Online Språkcafé is a privately funded platform. Participation in språkcafé sessions is free and voluntary. If the terms below are not followed, or if the organizer deems the subscriber's behavior to be inappropriate in any other way, the subscriber might be removed from the språkcafé session and from the mailing list. One can participate in the språkcafé session if one is 18 years of age or older. At our Swedish språkcafé we speak Swedish, and at our English språkcafé we spe

So let's complicate the situation a little more, let's add another component to ett-nouns and pronouns – adjectives. Let's first see how adjectives are combined with ett-nouns only. indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural ett stort bord a large table (det) stora bordet the large table stora bord large tables (de) stora borden the large tables A. Fill in the blanks! Jag har köpt ett ____________ bord. I have bought a large table. Han satt vid de

Part 1 What is love to you? Why is love the most common inspiration for artists? Should women approach men or should it be the other way around? Do you consider yourself a romantic person? Explain. Do you remember the first person you were in love with? Are there any differences between love relationships in your country and in Sweden? What is a good love relationship? Do you know more people in good or bad relationships, and do you know an example of a really good love relat

In the last three lessons we learned about ett-nouns, how they change form. They can take on plural or singular forms, and each of these two can take on an indefinite and a definite form. A. Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate forms of the word ett bord. obestämd singular (indefinite singular) Jag skulle vilja köpa ____________ till mitt rum. I would like to buy a table for my room. bestämd singular (definite singular) ____________ jag såg på IKEA var fint. The table I

Part 1 Why is music important to us? How important is music to you from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest rating)? How often do you listen to music? What effect does music have on you? When you listen to music, which platform do you use, for example YouTube, Spotify, etc., and why? Do you have a certain type of music that you listen to, such as pop, hard rock, metal, punk, jazz, classical music, etc.? Do you prefer vocal or instrumental music and what is your favorite instrument

When we use a noun in combination with demonstrative or possessive pronouns, we need to know which form, definite or indefinite, we should use. Let's first look at what demonstrative and possessive pronouns are. Demonstrative pronouns with en-nouns with ett-nouns with plural den this, that det this, that de these, those den här this det här this de här these den där that det där that de där those denna this, that detta this, that dessa these, those Possessive pronouns persona

Part 1 How well do you think you take care of your appearance? Rate yourself from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest rating). Why is it important to us how we look? Can a change in appearance affect us psychologically, for example a new hairstyle, losing or gaining weight, etc.? How much do our clothes affect our appearance? Can the culture we come from influence our beauty standards? Explain. Were your parents good-looking when they were younger and do you think they took good ca

Last time we learned that when it comes to how ett-nouns change form, we divide them into two groups – check out the suffixes before you start the exercises: ett-nouns that end on indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural a consonant - ett avtal a contract -et avtalet the contracts - avtal contracts -en avtalen the contracts a vowel - ett ansikte a face -t ansiktet the face -n ansikten faces -na ansiktena the faces Here's the link if you need to

Part 1 Do people work just to survive or are there deeper reasons for it - does work keep us in psychological balance? If you had a lot of money, would you work? If no, why not, and if yes, what kind of job would it be? Why do you think some people choose dangerous jobs like police, army or mining despite the risks - is it only money that motivates them? Should prisoners work? If no, why not? If yes, how would you organize that work, for example what kind of work would it be,