Sugen, Taggad, Less: Feelings Without English Twins
Moods Swedish names in one word and English has to describe.
Feelings without English twins: sugen and taggad, less and nojig — the emotional vocabulary that makes Swedish precise about moods.
- 1
sugen
Up for it, in the mood for
Tip: Sugen på glass = fancying an ice cream. Literally 'sucked'
- 2
taggad
Psyched, pumped
Tip: Before a match or a big day
- 3
less
Fed up, over it
Tip: Less på det = sick of it. Nothing to do with English 'less'
- 4
pirrig
Jittery with anticipation
Tip: The good kind of nerves
- 5
snurrig
Woozy, spinny
Tip: From snurra, to spin; also of a scatty person
- 6
nojig
Paranoid, in your head
Tip: Slang, from paranoia
- 7
rörd
Moved, touched
Tip: Jag blev rörd = it got to me
- 8
stolt
Proud
Tip: Stolt över dig = proud of you
- 9
skämmas
To be ashamed
Tip: Jag skäms = I'm ashamed. Reflexive
- 10
lättad
Relieved
Tip: From lätt, light
- 11
besviken
Disappointed
Tip: Besviken på = disappointed in
- 12
trött på
Sick of
Tip: Literally 'tired of', used for irritation not sleep
- 13
längtan
Longing (noun)
Tip: A big word in Swedish; whole songs about it
- 14
längta
To be counting the days until
Tip: Jag längtar! = I can't wait!
- 15
hemlängtan
Homesickness
Tip: hem + längtan
- 16
slutkörd
Completely spent
Tip: Literally 'driven to the end'
- 17
fjärilar i magen
Butterflies in the stomach
Tip: Same image as English, different words
- 18
sucka
To sigh
Tip: En djup suck = a deep sigh
- 19
glad
Chuffed, pleased
Tip: The everyday word for happy — no cognate to lean on
- 20
nere
Down, low
Tip: Jag är lite nere = I'm a bit down. Same image as English