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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 21 - Talking about Your Dislikes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say that you don't like something in Swedish.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't like this.' in Swedish.
Carl: [Normal] Jag gillar inte det här.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] Jag [Slow] Jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'like'
Carl: [Normal] gillar [Slow] gillar
Becky: Then comes the word meaning 'not'
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'this'
Carl: [Normal] det här [Slow] det här
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't like this.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag gillar inte det här. [Normal] Jag gillar inte det här.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't like waiting.'
Carl: [Normal] Jag gillar inte att vänta.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'like'
Carl: [Normal] gillar [Slow] gillar
Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'not'
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'to wait'
Carl: [Normal] att vänta [Slow] att vänta
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't like waiting.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag gillar inte att vänta. [Normal] Jag gillar inte att vänta.
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'I hate this.'
Carl: [Normal] Jag hatar det här.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'hate'
Carl: [Normal] hatar [Slow] hatar
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'this'
Carl: [Normal] det här [Slow] det här
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I hate this.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag hatar det här. [Normal] Jag hatar det här.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I hate waiting.'
Carl: [Normal] Jag hatar att vänta.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'hate'
Carl: [Normal] hatar [Slow] hatar
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'to wait'
Carl: [Normal] att vänta [Slow] att vänta
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I hate waiting.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag hatar att vänta. [Normal] Jag hatar att vänta.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Carl: Hata, or “to hate,” is a very strong word for Swedish people and should only be used if it’s truly meant. Try using gillar inte, meaning “don't like,” to express negative feelings towards something instead.

Outro

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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