I still haven't learned Swedish...I gave up a while ago. So in any given day, I spend a lot of time listening to other peoples' conversations in Swedish, having no idea what they are talking about. But Swedes use quite a few English words in their conversation. So a typical conversation goes: "Blah blah blah Facebook blah blah blah big deal blah blah blah oh sh*t that's awesome!" I've started keeping a list of English words that I have heard in these "blah blah blah" conversations. Enjoy!
Facebook
Google
Awesome
Awesome Sauce
Epic
Epic Fail
Nice
Gay
Dude
Disgusting
Sign me up
Instant coffee
I am not surprised
Boyfriend material
Granny panties
On a related note, being in Sweden has been like a huge, 5-month game of Taboo, Pictionary, Charades, and Catchphrase all rolled into one. People generally speak very good English, but often struggle with more obscure or niche words. So they start describing or acting out the word and I have to guess what word they are looking for. It's great fun, and with so much practice I will DOMINATE on board game night when I get back.
English in Sweden
Friday, June 4, 2010
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awesome sauce,
blah blah blah conversation,
board game night,
boyfriend material,
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granny panties
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