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Emme
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Studies: Russian, Swedish, French

 
 Message 313 of 438
07 June 2014 at 4:56pm | IP Logged 
Sarnek wrote:
[...] I know it's just a trifle, but it really pisses me off how they put so much effort in describing German or English phonetics systems whereas Swedish' is carelessly neglected.


Have you ever seen this?
Canepari’s Phonosynthesis of Swedish

Canepari’s a linguist who’s developed a modified IPA transcription system with
Wikipedia wrote:
500 basic, 300 complementary and 200 supplementary symbols […] to permit the transcription of all world languages in more exact detail than the official IPA.


I’m not endorsing his work, as I haven’t delved into it enough to have an opinion, but since you seem very interested on the subject maybe you want to have a look.

Here’s his homepage where you can find more information on his work and several pdf files on various languages.

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Sarnek
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 Message 314 of 438
07 June 2014 at 5:57pm | IP Logged 
Marry me. Just marry me.
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Sarnek
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 Message 315 of 438
19 June 2014 at 4:53pm | IP Logged 
Awkward silence.

Anyway, I've found another word for the June Challenge:

Swedish: stipendium (scholarship - Italian "borsa di studio")
Italian: stipendio (salary - Swedish "lön")


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Emme
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 Message 316 of 438
20 June 2014 at 10:43pm | IP Logged 
Trevlig midsommar allihop!

We’re already entering the final third of June and I can’t believe we’ve only come up with a handful of false friends for this month’s challenge. People, don’t be shy and add your contributions: I’m sure you all know plenty of false friends!

And to lead by example, and hoping not to offend anybody, I’ll post a couple of unsavory ones. Have you noticed how the false friends that tend to stick to mind are those where the embarrassment risk factor is highest?

Italian: fica (vulgar) = pussy, c**t
Swedish: fika = drink coffee (informal)

Italian: cacca (informal/infantile) = feces, doo-doo, poo
Swedish: kaka = cake, cookie

English: kiss
Swedish: kissa = urinate, wee-wee

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Emme
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 Message 317 of 438
20 June 2014 at 10:45pm | IP Logged 
Meanwhile, I’ve just checked what’s available on SVTPlay for streaming from abroad, so it’s time for the usual update.

Kvarteret Skatan reser till Laholm: available until 4 July 2014 (82 min).
Stockholm Östra: available until 7 July 2014 (91 min).
Mia och Klara: eight 30-minute episodes available until 16 July 2014.
Gubben i stugan: available until 4 September 2014 (89 min).
Hoppas farfar dör: Humorserie available until 5 May 2015.


Happy watching!

Edited by Emme on 20 June 2014 at 10:47pm

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Emme
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 Message 318 of 438
20 June 2014 at 11:02pm | IP Logged 
Sarnek wrote:
Awkward silence. [...]

Not awkward silence from me: I just was away for a few days trying to avoid the worst of the high-season by anticipating most holiday-makers.


Sarnek wrote:
Marry me. Just marry me.

That’s flattering, but I don’t think my other half would appreciate! ;-)
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daegga
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 Message 319 of 438
21 June 2014 at 1:17am | IP Logged 
Norwegian: bløt - soft, wet
Swedish: blöt - wet, rainy
Danish: blød - soft
German: blöd (pronounced [blø:t])- stupid

At least in Danish, it can also mean "stupid" as a derived meaning from "soft" though (ie. soft in the brain).

Then there is this nice loan in German "gammel" which is only used in compound nouns like "Gammelfleisch" (well there is also the adjective "gammelig" which is probably a rather new deriviation). In Scandinavian languages it just means "old" while in German it has only the more specific meaning "rotten". So "Min mor er gammel" would sound like "My mother is rotten" to a learner of Norwegian/Dansh.

Kaka = poo works in German too

Edited by daegga on 21 June 2014 at 1:22am

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Sarnek
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 Message 320 of 438
21 June 2014 at 7:35am | IP Logged 
Swedish tröja = pullover
Italian troia = whore (vulgar)


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