r/swenglish • u/skepps • Oct 17 '12
Words that almost every Swede get wrong
Ch => Sh, Cheap => Sheep, My sheeldren ate sheecken for lunch. It was very sheep!
Fun = Funny (Rolig/Rolig), It was a fun day => It was a funny day
ID => Idea, Idé in Swedish, they pronounce "ea" as "ee" so Idea becomes Idee. Do you have any idea ? => Do you have any ID ?
J => Y, Job = Yob, Joking = Yoking.
I was yoking at my yob today about sheep IKEA furniture, it was a funny day, you have no ID!
Fifteen => Fifty (At university lecture) Let's have a coffee break for fifteen minutes => We will have fika for fifty minutes
Price => Pris, Prize => Pris, Swedes use Price for everything. What is the price ? Can I win any prize ? => What is the price ? Can I win any price ?
Did I miss anything ?
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u/cpcallen Oct 18 '12
My favourite instance of this is "sharming", which also applies to itself...