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| djthunderbird |
so a group of students from nothern-sweden came to estonia to visit us. They were at our school today, and they stayed in our class. So we were communicating, and I decided to move the topic to music.
so I asked "what kind of music do you, swedes, like?" all of a sudden everybody started to whisper to each other jsut like I had sayed something insulting..
well did I? I felt pretty bad aferwards, but I didnt dare to go and ask them what the problem was..
Did I say anything wrong? |
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| ShyTrance |
| quote: | Originally posted by djthunderbird
so a group of students from nothern-sweden came to estonia to visit us. They were at our school today, and they stayed in our class. So we were communicating, and I decided to move the topic to music.
so I asked "what kind of music do you, swedes, like?" all of a sudden everybody started to whisper to each other jsut like I had sayed something insulting..
well did I? I felt pretty bad aferwards, but I didnt dare to go and ask them what the problem was..
Did I say anything wrong? |
strange.. i don't c any wrong on ur question... u should have asked them.. :) |
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| reveal |
| riktat till svenskarna på TA: slå upp ordet "swede" i en engelsk-svensk ordbok :) |
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| ShyTrance |
Engelska till svenska
swede [swi:d] subst. kålrot
Swede [swi:d] subst. svensk
lol, hehe
visste inte det:wtf: |
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| x-dream |
| Du han före mig Shy....Hade ingen anning om det heller allså.... |
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| Dioxys |
har för mig pappa snackade om innan att vi kallades så av engelsmännen för vi alltid åt kolrötter här i sverige innan potatisen kom hit ifrån andra sidan atlanten :)
eller har jag fel? |
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| djthunderbird |
| nice going guys :) I ask for help and U guys answer in..... swedish :p of course :p |
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| Glorie |
haha, nevermind the guys thunderbird.. I'll say it to ya in eng. :)
they are saying that "swede" means hmmm... its like a root vegetable in whatever language.. this makes me dizzy :crazy:
so they (guys in here) :p thought, what u were saying was something like
What kind of music do u root vegetables like ?
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SO the swedish pupils visiting your class must have been very shy or weird, not replying... I DONT think,... they took it as an insult.. I mean, that they understood what the word "swede" meant... not in a lifetime... no swedish speaking person is that good :) hehehhehehe :p
prejudice? yes... mouhahhaha :crazy: :crazy:
edit: neeee ja skriver inte.. sånt.. hahaha |
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| reveal |
| quote: | Originally posted by Glorie
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jag sa ju att jag behärskade två språk :p |
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| Glorie |
| quote: | Originally posted by reveal
jag sa ju att jag behärskade två språk :p |
eller huuuur ;) hahaha... neee ja tror du analyserade meningen allt va du kunde... å slog upp varenda ord... och letade ef. tvetydigheter...:) fan, inte kan man veta sånt? huuuh??? :D :) d ska va för att du har råkat höra exemplet innan då isf :p jäla skit va duktig du e på eng asså :) haha
du vet säkert va kronärtskocka heter på eng me? ;) hehehhe |
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| djthunderbird |
hehe that is hilarous :D yes they were kinda shy...
however I think swede is a correct word for a person from sweden in english isnt it? So I spoke to them correctly ? :P |
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| reveal |
| quote: | Originally posted by djthunderbird
hehe that is hilarous :D yes they were kinda shy...
however I think swede is a correct word for a person from sweden in english isnt it? So I spoke to them correctly ? :P |
in written English there is a difference between "swede" and "Swede", but in spoken English they sound the same
edit: i doubt however, that many Swedes know that there even is a second meaning (ie. "swede"), not the most common word ;) |
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