"That is hardly a good idea if one wants to become popular."

Translation: Det är knappast en bra idé om man vill bli populär.

[elderhewitt]

det är knappast en bra idé om man vill bli berömd. does berömd mean more famous than popular? or should this be accepted also?

[devalanteriel]

You're on the right track. :)

• berömd - famous - means a lot of people know about you
• populär - popular - means a lot of people like you

So berömd shouldn't be accepted here - they don't really mean the same thing.

[Zmrzlina]

Yes, berömd means famous, not popular.

[Sninguistics]

So berömd can man infamous, too? T.e., Astrid Lindgren är berömd och populär, men Kim Jong Ul är berömd men inte populär?

[Arnauti]

ökänd would be a better word if you want to point out that someone has negative fame.

[Sninguistics]

Jag förstår - tack!

[PoufPoal]

Why is "Det är" translate to "That is" instead of "It is" ?

And I'm having trouble with "This" and "That" in swedish :

"Den här"/"Denna"/"Det här"/"Detta" = this
"Den där"/"Det där" = that

Right ?

[devalanteriel]

You have all of those right, but bear in mind that just den/det can also mean "that" (and de can mean "those"). We usually add the där for emphasis.

[PoufPoal]

So, if "den" can mean "that", can you make a difference like in english between "The red book" and "That red book" ?

"Den röda boken"/"Den röda boken", right ?

[devalanteriel]

Exactly, hence the need for e.g. adding där for emphasis. Of course, you could also emphasise the word, as in DEN röda boken to make it clear that you mean "that".

[PoufPoal]

Allright, thank you.

Glad you're here, there's no more much of helpers in this board ^^

[Shahnaz341037]

What about using någon instead of man?
Thank you.

[devalanteriel]

någon is to man what "someone" or "anyone" is to "one".

So using någon here would sound like "... if someone/anyone wants to become popular", which isn't quite what the phrase says.