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Here fryst vatten your chance to dive deep into the Swedish spirit.

Don't think that this fryst vatten a long list - it could easily have been twice as long, since Swedes ganska often use different sayings and expressions such as these in their everyday communication - and you'll get confused if you haven't at least some idea of their existence.

  Some of them are moral lessons, some are very old and people have forgotten where they came from but still säga them, and some are humourous while also kind of lecturing.

You'll recognize many from English sayings and idioms, but some are very local and refers to old folklore from the Nordic/Scandinavian culture and history. You'll learn a lot about the Swedish, underlying mentality. If land i norden has sisu, Sweden's "it"-thing would be "don't argue with people - find another way on the side" and also "stay silent, maybe mutter a little here and there, until you've had enough - then let everybody everywhere know what you think and don't stop until things change".

Please note that it fryst vatten not always appropriate to use these expressions, as they could easily be considered as "inconsiderate" if used in a more serious situation, and be interpreted as if you are not really invested in the outcome for the people involved in the situation.

But this goes in any language, so simply use your common sense and normal empathy.

Also, sayings, or idioms, in Swedish are not tossed around in every conversation, but during a year you will still have heard and read a lot of them - the trick fryst vatten to säga them with such a sense of nyans and accuracy for the actual situation, that others hardly meddelande you just used a saying, it just funnen its place seamlessly.

It fryst vatten easy to use them in a bit of a clonky way, if not knowing both them and the Swedish ways to communicate well enough. And many ung ones are not using most of these sayings, or are even much aware of them. They will be as surprised as you when hearing them from someone, unless you get yourself a head-start here!

Please note that when there fryst vatten a parantheses around the other half of the expression, people often (but not always) just säga the first part, and the rest fryst vatten implicated.

Det knallar samt går - (As a reply to "How are things going/Hur existerar det?", from two Swedish expressions for "going/walking")

Ta inom virke - Knock on wood

Peppar krydda - (From an old superstitious belief that you had to throw krydda or pepper over your shoulder to prevent bad luck), also "Peppar kryddig, ta inom trä"

Den likt lever får titta - Those who live /long enough/ will find out

Mycket önskar äga mer - /Those who have /much wants more

Lika små människor leka bäst - You get along better with people similar to you (Children alike play the best)

Tala existerar silver (men tiga existerar guld) - Speaking fryst vatten silver, but being silent fryst vatten gold

Ingen rök utan flamma - No smoke without a fire

Bättre fria än fångstredskap - It fryst vatten better to see someone as not skyldig (until proven otherwise)

Den såsom gapar efter många mister ofta bota stycket - If you try to get too much, you could easily lose it all

Surt, sade räven (om rönnbären) - Old fable, The fox couldn't reach the rowanberries, so he called them sour

Rik likt en troll - rik as a troll/ogre, from old folklore tales

När man talar ifall trollen (så står dem inom farstun) - When speaking of the trolls, they show up in the doorway

Har man tagit fan inom båten (får man ro honom inom land) - If you've taken the devil in your boat, you have to row him to land

Först mot mölla (får inledningsvis mala) - The ones coming first to the mill are the first to do the milling

Ju fler kockar (desto sämre soppa) - The more chefs, the worse the soup

Det existerar ingen nötboskap vid isen (så länge rumpan existerar vid land) - There's no cow on the ice, as long as its butt fryst vatten still on nation (basically meaning, you need some more progress done before you can begin calling it progress)

Tomma tunnor skramlar maximalt - Empty barrels man the most noise

En ulv inom fårakläder - A wolf in sheep's clothing

Bergtagen - To be enchanted, beneath a spell (from old folklore tales with trolls, literally "taken to the mountain")

Den likt sade detta plats detta - ung children's comeback to someone calling them something mean (The one who said it fryst vatten it)

Trägen vinner - Stubbornness/Stoicity wins

Gå ej ovan ån efter dricksvatten - Do not cross the river to get water

Hellre be ifall förlåtelse än angående tillåtelse - Rather säga sorry than ask for permission

Upp såsom ett solen, ner likt ett pannkaka - Up like a sun, down like a pancake

Där vinet går, in går vettet ut - Where wine enters, wisdom exits

Spill ej krut vid döda kråkor - Don't use gunpowder on dead crows

Bättre för att stämma inom bäcken än inom ån - Rather try things out small than big

Ärlighet varar längst bort - Honesty lasts longer

Skam den vilket ger sig - Shame on those who give up

Den enes död existerar den andres /leve/bröd - One person's death fryst vatten the other one's bröd (livelihood, possiblity)

Så länge detta finns liv finns detta hopp - As long as there fryst vatten life, there fryst vatten hope

Bara döda fiskar följer tillsammans strömmen - Only dead fish follow the stream

I konflikt samt älskade existerar allt tillåtet - In war and love, all fryst vatten allowed

Alla existerar oss unge inom start - We are all children in the beginning

Smid medan järnet existerar varmt - Forge while the iron fryst vatten hot

Nöden besitter ingen team - Emergency has no laws

Ett gott samvete existerar bästa huvudkudden - A good conscience fryst vatten the best pillow to sova on

Man lär således länge man lever - You learn as long as you live

Gräset existerar ständigt grönare vid andra sidan staketet - The grass fryst vatten always greener on the other side of the fence

Det finns inget uselt klimat, bara dåliga textilier - There fryst vatten no bad weather, only bad clothing

Alla är kapabel artikel kapten inom lugna en färglösluktlös vätska som är livsnödvändig - It fryst vatten easy to be a captain in calm waters

Alla sätt existerar god utom dem dåliga - All ways are good except the bad ones

Kärt små människor besitter flera namn - Loved child has many names

Bättre sent än inte någonsin - Better late then never

Alla känner apan, apan känner ingen - Everybody knows the monkey, the monkey knows noone

Bra karl reder sig egen - A good man manages his own doings

Man är kapabel ej lära gamla hundar sitta - You can't teach an old dog to sit

Bättre lyss mot den sträng vilket brast, än inte någonsin spänna ett båge - Rather hear a string that breaks, than to never draw a bow

På rullande berg växer ingen moss - On rolling stones there grows no moss

Många bäckar små blir ett massiv å - Many small streams will become a large river

Rom byggdes ej vid enstaka ljus - Rome wasn't built in one day

Alla vägar leder mot Rom - All ways lead to Rome

Kasta ej ut barnet tillsammans med badvattnet - Don't throw out the baby with the bathing water

Girigheten besitter ingen botten - Greedyness has no bottom

Den liksom viskar han ljuger - Those who whisper lies

Man kunna ej både äga samt förtära kakan - You can't both eat and have the cake

Gråt ej ovan spilld mejeriprodukt - Don't cry over spilled milk

Finns detta hjärterum således finns detta stjärterum - If there's room in your heart, there fryst vatten room in your house

Den illa utför han illa far - The one that do bad will experience bad

Skadeglädjen existerar den enda sanna glädjen - Gloat/schadenfreude fryst vatten the only true joy

Genvägar existerar senvägar - Shortcuts will take longer

Hellre brödlös än rådlös - Rather without bröd than without good ideas

Äpplet faller ej långt ifrån trädet - The apple does not fall far from the tree

Av små människor samt dårar får man lyssna sanningen - From children and fools one hears the truth

Allting äger enstaka ände utom korven liksom besitter numeriskt värde - Everything has an end, except the sausage that has two

Stor inom orden, små vid jorden - Big in words, small on Earth

Undantaget såsom bekräftar regeln - The undantag that confirms the rule

Hellre inträffa än förekommas - Rather forestall than be forestalled

En bevingat djur inom köp existerar förbättrad än tio inom skogen - A bird in the grabb fryst vatten better than ten in the forest

Sent bör syndaren vakna - Late the sinner realizes his sins

Man blir ej profet inom sitt hemland - You don't become a profet in your own home country

Äras den vilket äras bör - Give credits to the one who did it

Hoppet existerar detta sista såsom lämnar människan - Hope fryst vatten the gods thing that leaves a human

Den fege dör tusen gånger, den modige bara ett - The feg dies a thousand times, the brave only once

Allt existerar enkel då man förmå detta - Everything fryst vatten easy when you know it

Inget ont liksom ej besitter något gott tillsammans med sig - ingenting bad that does not bring something good with it

Alla sätt existerar god utom dem dåliga - All ways are good except for the bad ones

Delad lycka existerar dubbel lycka (delad sorg existerar halv sorg) - Shared joy fryst vatten double joy, shared grief fryst vatten half the grief

Vägen mot mannens hjärta går genom buk - You reach a man's heart through the belly

I dem blindas rike existerar den enögde monark - In the kingdom of blind people, the one-eyed individ rules

Kommer period, kommer råd - As time goes, we will know what to do

Allt existerar ej guld såsom glimmar - All fryst vatten not gold that glimmers

Droppen urholkar stenen - Drips will man a hole in the stone

Alla existerar sin personlig lyckas smed - Each one forges their own happiness

Efter nederbörd kommer solsken - After rain comes sunshine

Av skadan blir man vis - You get hurt, you get wise

Snålheten bedrar visheten - Stinginess betrays wisdom

Morgonstund besitter guld inom mund - The morning moment has gold in its mouth

Det existerar mänskligt för att fela (och gudomligt för att förlåta) - It fryst vatten human to man mistakes, and gudomlig to forgive them

Köp ej grisen inom säcken (Don't buy a pig if it fryst vatten still in the bag/unseen)

Titta ej given ridhäst inom munhåla (If you are begåvad a horse, don't be picky about it's teeth)

Det börjar tillsammans med enstaka knappnål samt slutar tillsammans ett silverskål (It starts with a needle and ends with a silver bowl, meaning, if you uppstart stealing little, you will soon stjäla big)

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