How do you pronounce pojke?

Yup, pojke is pronounced with a k sound. Plural pojkar, same k sound. Kö meaning queue is also pronounced with a k sound but kön (gender) is pronounced with the sh sound, as Kerstin, kyrka, kära.

Where does the word apelsin come from?

The Swedish word “apelsin” has its origin in Low Germanic ‘appel’ meaning apple and ‘Sina’ meaning China. In other words Swedes call the fruit orange a “Chinese apple”.

What does Pojken mean in English?

pojke Noun. pojke, -en (grabbgosse) young man, the ~ Noun. boy, the ~ Noun. youth, the ~ Noun.

What does Poika mean in Swedish?

Noun. poika. boy. son. young (an offspring of an animal, especially of a bird)

Why is an orange called an orange?

Orange actually comes from the Old French word for the citrus fruit – ‘pomme d’orenge’ – according to the Collins dictionary. This in turn is thought have come from the Sanskrit word “nāranga” via Persian and Arabic.

Why is an orange called an orange but a banana not called a yellow?

Why don’t we call banannas yellows? For the case of orange, the color wasn’t named before the fruit. So the color got named after the fruit, not the other way around.

How do you spell boy in Swedish?

pojke; grabb; gosse.

What is the only fruit named after a color?

Blueberries
Blueberries are the only fruit named after a color.

Why are oranges called oranges but lemons not called yellows?

Originally Answered: If an orange is called an orange, why is a lemon not called a yellow? THE colour orange was determined from the fruit “Orange”. The colour yellow did not get its name from a fruit such as a lemon As it was recognised long before the lemon was, which is the opposite for the situation of the orange.

Why is yellow not called Lemon?

The colour yellow did not get its name from a fruit such as a lemon As it was recognised long before the lemon was, which is the opposite for the situation of the orange. Because lemonade sounds a lot better than yellowade. Originally Answered: If an orange is called an orange, why is a lemon not called a yellow?

Did the fruit of the color come first?

Is the fruit named for its color, or is the color named for the fruit? The citrus definitely got named first. English speakers probably didn’t have a specific name for the color until the fruit was widely available in their markets and inspired one.

How do you say I am a girl in Swedish?

Thanks for helping me with the translation….Swedish translation: flicka.