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Read-aloud Friday: 1001 Sudoku
For today’s reading, I have chosen the instruction pages from my bumper Sudoku book, 1001 Sudoku. It’s a brick of a book at over 600 pages thick, but not to worry, the reading is only from pages 4 and 5. Happy listening! — read more
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Read-aloud Friday: Läsaren älskar tidiga verb
For this reading, I have decided to kill two birds with one stone, i.e., not only is this helping me practice speak Swedish, it is also helping me write better in Swedish, because the material that I have chosen is a language tip taken from Språkkonsulterna. […] — read more
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Goodbye Duolingo
Picture Source: DuolingoYou have gotten a little too fancy. Too complicated. When you came up with that silly, super annoying Match Madness thingy, […] — read more
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My thoughts on writing Swedish descriptive texts
I am super inspired after each lesson at school to write better. The exercises done in class such as describing a series of pictures to form a story, or watching a short video clip to then describe what has happened, are really harder than they look. Jag blir superinspirerad att skriva bättre efter varje lektion… — read more
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Ungefär
Today I struggle with the Swedish word ungefär, when translated to English, means “approximately.” I was struggling whether it implies för mer än (more than) or för mindre än (less than).I was trying to answer the question of when the first ice cream truck came to Sweden […] — read more
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Svenska – hur svårt kan det va?
I debatten är det många som tycker att det tar för lång tid för nya svenskar att lära sig språket. Men svenska är allt annat än enkelt. Och att behärska svenskan efter bara två års studier blir därför ett nästan omöjligt krav. —Sandra Vilppala, språkkonsultstudent vid Stockholms universitet.Sandra Vilppala is a Swedish Language Consultancy Programme… — read more
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9th Duoversary
Did you know? Duolingo was launched to the public on June 19th, 2012. I joined Duolingo in January 2014. Through the years I saw the many wonderful changes the little green owl had gone through, and it’s only getting better and better! — read more
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Another Duolingo Milestone
I reached a 365-day streak! — read more
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The New Duolingo “Legendary Level”
Something new has happened in Duolingo and I love it!Duo the very smart little green owl of Duolingo has recently introduced Legendary Level. Learners can now up their game and complete timed challenges. Once completed, the golden yellow bubble turns purple. — read more
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Insider Guides to Working in Norway by Karin Ellis (Ellis Culture)
I recently had the privilege of getting to know Karin Ellis of Ellis Culture. It was through Speak Norsk that I found Ellis Culture and from there I attended the free online seminar hosted by Karin on Applying for jobs in Norway.You might be wondering why I’m doing this. Am I job hunting in Norway?… — read more