Swedish is related with German and English and very close to Norwegian and Danish. Swedes, Norwegians and Danes normally understand each other. Swedes under the age of 60 normally has English as a second language and has studied English for several years in school.
Artwork / Cue Yourself
Gökotta
Swedish has a word for 'getting up early specifically to go outside and listen to birdsong.' It's gökotta, and it's now my favourite word.
— Lev Parikian (@LevParikian) March 27, 2017
That sounds lovely! Who's in for a little #gökotta? 🙂 #wotd pic.twitter.com/QfwWJHAdGR
— bab.la (@babla) January 5, 2017
#presseRTS #motdujour #Gökotta #letemps @niculmi J'ai trouvé le mot qui décrit mon activité quotidienne ! pic.twitter.com/ZfU5rjcuKF
— Valérie Droux (@Valdroux) June 7, 2016
Proverbs
If you don’t mention anyone, you haven’t forgotten anyone.
Vocabulary
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