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The five letter word game goes like this: My word is WRITE. The next person needs to give a five letter word that starts with E (the last letter in my word), and so on. It is a good way to learn new vocabulary, and if someone gives a word that another user does not know, then a definition could be requested.

I was more thinking of having a category under each language where the members can start their own games - like I saw on another forum, the 'five letter word' game seemed very fun. =)

Maybe there could be game sections connected to each language? Word games are commonly used in language teaching, so why not here also?

I had a problem with this one too until I learned it sort of as an equation: Too much rain + level of water = flooding where the + is 'affecting' and = is the 'effect' Too much rain -> affects --> the level of water, which --> results--> in flooding (catastrophy) 'Affect' is the doing and 'effect' is the outcome. I hope this made any sense, because it did to me when I learned, haha.

The Swedish language has become a bit infected by the English language recently, and many words normally used by young people are English words where Swedish grammar has been added to it. For example: I facet = I (in) 'Face' + 'et' (the face) = In the face. Face in Swedish is 'ansikte', so the real Swedish would be = i ansiktet. Another common Swenglish phrase used by the Swedish youth is 'Fucka ur'. This basicly means to go crazy. The base word is the English 'fuck' (excuse my language), and the grammatical suffix '-a' has been added. This is probably due to the daily encounters of English we have in Sweden. Most young people can speak English and interact daily with other people in English. I also use Swenglish when I talk to my friends, and the sad thing about English taking over so much (I even wrote an essay on this issue at the university) is that sometimes why the English word is used, is because we are losing the vocabulary of our native language. If you are in a conversation with a friend, speaking Swedish, and you forget a word, you will use the English word because you know the other one will know it. Instead of recalling the Swedish word, we get lazy and change over to English.

I do not have a desire to be a polyglot, but getting as much help and as many tips as possible from those who language learning comes easy to is to valuable to pass on. Thank you for the resourceful charing!

In Sweden I belive the students are introduced to English from first or second grade. English is today a compulsary subject, and the students get to choose a third language around grade six or seven. (I am not completely sure about the grades since the Swedish curriculum has changed since I graduated six years ago.) I, however, had a desire to learn English beyond the levels taught at school already at the age 9, so I watched a lot of TV and started reading books in English.

I have come to realize that too. Being around people so different from myself has made me re-evaluate myself and the world I live in. =)

Hi there! I like that you say you are fluent only in English and Spanish, haha. I would like to be a writer someday also and write my own novel. However, my native language is Swedish, and the problem is that I write fiction better in English - so at least you have the advantage there. =) Keep on writing!

Does someone know of a good app to study vocabulary. I have previously downloaded vocabulary apps for Turkish and Spanish, and as a beginner of those languages they have worked great. However, I would really like to find an app that has a more difficult level. An app to expand the already existing vocabulary. Does someone know an app to recommend?

In Swedish, when someone says 'tack' (thank you), you reply with 'varsågod' (you're welcome). However, it can also be the other way around. If someone gives you something, they can say 'varsågod', and the reply is 'tack'.

I am the kind of person that when I want to learn something, I need to know HOW and WHY it is working like it is. I had 5 unsuccessful driving lessons trying to learn to start the car when it is steep without the car rolling backwards. FIVE unsuccessful lessons. I just did not get it. I sat down and read one paragraph about how the clutch works in my brother's school book about mechanics - and voila, I knew how to start the car without rolling backwards! This goes for learning a language also. I NEED the grammar. I need to understand WHY something is said as it is. I cannot just learn to say something because a native speaker says so. So, this method is definitely not for me. I think grammar is a very essential part to really learn a language. But then again, everyone is different when it comes to learning.

I am not a native speaker of English, but I have been studying English for about six years. Now and then I come across words that I realize I have spelled the British way, although I lean more towards the American English myself. These different spellings can be very confusing sometimes!

The first time I heard the word 'SMORGASBORD' being used on television, I laughed pretty hard. To me it is funny because it is a Swedish word (smörgåsbord), and the English pronounciation sounds funny to me.

In Sweden, English is a mandatory subject. A passing grade in English, along with math and Swedish, is required to graduate from year 9. So, yes, English is a very important part of the Swedish education.

It looks good to me =)

I like your idea of having the information under your name. It was sort of what I meant. The languages you study are not necessarily the only languages you are interested in, so I thought that it could be good to have everyone see what languages other members knew. =)

So, I was thinking. This is a forum about learning a language, or expanding one you already know. The most common languages are represented here and have their seperate forums. However, I am sure there are members here that know other languages than the ones on this board. Maybe there could be a thread where all members could add which languages they know, and a list could be made. That way more languages could be explored. I, for example, am a native speaker of Swedish, and even though it is not the most attractive language in the world, it does have its perks. Many Scandinavians can speak with each other in their own language and can still be understood. Swedish, or any of the other Scandinavian languages, are represented on this forum. If there is a list of the languages the members know, other members would know who to talk to if they were interested in another language. Just an idea

Hello there! My name is Veronica. I am from Sweden, but I am currently in Turkey for three months. I am a 22-year old English major at the university. The languages I consider myself quite fluent in are Swedish and English. However, I am also in the process of learning Spanish (my mother is Spanish) and Turkish (my boyfriend is Turkish). So, that's a little about me. See you around!