studentpub
a student pub
Tip: lit. the same — run by students.
- 29
billig öl och kö
cheap beer and a queue
Tip: lit. the same.
- 30
en sittning
a formal dinner
Tip: lit. 'a sitting' — three courses and singing.
- 31
en overall
a student boiler suit
Tip: lit. the same — covered in patches.
- 32
sy fast märken
to sew on badges
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
aldrig tvätta den
never to wash it
Tip: lit. the same — a rule, apparently.
- 34
nollningen
the introduction weeks
Tip: lit. 'the zeroing' — for new students.
- 35
en faddergrupp
a mentor group
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
inget ska vara obligatoriskt
nothing should be compulsory
Tip: lit. the same — the modern rule.
- 37
eller förnedrande
or humiliating
Tip: lit. the same.
- 38
ett korridorskök
a corridor kitchen
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
ett städschema som ingen följer
a cleaning rota that nobody follows
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
någons mjölk försvinner
someone's milk goes missing
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
en lapp på kylskåpet
a note on the fridge
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
leva på gröt
to live on porridge
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
och pasta
and pasta
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
studentrabatt överallt
a student discount everywhere
Tip: lit. the same — trains, cinemas, haircuts.
- 45
behålla kortet efter examen
to keep the card after graduating
Tip: lit. the same — briefly.
- 46
en examensceremoni
a graduation ceremony
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
tre av de bästa åren
three of the best years
Tip: lit. the same.
- 48
och lånet efteråt
and the loan afterwards
Tip: lit. the same.
- 49
återbetalat vid femtiofem
paid off by fifty-five
Tip: lit. the same — for many.
- 50
ändå värt det
still worth it
Tip: lit. the same.