Today’s Swedish word: tröja

Today’s Swedish word: tröja (n. sweater, jumper, t-shirt). The ”ö” is pronounced somewhat like the vowel in ”word”.”stir” etc.

Swedish

Since I have come to realize that some people are actually quite interested in learning Swedish, I thought I’d start a little series: Today’s Swedish word. I’ll post one Swedish word and explain it briefly. Just a word of warning – even if it’s called Today’s Swedish word, it doesn’t mean I’ll be posting every

Why it’s still a good idea to study latin

From the Guardian’s website. Interesting points about learning latin. I don’t necessarily agree with all of them, but at least some. Why it’s still a good idea to study latin

Interlingua

Cool new language, based on Latin, Italian, Spanish, French etc. The really fun thing about Interlingua is that you’ll probably understand it right away. If you speak English (with so much of its vocabulary borrowed from French, Latin etc) and know a bit of, say Spanish, that’s it. You don’t need to do any more

Oldest English words identified

Oldest English words identified

Language

I’m doing a complete reconstruction of an old site, and I decided to use some of the stuff from my ‘language’ site here instead. The content is more suitable for a blog anyway. So here goes. If you’re interested in language study, you might find this interesting. I thought I’d tell you a little about

Why I write

I write because all the time, my mind is full of stories. I’m always thinking ”what if things were like this instead”. A writer has full control over her created world. Since personally, I lack control over my life, no matter how hard I try, how much I struggle, I like to have control somewhere.

Second Life – a Language School?

It’s kind of funny. I’ve been a member of a number of different language sites and I still use one regularly. Many different people contact me, wanting to ‘learn’ Swedish, without taking any classes. Some just want to practice their English. No one stays in touch for long. I can’t say I’ve had much use

French Books

I want to practice my French. Anyone who’s read my blog for a while, already knows that. One of my methods is to read books, in French, preferably originally written in French. That’s the problem. I’m having trouble finding any books I like, in French. I can find some of my favorites translated from English,