Things to find in a kitchen

KITCHEN - KÖK [ʃeu:k]
Plate, plates - Tallrik, -ar
Glass, glasses - Glas (the words is the same in plural)
Cutlery - Bestick
Knife, knives - Kniv, -ar
Spoon, spoons - Sked, -ar [sche:d]
Fork, forks - Gaffel, gafflar
Table, tables - Bord (same in plural)
Napkin, napkins - Servett, -er
Fridge - Kylskåp [ʃy:lskau:p]
Freezer - Frys
Chair, chairs - Stol, -ar
Dishwasher - Diskmaskin [disc maʃeen]
Sink - Diskho
Tap - Kran
Oven - Ugn [uŋn]

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"Dåligast" and some verbs

At the moment I'm reading a book called "Världens dåligaste språk" (World's baddest language) written by a Swedish author named Fredrik Lindström. He's also a comedian and a director. The title of the book is a play with words, because the word "dåligaste" doesn't exist in the Swedish language. Although it is often used by kids, because they think of this rule:

Stark, starkare, starkast
Strong, stronger, strongest

A sentence could look like this:
Olof var den starkaste pojken i klassen
Olof was the strongest boy in the class
(it is written starkaste with an 'e' added, because it's a description of the boy)

But, take a look at this:
dålig, sämre, sämst [dawh-lihg, saemre, saemst]
bad, badder, baddest

All of a sudden, we've got two other words instead of expected "dåligare, dåligast". I don't know why this was decided, but it's just the way it is.
Fredrik Lindström doesn't know either, but he'd like to see a change.

Here are some verbs that the Swedish language helps making shorter:
Make the bed - bädda [baeddA]
Do the dishes - diska
Put out the cigarette - fimpa
Taking off clothes - näcka [naecka]
Sending a text message - sms:a
Sending a fax message - faxa
Having lunch - luncha

Basically, you could add an 'a' after almost every action in Swedish. It's useful! :)

The Northerner

My girlfriend Rachael sent me this link a while ago. I was thinking that maybe it would be something interesting for the readers of this blog to see, so I'm putting it up.

The Northerner is an online store where you can order all sorts of Scandinavian things. Foodstuff, crafts, jewelry and other things. Check it out!

Dates and different times of day

As requested by Rachael, I will explain a little about dates and times in this post.

First these:
First - Första
Second - Andra
Third - Tredje
Fourth - Fjärde
Fifth - Femte
Sixth - Sjätte
Seventh - Sjunde
Eighth - Åttonde
Ninth - Nionde
Tenth - Tionde
Eleventh - Elfte
Twelfth - Tolfte
Thirteenth - Trettonde
Fourteenth - Fjortonde
Fifteenth - Femtonde
Sixteenth - Sextonde
Seventeenth - Sjuttonde
Eighteenth - Artonde
Nineteenth - Nittonde
Twentieth - Tjugonde

And now some times of day:
Morning - Morgon, Förmiddag (said about the time before 12)
Midday - Mitt på dagen
Afternoon - Eftermiddag
Evening - Kväll
Night - Natt

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Clock:
Twelve o'clock - Klockan tolv
(The movie starts at twelve o'clock - Filmen börjar klockan tolv)
Five minutes past twelve - Fem minuter över tolv
Ten past twelve - Tio över tolv
Quarter past twelve - Kvart över tolv
Twenty past twelve - Tjugo över tolv
Twentyfive past twelve - Fem i halv ett
Twelve thirty (Half twelve) - Halv ett
Twenty five to one - Fem över halv ett
Twenty to one - Tjugo i ett
Quarter to one - Kvart i ett
Ten to one - Tio i ett
Five to one - Fem i ett
One o'clock - Klockan ett

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Holidays and events:
Christmas Eve & Day - Julafton, Juldagen
Midsummer's Eve - Midsommarafton
Easter - Påsk
Halloween - Allhelgonadagen
First day of May - Första Maj

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What would you like to learn?

It was harder than I first thought to come up with stuff for this blog.
If there's something you would like to know, words, phrases, names, just leave a comment on this post or send me an email. I'd love to hear from my readers :)

Take care!

Professions and occupations

Here are some occupations and professions in Swedish:

Doctor - Doktor, läkare
Teacher - Lärare
Nursery nurse - Förskollärare (from the word 'förskola', which means nursery and 'lärare')
Photographer - Fotograf
Lawyer - Advokat
Salesman - Försäljare, or just säljare
Dentist - Tandläkare
Pilot - Pilot
Painter - Målare
Electrician - Elektriker
Musician - Musiker

Occupation - Yrke
Service occupation - Serviceyrke
Occupation in the care sector - Vårdyrke

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Weekdays and months

Monday - Måndag
Tuesday - Tisdag
Wednesday - Onsdag
Thursday - Torsdag
Friday - Fredag
Saturday - Lördag
Sunday - Söndag
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January - Januari
February - Februari
March - Mars
April - April
May - Maj
June - Juni
July - Juli
August - Augusti
September - September
October - Oktober
November - November
December - December

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