Some Swedish words are so short they almost look like sounds. Nja. Tja. Jaha. They may seem unimportant, almost too small to bother explaining. But in everyday Swedish, they do a lot. They can show hesitation, lack of enthusiasm, surprise, acceptance, scepticism, or simply change the whole tone of a conversation. The tricky thing is that they do not just mean one thing. Their meaning often depends on tone of voice, facial expression and situation. The same word can soun