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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. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by SwedishPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. When you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Swedish Survival Phrases Lesson 41 - Say where you're from in Swedish. |
| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to a phrase that will provide you with the tools to learn from the people around. Now, a dictionary is great but don’t forget that you could use Swedish to learn in a more fun and interactive way. |
| In Swedish, "I'm American" is Jag är amerikan. |
| Jag är amerikan. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Jag är amerikan. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Jag är amerikan. |
| The first word Jag means "I." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Jag. |
| Jag. |
| This is followed by Är, which in Swedish is "am." |
| Är. |
| Är. |
| So, to recap here, we have Jag är. Literally, this mean "I am." |
| Let’s take a look at the next word: Amerikan, which means "American." |
| Amerikan. |
| Amerikan. |
| So, all together, we have Jag är amerikan. Literally, this means "I am American." |
| Just replace Amerikan with whatever you are, and you got yourself a valid sentence. |
| Maybe you’re lost, then you could say Jag är vilse, which means "I am lost." If you are of any other origin than American, here is a small list of nationalities. If your nationality is not in this list, stop by SurvivalPhrases.com and we'll translate it for you. |
| "German" |
| male - Tysk |
| female - Tyska |
| "French" |
| male - Fransman |
| female - Fransyska |
| "Dutch" |
| Male - Holländare |
| Female - Holländska |
| "Spanish" |
| Male - Spanjor |
| Female - Spanjorska |
| "Italian" |
| Male - Italienare |
| Female - Italienska |
| "Finnish" - Finsk |
| "English" - Engelsman |
| "Japanese" - Japaner |
| "Korean" - Korean |
| "Chinese" - Kinesisk |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this 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! |
| "I'm American." - Jag är amerikan. |
| Jag är amerikan. |
| 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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