Words you can't guess
Swedish · 10 decks
Bara, Ju, Väl: Small Words Doing Heavy LiftingB1The particles that make Swedish sound Swedish. Leave them out and you sound like a form letter.
Herregud, Asså, Typ: What People Actually SayB1Interjections and fillers you will hear within a minute of any real conversation.
Lagom and Other Ways to Say How MuchB1Swedish grades everything, starting with the word for exactly enough.
Everyday Verbs You'd Never GuessB1The verbs Swedes actually use in speech, where the textbook offers a longer formal cousin.
Orka, Hinna, Slippa: Verbs English Doesn't HaveB1Swedish has single verbs for having the energy, having the time, and being spared something. English needs a sentence.
Strul, Krångel and Things Going WrongB1Swedes have a lot of words for a mess. None of them resemble the English.
Mysa, Trivas and Being ComfortableB1The comfort vocabulary a Swedish winter requires.
Tjata, Tjafsa and Other NaggingB1The vocabulary of going on at each other. Not one of these looks like its English meaning.
Sugen, Taggad, Less: Feelings Without English TwinsB1Moods Swedish names in one word and English has to describe.
Jobbig, Seg, Larvig: Calling Things AnnoyingB1Swedish complains precisely. Each of these picks out a different flavour of irritating.