Some Swedish Medical Terminology

This will be my personal list of healthcare-related words since I have a hard time remembering what certain terms are called in swedish, most of them which I have trouble finding relevance in. If I don't know these words while working, I'll be in big trouble.

From earlier post:

• insöndring - secretion
• kärl - vessel
• motstånd - resistance
• hjärtats slagvolym - volume of blood being pumped per minute
• att häma - to inhibit
• prestationsförmåga - performance
• blekhet - paleness
• att förebygga - to prevent
• att lindra - relieve 
• blodpropp - blodclots
• vadmuskelatur - calf

New words: 

• leder - joints
• bentättheten  - bone density
• bindväven - connective tissue
• ledkapsel - joint capsule
• översträckning - hyperextension
• felställningar - deformities
• kalium - potassium
• urinblåsa - bladder
• tyngdkraften - force of gravity
• kväve - nitrogen
• proteinnedbrytning - protein degredation
• bäcken - basin
• njur - kidney
• magtermkanalen - gastrointestinal tract

Swedish words to know for driving. . .

I'm in a new continent so I need to start from scratch with everything, and that includes getting a Swedish driver's license.

My husband installed all these swedish license studyguides for me and it only overwhelmed me to see not only the enormous amount of depth of the traffic rules and regulations and the inside out of a vehicle (like getting a phd in driving), or how ridiculously expensive it is to actually get a license, but just the plane swedish i had to read. It was very confusing! I would ask him, why on earth would you install a Swedish program for me if you already know I will be taking the test in English? Then there were times when we needed a gps to go to several new places. He would turn on the gps and the next thing i know, I would hear a swedish female robot's voice telling me to "ta avfart" when im in the middle of the highway, very very lost. Again I ask him, why can't you just tell me to take the exit yourself? BEFOREHAND?????????

At the end, I love him for what he does. I couldn't thank him enough. He tries his best to make me learn as much swedish as fast as possible with the countless amount of things he does. The outcome always turns out great.

I have been taking the practice tests in swedish and not only have I found it easier to understand swedish, but I have also picked up some new terms that may be helpful in the future:

Bogserar - tow
Bromssträckan - braking distance
Däck - tire/wheel
Mönsterdjup - tread depth
Körfält - lane
Vägkanten - roadside
Omkörd - overtaken
Viltolycka - wildlife accident
Vägkorsning - crossroads
Lätt lastbil - light truck
Att lämna företräde - to give way
Avfart - exit
Säkerhetsbälte - safteybelt
Broms - brakes
Lätt släpvagn - light trailer
Varselljus - daytime running lights
Backkrön - hilltop
Döda vinkeln - blindspot
Krockkuddar - airbags
Spolarvatskan - washer fluid
Kylvätskan - coolant
Backe - slope
väjningsplikt - right of way

There are more, but these are the ones i have been encountering the most.

Some new Swedish words - Home improvement

So over the past few weeks we have been working on giving our old house a little facelift.  Our walls are being painted and new flooring is on the way. 

All I wonder about is whoever the hell lived in this place before my husband's family moved here, because they had really weird taste.  The former owners of the house did some weird things, like putting on 3 completely different brown and white colored wallpapers on the same room with very bad finishing.  I was never a big fan of wallpapers.  Especially the densly printed ones with flowers and leaves.  It makes a house look like a freaking jungle.  On top of that, the kitchen and diningroom floor was just something else. 

Soon there will be no more scary wallpapers and ugly floor.  

Here are a few useful words ive learned  during the process..

grundfärg/primarfärg - paint primer
laminatgolv - laminated flooring
tapet - wallpaper
kakel - tiles
kristallkrona - chandelier

These words might be quite useful in the future when I decide on redesigning my own house some day.

Sara the Swedish Teacher - THE BEST blog for learning swedish

I came to Sweden around the end of March 2010 and got registered immediately to SFI, starting sfi class in the beginning of April.  I completed my entire SFI last month, January 2011, AND got paid 12000 kr  as sfi bonus, for completing sfi in less than a year. 

When i first started learning swedish, every in my mind was jumbled up.  I seriously had no idea where to start because it all seemed so impossible.  My first month was horrible.  I understood nothing, I only knew how to say "jag heter Tani" and "hejdå", and I knew it will take me a while to get used to this new, strange language that everyone kept babbling in.

A few months later when i finally forced myself to pay attention to swedish through watching at least half an hour of swedish tv in the morning and reading a small article from the Metro newspaper without understanding a single thing, and overhearing others speak swedish, I finally came across this website in http://www.thelocal.se/ called "The Swedish Teacher".  

The Local is an excellent website for english speakers living in Sweden.  It has everything from A-Z about Sweden.  How to live, what to do, where to do it.  I started using this webside from the time i decided to apply for residency permit in Sweden.  It has all the information you will ever have to know about living.  It keeps you informed about jobs, news, benefits, has discussions, and my most favorite, Sara the Swedish Teacher. 

When i came across this brilliant teacher's blog, it made my life easier.  She literally rescued me from sinking into a deep pond of confusion. 

Grammar questions, how to differentiate among different meanings, phrases, words, how to understand the every day language, how to SPEAK the every day language.  

She basically organizes everything floating in your mind about the swedish language. 

After looking at a few posts on her blog, not only did i know more than everybody else in my class, but i got impressive comments from my teachers about my writing and oral explanations.  I've recommened this site to other students and whoever went to this learned something useful and came to never forget the lesson because Sara teaches it so incredibly well.  It's just amazing. 

Jag är faktiskt tacksam för det.

I am in the verge of finishing SAS grund, and even now, I visit Sara's blog and learn new things from each post.  Big difficult things that are so hard for teachers to explain and students to grasp. 

My 2 secret tools and best friends that are making me succeed in svenska:  Folkets Lexikon and Sara the Swedish Teacher.