Swedish language

[Cevin8 37]

THE 17 FUNNIEST EXPRESSIONS IN SWEDISH (AND HOW TO USE THEM)

1. A Swede doesn’t tell someone to “take a hike”… he tells someone to “throw themselves in the wall.” (Släng dig i väggen)

2. A Swede doesn’t “beat around the bush”… he “walks like the cat around hot porridge.” (Gå som katten kring het gröt)

3. A Swede doesn’t tell you to “chill”… he asks you to “tag down.” (Tagga ned)

4. A Swede doesn’t say ”no worries” if everything is alright… he tells you there is “no cow on the ice.” (Ingen ko på isen)

5. Alternatively he tells you there is “no danger on the roof.” (Ingen fara på taket)

6. A Swede is not ”wasted”… he is “round under his feet.” (Rund under fötterna)

7. Alternatively he is “on the cinnamon.” (På kanelen)

8. A Swede doesn’t “fight until the last drop”… he fights “all the way into the tile.” (Ända in i kaklet)

9. A Swede doesn’t say you “don’t have all your dogs on one leash” when he thinks you’re stupid… he says you “don’t have all the hens at home.” (Alla höns hemma)

10. Or that you “don’t have all you’re horses in the stable.” (Inte alla hästar i stallet)

11. A Swede doesn’t ”seek revenge”… he “gives back for old cheese.” (Ge tillbaka för gammal ost)

12. A Swede doesn’t ”keep an eye” on something… he “hits an eye” on something. (Slå ett öga på)

13. A Swede is not ”raging mad”… he is “forest crazy.” (Skogstokig)

14. A Swede doesn’t have ”a skeleton in his closet”… instead he “doesn’t have clean flour in his bag.” (Inte ha rent mjöl i påsen)

15. A Swede is not ”ahead of the game”… he ”lies in the front corner.” (Ligger i framkant)

16. A Swede is not ”dressed to the nines”… he is ”dressed up to his teeth.” (Klädd up till tänderna)

17. A Swede is not “hungover”… his “hair hurts.” (Ont i håret)

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/17-funniest-expressions-swedish-use/

[LimeGreenLegend 4,293]

This is brilliant I shall use these to enrage SwedishWolf next time I see him

[no_snacks 3,345]

So funny, Cevin8. 

 

Just like LimeGreen, I will use some of these on SwedishWolf.

The next time he gets lag killed, I will say "Tag Down" dude.

I'm sure it will make him feel better. 

[Pb76 3,952]

Just reinforcing what I knew about swedes......mucho-mucho cray-cray

[Cevin8 37]

 Swedes are a difficult people to provoke and enrage, we usually solv things in a very diplomatic way.

 

 

 

 

[maatuska_ 22]

These two videos sum up the swedes (please don't hate me after this):

https://youtube.com/watch?v=pw3e64sosEg

Edited April 5, 2015 by maatuska_

[Cevin8 37]

These two videos sum up the swedes (please don't hate me after this):

https://youtu.be/pw3e64sosEg

https://youtu.be/l4ihLgWxRqg

 So true

[Banketelli 3,655]

[Lann 10,846]

Proud to be a swede

[ronin 596]

No. 17 is just epic

[Gooner 35]

Proud to be a swede

Yup!

[Swedishwolf 18]

Hehe very funny cevin

[alexq7x 2]

Funny to read this:). Visste inte att det fanns 8 svenskar som var med i crewet, så nu vet man.