More Swedish words

by Shane on January 3, 2009 · 4 comments

Åshöjdens BK

I started watching one of my presents tonight, the DVD of the Swedish series Åshöjden.

Once I got over the fashion and haircuts of Eighties Sweden, the very wooden acting, the fact the main character looks like Vladimir Putin and the short skirts I started to get into it. I am watching it primarily to improve my Swedish language skills.

Only snag is I struggle with the accent, I think this was set in Skåne. Its still Swedish but its similar to when Englishman talks to someone with a thick Belfast or Glasgow accent, its the same language but you have to train your ears a little.

Fortunately it has subtitles so I was able to follow and pick up some words. This should help me to learn Swedish much faster than before.

New Swedish words learnt from episode one and teo

Lira – to play (slang)
en sak – one thing, as in Columbo, just one thing!
pärs – trial/test/ordeal
kloka -wise or inte riktigt kloka – not all there
stenhård – hard as nails
tattare – tramp
behålla – to stick to
cementröv? didnt get his., I know röv is ass but cementröv? According to Hasse its to be stubborn. Lit. cement arse!
Störa – to disturb. Stör jag? Am I disturbing you? In games it means to interfere
fatta -to understand

Thanks to Emma and Hasse for their corrections.

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{ 4 comments }

1 - h2 - January 3, 2009 at 9:00 pm: Klocka = watch (clock). I think you mean ‘kloka’
Tattare = tramp like in ‘gypsy’ (not hooker)
Störa = in games ‘interfere’
Cementröv = 1. Stubborn, inflexible person, unwilling to change
2. Constipated person
3. Dull, slow, immobile person

And maybe cementröv influenced your subconscious to write
Arshöjden BK. Should be Åshöjden BK.
2 Emma January 3, 2009 at 9:06 pm: It’s Åshöjdens BK (no r) and it’s indeed set in north western Skåne.
Tattare is a word I’d try and forget if I were you as it’s a very non-pc term for [romer] these days. To be wise is to be klok (no ck), or inte riktigt kloka – to be crazy. Att fatta something is to catch something in the meaning to understand something.
3 Shane January 3, 2009 at 9:31 pm: Thanks both.

I have amended it in the post. Hmm who would have thought I would have learnt so much from the first two episodes.

You are right I did right Års instead of Ås – I think its because of the unenglish letter Å which sounds like awwwwww.
4 Landstreicher January 12, 2009 at 6:09 am: Tea Cosie Pete – Ttattare