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안녕하세요! 저는 아만다입니다. 스웨덴에서 왔어요. 한국어 배우고 싶어요. 친구 하자요! Hello, my name is Amanda and I am currently studying the Korean language. I am from Sweden and am fluent in both Swedish and English. I also know some French. Feel free to talk to me if you think I can be of any assistant to you. Any help concerning my own learning is also very much appreciated. C:
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    Alright, thank you Igor,  will do. ●‿●
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    November 8, 2017
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    French assignment
    Hello there!
    My name is Amanda and I am currently studying the French language. I have written a text about an imaginary trip to Canada as a school project and I would love to get some response from a native speaker. It is not on an advanced level, nor is it well written, but if anyone would be willing to help me correct my mistakes, that would be greatly appreciated. :)
    November 8, 2017
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    Bra jobbat! Your Swedish is very impressive.

    "en controller" - "Controller" is again an English word and can how you translate it depends on what you want the word to mean. From your text I am guessing that the word your you're looking for is "kontrollant", which is someone who, as you said, control things, but in the sense of making sure they're as they are supposed to be rather than having "control" of them. If this is what you want to say you can just switch out the words and the sentence will still be grammatically correct.

    "Min jobb" - You may already be familiar with this, but I will explain it just in case. In the Swedish language we have, just like in English, two ways of saying "a" or "an". We use "en" and "ett". Unfortunately here is no rule that describes when the two are used, that's just something we'll have to remember for each word. This is a really tricky part for non-native speakers that don't get as exposed to the language that much, but once you have read/heard enough examples, they'll stick. I wouldn't suggest focusing on these particles too much, because everyone will understand you even if you use the wrong one, but I just want to inform you that "jobb" is an "ett-compatible" word and is therefore written with "mitt" instead of "min" before it. 

    "månatlig stängning" - "Stängning" means "closure"/"to close", but in this sentence I'm not sure if that is what you mean. I can imagine "summarize" or perhaps "evaluate" would be a better match.
    to summarize = sammanfatta
    to evaluate = utvärdera

    When it comes to the second half of that sentence;
    " ,göra rapporterna om försäljning, utveckling och kostnadsutgifter och förbereda budgeten." - I'd like to change the word "kostnadsutgifter" to either "kostnader" or "utgifter" since I dont think it is a word. The two of them is basically synonyms, so you can pick either one. I would also suggest you change the order of how you list these tasks, to avoid using "och" twice so close to each other. That is just a silly observation, but not really necessary.

    With all this new knowledge in mind let's rewrite that sentence!
    Mitt jobb var (att) göra månatliga sammanfattningar för (avdelningar i)* Österrike och andra länder, förbereda budgeten och göra* rapporter om försäljning, utveckling och utgifter.

    * - I added "avdelningar i" scince I'm guessing you worked for departments located in different countries rather than the governments of these states.

    * - "Göra" is correct, but when it comes to reports and other texts we usually use write.
    to write = skriva

    "På min job jag behövde kommunicera med general managers och andra controllerna från vårt företag som arbetade i sju olika länder, med chefs av österrikisk avdelningor och med gruppencontrollerna från huvudkontoren i Italien." - Here I would again suggest you to change the order of things to avoid putting comma after a description. This is just because generally when listing things, we just use the names, or very short statements. Therefore when you start your list with a more complex sentence that contains a little more in depth description, I'm not prepared on that to be a part of a list when reading it. The comma not being a period comes a little like a surprise and got me to go back and re-read things just to make sure I understood. This is something that is great to think about when constructing a text. :)

    Let's take a look at it again. This time I have rearranged the order of things and corrected small grammar/spelling mistakes.
    "På mitt jobb behövde jag kommunicera med cheferna över Österrikes avdelningar, en grupp kontrollanter från huvudkontoret i Italien och general managers och andra kontrollanter från vårt företag som arbetade i sju olika länder."

    "gjorde tabeller om kostnadsavvikelser mellan det här året och planen för nästa år och uppdaterade PowerPoint-presentationer om marknadsutveckling." - Here I've made a few tiny changes for the sake of grammar. Can you spot them and if so can you figure out why I've made them? :) If not, I will gladly explain them to you, but first I'll give you a chance to try figuring it out.

    "Jag beriktigade också datainmatningen* om försäljning(s)planering(en) på BPC systemen."

     * - I understand what you mean when you say "datainmatningen", but I'm not sure if that is an approved word. If it is, it is extremely uncommon. Another word could be "informationen".
    information - information ;)
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    September 7, 2017
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  • Answered
    Any Swedish online bookstore should be able to be reached from outside the country. Have you tried the all the big names like; http://www.bokus.com/e-bocker and http://www.adlibris.com/se/e-bocker ? Since many online shops uses .com domains it would surprise me if they decide block foreign addresses.
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    September 5, 2017
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  • Commented
    To be able to think in English is sure something to strive after if you're planning to master the language, but that is something that comes naturally once you're comfortable enough with your knowledge. For more practical advise I would suggest you try to expose yourself to the language as much as possible. If speech is what you're focusing on you could for example watch films, listen to music or podcasts in English. A little tip is also to practice by asking yourself questions and try to answer them in English. This will improve your ability to formulate your thoughts in a way that can easily be worked around when speaking with others by simply using phrases you just happen know. I hope this was helpful.

    Happy learning! 
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    September 5, 2017
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  • Answered
    You can use either "I've written" or "I wrote". :)
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    September 5, 2017
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  • Corrected

    En speciell dag på min jobb.

    Dagen då vi hade budgetmöte var en speciell dag på mitt jobb. Två timmar om året kom general managern från vårt företag* till Wien för att diskutera budgeten för nästan år. Därför behövde jag ha "business kläderna"* på mig, det vill säga en kostym eller en kjol med vit blus, vilket jag hade preparerat dagen före.
    Jag vaknade klockan tio i sex. Jag gick upp och jag satte på mig kläderna. Jag hade min frukost på tåget eftersom jag pendlade till jobbet. Jag åkte tåg och tunnelbana. Det tog en och en halv timme att komma till kontoret.
    Jag startade min dator och öppnade dokument i både Excel, Word och OneNote för att kunna göra anteckningar under mötet. Jag sade till min kollega vad jag ville äta till lunch och gick till mötesrummet. Mötet var långt och svårt. Efteråt åt jag min lunch: en soppa och en huvudrätt. Jag åt även fika och pratade lite med mina kollegor.
    Jag jobbade med Excel, gjorde tabeller* och PowerPoint-presentationer.
    Jag var mycket trött när jag åkte hem på kvällen. Hemma åt jag middag och tittade på TV. Jag lade mig klockan kvart över tio.

    * = You could have meant something different.

    "general managern från vårt företag" = The general manager from our company.
    You could also have meant:
    "general managers från runt om i landet" = General managers from across the country.
    or
    "general managers från våra länder" = General managers from our countries.
    But even though those two sentences are grammatically correct, I'm not entirely sure what they would mean in your case. 

    "business kläderna" - Even though "business" is an English word and can be used in Swedish sentences sometimes, I think in your case either "kontorsklädseln" or "formella kläder" would be a suitable replacement for "business kläderna".
    kontorsklädel = Clothes typically worn inside an office.
    formella kläder = Formal Clothes.

    gjorde tabeller = Made tables/charts.
    You could also have meant:
    gjorde tabellen = Made the table/chart.  
    If is what you meant it would be great if you provided information that helped the reader understand what table you're referring too.

    Some of the things I changed was minor things that simply made your text a little more casual to the average reader, but was technically correct.

    I hope this was helpful! And great job on the text! Germanic languages is very difficult to learn but you're doing a fantastic job so far. If you have any questions concerning the changes I made I'd be happy to answer them.


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    September 5, 2017
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