Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2012 17:01:18 GMT 1
Taken from someone I subscribe to on YT
Words that sound the same but mean different things:
Swedish Word/Meaning = English Word/Meaning
1. socker = sugar / soccer = football game
2. örn = eagle / earn = when you achieve something
3. för = for / fur = the coat of an animal
4. het = hot / hate = really don't like someone/something
5. is = ice / ease = something easy to attain
6. biljon = a trillion / a billion = miljard(Swe.)
7. liv = life / leave = to depart
8. semester = holiday(vacation)/ semester = a term at University
9. barn = children / barn = a farm related building
10. far = father / far = a distance away
11. brand = a big fire / brand = a company
12. god = good / God ... (self-explanatory)
13. bra = good / bra = women's lingerie
14. fan = devil / fan = really like something or a machine used to cool down
Words that sound the same but mean different things:
Swedish Word/Meaning = English Word/Meaning
1. socker = sugar / soccer = football game
2. örn = eagle / earn = when you achieve something
3. för = for / fur = the coat of an animal
4. het = hot / hate = really don't like someone/something
5. is = ice / ease = something easy to attain
6. biljon = a trillion / a billion = miljard(Swe.)
7. liv = life / leave = to depart
8. semester = holiday(vacation)/ semester = a term at University
9. barn = children / barn = a farm related building
10. far = father / far = a distance away
11. brand = a big fire / brand = a company
12. god = good / God ... (self-explanatory)
13. bra = good / bra = women's lingerie
14. fan = devil / fan = really like something or a machine used to cool down
