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Vegetables/Grönsaker
Hello and welcome again. This is our 27th lesson, keep up the good work! Today we are going to talk about vegetables. Klara, färdiga, gå!
The Swedish language is full of compound words, sometimes it does not make any sense (smörgås for instance), but sometimes it is completely meaningful. Speaking of meaningful compound words, grön saker would be a perfect fit. While grön is green and saker means things in English. All-together=VEGETABLES.
Let’s make a list with the most essential vocabulary:
en potatis — a potatoe
en tomat — a tomato
en paprika — a pepper
en morot — a carrot
persilja — parsley
en lök — an onion
en vitlök — a garlic
gräslök — chives
en purjolök — a leek
kål — cabbage
sallad — lettuce
en broccoli — a broccoli
en zucchini — a zucchini
en selleri — a celery
en pumpa — a pumpkin
en gurka — a cucumber
en aubergine — an aubergine/an eggplant
en svamp — a…
