8th and 9th Grade levels

Swedish translation: 8:de- och 9:de-klassare

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English term or phrase:8th and 9th Grade levels
Swedish translation:8:de- och 9:de-klassare
Entered by: Tomas Onsjö

18:11 Sep 1, 2005
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English term or phrase: 8th and 9th Grade levels
Handlar om läs- och skrivsvårigheter

Average reading skills of adults in the US are between the 8th and 9th Grade level
Marie Eriksson
Local time: 21:48
8:de- och 9:de-klassare
Explanation:
Den allmänna läskunskapen bland vuxna i USA motsvarar den hos elever i åttan och nian.
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Tomas Onsjö
Sweden
Local time: 21:48
Grading comment
Jag väljer detta här, men låter kunden välja själv i slutänden.
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Summary of answers provided
48:de- och 9:de-klassare
Tomas Onsjö
48:e och 9:e klassernas kunskapsnivå
Tess Whitty
4lägre än gymnasium nivå
Charlesp


  

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8th and 9th grade levels
8:de- och 9:de-klassare


Explanation:
Den allmänna läskunskapen bland vuxna i USA motsvarar den hos elever i åttan och nian.

Tomas Onsjö
Sweden
Local time: 21:48
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Jag väljer detta här, men låter kunden välja själv i slutänden.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: sort of - but certainly not the level of those in 8:de- och 9:de-klassare in Sweden. They are much better at English, grammar and reading. (I am referring to the Swedish students being much better than Americans.)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
8th and 9th grade levels
8:e och 9:e klassernas kunskapsnivå


Explanation:
Något liknande. Läskunskaperna befinner sig på 8:e eller 9:e klassens nivå.

Tess Whitty
United States
Local time: 14:48
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
8th and 9th grade levels
lägre än gymnasium nivå


Explanation:
After giving some thought to it, I would suggest not translating it literally, but rather to translate the meaning of it - that they can not even read at high school level.
It is meant as a criticism, a deficiency - it is not meant in a neutral way.

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: English
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