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Swedesboro

Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It is a small quaint little town of a little over 2,500 people. Swedesboro was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1902, from portions of Woolwich Township (population over 3,000), which completely surrounds it.

Understand
Swedesboro is on the south side of Raccoon Creek, about 5 miles from its mouth. It is an enclave within Woolwich Township, 10 miles from Woodbury, NJ and about 18 miles from Camden. Swedesboro is one of only two Swedish settlements in New Jersey, along with Bridgeport. What is now known as the Borough of Swedesboro, was originally part of the colony named New Sweden, and was made up of Finnish and Swedish settlers (Finland was then a part of Sweden). From 1638 until 1656 the land along both shores of the Delaware River was the colony's territory, and ships continued to bring additional settlers, ruled by royal governors.

Get in
Swedesboro is a relatively small town so the best (and only way if your not in walking distance) is by car.

From Delaware/Maryland

1.Take I-295N exit toward New Castle/Del Memorial Bridge Entering New Jersey.

2.Take exit 11A to merge onto US-322 E toward Mullica Hill

3. Turn right at Paulsboro Rd

4. Turn right at County Rd 551 S

Or

1. Take I-95 N

2. Take exit 4 to merge onto US-322 E/Barry Bridge Appr toward Comm Barry Bridge/New Jersey

3. Turn right at Paulsboro Rd

4. Turn right at County Rd 551 S

From the Philadelphia region

1. Take I-76 E

2.Take exit 1A on the left to merge onto I-295 S toward Del Memorial Bridge

3. Take exit 11 to merge onto US-322 E toward Mullica Hill

4. Turn right at Paulsboro Rd

5. Turn right at County Rd 551 S

From Trenton

1.Take the New Jersey Turnpike S

2. Take exit 2 for US-322 toward Swedesboro/Chester. Pa.

3. Turn left at US-322 W/Swedesboro Rd/Swedesboro Bridgeport Rd

4. Take the 1st left onto County Rd 551 S

Get around
Getting around Swedesboro is actually very simple. The town is so small that everything is within walking distance. Walking from one end of the town to the other would take the average person no more than 15 minutes.

Free parking is readily available behind any local retailer or restaurants. There is also meter parking available along Country Rd (the main street of the town) the cost of the meters is $.25 every 30 minutes

Eat

 * Vesuvio's. Hands down the best Italian cuisine available in a 30-mile radius. The food is prepared by the local Piscarte family and has an exceptional taste that comes from years of experience. The portions are plentiful and the prices are very reasonable
 * Vesuvio's. Hands down the best Italian cuisine available in a 30-mile radius. The food is prepared by the local Piscarte family and has an exceptional taste that comes from years of experience. The portions are plentiful and the prices are very reasonable
 * Vesuvio's. Hands down the best Italian cuisine available in a 30-mile radius. The food is prepared by the local Piscarte family and has an exceptional taste that comes from years of experience. The portions are plentiful and the prices are very reasonable

Go next

 * Woodbury, 10.6 mi south

title: Swedesboro


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Swedish phrasebook

Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language, closely related to Norwegian and Danish, and through them related to Icelandic and Faroese. It is strongly influenced by Low German. Spoken by over 10 million people, Swedish is the "main" language of Sweden and the official language of the Åland Islands. It is also one of the two "national languages" of Finland, along with Finnish, though the mother tongue for only about 6% of Finns, still a majority in some coastal areas and a significant minority in some towns also elsewhere.

Like for instance British and American English, there are differences between Swedish spoken in Sweden (rikssvenska) and Swedish spoken in Finland (finlandssvenska), in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, partly due to influence from Finnish in the latter, but also due to it retaining some archaic features.

Finland-Swedish is less tonal, slightly more phonetic and like in Finnish the 'r' is always trilled. There are dialectal differences inside Finland and Sweden too, most notably the Swedish spoken in Scania reminds of Danish to some extent, but Swedish speakers with different dialects seldom have difficulties understanding each other. Some archaic dialects of rural Ostrobothnia are incomprehensible, but the speakers will switch to normal Swedish when talking to non-locals.

As Swedish is a Germanic language, speakers of other Germanic languages like German, Dutch or even English will be able to recognise many cognates.

While practically everyone in Sweden under the age of 70 can speak some English, and most younger people fluently, trying out some words of Swedish is always appreciated. The same is true about the Swedish speaking in Finland. If your Swedish is strong, some Finnish speaking may appreciate using theirs, but otherwise you should probably stick to English or Finnish with people whose first language is Finnish.

Vowels
Swedish is notorious for its extra vowel sounds, giving Swedish nine (!) different vowels. Most are pronounced differently than English, and some don't even have a true English equivalent; some may be close, but sound like a combination of two vowel sounds. This can be very confusing, but you probably won't hear enough Swedish to know the difference, as they can be very slight. If you don't get it exactly, you may still be understood. All vowels can be pronounced short or long which means that Swedish has 17 different vowel sounds (short e and short ä is the same).

Please note: in Swedish 'Y' is a vowel and not a consonant. Å, Ä and Ö are letters in their own right, in the end of the alphabet past Z.

 * a : like 'a' in "father."
 * e : short: like 'e' in "bed" or "pen." long: like 'ey' in "hey," but longer. Can sometimes sound slightly like "Ay-uh;" because the Swedish pronunciation is longer.  E's are usually pronounced at the end of a word, such as in "kaffe" (pronounced kaff-eh, meaning coffee), unlike English where e's at the end of a word are usually silent.
 * i : short: like 'i' in "India" long: like 'i' in "machine." Fairly straightforward.
 * o : like 'u' in "put," but not exactly. It's somewhere between that and the 'o' in "broken" in actuality.
 * u : like 'ou' in "you."
 * y : like 'y' in "Nitroglycerin." This is one of the harder ones to learn.  Easiest way is to round your lips (important) and say "bee." It may sound closer to an English short 'i' sound to some people.
 * å : like 'au' in "Paul" generally speaking. Similar to å in Danish.
 * ä : identical to the ä in German (sounds like an "e" as in "bet". Pronounced with more bass if preceding r. Corresponds to æ in Danish and Norwegian.
 * ö : Same as in German. Pronounced with more bass if preceding r. Corresponds to ø in Danish and Norwegian.

The pronunciation of u and y varies quite a lot between regions; all native speakers make a clear distinction, although the u of somebody may be close to y of somebody else.

Consonants
Consonants are closer to English, but some combinations can be downright tricky, i.e. 'sj' in "sjutton." Some pronunciations depend on the vowel following it, and so the vowels are divided into "soft" and "hard" vowels. A, o, u, and å are the hard vowels, and e, i, y, ä, and ö are the soft vowels. There are also some combinations of letters treated as a group for the purpose of pronunciation (e.g. ch, ng, sch, sj, tj).

 * b : like 'b' in "bed"
 * c : like 'c' in "cat", sometimes 's' like the first c in circus; a 'ch' combination is sometimes pronounced like English 'sh', but pronounced like a 'k' in the word och.
 * d : like 'd' in "dog"
 * f : like 'f' in "for"
 * g : like 'g' in "go", when preceding a hard vowel, like 'y' in "yellow" when preceding a soft vowel or after an 'r'. A 'gn' pronunciation is pronounced like an English 'g', except for when it follows a vowel, in which case it is pronounced 'ng+n.'
 * h : like 'h' in "help". A superfluous silent 'h' is common in names (e.g. Elisabet and Elisabeth are pronounced the same).
 * j : like 'y' in "yell," and if there is a d, g, or h before a 'j' then that letter is silent.
 * k : like 'k' in "king" before a hard vowel, like 'sh' before a soft one. 'Kj' is pronounced 'sh' as well
 * l : like 'l' in "love," but 'lj' is pronounced like a 'y'
 * m : like 'm' in "mother"
 * n : like 'n' in "nice", like 'ng' in "song" when preceding k
 * ng: not a letter; like 'ng' in "song"
 * p : like 'p' in "pig"
 * q : like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always)
 * r :Like a Scottish or Spanish 'r': trilled with the tip of your tongue at the roof of your mouth. S in 'Rs' is pronounced 'sh'.
 * s : like 'ss' in "hiss," but 'skj' and 'stj' are pronounced 'sh.' 'Sj' is hard for non-native speakers – try rounding your lips and saying "hwoo" to get the gist of it.  'Sk' is also pronounced this way before soft vowels.
 * t : like 't' in "top"
 * tj: not a letter; like 'ssy' in "kiss you"
 * v : like 'v' in "victory"
 * w : like 'v' in "victor," but w's in Swedish are uncommon.
 * x : like 'cks' in "kicks", like 'ehcks' at beginning of a word.
 * z : like 's' in "saw"

Places
If going to Sweden, especially if going to any other place than Stockholm, probably the most important thing you should know in Swedish is the name of the place you are going to. Most people speak very good, fluent English, but are oblivious about the English pronunciation of the town/city you may want to visit – and this may cause significant issues at train stations, airports or bus stations since many places have pronunciations that are very different from what an English speaker would expect when looking at the written name.

Many other places are pronounced in rather simpler, less tongue twisting fashions. Stockholm, Kiruna, Malmö sound in Swedish very much like they do English. If taking the train or plane to Copenhagen, remember the Swedish spelling is Köpenhamn, and is pronounced Shop-en-hamn. As most train stations do not have public announcements or information boards in English, this may be useful. Similarly, in Sweden, Helsinki is always referred to as Helsingfors (Helsing-forsh), and all roadsigns and announcements within Sweden use this term. If you want to take the ferry to Turku in Finland, remember the Swedes call the city Åbo (a close pronunciation being Oh-boh). And if going to Norway, Oslo is pronounced in a fashion rather close to the one in English.
 * Gothenburg: Göteborg (YOO-te-bore-eh) with the 'te' as in Television or ten. Some may understand the English pronunciation, but don't take that for granted.
 * Umeå: (YOU-meh-oh, or YOU-meh in the northern accent that is spoken close to Umeå). Note that neither pronunciation here is a really close approximation of the actual way a Swede will pronounce, but the å sound really has no correspondent in most standard English accents. Do not pronounce it Oo-mej-aah, as nobody will understand you, and you will be asked to show on the map)
 * Luleå: (Lyu-leh-oh). Lyu sounds close to how some dialects of English would read the lu in luminous, or to the way others would read the lew in lewd. If you find this hard, try to pronounce Skellefteå (Huell-eff-teh-oh or Shell-eff-teh-oh). Note that the u and the second h in the first pronunciation are nearly unsounded.
 * Växjö: (Vac h'oh), as if the two would be different words. The oh sound is close to the French eau, so don't stress the o in 'ho' though (as you would do in ho-ho-ho). Don't pronounce it as Vaks-joe, since no one will have any clue what that is.
 * Köping: (is pronounced almost like English 'shopping'). There are many köpings in Sweden (Norrköping, Nyköping, Köping, Söderköping), and in all, the köping part is pronounced identically. Nyköping (the small Ryanair airport for Stockholm, also known as Skavsta) is pronounced Ne-Shopping, with the Ne as in Nemo.
 * Öland: (eu-land) and
 * Åland: (O'-land), two rather large islands off the Eastern coast of Sweden. For an English speaker, their pronunciation can sound very, very similar. A confusion between the two can easily be a disaster (Åland is in Finland), so if in doubt over the exact pronunciation, either write them down, or refer to something that would distinguish them (their biggest cities, Åland to be the 'Finnish island' or the 'Ferry island', Öland the 'Swedish island' or the 'Island with the bridge'), so that you don't accidentally end up in the wrong place.
 * Götaland: (Yottalaand) and
 * Gotland: (Got laand or even 'Got land', as it would sound in English). Again two very different places, this time both in Sweden, not looking very different in spelling, but pronounced in a very different fashion.
 * Åre: - Oh-reh, not Ah-reh.

Basics

 * Hello. : Hej. (HAY). Also hejsan (haysan). Informal, but nowadays used in most every context in Sweden. In informal contexts, you can also use tjena (Schenah – soft e), or tja (Scheh')
 * How are you? : Hur mår du? (Hoor mor doo?)
 * Fine, thank you. : Tack, jag mår bra. (Tack, yag moor brah)
 * What is your name? : Vad heter du? (Vaad HAY-tehr doo?)
 * My name is ______ . : Jag heter ______ . (Yag HAY-tehr _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. : Trevligt att träffa dig (singular) / er (plural) (TRAYV-leet at TREH-fa day/ehr)
 * Please. : See the infobox to the right.
 * Thank you. : Tack. (TACK)
 * You're welcome. : Var så god (VAHR saw good)
 * How old are you. : Hur gammal är du? (Heur gah mal air deu)
 * Yes. : Ja. (YAH)
 * No. : Nej. (NAY)
 * Maybe. : Kanske. ('KAN-Share')
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Ursäkta (Ooshehk-ta)
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Förlåt (Fur lowt)
 * I'm sorry. : Jag är ledsen (Yaag air lessen)
 * Farewell : Adjö (A-juuh)
 * Goodbye : Hej då (Hay doe)
 * I can't speak 'Swedish' [well]. : Jag kan inte tala 'svenska' [så bra] (Yaag can eenteh taahla 'svenskah' [sooh brah])
 * Do you speak English? : Talar du engelska? (TAH-lar deu EHNG-ehl-ska)
 * Does anyone here speak English? : Talar någon engelska här? (TAH-lar NOA-gohn EHNG-ehl-ska hair)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : Finns det någon här som talar engelska (Feens day noegon hair som talar engelskah)
 * Help! : Hjälp! (Yelp)
 * Look out! : Se upp (Say oop)
 * Good morning. : God morgon (Good MOR-ron)
 * Good day. : God dag (Good daag). Formal.
 * Good afternoon. : God eftermiddag (Good ef-ter-mee-dag). Ditto. Or jokingly (even more so than the previous).
 * Good evening. : God kväll (Good kvell). ... But you can use it.
 * Good night (to sleep) : God natt (Good natt)
 * I understand. : Jag förstår (Yag fur-STOAR)
 * I don't understand. : Jag förstår inte (Yag fur-stoar ihn-teh)
 * Where is the toilet? : Var ligger toaletten? (Vahr liggeh twa-LETT-en)

Relationships

 * Who are you here with? : Vem är du här med? (Vehm air deu hair meed)
 * I am on my own. : Jag är ensam. (Yog air ehn sam)
 * I am with... : Jag är här med... (Yog air hair meed)
 * My husband/wife. : ...min man/fru (Mihn man/freu)
 * My boyfriend/girlfriend. : ...min pojkvän/flickvän. (Mihn poyk vehn/flihk vehn)
 * My friend/friends. : ...min vän/...mina vänner. (Mihn vehn/Mihn-ah veh-nehr)

Problems

 * Leave me alone. : Lämna mig ifred (Lehm-na may ee-frehd)
 * Don't touch me! : Rör mig inte (Rerr may in-teh)
 * I'll call the police. : Jag ringer polisen (Yahg reenger poolee-sen)
 * Police! : Polis! (Poolees)
 * Stop! Thief! : Stopp! Tjuv! (Stop! Schoove!)
 * I need your help. : Jag behöver din hjälp. (Yahg behoever deen yelp)
 * It's an emergency. : Det är ett nödläge. (Dat ehr ett noedleh-ge)
 * I'm lost. : Jag är vilse (Yahg ehr veel-seh)
 * I lost my bag. : Jag har tappat bort min väska (Yahg haar tapp-att boort meen vess-ka)
 * I lost my wallet. : Jag har förlorat min plånbok. (Yahg haar furlooratt meen plohnbook)
 * I'm sick. : Jag är sjuk. (Yahg aer chook)
 * I've been injured. : Jag är skadad. (Yahg ehr skaadaad)
 * I need a doctor. : Jag behöver en doktor (Yahg behoever en dock-toor)
 * Can I use your phone? : Får jag låna din telefon? (Fohr yahg lohna deen telle-fohn)

Numbers

 * 1 : En/ett (en/ett)
 * 2 : två (tfoo)
 * 3 : tre (trah)
 * 4 : fyra (feera)
 * 5 : fem (fahm)
 * 6 : sex (sax)
 * 7 : sju (hwoo)
 * 8 : åtta (otha)
 * 9 : nio (neeo)
 * 10 : tio (teeo)
 * 11 : elva (ahlvaa)
 * 12 : tolv (tohlv)
 * 13 : tretton (traahtoon)
 * 14 : fjorton (fioortoon)
 * 15 : femton(famtton)
 * 16 : sexton (saxtoon)
 * 17 : sjutton (hwootoon)
 * 18 : arton (ahrtoon)
 * 19 : nitton (neetoon)
 * 20 : tjugo (shoogoo)
 * 21 : tjugoett(shoogoo ett)
 * 22 : tjugotvå(shoogo tfoo)
 * 23 : tjugotre(shoogo trah)
 * 30 : trettio (thra tee)
 * 40 : fyrtio (fur tee)
 * 50 : femtio (fam tee)
 * 60 : sextio (sax tee)
 * 70 : sjuttio (hwoo tee)
 * 80 : åttio (oo tee)
 * 90 : nittio (nee tee)
 * 100 : ett hundra(at hoondrah)
 * 175 : ett hundra sjuttiofem (at hoondrah shoo tee fam)
 * 200 : två hundra(tfoo hoondrah)
 * 300 : tre hundra (trah hoondrah)
 * 1000 : ett tusen (at toosan)
 * 2000 : två tusen (tfoo toosan)
 * 3758 : Tre tusen sju hundra femtioåtta (trah toosan hwoo hoondrah famtee otha)
 * 1,000,000 : En miljon (Ahn millyoon)
 * 1,000,000,000 : En miljard (Ahn millyard)
 * 1,000,000,000,000 : En biljon (Ahn billyoon)
 * number _____ (train, bus, etc.) : nummer _____ (noomer)
 * half : halv/halvt/halva (hahlv/hahlft/hahlva)
 * less : mindre/mindre än (meendrah/meendrah ehn)
 * more : mer/mer än (mehr/mehr ehna)

Time

 * now : nu (noo)
 * later : senare (seenareh)
 * before : före (fureh)
 * morning : morgon (mohrgon)
 * afternoon : eftermiddag (ehftermeedag)
 * evening : kväll (kvehll)
 * night : natt (nat)

Clock time
AM and PM are not used in Swedish, but either the 24-hour clock or a 12-hour clock with AM or PM inferred from the context. Sometimes informal expressions are used to clarify: klockan två i natt (at two o'clock tonight), tre på eftermiddagen (three in the afternoon), nio på morgonen (nine in the morning).

In writing, the 24-hour clock is used exclusively.

"Half past" is not used in Swedish. Instead, the half hours expressed are halves of the coming hour, so 1:30 becomes "half two".
 * What time is it? : Vad är klockan? (Vahd ahr clockan)
 * one o'clock AM : klockan 1 (Clockan ett)
 * two o'clock AM : klockan 2 (Clockan tfoo)
 * noon : klockan 12 (Clockan toolfh)
 * one o'clock PM : klockan 13 (Clockan traahtoon) or klockan 1
 * two o'clock PM : klockan 14 (Clockan fioortoon) or klockan 2
 * midnight : Midnatt (Meed nat)
 * quarter to _____ : Kvart i _____(qvahrt ee)
 * 1:30 pm : Halv två (hahlv tvoo)

Duration

 * _____ minute/minutes (ago) : _____ minut/minuter (sedan) (meenoot/meenootar (sahdahn))
 * _____ hour/hours (ago) : _____ timme/timmar (sedan) (teemah/teemahr (sahdahn))
 * _____ day/days (ago) : _____ dag/dagar (sedan) (daag/daagahr (sahdahn))
 * _____ week/weeks (ago) : _____ vecka/veckor (sedan) (vacka/vackor (sahdahn))
 * _____ month/months (ago) : _____ månad/månader (sedan) (moonad/moonadar (sahdahn))
 * _____ year/years (ago) : _____ år/år (sedan) (ohr/ohr (sahdahn))

Days

 * today : idag (ee dahg)
 * tonight : inatt (ee nat)
 * yesterday : igår (ee goor)
 * yesternight : igår natt (ee goor nat)
 * the day before yesterday : i förrgår (ee fur goor)
 * tomorrow : imorgon (ee moor goon)
 * the day after tomorrow : i övermorgon (ee uh vahr moorgoon)
 * this week : denna vecka (dehn a vecka)
 * last week : förra veckan (fur a veckan)
 * next week : nästa vecka (nesta vecka)

Please note that the first day of the week in Sweden is Monday, not Sunday.
 * Monday : måndag (moon daag)
 * Tuesday : tisdag (Tees daag)
 * Wednesday : onsdag (oons daag)
 * Thursday : torsdag (toosh daag)
 * Friday : fredag (fraah daag)
 * Saturday : lördag (lur daag)
 * Sunday : söndag (Sun daag)

Months

 * January : januari (yaan oo ah ree)
 * February : februari (fab roo ah ree)
 * March : mars (maas)
 * April : april (aa preel)
 * May : maj (my)
 * June : juni (yoo nee)
 * July : juli (yoo lee)
 * August : augusti (ao goo stee)
 * September : september (sap tam bahr)
 * October : oktober (ohk too bahr)
 * November : november (noo vam baar)
 * December : december (dah sam baar)

Colors

 * black : svart (svaahrt)
 * white : vit (veet)
 * gray : grå (groo)
 * red : röd (rud)
 * blue : blå (bloo)
 * yellow : gul (gool)
 * green : grön (grun)
 * orange : orange/brandgul (ohrahnj/braahnd gool)
 * purple : lila/purpur/violett (leela/poorpoor/veeo lat)
 * brown : brun (broon)

Bus and train

 * How much is a ticket to _____? : Vad kostar en biljett till _____? (Vahd koostaar ahn beeljat teel_____?)
 * One ticket to _____, please. : En biljett till _____, tack. (Ahn beel-jat teel ___, tac)
 * Where does this train go? : Vart går detta tåg ? (vahrt goor dat a toog)
 * Where does this bus go? : Vart går denna buss? ( Vahrt goor dahna boos)
 * Where is the train/bus to _____? : Var är tåget/bussen till _____? (vahr ahr toogat/boosan teel)
 * Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Stannar tåget/bussen i_____? (staanar toogat/boosan ee)
 * When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : När åker tåget/bussen till_____? (nahr oocar toogat/boosan teel ____ )
 * When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : När kommer tåget/bussen till_____? (nahr coomer toogat/boosan teel)

Directions

 * How do I get to _____ ? : Hur kommer jag till _____ ? (Hoor koomar yag teel)
 * ...the railway station? : ...järnvägsstationen? (jaahrn vaags stat ee oo nahn)
 * ...the bus station? : ...busshållplatsen/busstationen? (boos hool plat sahn/ boos stat ee oo nahn)
 * ...the airport? : ...flygplatsen? (fleeg plat sahn)
 * ...downtown? : centrum? (sehntrohm)
 * ...the youth hostel? : ...vandrarhemmet? (vahndrahrhehmeht)
 * ...the _____ hotel? : ...hotellet _____ ? (hootahlat)
 * ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...det amerikanska/kanadensiska/australiensiska/brittiska konsulatet? (dat americansca/canadansisca/aoostraaleeansisca/bree-tee-sca consoolahtat)
 * Where are there a lot of... : Var finns det många... (vahr feens dat moonga)
 * ...hotels? : ...hotell? (hoo tahl)
 * ...restaurants? : ...restauranger? (rastoorangar)
 * ...bars? : ...barer? (baa rar)
 * ...sites to see? : ...sevärdheter? (sehvahrdheheter)
 * Can you show me on the map? : Kan du visa mig på kartan? (Can doo veesa may poo car-taan)
 * street : gata/gatan (gaataa/gaataan)
 * Turn left. : Gå till vänster. (Goo teel vanster)
 * Turn right. : Gå till höger. (Goo teel hug ar)
 * left : vänster (vanster)
 * right : höger (hug ar)
 * over there : där borta(dahr boortaa)
 * straight ahead : rakt framåt (raakt frahmoot)
 * towards the _____ : mot _____ (moot)
 * past the _____ : förbi_____ (fur bee)
 * before the _____ : före _____ (fur ahe)
 * Watch for the _____. : Titta efter/Kolla efter_____. (Tee taa ahefter/Cohla ahefter)
 * intersection : vägkorsning (vahg koor sning)
 * north : norr (nohr)
 * south : syd (seed)
 * east : öst (ust)
 * west : väst (vahst)
 * uphill : uppe på berget/ på berget(oopah poo baryat/ poo baryat)
 * downhill : nedanför berget/ i dalen / vid bergets fot (nahdan fur baryat/ ee dalahn/ veed baryats foot)

Taxi

 * Taxi! : Taxi! (tah ksee)
 * Take me to _____, please. : Kör mig till_____, tack. (Chur may teel ____, tac)
 * How much does it cost to get to _____? : Vad kostar det att åka till_____? (Vaad coostar dat at ooka teel_____?)
 * Take me there, please. : Ta mig dit, tack. (Tah may deet, tac)

Lodging

 * Do you have any rooms available? : Finns det några rum lediga? (Feens dat noogra room ladiga)
 * How much is a room for one person/two/three/four people? : Vad kostar ett rum för en person/två/tre/fyra personer(vahd koostar at room fur ahn pahrsoon/tfoo/trah/feera parsoonar)
 * Does the room come with... : Ingår ... i rummet (Ehngaar ... ee roomat)
 * ...bedsheets? : ...lakan? (laa can)
 * ...a bathroom? : ...ett badrum? (at baahd room)
 * ...a telephone? : ...en telefon? (ahn tahlephoon)
 * ...a TV? : ...en TV? (ahn teh veh)
 * May I see the room first? : Får jag se rummet först? (Fohr yag seh roomat first?)
 * Do you have anything smaller? : Finns det något mindre? (feens dat noogot meendra?)
 * ...bigger? : ...större? (stuh rah)
 * ...cleaner? : ...renare? (rehnara)
 * ...cheaper? : ...billigare? (beelee gaa rah)
 * OK, I'll take it. : OK, jag tar det. (Oh-key, yag taar dat)
 * I will stay for _____ night (nights). : Jag stannar _____ natt (nätter). (yag stahnahr ____ nat (natar))
 * Can you suggest another hotel? : Kan du föreslå ett annat hotell? (Can doo fur-ah-sloo at ahnat hohtahl)
 * Do you have a safe? : Har du ett kassaskåp? (Hahr doo at cassascope)
 * ...lockers? : ...låsbara skåp? (loosbahra scope)
 * Is breakfast/supper included? : Ingår frukost/kvällsmat (kvällsmat can also be called middag [more common])? (ingoor froo-kost/ kvahlsmat (meedag))
 * What time is breakfast/supper? : När är det frukost/kvällsmat (middag)? (Nehr are det froo-kost/kvahlsmat (meedag))
 * Please clean my room. : "Städa mitt rum, tack" (stahda met room, tack)
 * Can you wake me at _____? : Kan du väcka mig klockan _____? (Can doo vacka may clockan)
 * I want to check out. : Jag vill checka ut. (Yag veel chaca oot)

Money

 * Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Tar ni amerikanska/australiensiska/ kanadensiska Dollar? (Taar nee americansca/aoostraalyenseesca Dollar)
 * Do you accept British pounds? : Tar ni brittiska pund? (Taar nee bree-tee-sca poond )
 * Do you accept Euro? : Tar ni euro? (Taar nee euro)
 * Do you accept credit cards? : Tar ni kreditkort? (taar nee crahdeetcoort)
 * Can you change money for me? : Kan ni växla pengar åt mig? (Can nee vacslaa pahngar oot may?)
 * Where can I get money changed? : Var kan jag växla pengar? (Vahr can yag vacslaa pahngar)
 * Can you change a traveler's check for me? : Kan du växla en resecheck åt mig? (Can doo vacslaa ahn rehsah chac oht may)
 * Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : Var kan jag växla en resecheck? (Vahr can yag vacslaa ahn rehsah chac'')
 * What is the exchange rate? : Vad är växelkursen? (Vahd ehr vehcsehl coorsahn)
 * Where is the nearest automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Var ligger den närmaste bankomaten? (Vahr leegehr dehn neermsta baancomaten)

Eating
Except for the big cities, this will draw a blank stare from the waiter. Most Swedes are aware that pork is not kosher, but apart from that, almost all non-Jewish Swedes would not have any idea about kosher rules. Jews constitute roughly 0.15% of the Swedish population, and outside the big cities the great majority of Swedes have never met a Jew.
 * Bon appetit! : Smaklig måltid! (Smock lig mol tid)
 * A table for one person/two people, please. : Ett bord för en/två, tack. (At boord fur ahn/tfoo, tac)
 * Can I look at the menu, please? : Får jag se på menyn, tack? (Foor yag seh poo meh-neen taak)
 * Can I look in the kitchen? : Kan jag titta i köket? (Can yag tee-ta ee chu-keht)
 * Is there a house specialty? : Finns det en husets special? (feens dat ehn hoosats spahsee-ahl)
 * Is there a local specialty? : Finns det en lokal specialitet? (feens dat ehn loocal spahsee-ahlitee)
 * I'm a vegetarian. : Jag är vegetarian. (Yag ahr vehgehtahreean)
 * I'm a vegan. : Jag är vegan. (Yag ahr vehgaan)
 * I don't eat pork. : Jag äter inte fläskkött. (Yag ehtahr eentah flahsc-shut)
 * I don't eat beef. : Jag äter inte nötkött. (Yag ehtahr eentah nut-shut )
 * I only eat kosher food. : Jag äter bara koshermat. (Yag ehter bahra koshermaht)

 * Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) : Jag vill ha det lätt, tack. (mindre olja/smör/flott) (Yag veel hah deht laht tac. (meendreh olya/smur/floth)
 * à la carte : à la carte (ahla cahrt)
 * breakfast : frukost (froocost)
 * lunch : lunch (loons) or when in Skåne/Scania middag (meedag)
 * tea : te (teh)
 * supper : middag (meedag) or when in Skåne/Scania kvällsmat (kvaellsmaat)
 * I want _____. : Jag vill ha _____. (Yag veel ha)
 * chicken : kyckling (shoo cleeng)
 * beef : biff/nötkött (beeff/nut-shut)
 * fish : fisk (fihsk)
 * ham : skinka (sheenca)
 * sausage : korv (coorv)
 * cheese : ost (oost)
 * egg : ägg (eg)
 * fried egg : stekt ägg (steeake eg)
 * scrambled egg : äggröra (eg-grur-ra)
 * salad/salat : sallad (sahlad)
 * (fresh) vegetables : (färska) grönsaker ((fehrsca)grun sahcehr)
 * (fresh) fruit : (färsk) frukt ((fehrsc) frooct)
 * bread : bröd (brurd)
 * toast : toast/rostat bröd med smör/rostat bröd (toast/roostat brud mahd smur/ roostat brud)
 * noodles : nudlar (noodlar)
 * rice : ris (rees)
 * beans : bönor (bun-oor)
 * May I have a glass of _____? : Kan jag få ett glas_____? (Can yag foo at glahs)
 * May I have a cup of _____? : Kan jag få en kopp_____? (Can yag foo ahn cop)
 * May I have a bottle of _____? : Kan jag få en flaska_____? (Can yag foo ahn flaasca)
 * coffee : kaffe (ca-feh)
 * tea : te (teh)
 * juice : juice (yoos)
 * fruit juice : fruktjuice (frukht yoas)
 * bubbly water : bubbelvatten (boobehlvahtehn)
 * water : vatten (vah tehn)
 * milk : mjölk (myurlk)
 * ice-cream: glass (glaw-ss)
 * beer : öl (uhl)
 * red/white wine : röd/vitt vin (rud/veet veen)
 * May I have some _____? : Kan jag få lite_____? (Can yag foo leeteh)
 * salt : salt (sahlt)
 * sugar : socker (sock-kare)
 * black pepper : svartpeppar(svart pehppar)
 * butter : smör (smurr)
 * Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server): Ursäkta, hovmästarn! (Oorsacta, hoovmastarn)
 * I'm finished. : Jag är klar. (Yag ahr clahr)
 * It was delicious. : Det smakade utmärkt. (deht smahcade utmehrct)
 * Please clear the plates. : Ta bort faten, tack. (Tah boort fahten tac)
 * The check, please. : Notan, tack. (Nootan, tac)

Bars

 * Do you serve alcohol? : Serverar ni alkohol? (sehrvehrar doo alcohoole)
 * Is there table service? : Finns bordsservice? (feens boords-sur vees)
 * A beer/two beers, please. : En öl/två öl, tack. (Ahn ul/tfoo ul, tac)
 * A glass of red/white wine, please. : Ett glas röd/vitt vin, tack. (At glaas rudt/veet veen)
 * A pint, please. : En stor stark, tack. (En stoorh starc, tac) will get you a glass of light lager, usually 40cl
 * A bottle, please. : En flaska, tack. (Ahn flaascha, tac)
 * _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please: ___ (sprit) och ___ (blandare, tack (___ spriit ohc ___ blahndaara, tac)
 * whiskey : whiskey (whees-key)
 * vodka : vodka (vood caah)
 * rum : rom (rohm)
 * water : vatten (vaah-ten)
 * club soda : klubb-soda (clohb-sooda)
 * tonic water : tonic (tonic)
 * orange juice : apelsin juice (apehlseen joohs)
 * Coke (soda) : Coca Cola ,OR Cola (Cooca cohla, cohlaa)
 * soda : läsk (leahsk)
 * Do you have any bar snacks? : Har du något tilltugg ? (Hahr doo noogoht teeltoog)
 * One more, please. : En till, tack. (An teel, tac)
 * Another round, please. : En runda till. (An roonda teel)
 * When is closing time? : När stänger ni? (Nehr stahngahr nee)

Shopping

 * Do you have this in my size? : Har ni den här i min storlek? (Haar nee dan hahr ee meen stoorlehc)
 * How much is this? : Vad kostar den? (Vahd coostahr dan)
 * That's too expensive. : Det är för dyrt. (Dat ar fur deert)
 * Would you take _____? : Tar ni _____? (Taar nee ___)
 * expensive : dyr/dyrt, dyra (plural) (deer/deert, deerah)
 * cheap : billig/billigt, billiga (plural) (bee leegh/bee leegt bee leegah)
 * I don't want it. : Den vill jag inte ha. (Dan veel yag eenta haa)
 * You're cheating me. : Du lurar mig. (Doo loorar may)
 * I'm not interested. : Jag är inte intresserad. (yag ahr eenta eentrahsehrad)
 * OK, I'll take it. : Jag tar den! (Yag tahr dan)
 * Can I have a paper bag? : Kan jag få en papperspåse? (Can yag foo ahn pahpahrs-poosa)
 * Can I have a plastic bag? : Kan jag få en plastpåse? (Can yag foo ahn plahst-poosa)
 * Do you ship overseas? : Skickar ni till utlandet? (Shickaar nee teel ootlandat)
 * Do you ship? : Skickar ni varor? (Shickaar nee vaaroor)
 * I need... : Jag behöver... (.Yag be-huv-ehr )
 * ...toothpaste. : ...tandkräm. (tahnd-crehm)
 * ...a toothbrush. : ...en tandborste. (ehn tahnd-boor-sta)
 * ...soap. : ...tvål. (tvool)
 * ...shampoo. : ...schampo. (shahm-poo)
 * ...pain reliever. aspirin/ibuprofen : ...något smärtstillande aspririn/ibuprofen. (noogoot smahrt-steel-ahn-deh ahspeereen/eebooproofehn )
 * ...cold medicine. : ...förkylningsmedicin. (foorshyhlningsmehdiseen)
 * ...stomach medicine. : ...medicin mot magont. (madeeseen moot mahg-oont)
 * ...a razor. : ...ett rakblad. (at raac-blaad)
 * ...an umbrella. : ...ett paraply. (at pahraa-plee)
 * ...sunblock lotion. : ...solskyddskräm. (sool-sheeds-crahm)
 * ...a postcard. : ...ett vykort. (at veecoort)
 * ...postage stamps. : ...frimärken. (free-mahr-can)
 * ...batteries. : ...batterier. (baht-eh-ree-ar)
 * ...writing paper. : ...skrivblock/skrivpapper. (screev-bloc/screev-pap-ar)
 * ...a pen. : ...en penna. (ahn pen-a)
 * ...English-language books. : ...Böcker på engelska. (Buccar poo ahngelscaa)
 * ...English-language magazines. : ...vecko- eller månadstidningar på engelska. (vacco ahlar moonads-teedneengar poo ahngelscaa)
 * ...an English-language newspaper. : ...engelskspråkiga dagstidningar. (Ahngehlscsproocigah daagsteedneegahr)
 * ...an English-Swedish dictionary. : ...en engelsk-svensk ordbok. (An ahngehlsc-svehnsc oordbook)
 * ...a Swedish-English dictionary. : ...en svensk-engelsk ordbok. (Ahn svaansc-ahngaalsc oordbook)
 * ...A dictionary with both English-Swedish and Swedish-English. : ...En ordbok med både engelska till svenska och svenska till engelska. (Ahn oorbook mehd booda ahngelsca teel svehnsca oc svehnsca teel ahngelsca)

Driving

 * I want to rent a car. : Jag vill hyra en bil. (Yag veel heera ahn beel)
 * Can I get insurance? : Kan jag få en försäkring? (Can yaag foo ehn fur-sahc-reeng)
 * stop on a street sign : stanna vid ett vägmärke (stahna veed at vehgmahrca)
 * blind alley : återvändsgränd (ootahr-vahnds-grahnd)
 * no parking : parkering förbjuden (pahr-kehreeng fur-beeoo-dan)
 * speed limit : hastighetsbegränsning (haas-teeg-hehts-beh-graans-neeng)
 * gas station : bensinstation/mack (behnseenstaateeon/mac)
 * petrol : bensin (behnseen)
 * diesel : diesel (deesehl)

Authority
Like in most other Western countries, if you for some reason get to deal with the police, it would be utterly stupid to ask if they would accept a "fine" and let you go...
 * I haven't done anything wrong. : Jag har inte gjort något fel. (Yag haar eenta yoort noogoot fehl)
 * It was a misunderstanding. : Det var ett missförstånd. (Dat vaar at mees-fur-stoond)
 * Where are you taking me? : Vart tar du mig? (Vaart taar doo may)
 * Am I under arrest? : Är jag arresterad? (Ehr yag arehstehrad)
 * I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : Jag är amerikansk/australiensisk/brittisk/kanadensisk medborgare (Yag ehr americansc/aoostraaleeahnseesc/breeteesc/canahdehnseesc mehdbooryaareh)
 * I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : Jag vill tala med det amerikanska/australiensiska/brittiska/kanadensiska konsulatet. (Yag veel tahla mehd dat americansca/aoostraaleeahnseesca/breeteesca/canahdehnseesca cohn-soo-lah-tat '')
 * I want to talk to a lawyer. : Jag vill tala med en advokat. (Yag veel tahla mad ehn ahdvoocaht)
 * Can I just pay a fine now? : Kan jag betala böterna nu? (Can yaag betaala buternah noo?).

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Sweet Home

Sweet Home is a city in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

Get in
There are two main ways to get into Sweet Home: Highway 20 from the east or from the west. There are other ways to enter and exit, but these are mostly utilized by members of the local communities.

See
The multitude of bars and churches. Rumor has it at one point in time Sweet Home had both the highest proportion of both for the population for any community in Oregon.

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Sweetwater

Sweetwater is a city on the Northern Edwards Plateau of Texas.

Get in
Most travellers will drive via I-20 from either the Dallas direction or from El Paso. US-84 from Lubbock hits I-20 about 3 miles west.

Eat
Most of the restaurants in town are either on the access road to I-20, or along Broadway street. Aside from the many chain fast food restaurants, there are not a great many options.

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Swellendam

Swellendam (pop. 35.000) is in the Western Cape region. It's one of the oldest European settlements in South Africa. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture.

Visitor information centre
There is no longer a Tourism Information office - a town directory www.swellendam.com is used by most people to find their way around, to find places to eat and sleep and to catch up on local news, jobs, and events.

By car

 *  From Cape Town: It takes about 2.5-3 hours on the N2 to reach Swellendam by car from Cape Town (240 km).

Take the N2 highway towards Cape Town International Airport and carry on straight towards Somerset West. Follow the N2 past the town and all the way up and over Sir Lowry’s Pass. Once you are over the pass, carry on straight on the N2 past the towns of Grabouw/Elgin and Bot River.

Continue along the highway past Caledon and Riviersonderend until you come into the town which is well signposted. Depending on where you are staying you can access the town through either the first or second highway off-ramp. The second highway off-ramp will take you straight to many of the main tourist attractions.

An alternative route on the N1 through the Huguenot Tunnel, then the R60, through Worcester and Robertson takes the same time and is more scenic.

 * From George: Take the N2 highway towards Mossel Bay and follow this highway all the way along the N2 until you reach Swellendam. The journey will take you all the way along the coast and then inland, passing through Riversdale and Heidelberg.

By bus
The major companies serve Swellendam on their run from Cape Town to the Garden route but the service isn't very extensive. Swellendam is also served by the Baz Bus on its way from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth.

By air or train
There is a small airport, Swellengrebel Airfield, used for pilot training and private planes. There is a railway - but the station no longer operates. A hospital train visits the town annually and private companies run tourism trips by steam engine.

Get around
The town is small so best viewed while walking through the oak lined streets. There is no public transport in the town except for the minibuses. The minibus stand is in Tritchard Street behind the main shopping mall.

See

 * The Drostdy: the former magistrate's seat was built in 1747 and now houses a museum. It is a fine example of Cape-Dutch architecture.
 * Bontebok National Park: A few kilometres out of town, this park offers nice scenery. Worth a day of hiking and a viewing of the flora and fauna. Bontebok National Park is where the rare bontebok was protected when it was close to extinction. The population has increased from 17 individuals in 1931 to a sustainable number today.
 * De Hoop Nature Reserve: Beautiful little reserve, perfect for spotting whales!
 * Marloth Nature Reserve: On the southern slopes of the Langeberg Mountains offers an abundance of wild flowers and fynbos, as well as some hiking trails.

Do

 * Visit the museum and then go to Bontebok National Park. For those with more time hiking in the Marloth nature reserve is worth a thought.
 * Marloth Nature reserve offers a number of hikes, some of them partially shaded, needed in the summer heat.
 * Twaalfuurkop Peak is about 12.4km, taking an estimated time 6 hours. Ascends to the Twaalfuurkop peak (1,450m) with great views of the Langeberg Mountain range, the Rûensveld and the Indian Ocean.
 * Duiwelsbos Waterfall. A short 2km hike, taking an estimated 2 hours, it is shaded for the latter portion, and offers a small swimming spot at the end.
 * Koloniesbos: 2km, an estimated 70m. It starts from the same place as the Duiwelsbos route, and it's possible to do both. A pleasant, mostly shaded route. It is possible to add on a few scenic but unshaded kilometres to both routes by starting at the Marloth Office, rather than the parking lot.
 * Plaat Loop. 12km, an estimated 3 hours. Includes a number of streams to swim
 * Appelsbos Loop. 21km, an estimated 5 hours

Eat and Drink
Several restaurants line the main street - Swellendam has many owner managed restaurants and very few 'fast food' joints, so food is generally of an excellent standard - with the personal touch,

Connect
Local telephone area code: 028. Postcode 6740.

Go next

 * The rest of the Overberg.
 * Witsand, a small coastal town about 50 km from Swellendam, is one of the best whale viewing spots on the South coast as it is one the of largest whale nurseries in South Africa. The town sits at the foot of the Langeberg, and there are many hiking trails, ranging from day walks to a 5- to 7-day trails.

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Swift Current

Swift Current is a city of about 16,600 people (2016) in Southwestern Saskatchewan. It was a small wheat growing town in the 1930s, but has since developed into a regional city.

Understand
The settlement of Swift Current was established in 1883, after the Canadian Pacific Railway surveyed a railway line as far as Swift Current Creek.

Climate
Winters are long, dry, and cold, while summers are short, warm, and relatively wet. The coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of −10.1 °C (14 °F), while the warmest month is July, with a mean temperature of 18.2 °C (65 °F). The driest month is February, with an average of 11.8 mm (0.46 in) of precipitation, while the wettest month is June, with an average of 77 mm (3.0 in). Annual precipitation is low, with an average of 392.5 mm (15.45 in). Its location in southwest Saskatchewan gives it slightly milder winters than the provincial capital, Regina, even though it is higher in elevation. Chinook winds happen several times a year allowing residents to enjoy unseasonably warm weather for short periods of time.

By car
Swift Current is on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) 170 km (110 mi) west from Moose Jaw, and 218 km (135 mi) east from Medicine Hat, Alberta.

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Swindon

Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries. Swindon hosts a railway museum in a restored railway works building, and a volunteer-run heritage railway

Understand
Swindon has a fast-growing population of around 220,000 in its urban area in 2021, making it one of the largest towns in the UK to be without city status. Swindon is known for being a regional centre for business, and is home to many technological and pharmaceutical companies, as well as having national headquarters for international companies Nationwide, Intel, and Zurich. The town is also a regional retail and leisure hub of which it boasts several facilities.

Swindon continues to be an economically attractive town, with an ever-growing private, knowledge-intensive sector. This is aided by the town’s central location, in close proximity to other regional powerhouses such as Reading, Bristol, and Oxford.

The town has always suffered with a poorer reputation and outlook from those living outside Swindon, particularly regarding the town centre, of which has suffered due to several decades of under-investment and a failing to compete against neighbouring towns and cities, of which have benefited from inward investment. However, as of 2021, several regeneration projects are underway in the town centre, including a £30m upgrade to the town’s major bus station and central business district. A further £80m is being invested in creating a new cultural quarter on a large brownfield site adjacent to the existing central bus station, known as Kimmerfields.

As mentioned, Swindon also has a strong railway heritage and was home to the extensive Great Western Railway works in the 19th century, the site of which is still standing today as a designer outlet shopping centre. This introduction of industry led to a boom in the town’s population and ultimately led Swindon to become the larger town it is these days.

History
The town began its existence as a Saxon village, and it is likely that its name is derived from the Saxon words swine dun or swines down, possibly meaning "pig hill". The small hilltop village subsequently expanded around the site of a quarry, with a 19th-century canal facilitating trade.

During the mid-19th century, the introduction of the Great Western Railway and the associated railway works fully transformed Swindon from a village into a thriving industrial town, which drew workers from across the United Kingdom. The older settlement on top of the hill remained independent until 1900, when it was annexed by the newer industrial town. Today it is known as Old Town and still retains a somewhat separate feel.

Swindon experienced a population boom after World War II. New housing areas were built due to a shortage of housing in London following the mass destruction caused by the war. This population growth has continued and the town remains one of the fastest growing urban areas in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Visitor information

 * Visit Swindon website

By plane
Swindon is served by international airports in the south of the United Kingdom. For travellers coming directly to Swindon, the following airports are most convenient:

Arrival points involving greater travel times include London Gatwick Airport, London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport, Bournemouth Airport, Birmingham Airport and Cardiff Airport.

By train
Wikivoyage has a guide to Rail travel in Great Britain

 * From London and the South East of England – Swindon has a direct rail connection to London Paddington, a major railway terminus in Central London, a short distance north of Hyde Park. Services from Paddington take approximately 1 hour to reach Swindon, travelling via Reading (the journey's halfway point). Some services also call at Didcot Parkway.
 * From South Wales and the West Country – Services arriving into Swindon from the west originate at a number of stations, such as Swansea, Cardiff Central and Bristol Temple Meads.
 * From Gloucestershire and the West Midlands – Arrivals from Kemble, Cheltenham Spa and Gloucester.

By bus
National Express Coaches are available from the central bus station. Tickets can be purchased from the bus station office for all major cities and airports (bus transfers may apply - visit the website for more information).

If you are travelling to or from Oxford, there is no direct train service. While it is possible to change at Didcot Parkway, it can be quicker and easier to take the S6 bus which runs between the bus station and Oxford city centre every 20 minutes. There is also an hourly service to Salisbury, which has only a very limited direct train service to Swindon.

By car
Driving along the M4, take junction 15 or 16 into Swindon. There are no direct Park and Ride depots near the junctions, one is available is entering Swindon via Wroughton (traveling from Devizes or Avebury) National Park and Ride Directory.

By foot
The town centre is small enough to walk through on foot, as are the shopping areas of Old Town, the Great Western Designer Outlet Village, the Orbital Retail Park and the Shaw Ridge Leisure Park & West Swindon Shopping Centre. Although it is a great way of seeing Swindon, it is not recommended as most attractions are more than 45 minutes walk from the centre of the town - it is advisable to travel by bus. The attractions within 15 minutes walk of the town centre include the Steam Museum, the Railway Village, the Wyvern Theatre, the civic council offices and central Public Library, the Swindon Hydro Centre, the main bus station, the railway station, and some hotels.

By bus
Swindon has an extensive local bus network, with the vast majority of routes radiating outward from the town centre (either from the bus station or the Fleming Way bus stands).

The two main bus operators in the town are Swindon's Bus Company and Stagecoach West.

A full list of routes can be found at the Swindon Borough Council bus information website

By bicycle
Swindon has extensive support for bikes, with paths following major roads split between pedestrians and cycles.

For more detailed information about cycle routes to and from Swindon, see the Swindon Travel Choices website].

By car
The road network in Swindon is comprehensively signposted. To get from one side of Swindon to the other, locals have the option of driving through town, or jumping on the motorway from junction 15 to 16. This method of getting across Swindon has been somewhat superseded by the almost unused link between Drove Road/Wroughton and the Rushy Platt junction.

One of the major attractions when driving around Swindon is the Magic Roundabout, named after the 1960s television show. This sprawling junction contains five mini-roundabouts, each situated around a bigger, but less obvious, central counter-clockwise roundabout (which houses a very bright street light for night driving). Each mini-roundabout has three junctions, two leading on to the next and previous mini-roundabout, and one acting as an entry/exit junction. Many visitors are immediately intimidated by local drivers who use it proficiently, but the local secret is to treat each mini-roundabout as normal, rather than looking at the daunting mass of concrete and cars.

Architecture

 * Former Great Western Railway Works Now turned into the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet shopping centre, it features architectural and mechanical reminders of days gone by.
 * Renault Distribution Centre, designed by Sir Norman Foster. Although the building is now owned by Spectrum, it is still popularly called "the Renault building" by Swindonians. Similar in design is the Link Centre, a sports and leisure centre in the west of Swindon, opposite Shaw Ridge Leisure Park.
 * Wood Street, Old Town. This features original 17th-century buildings, modernised with shop fronts, bars and restaurants. Considered a more upper class area than the current centre of Swindon, it is semi-pedestrianised.
 * Wood Street, Old Town. This features original 17th-century buildings, modernised with shop fronts, bars and restaurants. Considered a more upper class area than the current centre of Swindon, it is semi-pedestrianised.

Parks and woodland

 * Town Gardens
 * Queen’s Park
 * Lawns Park
 * Faringdon Road Park
 * Lydiard Country Park
 * Coate Water Country Park
 * Hagbourne Copse
 * Shaw Forest Park
 * Peatmoor Lagoon
 * Mouldon Hill Country Park

Sports

 * Football:
 * Link Centre is an ice rink and leisure complex within Westlea Shopping Centre, two miles west of town. Swindon Wildcats play ice hockey here Sept-March in the National League, England's second tier.

Buy
Swindon town centre contains the main retail core of the town, primarily served by four pedestrianised shopping streets (Bridge Street, Regent Street, Canal Walk and The Parade). The shops are around 150 m from the bus station and approximately 300 m from the railway station.

At the end of western end of Canal Walk is the Swindon’s Tented Market.

Two shopping destinations exist within walking distance of the town centre. 0.8 km west of the town centre is the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Europe's largest indoor designer outlet in the unique setting of restored Victorian railway engineering buildings. south-east of the town centre is Old Town.

Further afield are Greenbridge Retail Park, the West Swindon Shopping Centre and the Orbital Retail Park. These are accessible from the town centre by bus, taxi or car.

Eat
There are plenty different types of places to choose from, including traditional English and Irish pubs, Chinese and Indian restaurants, and cafés and bars.

Drink
For really good pubs it is advised you head out of town into the countryside a bit, however several of the more popular pubs are:

Sleep
The hotel sector in Swindon has seen increased growth in the past decade as the town continues to urbanise and establish itself as a base for tourism in the centre of southern England.

Town centre
For many years there was only one hotel in the town centre but competition arrived and there are now three main players, with more rumoured to be on the way. This increased competition benefits you, with reduced room rates on offer.

Bed & Breakfasts can be found on Manchester Road and County Road.

West Swindon
Another cluster of hotels can be found in West Swindon, a convenient stopover point due to the proximity of the M4 motorway at Junction 16.

Old Town
The pace of life in Old Town is much slower due to its distance from the railway station and town centre. However, there is one large hotel:

Bed & Breakfast accommodation can be found on Bath Road and Victoria Road.

Go next

 * Whitehorse Hill, Uffington, Vale of White Horse
 * Head towards Cirencester, Bath, Bristol, Salisbury or Reading

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Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are in Switzerland, stretching over several regions.

Talk
Switzerland is very unusual because it has four official languages: German (the most used, in 2/3 the country), French, Italian, and Romansch. Expect those languages spoken mostly near the borders of those countries and Switzerland, except Romansch, an isolated tongue used in Graubünden in eastern Switzerland.

Get in
Trains run to the three biggest cities: Geneva, Berne, and Zurich many times a day from big cities in neighboring countries (Paris, Milan, Venice, Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna).

Highways go in through twisting mountain passes, from those countries as well.

Get around

 * See also: Driving in Switzerland

Rail is probably the best way to get around. With the awesome scenery, you'd probably rather concentrate on it than drive; driving will work fine too, but prepare for some steep roads and tight curves in some areas.

See

 * The above-mentioned cities
 * Bernese Highlands, many would consider the best of the Alps, with the towns of Interlaken, Murren, and Gimmelwald
 * The Matterhorn near Zermatt
 * The Pre-historic pile dwellings of the Alps are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The UNESCO listing is shared with Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia.

Do

 * Winter sports in Switzerland
 * Hiking, mountain biking, mountaineering

Eat

 * Traditional fondue

Go next

 * Geneva
 * Basel
 * Lugano
 * Schaffhausen

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Swiss-German phrasebook

Swiss-German (Schweizerdeutsch in Standard German; some endonyms are Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch or Schwizertitsch) is a broad category of Germanic dialects spoken in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

These dialects are considerably different from German, especially as it happens in regard to those very phrases which a traveler needs: niceties, greetings, asking for stuff, getting directions, etc. One of the key differences to getting by with Swiss German. For example, "Fine, thank you" is Guet, merci; with guet being the German word for good/fine, while merci is from the French "thank you". In addition, there are many pronunciation differences which separate Swiss-German from either language. For example, the diphthong in Swiss-German "guet" versus the monophthong in High-German "gut".

You are unlikely to have to learn Swiss-German, as all German-speaking Swiss educated in modern-day schools are also able to speak standard German. Nevertheless, saying a few words in Swiss-German will undoubtedly impress the locals.

Swiss German is different from Swiss Standard German (Schweizer Hochdeutsch), which is a variant of standard German for formal speech and writing in Switzerland, with some vocabulary differences, such as das Tram ("streetcar", Straßenbahn or die Tram in standard German) and Billett ("ticket", Fahrkarte, Fahrschein or Ticket in standard German).

Neither Swiss German nor Swiss Standard German use the Eszett (ß).

Pronunciation guide
Note that most of the following Swiss-German phrases and words are written as they would be pronounced by people living in the area around Bern, Basel, Zürich (i.e. in the canton of Bern, etc.). Whilst the Bernese dialect is widely understood in the Swiss-German part of Switzerland, it's by no means "official" Swiss-German (despite the fact that Bern is the Swiss capital). There is no standardized Swiss-German ("Schwyzerdüütsch"), and it is standard German that is an official language in Switzerland. Remarkably, the native dialects spoken in the many Swiss-German cantons are clearly distinguishable by locals (i.e. they can tell apart from the dialect in which canton somebody grew up). Speaking Swiss-German is common for all people living in the Swiss-German part of Switzerland, independent of age or education. For writing, standard German is mostly used, though the Swiss-German dialect is particularly popular in informal writing (e.g. in e-mail messages, SMS messages etc.). With ongoing globalization and immigration, mixing Swiss-German dialects with English (quite often even with pseudo English) or speaking so called "Jugo-Deutsch" (German pronounced as immigrants coming from the former Yugoslavia region tend to pronounce it) has also become trendy for youngsters.

For official signs and documents, standard German is used.

Vowels
The vowels in Swiss German are unlike the English vowels. They are closer to the German and Latin pronunciations.

Pronunciation Guide:

 * a - ah (as in saw)
 * e - eh (as in end)
 * i - e (as in eel)
 * o -oh (as in on)
 * u - oo (as in moose)

Basics

 * Hello/Hi (informal) : Hoi!
 * Hi, everyone! (informal) : Hoi zäme!
 * Hi (very informal) : Saluti! [salooti!] / Saletti!
 * Hello (formal) : Grüezi! [Grea-atsie] / Grüessech! [Grea-sec]
 * Hello, Ms./Mr. ... (formal): Grüezi/Grüessech Frau/Herr ...
 * Hello, everyone (formal) : Grüezi mitenand! [Grea-tsi metta-nònd] / Grüessech mitenang!: Hoi: Hi (informal)
 * Grüezi/Grüessech Frau/Herr: Hello (formal)
 * Guete Morge: Good morning (informal and formal)
 * Guete Abig/Abe: Good evening (informal and formal)
 * Schöne Hinicht/Abig: Have a pleasant evening (informal and formal)

Problems

 * i(ch) ha(n) mi(s) Portmonnaie verlore! : I lost my wallet! (ch, n, s = variants, depending on the dialect)
 * i(ch) fühl mi(ch) schlächt : I feel sick/not well/upset (ch = variant)
 * wo isch de Polizei Poschte? : where is the police station?
 * i(ch) mues öppis mälde : I have to/must report something (ch = variant)
 * Spital : Hospital
 * Hät's da es Spital i de Nöchi? : is there a hospital nearby?
 * i(ch) ha(n) mi(ch) velaufe/mer händ eus verlaufe : I/we am/are lost!! (ch, n = variant)
 * bitte säged sie mir wo.....isch? : Can you please tell me where.....is?
 * Bahnhof : train station
 * Taxi Stand : taxi station
 * Bank : Bank
 * Poscht : post office
 * Hotel " " :  the  "  " hotel
 * Chile : church
 * i(ch) bi(n) verliebt! : I'm in love
 * i(ch) liib di(ch)! : I love you!

Numbers

 * 1 : eis, äis, ais, eins
 * 2 : zwei, zwöi, zwai
 * 3 : drü, drai, drei
 * 4 : vier
 * 5 : foif, fföif, füüf, fünf
 * 6 : sächs, säggs
 * 7 : sibe, sebe, siebe
 * 8 : acht
 * 9 : nün
 * 10 : zäh, zehn
 * 11 : elf, euf
 * 12 : zwölf, zwöuf
 * 13 : drizäh
 * 14 : vierzäh
 * 15 : füfzäh
 * 16 : sächzäh
 * 17 : sibzäh
 * 18 : achzäh
 * 19 : nünzäh
 * 20 : zwänzg, zwanzig
 * 21 : einezwänzg, einezwanzig
 * 22 : zweiezwänzg, zweiezwanzig, zwöiezwänzg
 * 23 : drüezwänzg, dreiezwanzig
 * 24 : vierezwänzg, vierezwanzig
 * 25 : foifezwänzg, fünfezwanzig, füüfezwänzg
 * 26 : sächsezwänzg, säggsezwanzig
 * 27 : sibenezwänzg, siebenezwanzig
 * 28 : achtezwänzg, achtezwanzig
 * 29 : nünezwänzg, nünezwanzig
 * 30 : driss(i)g
 * 40 : vierz(i)g
 * 50 : füfzg, fuffzig
 * 60 : sächz(i)g
 * 70 : sibezg, siebzig
 * 80 : achtz(i)g
 * 90 : nünz(i)g
 * 100 : hundert
 * 101 : hundertundäis, hundertundeis
 * 102 : hundertzwöi

Clock time

 * time : Zit
 * What time is it? : Was isch für zit?
 * It is... : Es isch ...
 * one o'clock : eis
 * half past twelve : halbi eis
 * quarter to one : viertel vor eis
 * ten to one : zäh vor eis
 * quarter past one : virtel ab eis
 * ten past one : zäh ab eis
 * half past one : halbi zwoi

Duration
Wie lang gohts bis ... (How long does it take to...) Wie lang het me bis....?

Days
Mänti(g) Zyschti(g) Mittwuch Dunnschti(g) Fryti(g) Samschti(g) Sunnti(g)

Months

 * January : Januar
 * February : Februar
 * March : März, Merz
 * April : April
 * May : Mai
 * June : Juni
 * July : Juli
 * August : Auguscht
 * September : Septämber
 * October : Oktober
 * November : Novämber
 * December : Dezämber

Writing time and date

 * date : Datum
 * tenth of January, 2009 : zähte erste zwoitusignün

Colors

 * Red : rot
 * Blue : blau
 * Black : schwarz
 * Green : grüen
 * White : wiiss
 * Yellow : gäl(b)
 * Purple : violet
 * Orange : orange (orah-nsh)
 * Pink : rosa/pink
 * Gray : grau

Transportation

 * Motorcycle - Töff, Döff
 * Vespa, Motorbike - Töffli, Döffli, Mofa
 * Bicycle - Velo
 * Tram (Streetcar) - Tram, Drämmli

Bus, train, plane

 * Bus, car - bus
 * Reisecar - travel bus
 * Zug - train
 * Flugzüg, Flüüger - airplane

Directions

 * graad uus - straight ahead
 * links - left
 * rächts - right
 * vore, vorne - in front
 * vüre, vürschi, vorwärts - forwards
 * hinde, hinge - in the back
 * hindere, rückwärts, zrugg - backwards, back

Taxi

 * Zum Hotel ...... bitte! - to the ..... hotel please!
 * was koschtet's öppe nach .......? - How much does it cost to ....., approximately?
 * Flughafe - airport
 * Bahnhof - train station
 * Hotel .... - ..... hotel
 * i(ch) ha(n)'s pressant! - I'm in a hurry!
 * mir händ's pressant! - We are in a hurry!
 * Bitte pressiere! - Hurry, please!

Money

 * Gäld / Bargäld, Stutz (coll.), Stütz (coll.) : cash, money.
 * isch Bargäld ok? mit Bargäld bezahle? : can I pay with cash? pay with cash?
 * Was koschtet das? : how much is this/that?
 * Z'tüür! (Zu teuer) : Too expensive! (might be very offensive!)
 * Das isch mir e chli z'tüür : That seems to be rather expensive (more polite phrasing)
 * Hät's no billigeres? : Do you have something cheaper?
 * Chann i(ch) mit Kreditkarte zahle? : Can I use my Credit Card?
 * Trinkgäld (gäh) : Tip (Tipping)
 * I(ch) nimm das : I'll take/buy it (i pronounced like "e" in english)
 * I(ch) möcht öppis anders : I would like something else.
 * Händ si Souvenirs? : Do you have souvenirs?
 * Wo chan i(ch) Gäld wächsle? : Where can I change money?
 * Wo isch de nächscht Bankomat? : Where is the closest ATM?

Eating

 * En guete! : Enjoy your meal!
 * Schoggi : Chocolate
 * Proscht, Pröschtli, Prosit! : Cheers
 * Herdöpfel / Erdöpfel : Potato(es) (pronounced hadopfel / erdoplfel)(Erdöpfel would roughly translate to "earth apple" similar to the French Pom De Terre.)
 * Rüebli : Carrot(s)
 * Ä Stangä, es Chliises : A small glass of beer
 * En Chübel, es Grosses : A big glass of beer
 * Es Glas Wii : A glass of wine
 * Es Glas Rote (Wii) : A glass of red wine
 * Es Glas Wysse (Wii) : A glass of white wine
 * Oktobertee : wine (slang/coll.)
 * Chriesi : cherry/cherries
 * Chueche : pie
 * Gipfeli : croissant(s)
 * Milchkafi, Schale : cafe au lait
 * Kafi crème : coffee
 * Bier : beer
 * Suufe : to drink beer/alcohol...
 * Schwiizer Chääs : Swiss cheese
 * Röschti : mashed, fried potatoes (a Swiss speciality)
 * Fondue : Fondue (melted Swiss cheese in a bowl, a Swiss speciality, usually eaten during winter-time only)
 * Raclette : melted, roasted Swiss cheese (a Swiss speciality, usually eaten during winter-time only)
 * Züri-Gschnätzlets : Cut veal, often served with Röschti, speciality of Zurich
 * I(ch) würd(i) gern e Schwiizer Spezialität probiere : I'd like to taste a Swiss speciality
 * Was chönd Sie mir empfehle? : Can you recommend something?

Bars

 * e Schtange, es Chliises : A small glass of beer
 * en Chübel, es Grosses : A large glass of beer
 * en/es Aperitiv : a starter
 * Pröschtli!, zum Wohlsii! : Cheers!
 * Chueche, Cake, Flade : Cake

Shopping

 * Poschtä, iichaufe : Going shopping
 * Wieviel choschtet ...? : How much does ... cost?
 * Gits en Rabatt? Gits en Ermässigung? : Can you give me a discount?
 * Wo häts ...? : Where can I find ...?

Driving

 * Auto fahre : driving a car
 * Wo ane fahrt dä bus? : Where is this bus going to?
 * Fahruswiis : driving license
 * Verkehrsregle : traffic rules
 * Unfall : accident
 * Polizischt: police officer
 * Rechtsverkehr : right-hand traffic/driving (The driving style used in most of Europe, including Switzerland): Linksverkehr: Left-hand traffic/driving (The driving style used in the UK; avoid in Switzerland)

Other

 * Händ ihr de ... kaputt gmacht? : Did you destroy the ...?

title: Swiss-German phrasebook