{"id":11066,"date":"2023-08-15T13:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/blog\/uncategorized\/false-friends-english-swedish\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T20:14:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:14:19","slug":"false-friends-english-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/en\/blog\/language\/false-friends-english-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"False Friends &#8211; English &#038; Swedish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Words matter. Culture matters. Culture influences our vocabulary. For example, Swedes have many words for forestry. The Sami culture (located in Finland, Sweden, Norway) has 800 words for reindeer herding. Each culture has its frame of reference when we interpret words. Some words are difficult to translate because of a different cultural context. Even when words look the same, they can mean different things for different cultures. These so called <strong>False Friends<\/strong> can cause misunderstandings. Here are some examples for Swedish and English:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>The English word <strong>Integrity <\/strong>(moral compass) looks like and is often translated into <strong>Integritet<\/strong> in Swedish, which could mean p<em>rivacy<\/em>. On Swedish websites you see \u201dIntegritetspolicies\u201d which means <em>Privacy Policies<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eventually<\/strong> (= Sw \u201cSlutligen\u201d) looks like the Swedish word <strong>Eventuellt<\/strong> which means <em>possibly<\/em>. Big risk for miscommunication in Swenglish \u201dI will eventually do it!\u201d\u2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semester<\/strong> (term) in Swedish is <strong>Vacation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Truck<\/strong> in Swedish means <strong>forklift truck.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stool<\/strong> (= Sw \u201cPall\u201d) looks like Swedish <strong>Stol<\/strong> meaning chair.<\/li>\n<li><strong>VD<\/strong> (Venereal Disease) is <strong>CEO<\/strong> in Swedish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wrist <\/strong>(Sw \u201cHandled\u201d) looks like Swedish <strong>Vrist<\/strong> which means <em>ankle<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tagged<\/strong> (marked) looks like Swedish <strong>Taggad<\/strong> which means <em>excited<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Billion<\/strong> looks like Swedish <strong>Biljon<\/strong>, which means <em>trillion<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gymnasium<\/strong> (Gym hall) in Swedish means upper Secondary School\/High school. Swenglish: \u201cShe jumped off the gymnasium\u201d should be \u201dShe was a drop-out at high school\u201d\u2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mess<\/strong> (disorder) looks like the Swedish word <strong>M\u00e4ssa<\/strong>, which means <em>event<\/em>. Swenglish: \u201dWelcome to our Swedish mess!\u201d\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When IKEA called their new piece of furniture <strong>Fartfull<\/strong>, which could mean <em>full of speed<\/em> in Swedish, their marketing blooper caused some laughter!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"309\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11061\" src=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fartfull-ikea.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fartfull-ikea.jpeg 694w, https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fartfull-ikea-250x111.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fartfull-ikea-120x53.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We should have different perspectives, we just have to clarify our differences more often in order to reduce miscommunication. The beauty of diversity!<\/p>\n<p>Are you, or is someone on your team ready to improve their <a href=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/en\/language-courses\/\">communication skills in English or Swedish<\/a>? Our <a href=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/en\/language-courses\/business-english-en\/\">Business English<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/en\/language-courses\/legal-english-course\/\">Legal English<\/a> might be well suited. You can take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/en\/language-courses\/other-languages-language-courses\/\">Swedish options<\/a> here as well. If you&#8217;re not sure that these are the right fit,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/languagepartners.nl\/en\/contact\/\">send us a message for a free chat today<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words matter. Culture matters. Culture influences our vocabulary. For example, Swedes have many words for forestry. 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