God Jul! First of all, I wish you a merry Christmas. I hope you can make it cozy at home and can spend it with loved ones.
I know that some of my loyal readers are also learning Swedish, so I thought I could share some Swedish words around Christmas with you today.
God Jul! | Merry Christmas |
julkalendern | the advents calendar |
en kalender | a calendar |
adventsljusstake | advent chandelier |
en ljusstake | a chandelier |
adventsstjärna | advent star |
en stjärna | a star |
Luciatåget | the Lucia parade |
jultomten | the Santa Claus |
julklappar | Christmas presents |
julklappsrim | |
julvärd | tv-host on Christmas Eve |
Kalle anka | Donald Duck |
Julafton | Christmas Eve |
juldagen | Christmas |
annandag jul | |
mellandagarna | the days between Christmas and New Year |
Julbord (julbordet) | Christmas buffet |
Julskinka | Christmas ham |
en skinka | a ham |
Janssons frestelse | Jansson’s temptation |
pepparkakshus | gingerbread house |
glögg | glühwein |
julöl | Christmas beer |
julmust | Christmas coke |
Read more about how the Swedish celebrate Christmas. Click here to read all Christmas related articles.