Foreign Language Fun » Swedish http://foreignlanguagefun.com Where Language Learning is Child's Play Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:52:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Say Chocolate in Fourteen Languages for Valentine’s Day http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2009/02/how-to-say-chocolate-in-fourteen-languages-for-valentines-day/ http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2009/02/how-to-say-chocolate-in-fourteen-languages-for-valentines-day/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:55:38 +0000 Diane http://foreignlanguagefun.com/?p=2912

In honor of Valentine’s Day–February 14–let’s learn fourteen ways to say that magical word:  CHOCOLATE!

French:  chocolat

Spanish:  chocolate

Italian:  cioccolato

German:  Schokolade

Dutch:  chocolade

Portuguese:  chocolate

Esperanto:  cokolado

Danish:  chokolade

Polish:  czekolada

Swedish:  choklad

Indonesian:  coklat

Maltese:  cikkulata

Norwegian:  sjokolad

Finnish:  suklaa

Be sure to check out a unique download for Spanish Learners:  The History of Chocolate for Spanish I Students:  Spanish I students in grades 7 to 12 will love learning about chocolate’s fascinating history while they learn or practice preterite, past tense verbs. This unit fuses the ACTFL C’s of culture, connections, & communication. Included are a bililngual vocabulary & verb list, a short Spanish reading on chocolate’s origins, post-reading activities, student to student conversational activities, writing activities, and internet video and site recommendations.

Happy Chocolate Day!

Photo Credit: by Linnell Esler at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/452631


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]]> http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2009/02/how-to-say-chocolate-in-fourteen-languages-for-valentines-day/feed/ 2 Say Thank You in Many Languages This Thanksgiving http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/11/say-thank-you-in-many-languages-this-thanksgiving/ http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/11/say-thank-you-in-many-languages-this-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:44:13 +0000 Diane http://foreignlanguagefun.com/?p=2086  When I think of Thanksgiving, my mind goes to turkey and pumpkin pie, parades and football.  Of course, the real reason is to give thanks to God for all that He has given us.  On this special holiday, I’d like to say Thank You in as many ways and as many languages as I can.  I’m sure to leave out many languages, so please comment with additional ones and continue the list of thanks!

 

Dankie (Afrikaans)

Shukran (Arabic)

Dekuji (Czech)

Tak (Danish)

Dank u wel (Dutch)

Dankon (Esperanto)

Kiitos (Finnish)

Merci (French)

Danke (German)

Mahalo (Hawaiian)

Toda (Hebrew)

Shukriya (Hindi)

Takk (Icelandic)

Grazie (Italian)

Arigato (Japanese)

Grazzi (Maltese)

Xie xie (Mandarin Chinese)

Dziekuje (Polish)

Multumesc (Romanian)

Spasibo (Russian)

Gracias (Spanish)

Ahsante (Swahili)

Tack (Swedish)

 

Photo Credit: by cidinha28 at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/772189

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