On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Fika. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Fika meaning
The Swedish practice of taking a break from daily activities or meeting with people to enjoy pastries and drinks, typically coffee.
Using Fika
- The main meaning on this page is: The Swedish practice of taking a break from daily activities or meeting with people to enjoy pastries and drinks, typically coffee.
- In the example corpus, fika often appears in combinations such as: fika the.
Context around Fika
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fika
- In this selection, "fika" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, adamu, tradition, verb, kitchen, patso and alhaji stand out and add context to how "fika" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pastry fika and and fika its deservedly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fika" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fika
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And FIKA, its deservedly popular café. (6 words)
Fika is about pausing and connecting with people. (8 words)
FIKA, the Café at ASI, drew crowds for its Nordic-inspired cuisine. (12 words)
Sweden's pastry tradition features a variety of yeast buns, cookies, biscuits and cakes; many of them are in a very sugary style and often eaten with coffee ( fika ) are enormously popular in Sweden. (34 words)
The festival is a derivative of the Swedish tradition “Fika,” which is a break for coffee with a pastry, often a bun, with a friend or family member. (28 words)
The government plans to release water from Maluti-a-Phofung’s main water source, the Fika-Patso Dam, to give residents a fighting chance, said Lobe. (26 words)
Example sentences (11)
Mallam Adamu Fika, the former Clerk to the National Assembly and immediate past chairman of the commission also hail from Fika in Yobe state.
Fika Kitchen offers visitors a range of coffee, cakes and freshly baked goods, and is run by Hannah, who lives in Mark.
The festival is a derivative of the Swedish tradition “Fika,” which is a break for coffee with a pastry, often a bun, with a friend or family member.
FIKA, the Café at ASI, drew crowds for its Nordic-inspired cuisine.
The government plans to release water from Maluti-a-Phofung’s main water source, the Fika-Patso Dam, to give residents a fighting chance, said Lobe.
I remember with nostalgia the Potiskum years when she was married to the late Emir of Fika, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Abali.
The Swedes created the verb “fika” to describe chatting over a coffee.
And FIKA, its deservedly popular café.
Fika is about pausing and connecting with people.
Most Swedes also have a coffee break in the afternoon, often together with a pastry (fika).
Sweden's pastry tradition features a variety of yeast buns, cookies, biscuits and cakes; many of them are in a very sugary style and often eaten with coffee ( fika ) are enormously popular in Sweden.
Common combinations with fika
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: