6/7/2023 0 Comments Smultron swedish to englishOne can only hope that not many other academics read this and spin things off of such a poor foundation, and instead opt to figure things out on their own, which is bound to be more reliable than basing anything off of this. In the end one of his theories may be right, but one would think he would mention that "jordgubbe", also means "earth berry", I'm actually quite frustrated that he's not concerned about creating a myth around what the word "smultron" means, isn't his job to bring clarity and not confusion? As people here have already pointed out, "jordgubbe" is the commonly used word for "strawberry" in Swedish. I guess it mostly comes from the plant variants used, and how much light the plant gets in a day during the growing season.įinally, Estonian for "strawberry pie" (maasikapirukas) is Finnish for "earth-swine devilish" so perhaps there's something to that thing about earth, after all. In my mouth, the difference between an American garden strawberry and a Scandinavian one is about as big as the difference between an apple and an orange. Garden strawberries in Scandinavia and Baltics (Sweden, Estonia, Finland) are also quite different from the garden strawberries that come from France or Spain or anywhere in the USA. It's considered a different fruit across here (even if it is not really a fruit but an "aggregate accessory fruit").Īlso in Swedish, it has a completely different name (garden strawberry is "jordgubb" while the wild one is "smultron"). The wild ones are very aromatic, although (being wild) less consistent in taste. Maybe someone needs to rest?ġ7.00 - Thank you for today! The kids clean and head home.Same here across the gulf, that's how we collected them as kids.īTW, the berries in the pictures are indeed wild strawberries (Fragaria vesca), which are quite different from garden strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa). On a particularly rainy day, the kids take the opportunity to paint, play games or read a book together. Maybe it´s someones birthday this week? Time for the Birthday Dance!ġ2.15 - We continue the day indoors or outdoors depending on the weather. Here we usually until gathering.ġ1.00 - What day is it today? What was the name of that flower we saw in the forest at last week's forest gymnastics? At the gathering we talk about everything, big and small and sing songs. Weather permitting, we do it outdoors.ġ6.30 - Thank you for today! The last Smultron head home to recharge for a new, eventful day.ħ.45 - Jordgubben start their day outdoors just like the Smultron. Depending on the day's form and weather, we continue the day's activities indoors or outdoors.ġ4.00 - Active kids are hungry kids! We eat snacks. Anyone who wants to can bring their pacifier blanket and pacifier and lie down to rest.ġ3.00-16.30 - One by one, the kids begins to wake up. We practice eating ourselves and drinking ourselves while enjoying the food.ġ1.30-13.40 - After lunch, it's time for a relaxing moment for our little ones. Here we usually play until the gathering!ġ0.45 - Time for gathering! We sing both new and familiar songs, and prepare for the upcoming lunch.ġ1.00 - Now it's lunch. At Timotej we like to be out, all year round and as long as we feel like it! Here you can read more about a typical day at our departments Smultron and Jordgubben.Ġ7.45 - The Smultron children start the day outdoors.
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