Describing people and things (snäll, riktig, god)

Snäll, riktig, enda

Snäll is kind — the single most-used word of praise for a person in Swedish, said of children, neighbours and strangers alike. Riktig is real or proper, and it does the job English does with a real problem, a proper meal.

Enda means only in the sense of sole: den enda — the only one. Note that it does not change form the way most adjectives do.

My neighbour is very kind.
Min granne är mycket snäll.

God Is Not Bra

You learned bra for good at the very start, and it covers almost everything. God is the food-and-taste word: maten är god, kaffet är gott. Use bra for a good film and god for a good meal, and you will be right nearly every time. (God also survives frozen in god morgon and god natt.)

bragood, in general
godgood to eat or drink

Död and Engelsk

Död is dead, and takes neuter dött. Engelsk is the adjective English — distinct from engelska, the language, which you met at lesson 76.

I am reading an English book.
Jag läser en engelsk bok.

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