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| INTRODUCTION |
| Engla: Hej allihopa! I’m Engla. |
| Gabriella: Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. Welcome back to SwedishPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 2 - Why Are Those Swedish Students Riding Around On A Truck? In this lesson, you’ll learn more about how to express ownership. |
| Engla: Yes, and the conversation takes place in Anna’s room. |
| Gabriella: It’s between Anna and her friend Robert, and they are using informal Swedish because they are friends. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Robert: Anna, är det nu på fredag som du tar studenten? |
| Anna: Ja. |
| Robert: Ska du ha på dig din nya vita klänning då? |
| Anna: Ja, jag tror det. |
| Robert: Ska din klass åka flak efter skolavslutningen? |
| Anna: Ja, vi har hyrt ett flak. |
| Robert: Vad roligt! Tror du jag får åka med på ditt flak då? |
| Anna: Visst, varför inte. |
| -With English Translation- |
| Robert: Anna, är det nu på fredag som du tar studenten? |
| Gabriella: Anna, is it now on Friday that you graduate from high school? |
| Anna: Ja. |
| Gabriella: Yes. |
| Robert: Ska du ha på dig din nya vita klänning då? |
| Gabriella: Are you going to wear your new white dress then? |
| Anna: Ja, jag tror det. |
| Gabriella: Yes, I think so. |
| Robert: Ska din klass åka flak efter skolavslutningen? |
| Gabriella: Is your class going to ride around on a flatbed truck after the graduation? |
| Anna: Ja, vi har hyrt ett flak. |
| Gabriella: Yes, we've rented a flatbed truck. |
| Robert: Vad roligt! Tror du jag får åka med på ditt flak då? |
| Gabriella: That's nice! Do you think I can go with you on your flatbed truck? |
| Anna: Visst, varför inte. |
| Gabriella: Sure, why not. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Gabriella: I must say that I’m a bit curious after listening to the dialog. Why on earth are Anna and Robert talking about renting a flatbed truck? |
| Engla: Ah... yeah, that might seem a bit strange for someone who hasn't seen Swedish high school students graduate. You see, graduating from high school is usually quite a big thing, regardless of the grades you've got. |
| Gabriella: Okay and how is that celebrated? |
| Engla: Well, it's actually celebrated in many different ways, and I’m sure that it all varies by different regions as well as schools. But in Stockholm, it’s quite common for the whole class to rent a flatbed truck and drive around with it on the streets of Stockholm after the formal graduation ceremony. |
| Gabriella: I see, but what do they actually do on the truck? |
| Engla: They play music really loud and sing at the top of their lungs. They celebrate! |
| Gabriella: It sounds like it wouldn't be too hard to miss them then? |
| Engla: Yeah, it’s really easy to spot them, since they're all dressed in white and have the traditional white student cap on their heads. |
| Gabriella: So do they do that all night? |
| Engla: No, afterwards each student gathers with friends, family, and relatives at their home for some food and drinks, and to open presents. |
| Gabriella: That sounds like a busy day! |
| Engla: Yes, and it usually doesn't end there. In the evening, there's usually a party for the whole school. So the students will join their classmates for a final celebration. |
| Gabriella: It sounds like fun for the students! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Gabriella: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is… |
| Engla: din [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: your |
| Engla: din [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: din [natural native speed] |
| Engla: ditt [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: your |
| Engla: ditt [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: ditt [natural native speed] |
| Engla: att ta studenten [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: to graduate from high school |
| Engla: att ta studenten [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: att ta studenten [natural native speed] |
| Engla: att ha på sig [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: to wear |
| Engla: att ha på sig [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: att ha på sig [natural native speed] |
| Engla: vit [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: white |
| Engla: vit [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: vit [natural native speed] |
| Engla: klänning [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: dress |
| Engla: klänning [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: klänning [natural native speed] |
| Engla: flak [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: flatbed truck |
| Engla: flak [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: flak [natural native speed] |
| Engla: klass [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: class |
| Engla: klass [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: klass [natural native speed] |
| Engla: att hyra [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: to rent |
| Engla: att hyra [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: att hyra [natural native speed] |
| Engla: att tro [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: to think |
| Engla: att tro [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: att tro [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Engla: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word we’ll talk about is the verb att ta studenten. |
| Gabriella: Meaning “to graduate from high school.” And the reason why we want to spend some time on this is because this verb can only be used when we're specifically talking about graduating from high school. |
| Engla: So it can't be used if we want to talk about graduating from university or college. |
| Gabriella: Ok, what’s the next word? |
| Engla: Next is flak. |
| Gabriella: Meaning “flatbed truck." |
| Engla: Well at least in the way it was used in this lesson’s dialog, when it was related to the high school students' graduation. |
| Gabriella: I see, so what do we use if we want to say “flatbed truck” in other situations? |
| Engla: Then we say lastbilsflak. |
| Gabriella: Okay. Now let’s move on to the next word. |
| Engla: Next up is the verb for “to wear,” and in this lesson we used att ha på sig. |
| Gabriella: This is a reflexive verb in Swedish, right? |
| Engla: That’s right. And this means that the reflexive pronoun sig has to be changed to mig, meaning "me," if you want to talk about what you're wearing yourself. |
| Gabriella: I see. Maybe we should illustrate this with an example? |
| Engla: Sure! |
| Gabriella: How would you say, “I’m wearing jeans”? |
| Engla: Jag har på mig jeans. |
| Gabriella: And how would you say, “He's wearing jeans”? |
| Engla: Han har på sig jeans. |
| Gabriella: Perfect! Now that we've covered that, let’s move on to the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gabriella: In this lesson we’ll learn more about how to express ownership. |
| Engla: That’s right! In the previous lesson, we looked at the pronouns min and mitt, which correspond to the English “my.” And in this lesson, we’ll instead take a closer look at the pronouns din and ditt. |
| Gabriella: Both of which correspond to the English “your.” |
| Engla: Exactly! |
| Gabriella: These pronouns were used in this lesson’s dialog when Robert said “Are you going to wear your new white dress then?" |
| Engla: Yes, and that was Ska du ha på dig din nya vita klänning då in Swedish. |
| Gabriella: Let’s get our listeners to practice that sentence. |
| Engla: Absolutely! Listeners, please repeat after me. Ska du ha på dig din nya vita klänning då. |
| Gabriella: But this pronoun was also used when Robert asked “Do you think I can go with you on your flatbed truck?” Engla, how do you say that sentence in Swedish? |
| Engla: Tror du jag får åka med på ditt flak då. Listeners repeat after me please. Tror du jag får åka med på ditt flak då . |
| Gabriella: So are the Swedish pronouns for “your” used in the same way as the ones for “my”? |
| Engla: Yes, that’s right! In Swedish, we use different versions of the pronoun “your”, depending on whether we are referring to a common gender noun, or a neuter gender noun. |
| Gabriella: Let’s remind our listeners of the difference between common gender nouns and neuter gender nouns. |
| Engla: Good idea! Basically, common gender nouns are preceded with the prefix en in their indefinite singular form. One example of a common gender noun would be en bok meaning "a book"). |
| Gabriella: And a neuter gender noun? |
| Engla: They are instead preceded by the prefix ett in their indefinite singular form. The noun ett hus ("a house") is an example of this. |
| Gabriella: Great! So what version of the pronoun for “your” do you need to use if you're referring to a common gender noun such as “book”? |
| Engla: Then you need to use din. So to say “your book,” you would use din bok. |
| Gabriella: I see. Let’s practice that once. Listeners, please repeat after Engla. |
| Engla: Din bok. |
| Gabriella: What version of the pronoun for “your” do you then use if you want to refer to a neuter gender noun such as “house”? |
| Engla: Ditt.: |
| Gabriella: So to say “your house” you would say? |
| Engla: Ditt hus. Listeners, please repeat after me. Ditt hus. |
| Gabriella: Great! Now let’s learn how to use these pronouns in a full sentence. |
| Engla: Yes, and we’ll use the same sentence structure as in the previous lesson to do so. |
| Gabriella: You mean “It’s your + noun”? |
| Engla: Yes, which is Det är [din/ditt] + noun. |
| Gabriella: Okay, so how would you say “It’s your class”? |
| Engla: The noun “a class” in Swedish is en klass, which means that it's a common gender noun. So we have to use the pronoun din to say “It’s your class.” |
| Gabriella: And how would that actually sound in Swedish? |
| Engla: Det är din klass. Listeners, repeat after me please. Det är din klass. |
| Gabriella: Okay, and how about if we want to refer to the noun “flatbed truck”? |
| Engla: “A flatbed truck” is ett flak in Swedish, and is therefore a neuter gender noun. So here we need to use the pronoun ditt instead. |
| Gabriella: How do you say “It's your flatbed truck”? |
| Engla: Det är ditt flak. |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat after Engla. |
| Engla: Det är ditt flak. (pause) |
| Gabriella: Okay let’s try another one. How would I say, ”It’s your dress”? |
| Engla: The noun for “a dress” in Swedish is en klänning. |
| Gabriella: That means that it’s a common gender noun, right? |
| Engla: Yes. |
| Gabriella: And what version of the pronoun for “your” do we need to use then to say, “It’s your dress”? |
| Engla: Din. And in Swedish you'd say, Det är din klänning. Listeners, repeat after me please! Det är din klänning. |
| Gabriella: I want to try one more! |
| Engla: Sure! How about we use the noun ett pennskrin, or "a pencil case." |
| Gabriella: ...which is a neuter gender noun. |
| Engla: Yes, and we will therefore have to use ditt to say “It’s your pencil case." |
| Gabriella: And what’s that in Swedish? |
| Engla: Det är ditt pennskrin. Listeners, please repeat after me. Det är ditt pennskrin. |
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Outro |
| Gabriella: Great! I think that's all for now. |
| Engla: Great work everyone. |
| Gabriella: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you next time. Bye! |
| Engla: Or hej då, as you'd say in Swedish! |
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