av Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux | 2024, mar, sön | Make Sweden your Home, Swedish for Parents
In my work, I meet plenty of parents originating from all over the world and who find themselves raising a family in Sweden. Some plan to stay for good, whereas others are here on short-term work contracts or have other reasons for not staying in Sweden for more than...
av Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux | 2024, mar, mån | English News, Make Sweden your Home, Swedish for Parents
A false friend is a word that looks identical or similar to a word in another language, tricking the learner to believe they understand the meaning of this word. Listed below are ten Swedish words, related to children and family life, that may cause some confusion for...
av Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux | 2024, mar, ons | Make Sweden your Home, Swedish for Parents, Swedish for Parents
In two months exactly, it’s my children’s birthdays. This time, they will turn 10. “Vi fyller jämnt,” ponders my son. (Att fylla jämt (“to fill even”) is an expression Swedes use to refer to big birthdays, such as 40, 50, 60, or 70.) His twin sister sneers. “You are...
av Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux | 2024, mar, tis | Make Sweden your Home, Okategoriserad, Swedish for Parents
In school years three, six, and nine, Swedish schoolchildren write an exam called nationella prov (‘national exams’). Nationella prov are also written in gymnasiet, the last three years of school. Third-graders take exams in Swedish and mathematics only, and six- and...
