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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 49 - Using Swedish to get medical help. |
| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to some phrases useful in the case when you need medical assistance. When traveling sometimes, the body takes a little time to adjust, and the immune system is no different. So today, we'll go over some phrases that will help you to a location where you can get medical assistance. Let's start with the phrase "I need a doctor." |
| In Swedish, "I need a doctor" is Jag behöver en doktor. |
| Jag behöver en doktor. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Jag behöver en doktor. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Jag behöver en doktor. |
| The first word Jag means "I." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Jag. |
| Jag. |
| Jag. |
| This is followed by Behöver, which in Swedish is "need." |
| Behöver. |
| Behöver. |
| So, to recap here, we have Jag behöver. Literally, this means "I need." |
| Let's take a look at the next part: en doktor, which means "a doctor." |
| Doktor. |
| Doktor. |
| So, all together, we have Jag behöver en doktor. Literally, this means "I need a doctor." |
| If things aren't too bad, perhaps you only need to get to a pharmacy. In Swedish, "I need a pharmacy" is Jag behöver hitta en apotek. |
| Jag behöver hitta en apotek. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Jag behöver hitta en apotek. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Jag behöver hitta en apotek. |
| Notice that the only thing that changes here is Hitta en apotek, which means "to find a pharmacy." The rest is the same: Jag behöver. |
| Jag behöver. |
| Jag behöver. |
| Now, if you need to get there or would like someone to take you, you could use the following phrase: "Please take me to the hospital," which is Ta mig till sjukhuset. |
| Ta mig till sjukhuset. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Ta mig till sjukhuset. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Ta mig till sjukhuset. |
| The first word Ta means "take." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Ta. |
| Ta. |
| This is followed by Mig, which in Swedish is "me." |
| Mig. |
| Mig. |
| Next, we have Till, which means "to." |
| Till. |
| Till. |
| So, to recap here, we have Ta mig till. Literally, this means "take me to." |
| Let's take a look at the next word: Sjukhuset, which means "the hospital." |
| Sjukhuset. |
| Sjukhuset. |
| So, all together, we have Ta mig till sjukhuset. Literally, this means "Take me to the hospital." |
| And of course, for the pharmacy, you can just substitute the word for "pharmacy" and get Ta mig till apoteket, which is "Please take me to the pharmacy." Once again, Ta mig till apoteket. |
| The only thing that changes is Sjukhuset, which in this sentence gets replaced by Apoteket. And just for insurance purposes, we should cover the phrase "Please call an ambulance," which is Ring en ambulans. |
| Ring en ambulans. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Ring en ambulans. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Ring en ambulans |
| The first word Ring means "call." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Ring. |
| Ring. |
| This is followed by En ambulans, which in Swedish is "an ambulance." |
| En ambulans. |
| En ambulans. |
| So, all together, we have Ring en ambulans. Literally, this means "Call an ambulance." |
| We are in a hurry! And therefore, drop all the formalities. The phone number for an ambulance in Sweden is 112. This number 112 is the emergency number which will get suitable service to the scene. The first thing they'll say is "SOS Alarm. Vad har inträffat?" which means "SOS Alarm. What has happened?" Just start telling them in detail what has happened and they will get police, the fire brigade, and/or the ambulance to you. This is for emergencies only! |
| To get medical care in Sweden is free for Swedes and countries within the European Union and certain cooperative countries such as Quebec in Canada and Australia. What is paid for is the stay, to keep junkies out of the hospital, and for the medication. For more info on this, please visit SurvivalPhrases.com. |
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. Okay, here we go! |
| "I need a doctor." - Jag behöver en doktor. |
| Jag behöver en doktor. |
| "Take me to the hospital." -Ta mig till sjukhuset. |
| Ta mig till sjukhuset. |
| "Call an ambulance." - Ring en ambulans. |
| Ring en ambulans. |
| 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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