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LW #54: Fler & mer
Yes, there is a difference, and it is one of the common mistakes even good Swedish speakers make. In English there is no such difference, but in Swedish we use fler when the noun is countable, and then the noun is put in the plural, and we use mer when the noun is uncountable. For example: fler personer mer socker Exercises Which ones are combined with which ones? bord, kärlek, luft, vatten, fönster, boll table, love, air, water, window, ball mer: __________, __________, ____
May 112 min read


Animals
Part 1 Name 3 pets, 3 farm animals and 3 wild animals in Swedish. Name 2 animals whose names are ett-words. Do you currently have a pet or would you like to have one? What animal is an ideal pet for you and why? Do you usually pet an animal if you see it on the street (a dog or a cat)? Why do people have pets? Are pets useful? If so, in what ways? When do you think people first started having pets and why? Did you have a pet as a child? If so, what animal was it? What are the
May 102 min read


LW #53: Här/hit, där/dit, var/vart, hemma/hem, ute/ut - review
no change of place: här, där, var, hemma, ute moving to another place: hit, dit, vart, hem, ut Exercises Jonas besökte oss förra veckan. Han semestrade __________ förra året också. Jonas visited us last week. He vacationed here last year too. A. här B. var C. dit Hans föräldrar bad honom att inte flytta __________, men han sa att hans hem nu är __________. His parents asked him not to move there, but he said his home is there now. A. här, dit B. vart, hemma C. dit, där Jag ve
May 75 min read


Job interview
The first 30 questions are common questions that come up in job interviews, taken from the internet. Try to answer them as if you were on a real job interview for a job you would like to get. The last 10 questions are about your opinions on job interviews in general. Part 1 Tell us about yourself! What are you like as a person? What are your positive qualities? What are your negative qualities? Why did you choose your education? Why are you looking for this job? Why are you l
May 62 min read


LW #52: Hemma/hem, ute/ut
Continuing with a similar topic! Last time we learned how to use här/hit, där/dit and var/vart, and these expressions, hemma/hem and ute/ut, behave similarly. The shorter ones, hem and ut, denote places we are moving towards and the longer ones, hemma and ute, mean that we are already there. Exercises Vi skulle vilja gå __________, men det var kallt __________. We would like to go out, but it was cold outside. A. ute, ut B. ut, ute C. ute, ute Men jag var __________ igår, kan
Apr 303 min read


Job search
Part 1 How do you usually look for jobs (websites, state or private employment agencies, recommendations...)? Do you use LinkedIn? If so, have you noticed any benefits of it? If not, why not? Have you ever found a job through a state employment agency and do you find such institutions useful? Have you ever visited a company on your own initiative to look for a job? If so, what was that experience like? If not, why not? Is there any difference when it comes to job searching in
Apr 293 min read


LW #51: Här/hit, där/dit, var/vart
Today we will learn how to use här/hit, där/dit and var/vart correctly in a sentence. The above words ending in -t, that is, hit, dit and vart are used when the sentence or that specific part of it is about moving from one place to another. Här, där and var are used when the sentence or that specific part of it is about an action is taking place in one place. So in the first case we use verbs like att åka, att resa, att flytta, att komma etc., and in the second att stanna, at
Apr 293 min read


Learning Swedish
Part 1 When did you start learning Swedish and how? If you went to school to learn Swedish, which one was it and how satisfied were you with it? Do you have any experience with SFI schools and do you think SFI is a good program? Do you use any digital platforms / apps to learn Swedish and if so, how satisfied are you with it? Can you list three en-nouns in Swedish? What is your favorite way to learn Swedish? Do you like learning Swedish more in traditional lessons at school o
Apr 263 min read


LW #50: Ett-nouns, pronouns and adjectives - revision (2)
Let's end this big topic with one more repetition! If you need to go through some theory first, you can find it in workshops 42-48. Exercises Ett-nouns can be divided into those that end in a consonant and those that end in a vowel. A. correct B. incorrect Ett-nouns that end in a vowel and those that end in a consonant have different suffixes when they change form (singular/plural, indefinite/definite). A. correct B. incorrect Ett-nouns that end in a consonant have no suffix
Apr 224 min read
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