Hej! Hallå! Tjena! Goddag! Läget!
Just some greeting words in Swedish.
As you might have guessed, I´m from Sweden. I have seen a few articles where they tell you about their favorite words in different languages. You often take your own language for granted since you have spoken it your whole life. The beauty of it gets hidden.
Recently I have discovered that the Swedish language actually is really beautiful and full of weird and fun words. I decided to share some of these with you!
Enjoy :)
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Just an intro picture;
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- Ljungeld
from the old Norse language
- Midvintertid
time of year when it´s at it´s coldest, around January and February
- Örngott
"örn" means eagle and "gott" means good
- Grönska
it radiates beauty
- Påtår
not an existing word in the English language - means pouring a second cup
- Bedårande / Förtjusande
the words give off a beautiful sound
- Liljekonvalj
voted the most beautiful flower in Sweden but is extremely poisonous
- Ljuvlig
possibly my favorite word of all because of the sound it gives off
- Fika
not an existing word in any other language - means taking a coffee and sweets with someone - a tradition
- Lagom
not an existing word in any other language - means "not too little, not too much - just right" - a word we use daily
- Idyll
a peaceful place with no problems - paradise
- Förgätmigej
flower - old folklore says; a knight gave these flowers to his fiancé just before he drowned in a lake. before he drowned he said to her "forget me not" ("förgätmigej") - it´s sometimes worn by women to show eternal love
- Gräddvit / Pärlemor
color - often to describe pearls
- Porslinshy
a fair color of skin to describe the beauty of it
- Skimmer
the beauty on, for example, water when the sun shines on it
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Here are some extra;
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That is fifteen of all the beautiful words in the Swedish language. I will do a part II if you, the readers, want one.
have a great day!
love, E
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