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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to Swedish Survival Phrases brought to you by SwedishPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Sweden. You will be surprised at how far a little Swedish will go.
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Lesson focus
Swedish Survival Phrases Lesson 32 - Asking for permission in Sweden.
In today's lesson, we'll introduce a question related to "Can you take our picture?" which in Swedish is Kan du ta kort på oss?
Kan du ta kort på oss?
Let’s break it down by syllable: Kan du ta kort på oss?
There are cases when you may want to take a picture of someone or with someone, but before doing so, you'd like to ask for permission.
In Swedish, "May I take your picture?" is Får jag ta en bild?
Får jag ta en bild?
Let's break it down by syllable: Får jag ta en bild?
Now, let's hear it once again: Får jag ta en bild?
The first word Får means "may."
Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time: Får
Får.
This is followed by Jag, which in Swedish is "I."
Jag.
Jag.
So, to recap here, we have Får jag. Literally, this means "may I."
Let's take a look at the next word which is Ta, which means "take."
Ta.
Ta.
Then comes En bild, which means "a picture."
En bild.
En bild.
So, all together, we have Får jag ta en bild? Literally, this means "May I take a picture?"
There may also be times when you want to take a picture with someone. In this case, you could ask by saying Får jag ta en bild med dig?
Får jag ta en bild med dig?
Let's break it down by syllable: Får jag ta en bild med dig?
Now, let's hear it once again: Får jag ta en bild med dig?
The first word Får means "may."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Får.
Får.
This is followed by Jag, which in English is "I."
Jag.
Jag.
So, to recap here, we have Får jag. Literally, this means "may I."
Let's take a look at the next word which is Ta, which means "take."
Ta.
Ta.
Then comes En bild, which means "a picture."
En bild.
En bild.
This is followed by Med, which in Swedish is "with."
Med.
Med.
And last, we've got Dig, which is the object form of "you."
Dig.
Dig.
So, all together, we have Får jag ta en bild med dig? Literally, this means "May I take a picture with you?"
"May I take a picture with you?"
And finally, for asking permission to take a picture, you can say "May I take a picture here?" which in Swedish is Får man fotografera här?
Får man fotografera här?
Let's break it down by syllable: Får man fotografera här?
Now, let's hear it once again: Får man fotografera här?
Får man fotografera här?
Får man fotografera här?
The first word Får means "may."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Får.
Får.
This is is followed by Man, which in Swedish is "you" or "one."
Man.
Man.
So, to recap here, we have Får man...? Literally, this means "May one...?"
Let's take a look at the next word: Fotografera, which means "to photograph."
Fotografera.
Fotografera.
Then comes Här, which means "here."
Här.
Här.
So, all together, we have Får man fotografera här? Literally, this means "May one photograph here?"
This matter about taking pictures is a very crucial part because very often, you aren't allowed to take pictures. Often, I don’t see why myself, and in most cases, they only want you to buy their own pictures of the site as postcards. But to avoid uncomfortable situations, one should ask first. Many of these provisions considers private manors and castles, some churches and museums.

Outro
Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so Lycka till, that means “good luck” in Swedish. Okay, here we go!
"May I take your picture?" - Får jag ta en bild?
Får jag ta en bild?
Får jag ta en bild?
"May I take a picture with you?" - Får jag ta en bild med dig?
Får jag ta en bild med dig?
Får jag ta en bild med dig?
"May I take a picture here?" - Får man fotografera här?
Får man fotografera här?
Får man fotografera här?
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by SwedishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. When you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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