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| INTRODUCTION |
| Kellie: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwedishPod101.com. This is Intermediate, Season 1 Lesson 11 - Getting Where You Want to Go in Sweden. Kellie here. |
| Vicky: Hej! I'm Vicky. |
| Kellie: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for and give detailed instructions as well as about past tense. The conversation takes place on a train. |
| Vicky: It's between Lennart and Frida. |
| Kellie: The speakers are co-workers, so they’ll use informal Swedish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Lennart: Jag ska av på nästa station. |
| Frida: Ah, okej! Kommer du ihåg hur man tar sig till stället som vi ska ha team-building på imorgon? Jag har helt glömt vägen. |
| Lennart: Ja, det gör jag. Du tar buss 624 (sexhundratjugo-fyra) mot Danderyds Sjukhus. Du går av vid Danderyds Sjukhus och byter till tunnelbanans röda linje mot Liljeholmen. Vid T-centralen byter du till den gröna linjen mot Åkeshov. Du går av vid St. Eriksplan. |
| Frida: Oj, undrar om jag kommer ihåg allt det där. Jag borde ha skrivit ner det! Jag gör det nu. |
| Lennart: Det är inte så svårt. Bara två byten. |
| Frida: Jo, i och för sig. Hur tar jag mig till stället från tunnelbanan sen? |
| Lennart: Ring mig när du är framme så kommer jag och möter dig! |
| Frida: Å, vad snällt av dig Lennart! Vi ses imorgon! |
| Lennart: Ha det! |
| Kellie: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Lennart: I'm getting off at the next station. |
| Frida: Oh, okay! Do you remember how to get to the place we'll have the team-building exercise tomorrow? I've totally forgotten the way. |
| Lennart: Yes, I do. You take bus 624 towards Danderyd Hospital. You get off at Danderyd Hospital and change to the metro's red line towards Liljeholmen. At the central station you change to the green line towards Åkeshov. You get off at St. Eriksplan. |
| Frida: Wow, I wonder if I'll remember all that. I should have written it down. I'll do it now. |
| Lennart: It's not that difficult. Only two changes. |
| Frida: Yeah, I suppose so. How do I get to the place from the metro then? |
| Lennart: Call me when you get there and I'll come and meet you! |
| Frida: Oh, how nice of you, Lennart! See you tomorrow! |
| Lennart: Take care! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Kellie: Are team-building activities popular in Swedish companies? |
| Vicky: Yes. Many Swedish companies organize activities to make the employees a tighter group and improve teamwork and cooperation. By the way we just use the English word, “team-building”, and it isn’t just for companies. |
| Kellie: Where else do these kinds of activities happen? |
| Vicky: In schools and in the military, for example. I think it’s a great way to improve a group's ability to work together. |
| Kellie: And what about meetings and after work events? |
| Vicky: They’re also common in Sweden. Typically co-workers go out in a group to eat or drink after work to relax and let off some steam and stress. |
| Kellie: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Kellie: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Vicky: att ta sig till [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to get to |
| Vicky: att ta sig till [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: att ta sig till [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Vicky: Danderyds sjukhus [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Danderyd Hospital |
| Vicky: Danderyds sjukhus [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: Danderyds sjukhus [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Vicky: att byta [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to change |
| Vicky: att byta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: att byta [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Vicky: allt det där [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: all that |
| Vicky: allt det där [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: allt det där [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Vicky: byte [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: change |
| Vicky: byte [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: byte [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Vicky: i och för sig [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: I suppose so |
| Vicky: i och för sig [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: i och för sig [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Vicky: att möta [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to meet |
| Vicky: att möta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: att möta [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: And last.. |
| Vicky: ha det [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: take care |
| Vicky: ha det [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Vicky: ha det [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Kellie: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Vicky: att ta sig till |
| Kellie: which means “to get to.” |
| Vicky: att ta means “to take,” sig means “yourself,” and till is “to” in English. att ta sig till |
| Kellie: It literally means “to take yourself to,” but you can translate it as “to get to.” You can use this phrase in expressions related to places, for example, how to get to a certain place. |
| Vicky: Right. You can ask Hur ska du ta dig dit? |
| Kellie: which means “How will you get there?” |
| Vicky: Or Jag tar mig till jobbet med bil. |
| Kellie: “I'll get to work by car.” Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Vicky: i och för sig, |
| Kellie: which means “I suppose so.” |
| Vicky: i means “in,” och means “and,” for has the same meaning as the English “for,” and sig means “yourself” or “itself.” i och för sig. |
| Kellie: You can translate this phrase as “I suppose so.” For example… |
| Vicky: Den gröna tröjan är i och för sig också fin. |
| Kellie: “I suppose the green sweater is nice too.” |
| Vicky: You can use i och för sig to preface a remark, for example, I och för sig, men jag tycker fortfarande inte om honom. |
| Kellie: “I suppose, but I still don't like him.” Okay, what's the last word? |
| Vicky: ha det, |
| Kellie: which means “take care.” |
| Vicky: ha means “have” and det means “it.” ha det |
| Kellie: “take care.” You can use this word in informal situations to tell someone to take care of themselves, often when parting or going away somewhere. |
| Vicky: For example...Ha det bra i Spanien! |
| Kellie: “Take care in Spain!” |
| Vicky: Vi ses på måndag, ha det! |
| Kellie: “See you Monday, take care!” Vicky, what can we use in formal situations? |
| Vicky: You can say Ta hand om dig |
| Kellie: ...which means “take care of yourself.” |
| Vicky: Right. But Ta hand om dig is considered more polite and proper Swedish. You can also use it informally, like ha det. So you can say... Ha det bra i Spanien! or Ta hand om dig i Spanien! |
| Kellie: They both mean “Take care of yourself in Spain!” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Kellie: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give and ask for detailed instructions as well as about past tense. And here is the first rule. When giving directions, use the imperative form. |
| Vicky: In this case, using the imperative form doesn’t sound like a command or rude. |
| Kellie: So, if a stranger asks you something on the street, feel free to answer him or her using the imperative. It sounds natural in Swedish. Vicky, can you give us some examples please? |
| Vicky: Gå rakt! |
| Kellie: “Go straight!” |
| Vicky: Sväng vänster! |
| Kellie: “Turn left!” |
| Vicky: Ta den tredje utfarten! |
| Kellie: “Take the third exit!” |
| Vicky: If somebody asks you, remember that you might have to repeat the directions to clarify. Also, feel free to use your hands and point in the right direction. |
| Kellie: Ok, now let's see how to ask for directions. |
| Vicky: When speaking to a stranger, always start the conversation with Ursäkta mig, |
| Kellie: which means “Excuse me.” |
| Vicky: Ursäkta mig is the polite way to open a conversation. |
| Kellie: Can you give us some examples of how to ask for directions? |
| Vicky: Ok. Vet du vart tågstationen är? |
| Kellie: “Do you know where the train station is?” |
| Vicky: Hur tar jag mig till tågstationen? |
| Kellie: “How do I get to the train station?” |
| Vicky: Vart hittar jag tågstationen? |
| Kellie: “Where can I find the train station?” |
| Vicky: Vart ligger tågstationen? |
| Kellie: “Where is the train station located?” |
| Vicky: You can use these sentences to ask about any place. Just replace the word tågstationen, “train station,” with any other place you want to ask about. When you are given instructions, try repeating the directions so that you know for sure that you understand. |
| Kellie: Ok! Let’s switch now to our last grammar point for this lesson, the supine. |
| Vicky: In Swedish it’s called supinum. |
| Kellie: You can use it to create compounded past tense, to talk about actions or states of mind that have or had occurred previously. Keep in mind that this form is different from the past participle. Vicky, how do we form it? |
| Vicky: A verb in supine always ends with a -t in Swedish. The supine in Swedish is used together with the helping verb ha, |
| Kellie: which means “have.” It’s used to form the perfect or pluperfect. |
| Vicky: For example, Jag har ropat |
| Kellie: “I have yelled.” |
| Vicky: Hon hade rest |
| Kellie: “She had travelled.” |
| Vicky: Jag har varit på posten. |
| Kellie: “I’ve been to the post office.” |
| Vicky: In general, the supine is used when speaking about actions or state of mind that have or had occurred previously. For example, Jag har putsat bilen, |
| Kellie: which means “I have polished the car.” The supine form isn’t very useful when asking for directions, because it is used for things that happened previously. |
| Vicky: It is, however, useful when telling someone what you’ve done. For example, Jag har varit på posten. |
| Kellie: Which means “I’ve been to the post office.” |
Outro |
| Kellie: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Vicky: Bye! |
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