Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going Without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to state essential negative statements in Swedish. |
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Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't have a pen,' in Swedish. |
Carl: [Normal] Jag har ingen penna. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
Carl: [Normal] har [Slow] har |
Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'no' |
Carl: [Normal] ingen [Slow] ingen |
Becky: Last is the word meaning ‘pen.’ |
Carl: [Normal] penna [Slow] penna |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have a pen.' |
Carl: [Slow] Jag har ingen penna. [Normal] Jag har ingen penna. |
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't have time.' |
Carl: [Normal] Jag har inte tid. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
Carl: [Normal] har [Slow] har |
Becky: Then comes the word meaning 'not' |
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte |
Becky: And last is the word meaning 'time' |
Carl: [Normal] tid [Slow] tid |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.' |
Carl: [Slow] Jag har inte tid. [Normal] Jag har inte tid. |
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'I don't know.' |
Carl: [Normal] Jag vet inte. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'know' |
Carl: [Normal] vet [Slow] vet |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not' |
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't know.' |
Carl: [Slow] Jag vet inte. [Normal] Jag vet inte. |
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't understand.' |
Carl: [Normal] Jag förstår inte. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'understand' |
Carl: [Normal] förstår [Slow] förstår |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not' |
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't understand.' |
Carl: [Slow] Jag förstår inte. [Normal] Jag förstår inte. |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Carl: Don't be afraid to admit it when you don't know something or can't do something. Swedish people are usually very understanding and have no problem helping you to figure it out. |
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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