Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Swedish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Carl.' in Swedish. |
| Carl: [Normal] Hej, jag heter Carl. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Carl: [Normal] hej [Slow] hej |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Carl: [Normal] heter [Slow] heter |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'person's name' |
| Carl: [Normal] Carl [Slow] Carl |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Carl.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Hej, jag heter Carl. [Normal] Hej, jag heter Carl. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Carl Samuelsson.' |
| Carl: [Normal] God dag. Jag heter Carl Samuelsson. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Good day' |
| Carl: [Normal] God dag [Slow] God dag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Carl: [Normal] heter [Slow] heter |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'person's full name' |
| Carl: [Normal] Carl Samuelsson [Slow] Carl Samuelsson |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Carl Samuelsson.' |
| Carl: [Slow] God dag. Jag heter Carl Samuelsson. [Normal] God dag. Jag heter Carl Samuelsson. |
| Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Trevligt att träffas. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Nice' |
| Carl: [Normal] Trevligt [Slow] Trevligt |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Carl: [Normal] att [Slow] att |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'meet' |
| Carl: [Normal] träffas [Slow] träffas |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Trevligt att träffas. [Normal] Trevligt att träffas. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'It’s a pleasure.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Angenämt. |
| Becky: This expression has only one word literally meaning ‘pleasant’ |
| Carl: [Normal] Angenämt. [Slow] Angenämt. |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'It’s a pleasure.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Angenämt. [Normal] Angenämt. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Carl: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Sweden. Swedish people value equality highly, so introduce yourself in the same way to everyone. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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