Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn what to say to someone when you arrive and when you leave in Swedish. |
Body |
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi.' in Swedish. |
Carl: [Normal] Hej. |
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hi' |
Carl: [Normal] hej [Slow] hej |
Becky: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Hi.' |
Carl: [Slow] Hej. [Normal] Hej. |
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day.' |
Carl: [Normal] God dag. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'good' |
Carl: [Normal] god [Slow] god |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'day' |
Carl: [Normal] dag [Slow] dag |
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day.' |
Carl: [Slow] God dag. [Normal] God dag. |
Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'See you.' |
Carl: [Normal] Vi ses. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
Carl: [Normal] vi [Slow] vi |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'see' |
Carl: [Normal] ses [Slow] ses |
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'See you.' |
Carl: [Slow] Vi ses. [Normal] Vi ses. |
Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Goodbye.' |
Carl: [Normal] Hejdå |
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'goodbye' |
Carl: [Normal] Hejdå [Slow] Hejdå |
Becky: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Goodbye.' |
Carl: [Slow] Hejdå [Normal] Hejdå |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Carl: Don't be afraid if someone you meet more than once hugs you. In Sweden hugs are a common way to greet people you know. |
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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