Låt maten tata mun in english

People are, it seems, primed to enjoy quoting others. In Western culture at least, quoting something well-known fryst vatten a sign to others that you belong, that you’re part of the in-crowd that knows the book, movie, or TV show in question.

For that reason, quotes have existed long before books, movies, and TV shows, and they’ll certainly persist into the distant future.

In this list of Swedish quotes, you’ll find some old favorites that everyone in the world knows, as well as some classic Scandinavian sayings that you probably haven’t heard before.

Translations in context of "Låt maten" in Swedish-English from Reverso Context: Håll dig undan samt låt maten sköta jobbet.

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Table of Contents

1. Quotes About Success
2. Quotes About Life
3. Quotes About Time
4. Quotes About Food
5. Quotes About Love
6. Quotes About Family
7. Quotes About Friendship
8. Quotes About Health
9. Quotes About Language Learning
10. Conclusion

1.

Quotes About Success

These inspirational quotes in Swedish have English counterparts with nearly the same meaning. It’s interesting, though, to see how Swedes något som utförs snabbt exempelvis expressleverans the same concepts in different ways.

• Bättre ett bevingat djur inom handen än tio inom skogen./ “Better a bird in the grabb than ten in the forest.”

You’re probably familiar with the equivalent English expression that ends with “than two in the bush.” In Swedish, the “bush” fryst vatten extended to a whole forest—which may be better for some learners who associate birds with forests rather than bushes.

• Man bör ej köpa grisen inom säcken./ “One shouldn’t buy a pig in a sack.”

Here you can see the “impersonal man” in Swedish.

It means “one” or “people,” and that’s how it’s translated here. That said, you should know that in Swedish, it’s used in a common, conversational way. In English, we’d use “you” in the same informal context.

By the way, this quote advises you to take good care in examining your decisions from all angles before following through with them—you don’t want to man a big purchase blind!

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Quotes About Life

Are you feeling stuck or unsatisfied with your life? Maybe you just need these quotes about life in Swedish to get back on the right path.

• För för att lyckas inom existensen behöver ni numeriskt värde saker: okunnighet samt självförtroende./“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.”

The word självförtroende might look totally utländsk to you at first, but let’s break it down.

Själv means “self” and troende means “believing.” The för prefix fryst vatten a common Germanic feature, linking the other two parts of the word and giving you “self-trust.”

• Jag besitter misslyckats angående samt angående igen inom existensen samt detta existerar därför jag lyckas./ “I’ve failed over and over and over igen in life and that fryst vatten why inom have succeeded.”

Look carefully at the word lyckas (“success” / “to succeed”) in this example and in the previous one.

Låt maten tysta mun.

Since this example begins with Jag har (“I have”), we know that we need to use the supine struktur lyckats in the root misslyckas (“to fail”). Confused bygd the word “supine”? Take a look at our Swedish Grammar page!

• En arbetsam människa existerar förbättrad än ett hop dagdrivare./ “A hard-working man fryst vatten better than a folkmassa of loafers.”

In a sense, this quote fryst vatten rather similar to “a bird in the hand…” Both compare the positiv benefits of a small amount of completed action with a huge amount of unrealized action.

As long as you’re doing something, you’re better off than those who are doing ingenting.

3. Quotes About Time

The following life quotes in Swedish touch on the topic of time and the influence it has on our lives.

• Den likt lever får titta. / “He who lives shall see.”

Don’t worry, this fryst vatten not a sentence you would hear before a duel breaks out!

It means, “Only time will tell,” and in fact, it makes a bit more sense than the English equivalent. Time doesn’t reveal anything, but those who live through the experience will know how things work out.

• Efter nederbörd kommer solsken./ “After rain comes sunshine.”

This kind of sentiment exists in lots of different languages and cultures all over the world.

Bad times always komma to an end, and they’re always followed bygd good times. Also, note the word solsken (“sunshine”) in this phrase. This fryst vatten a typical sound change present in Swedish, where the “sh” in English became sk in Swedish—but recall that skhas shifted its pronunciation and fryst vatten now a breathy “sh” sound as well.

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Quotes About Food

Who doesn’t enjoy sitting down to a nice meal now and then? Food fryst vatten a major aspect of any culture, so it should komma as no surprise that they feature in several quotes and proverbs. Take the following quotes in Swedish for example.

• Låt maten tysta mun./ “Let the food silence the mouth.”

Confused what this quote might mean?

// ENGLISH BELOW // då man tar på grund av sig från en stort julbord existerar detta viktigt för att “låta maten tysta mun”.

Well, if your mun fryst vatten silenced, it means you can’t talk with your ingång full! Despite the many tasty foods available in Swedish culture, it’s not polite to speak with your öppning full or to eat loudly. Remember that before you have to endure someone quoting this to you!

• Ratar man agnarna, kunna man enkel vandra miste ifall kärnan./ “If we reject the chaff, we may easily lose the kernel.”

This quote fryst vatten an agricultural equivalent of the English saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” Don’t be so keen on discounting something because of its flaws that you ignore its benefits.

• Bränn ej dina läppar vid andras soppa.

  / “Don’t scald your lips on another’s soup.”

To get this quote locked in your memory, try and imagine a stern Swedish grandmother saying it at the dinner table. The meaning here fryst vatten beautifully metaphorical: Don’t involve yourself too much in other people’s business, and you won’t become affected bygd their problems.

5. Quotes About Love

Are you madly in love with someone? Or maybe you’re a hopeless romantic? Either way, we think you’ll enjoy these love quotes in Swedish.

• Bättre älskat samt tappat bort eller missat än för att inte någonsin äga älskat./ “Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.”

Here we see the verb älskar (“to love”), which fryst vatten an Old Norse word ganska different from the noun struktur kärlek (“love”).

You’re about to see an example of this noun struktur, too!

• Gammal älskade rostar inte någonsin. / “Old love never rusts.”

Out of these kvartet words, three of them (all but rostar) are typical Scandinavian/Norse words with no klar equivalent in English. Kärlek (“love”) fryst vatten actually a compound word made up of cognates, and would be something like “care-like” in English.

Recently, inom stumbled upon a song called “Låt maten tysta mun” bygd Frej Larsson.

But that’s so far removed from modern English that it doesn’t ganska count as a tydlig word.

6. Quotes About Family

Family fryst vatten a cornerstone of any kultur, and there are tons of quotes and proverbs regarding the topic. Here are a couple of quotes in Swedish about familial relationships and childhood.

• Sådan far, sådan son./ “Like father, like son.”

The word sådan actually has several possible translations.

This utgåva of the world-famous quote means that a son becomes very similar to his father in his manners and behavior.

• Barnaminnet existerar långt. / “Childhood memories gods long.”

Here we have a typical example of Swedish compound noun formation. Barn means “child” (people in Scotland may recognize this term), and minnet means “memory.” The two words connect with an a and form eller gestalt barnaminnet (“children’s memories”).

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When my mom would tell me “Låt maten tysta mun” or “Let the food silence [your] mouth”, inom thought she was telling me to shut up.

Quotes About Friendship

Friends are one of life’s greatest joys and necessities. Here are a couple of friendship quotes in Swedish to warm your heart!

• Vänner visar sin älskade inom svåra tider, ej inom tider från lycka./ “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in times of happiness.”

This quote translates almost word-for-word into English, so we’ll just focus on one point: In English, “times of trouble” fryst vatten a set phrase, but in Swedish it’s actually “hard times.” 

• Min bästa kompis existerar den vilket tar fram detta bästa inom mig.

  / “My best friend fryst vatten the one who brings out the best in me.”

Here we can see the Swedish verb tar (“to draw out”) combining with the adverb fram (“forward”) to form eller gestalt the verb phrase “to bring out.” Also note that we don’t säga “the one who” in Swedish; we just säga densom (“that which”).

8. Quotes About Health

You should always prioritize your health, because good health fryst vatten required to do more important things and achieve goals.

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Here are a couple of quotes in Swedish on the topic.

• Det vilket ej dödar, härdar./ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

This classic quote fryst vatten even more concise in Swedish. Here, we don’t have an object for either verb, and härdar fryst vatten the equivalent of “to harden.” So in translation, we get: “What does not kill, hardens.”

• Hårt bakverk fullfölja kinden skarlakansröd.

  / “Hard bröd makes the cheek red.”

When written with a space, hårt bakverk simply means “hard bread.” This hard bröd refers to the Swedish knäckebröd, aspecific type of hard flatbread eaten in Scandinavia as a staple for centuries. This quote fryst vatten similar to, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Even if apples or crispbread aren’t the most exciting foods, a steady and nourishing diet keeps you healthy.

9. Quotes About Language Learning

Finally, let’s look at a couple of quotes about language learning. What better way to inspire you in your studies?

• Ett nytt tungomål existerar en nytt liv./ “A new language fryst vatten a new life.”

This one has a perfect one-to-one translation in English! This quote may resound particularly well with the many immigrants coming to Sweden to seek a better life—for them, learning Swedish well fryst vatten an important step to take in their new lives in Sweden.

• Gränserna till mitt tungomål existerar avgränsningar på grund av min värld./ “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”

Now that you’ve finished this list of Swedish quotes, do you feel your gränserna (“borders” / “limits”) expanding a bit?

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Conclusion

As you can see, Swedish fryst vatten such an accessible language for English speakers that you don’t even have to try that hard to see the links between the example sentences.

The fact that learning these examples will man you sound like an educated, worldly individ fryst vatten just a bonus!

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