Hej allihopa! Jag försöker återuppliva min svenska för tillfället och jag behöver lite hjälp.
Just nu tittade jag på en video som handlade om användning av prepositioner. I den framställde man den här mening: vi får ta en glass för mamma, vilket betydde "mamma tillät oss att ta en glass".
Så jag undrade vad skillnaden mellan av och för är. Men när jag googlade, hittade jag inga exempel med för. Dessutom, när jag söker vi får ta en glass för mamma, svarar google ai vill du bjuda din mamma på en glass? Så... motsatsen till vad videon menade.

Min fråga är: använder man ens för i meningar som den här? När man får lov att göra nåt av nån ska man då säga av, för eller nåt annat?

Tack!

Do you use the word "prylsamhälle"? If so, what would the nearest English equivalent be - consumer society, throw-away society?

Hello everyone! I am totally new to Swedish, I started on Duolingo but I think it’s not sufficient
Do you have any recommendations for free sites? Also I don’t know with what to start, should I start with words, grammar, listening??
I am lost, please help😬

Is it just me, or is there a sense of a “ghost r” when retroflexes are pronounced? Examples: kort, bord, barn.

I came across a mention of something called r-coloring in my research, that is, an r that seems to be there, but isn’t. Anyway, I believe the r is deleted in these cases, but perhaps the movement of the tongue after the vowel creates this sensation.

Thank you all!

Hej tillsammans,
jag kan prata svenska på B1-nivå, men min hörförståelse är så dålig att jag kan inte riktigt använda det. När jag har studerat i Sverige för sex månader jag behövde att byta till engelska så ofta, bara eftersom jag förstådd inte.

Hur öva ni hörförståelsen? Kanske med poddarna?

I've noticed that the Swedish ö sometimes seems to sound more open before r, almost like an open e. Is this a real phonetic feature of Swedish pronunciation, or am I just imagining it? For example, does the vowel sound different in words like höra or röra compared with words where ö isn't followed by r?

I'd appreciate any explanations or examples!

Does ther word "griftero" mean anything to you? The peace of the grave perhaps?

Hej, Jag har klarat det nationella språkprovet i Finland(YKI/allmänna språkexamen) på B1-nivå. Jag vill ha B2-nivå nu för att studera på universitetet. De som har uppnått B2 eller C1, vad gjorde ni förutom att läsa många tidningar och lyssna på poddar?

Jag tittar på Fråga Lund där forskaren Jessica Abbot ibland figurerar. Hon verkar göra samma sorts R som Aftonbladets Tobbe Ek gör, eller åtminstone liknande. Hon kommer visst från Kanada från början men talar flytande svenska med skånsk dialekt. Har ingen aning om hur hon låter på engelska eller franska.

Tobbe Ek är från Vallentuna, så det är inget som man uteslutande kan beskylla skåningar för att hålla på med. Jag noterar att R-ljuden inte låter exakt likadana, men jag skulle ändå placera dem i samma kategori.

Är det något dialektalt eller talfel eller något annat?

Edit: När jag tänker efter så har jag även träffat en äldre herre från Göteborgsområdet som har gjort något liknande. Han talade ofta om sin lillasyster, men när han säger "lillesyrran" låter det mer som "lillesögan."

Which foreign children's cartoons from my childhood (1990s-2000s) can I watch for free on YouTube with Swedish dubbing?

I'm learning Swedish and looking for full episodes with Swedish audio (svenskt tal), not English audio or Swedish subtitles. I've noticed that adult series and films are rarely dubbed in Swedish, so I'm focusing on children's shows.

Which series and channels do you recommend?

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Do you ever use the word ”lank” (tunn, smaklös dryck)? I have found no examples. Does it occur in the indefinite form as in ”Usch, det var en lank!”? Surprisingly I can find no connection to English ”lank” (adjective used for example of long, dull, limp hair).

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So now i'm learning swedish as my third language and my Level is good i'd say (B1) with a very natural accent, my Swedish friends always tell me that my Swedish is incredible for a foreigner

I can say i like German and Russian equally but i'm stucked between them, idk which one should i REALLY focus as my future language after swedish

So i can explain my reasoning for both languages:

Russian: i have tried learning this language before (lasted few weeks) i can read cyrillic (very slowly tho) i like russian and this fact that it opens doors to other slavic languages too so its pretty useful outside of russia too or maybe good job opportunities in slavic countries, for me the main reason isn't all of this main reason is my girlfriend which she is from ukraine originally and since she speaks russian i wanted to feel more connected to her (bcs she is learning my native language)

It was pretty much all i can say about russian

German: same as Russian i have tried learning German too i can say i wasn't serious that time ofc and i was just testing the Waters haha, i know german is very difficult but should mention this too i already know two Germanic languages so that may make it more easier,

i have already very good pronounciation in German as others said and swedish and German are pretty close to each other so when you know swedish a lot of rules and words automatically makes sense to you because they are the same in german, my love is for Sweden and i planned to move to Sweden for living and working but maybe Germany become my destination since it has largest Economy in the EU

I'm 19 years old and as my learning schedule, by my 20th Birthday probably i will be B2 in swedish (my goal is C1)

In "Circeln" from Engelsforstrilogi a mother says to her daughter:

Nej. Jag är en typisk duktig flicka. Jag vill inte föra över det på dig.

Folkets lexikon says that "duktig flicka" means "good girl". Not 100% sure why that's a bad thing, or why a parent would think that. It kind of seems to imply that she wants her daughter to do drugs and party.

Of course, on the other hand the English translation gives "overachiever" here, which would make more sense, but I'm not sure that's actually accurate to the Swedish.

det borde ju vara rätt för vargen eftersom det är ett ett ord men ingen säger så. varför används aldrig rätt?

Är jag galen, visst finns ordet "havandemakt"? En 'makthavare' har 'havandemakt'?

Jag satt och tänkte på vad engelskans "authority" blir på svenska. Befogenhet känns för litet i helheten. Lån som auktoritet räknas ej.

In english, if there's a song we really like, we might call it a banger or a bop or something like that. What would be the swedish equivalent?

Specifically grandparents. Like in English the word is "Grandfather," but we call him "Grampa." Or in German, "Großvater" becomes "Opa." Or in Spanish, "Abuelo" becomes "Tata" or "Tito."

Does Swedish have anything like that? The most I can find are the actual titles of "farfar" and "farmor."

Is the Swedish /r/ a tap [ɾ], a trill [r], or something else? Does its pronunciation depend on its position in the word?

For example, what would be a narrow IPA transcription of:

• vara
• mörk
• röd

I already understand that Swedish has regional variation. I’m specifically interested in the standard pronunciation, since I’m using SAOL and other Swedish learning materials as my main references, and I’d like to have a consistent pronunciation model to follow.

This is from Engelsfors, Cirkeln. The full sentence:

”Bra”, säger hon. ”Du kommer att märka att när du väl bestämt dig för att ta dig i kragen så rullar det bara på sen.”

Thing is, a couple of paragraphs earlier there's this:

Jag ligger ju så långt efter dom andra.

That's with 99% certainty for "de" (or "dem"?).

So if "sen" for "sedan" is true, can anyone explain to me what this is meant to convey?

The second sentence is said by a schoolboy, so I can accept that he's supposed to speak colloquially (athough my understanding is that nobody pronounces "de" as "de" in that context). But the title is uttered by a school principal.

On the other hand narration uses the spelling "sedan", so it's not universal.

Vi hafvom ju icke pluralböjda verb längre men jag har observerat ett internetfenomen där pronomenet jag oftast droppas, typ "har sett den" istället för "jag har sett den" eller "är på väg dit" istället för "jag är på väg dit".

I obviously know that there’s a lot of children shows with a Swedish dub but I wanted the genre of shows that I already watch and like. I like glee, pretty little liars, any tlc reality show and anime. I also know Disney Channel has a lot of dubs that I’m down to watch to! I’m open to other options of course!