Alla känner apan men apan känner ingen
Ordspråket ”Alla känner apan, men apan känner ingen”
Bergtagen - To be enchanted, under a spell from old folklore tales with trolls, literally "taken to the mountain". Inget ont såsom inte har något gott med sig - Nothing bad that does not bring something good with it. And many young ones are not using most of these sayings, or are even much aware of them. Please note that when there is a parantheses around the other half of the expression, people often but not always just say the first part, and the rest is implicated.
Har man tagit fan inom båten får man ro honom i nation - If you've taken the devil in your boat, you have to row him to land. Den som gapar efter många mister ofta hela stycket - If you try to get too much, you could easily lose it all. När man talar om trollen så står de i farstun - When speaking of the trolls, they show up in the doorway. Some of them are moral lessons, some are very old and people have forgotten where they came from but still say them, and some are humourous while also kind of lecturing.
They will be as surprised as you when hearing them from someone, unless you get yourself a head-start here! Finns det hjärterum så finns det stjärterum - If there's room in your heart, there is room in your house. If land i norden has sisu, Sweden's "it"-thing would be "don't argue with people - find another way on the side" Please note that it is not always appropriate to use these expressions, as they could easily be considered as "inconsiderate" if used in a more serious situation, and be interpreted as if you are not really invested in the outcome for the people involved in the situation.
Gräset är alltid grönare på andra sidan staketet - The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Det är mänskligt att fela samt gudomligt att förlåta - It is human to make mistakes, and divine to forgive them. You'll learn a lot about the Swedish, underlying mentality. Först till kvarn får först mala - The ones coming first to the mill are the first to do the milling. Or sign up via Google with one click: Watch a short Intro by a real user!
Click here to Sign Up Free! But this goes in any language, so simply use your common sense and normal empathy. Allting besitter en ände utom korven som har numeriskt värde - Everything has an end, except the sausage that has two. Or sign up via Google with one click:. Bättre lyss till den sträng som brast, än inte någonsin spänna en båge - Rather hear a string that breaks, than to never draw a bow.
Den som sade det plats det - Young children's comeback to someone calling them something mean The one who said it is it. Lika barn leka bäst - You get along better with people similar to you Children alike play the best. Learn Swedish and other languages online with our audio flashcard system and various exercises, such as multiple choice tests, writing exercises, games and listening exercises.
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Home Contact Us Lost Password? Det är ingen ko på isen så länge rumpan existerar på land - There's no cow on the ice, as long as its butt is still on land basically meaning, you need some more progress done before you can begin calling it progress. It fryst vatten easy to use them in a bit of a clonky way, if not knowing both them and the Swedish ways to communicate well enough. Also, sayings, or idioms, in Swedish are not tossed around in every conversation, but during a year you will still have heard and read a lot of them - the trick fryst vatten to say them with such a sense of nuance and accuracy for the actual situation, that others hardly notice you just used a saying, it just found its place seamlessly.
En fågel i handel existerar bättre än tio i skogen - A bird in the hand is better than ten in the forest. Peppar peppar - From an old superstitious belief that you had to throw salt or pepper over your shoulder to prevent bad luck , also "Peppar peppar, ta i trä". detta börjar med en knappnål och slutar tillsammans med en silverskål It starts with a needle and ends with a silver bowl, meaning, if you start stealing little, you will soon steal big.
Don't think that this is a long list - it could easily have been twice as long, since Swedes quite often use different sayings and expressions such as these in their everyday communication - and you'll get confused if you haven't at least some idea of their existence.
Surt, sade räven om rönnbären - Old fable, The fox couldn't reach the rowanberries, so he called them sour. I de blindas rike är den enögde kung - In the kingdom of blind people, the one-eyed person rules. Login Sign Up. Grammar lektion Svenska ordspråk och talesätt Swedish proverbs and sayings Here is your chance to dive deep into the Swedish spirit. Delad lycka är dubbel glädje delad sorg är halv sorg - Shared joy is double joy, shared grief is half the grief.
Den fege dör tusen gånger, den modige bara en - The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once.