Word for the Travel Wise (04/10/06)

Just decided to take a much needed break from packing to think up a word for this evening. To help with my task I went looking through some of the past lessons and realized almost immediately what language we need to concentrate on tonight - Swedish. I haven't touched it since I started doing the daily word. I haven't met many people studying the language, but just because I don't know them doesn't mean they don't exist.

Today's word is a Swedish word used in Sweden:

invandrare - a foreigner that has relocated to Sweden, an immigrant

Seems like an easy word to remember and reminds me of the English word invader. Imagine as a foreigner you are invading the country during your vacation, but in reality you'll only be checking the scenes, tasting the eats, and engulfing your every waking hour in trying to pick up more of the Swedish lang. (Okay, with the full meaning of the word you will have enjoyed your stay so much that you'd end up living in the country.)

Phrasebase has a decent sound library for several language translations. The downside is I couldn't find the Swedish equivalent to the English words we already know in written form. I struck gold with this long list of words and phrases used in the country. It includes the good and the bad so be prepared. BBC has the usual mp3 download for the basics. One can find several Swedish radio stations listed here. As always there's Lonely Planet and their handy pocket phrasebooks.

Past Swedish words: ett askfat

Filed under: Learning, Europe, Sweden