Learn about sports that are popular in Sweden
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hi everyone, I’m Brandon. |
| Engla: And I’m Engla! |
| Brandon: And welcome to Culture Class - Essential Swedish Vocabulary, Lesson 15! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation and Leisure. These are five popular Swedish sports. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at SwedishPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Brandon: Engla, what’s our first word? |
| Engla: Fotboll |
| Brandon: Soccer |
| Engla: (slow) Fotboll (regular) Fotboll |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla: Fotboll |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Soccer is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players plus another 240,000 youth players. A very famous soccer player from Sweden is Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla: (normal) Sverige tog brons i VM i fotboll år 1994. |
| Brandon: Sweden won the bronze in the soccer world cup in 1994. |
| Engla: (slow) Sverige tog brons i VM i fotboll år 1994. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Engla: Bandy |
| Brandon: Bandy |
| Engla: (slow) Bandy (regular) Bandy |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla: Bandy |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Bandy is a winter game played on ice similar to ice hockey, but played with a ball. Bandy was introduced to Sweden in 1895, and the Swedish royal family were among the first players. Now it's a pretty common sport. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla: (normal) I bandy använder inte målvakten klubba. |
| Brandon: In bandy, the goalkeeper does not use a stick. |
| Engla: (slow) I bandy använder inte målvakten klubba. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Engla: Innebandy |
| Brandon: Floorball |
| Engla: (slow) Innebandy (regular) Innebandy |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla: Innebandy |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Floorball is essentially floor hockey, developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Sweden has had the most victories in the Floorball World Championship with 7 gold medals. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla: (normal) Bollen man använder när man spelar innebandy har 26 hål. |
| Brandon: The ball you use when you play floorball has twenty-six holes. |
| Engla: (slow) Bollen man använder när man spelar innebandy har 26 hål. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Engla: Ridning |
| Brandon: Horseback riding |
| Engla: (slow) Ridning (regular) Ridning |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla: Ridning |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Horseback riding is a popular hobby or sport in Sweden. About 200,000 Swedes engage in horseback riding. Of those 200,000, eighty-five percent are women. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla: (normal) Ridning är en väldigt dyr sport. |
| Brandon: Horseback riding is a very expensive sport. |
| Engla: (slow) Ridning är en väldigt dyr sport. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Engla: Ishockey |
| Brandon: Ice hockey |
| Engla: (slow) Ishockey (regular) Ishockey |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla: Ishockey |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Ice hockey has been played in Sweden since the 1920s. Both the men’s and women’s national teams have won medals in the Olympics, European Championships, and Ice Hockey World Championships. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla: (normal) Kvinnor får inte tackla varandra när de spelar ishockey. |
| Brandon: Women aren't allowed to tackle each other when they play ice hockey. |
| Engla: (slow) Kvinnor får inte tackla varandra när de spelar ishockey. |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Engla will give you the Swedish – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Engla: Fotboll |
| [pause]Brandon: Soccer |
| Engla: Bandy |
| [pause]Brandon: Bandy |
| Engla: Innebandy |
| [pause]Brandon: Floorball |
| Engla: Ridning |
| [pause]Brandon: Horseback riding |
| Engla: Ishockey |
| [pause]Brandon: Ice hockey |
Outro |
|---|
| Brandon: There you have it – five sports in Sweden! We have more vocab lists available at SwedishPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Engla: Hej då. |
Comments
Hide