We explain Sweden
Many proverbs are similar in different languages and come from translations of the Bible or classical literature. Other proverbs are more culture-specific. What do the most common Swedish proverbs say about a culture? Which values do they reflect? Here are a few Swedish proverbs that express important cultural values. Presented by Swedish with Mumm Independence and Self […]
عندما تتعايش مع الشعب السويدي لفترة طويلة ستلاحظ انهم يتقنوا اللغة الانجليزية،إلا أن الأمورقد تصبح مشوشة عندما يتعلق الأمر بالأمثال أو ما يعرف بالأقوال المأثورة إذ يصعب نقلها من لغة الى غيرها. ماهي الأمثال؟ المثّل هو قول مشهور يستند الى الحس السليم أو الخبرة، وغالبا ما يكون على شكل جملة استعارية أو مجازية. معظم الشعوب […]
Swedes are usually very good at English but sometimes, as you are likely to notice if you hang out with Swedes long enough – things can get a bit confusing. And it quite often has to do with proverbs that really don’t work when directly translated. But what are proverbs? A proverb is a popularly […]