Learn how to talk about the weather
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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 22 - How’s the Weather Today in Sweden? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather. |
| Engla: Yes, and the conversation takes place at the city mall.: |
| Gabriella: The conversation is between Kerstin and her acquaintance Gunilla, and they're using informal Swedish. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Kerstin: Hej Gunilla. Hur mår du? |
| Gunilla: Jo tack, det är bra. |
| Kerstin: Vilket fint väder vi har idag. |
| Gunilla: Ja, verkligen. Det är varmt och skönt. |
| Kerstin: Ja, det är soligt och fint. |
| Gunilla: Imorgon ska det regna. |
| Kerstin: Jaså. Då blir det kallt och kyligt. |
| -With English Translation- |
| Kerstin: Hej Gunilla. Hur mår du? |
| Gabriella: Hi, Gunilla. How are you? |
| Gunilla: Jo tack, det är bra. |
| Gabriella: I'm fine, thanks. |
| Kerstin: Vilket fint väder vi har idag. |
| Gabriella: What lovely weather we have today. |
| Gunilla: Ja, verkligen. Det är varmt och skönt. |
| Gabriella: Yes, indeed. It's nice and warm. |
| Kerstin: Ja, det är soligt och fint. |
| Gabriella: Yes, it's sunny and nice. |
| Gunilla: Imorgon ska det regna. |
| Gabriella: It's going to rain tomorrow. |
| Kerstin: Jaså. Då blir det kallt och kyligt. |
| Gabriella: Really? Then it will be cold and chilly. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Gabriella: Tell me Engla, how's the Swedish climate? It’s pretty cold, right? |
| Engla: I think that’s what people tend to think, and that that’s perhaps not so surprising, since Sweden is famous for its Ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi and its actual geographical location. |
| Gabriella: But you’re saying the climate isn’t cold? |
| Engla: Well, I’m not saying that it isn't, but the Swedish climate is actually quite mild if you compare it to other regions that lie that far north. |
| Gabriella: I see. |
| Engla: And then the average temperature of different regions also varies because Sweden is a long country running north to south. |
| Gabriella: Okay, is the difference big? |
| Engla: The average temperature in the south of Sweden is around zero degrees Celsius, or 32 degrees Fahrenheit, in January, while the average in the north is around minus 14 degrees Celsius, or 7 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| Gabriella: And in the summer? |
| Engla: Well the difference between the different regions is less pronounced in the warmest month of the year, which is July. The average temperature for the whole country is 13 to 17 degrees Celsius or 55 to 63 Fahrenheit. |
| Gabriella: That’s pretty cold. |
| Engla: Yes, but you have to remember that that’s the average of the day and night, so it's warmer during daytime and colder during nighttime. |
| Gabriella: Ah... I see, so it’s not too bad. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Gabriella: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is… |
| Engla: Jo tack, det är bra [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: I'm fine, thanks |
| Engla: Jo tack, det är bra [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: Jo tack, det är bra [natural native speed] |
| Engla: vilket/vilken [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: what |
| Engla: vilket/vilken [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: vilket/vilken [natural native speed] |
| Engla: fin [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: lovely |
| Engla: fin [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: fin [natural native speed] |
| Engla: väder [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: weather |
| Engla: väder [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: väder [natural native speed] |
| Engla: verkligen [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: indeed |
| Engla: verkligen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: verkligen [natural native speed] |
| Engla: varm [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: warm |
| Engla: varm [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: varm [natural native speed] |
| Engla: skön [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: nice |
| Engla: skön [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: skön [natural native speed] |
| Engla: att regna [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: to rain |
| Engla: att regna [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: att regna [natural native speed] |
| Engla: kall [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: cold |
| Engla: kall [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: kall [natural native speed] |
| Engla: kylig [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: chilly |
| Engla: kylig [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: kylig [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Engla: Let’s take a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word we’ll spend some time on is the adverb verkligen. |
| Gabriella: Which means “indeed”. |
| Engla: That’s right. Verkligen was used in this lesson’s dialog in the sentence Ja verkligen, meaning "Yes indeed." |
| Gabriella: Can it also mean something else? |
| Engla: Yes, it's also often used as an intensifier, such as in a sentence like Det var verkligen trevligt, meaning “It was really nice”. |
| Gabriella: So in this case, it means “really”. Okay, now let’s move on to the next word. |
| Engla: Yes, and the next word is actually the phrase Jo tack det är bra, meaning “I’m fine thanks”. |
| Gabriella: And I guess we use this when someone asks us how we're doing? |
| Engla: That’s right, and this phrase is good to learn because Swedes often ask each other how they're doing. |
| Gabriella: Yes, but do they actually want you to answer that? I mean, in some cultures saying things like “hi, how is it going?” is not really a question you're expected to answer properly—its more a way of greeting someone. |
| Engla: No, if you're asked how you're doing by a Swede, then he or she will expect you to answer. |
| Gabriella: Should I answer honestly in this case? |
| Engla: You could if it's someone you know well, but no, most often you’re expected to just say you're fine. Swedes seldom really ask how you’re doing, expecting a profound answer. |
| Gabriella: Okay, good to know. Now what word do we have next? |
| Engla: The last word we have is the word skön, meaning “nice”. |
| Gabriella: But it can mean other things as well, right? |
| Engla: Yes, it can mean things like “cool” when talking about a person being hip, or it can mean “beautiful”. |
| Gabriella: And it can also mean “discretion”. |
| Engla: Yes, that’s correct, but it’s very seldom you actually hear that being used. |
| Gabriella: I see, Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gabriella: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather. |
| Engla: Yes, and in a previous series we've already learned how to say things like Vilket fint väder, meaning “What nice weather”. |
| Gabriella: That’s right, and this is a very simple way of commenting on the weather because the Swedish adjective for “nice” can easily be changed to another adjective that also describes the weather. |
| Engla: Exactly! You could, for example, say “Vilket hemskt väder”. |
| Gabriella: Which means “What nasty weather”. Let’s try one more. How do you say, “What wonderful weather” in Swedish? |
| Engla: Vilket underbart väder. |
| Gabriella: Now we should move on to learn how to form sentences similar to the ones in this lesson’s dialog. |
| Engla: Absolutely! We’ll learn how to form sentences like Det är varmt och soligt, meaning "It’s warm and sunny." |
| Gabriella: And to make it easier, we’ll use a formula right? |
| Engla: Thats right, we'll use the formula Det är, meaning "it is," followed by an adjective that describes the weather. |
| Gabriella: An adjective like “warm”, “cold,” or “windy”, right? |
| Engla: Exactly. |
| Gabriella: Okay, so how would you say, “It’s cloudy”? |
| Engla: Well “cloudy” in Swedish is molnigt, so “It’s cloudy” is Det är molnigt. (slow) Det är molnigt. |
| Gabriella: What if I want to comment on the weather by saying, “It’s warm”? |
| Engla: “Warm” is varmt, so you'd say, Det är varmt. (slow) Det är varmt. |
| Gabriella: How about “It’s cold”? |
| Engla: Det är kallt. (slow) Det är kallt. |
| Gabriella: Okay, that wasn’t too difficult, but what do we do when we want to comment on the weather by using two adjectives? |
| Engla: You mean to say things like “It’s warm and sunny”? |
| Gabriella: Exactly! |
| Engla: Well, then we use the formula Det är followed by an adjective, then we have the conjunction och, meaning "and," which is then followed by a second adjective that describes the weather. |
| Gabriella: I see. So how do I say, “It’s cloudy and stuffy”? |
| Engla: “Cloudy” was molnigt, and the Swedish word for “stuffy” is kvavt. |
| Gabriella: So “It’s cloudy and stuffy” becomes? |
| Engla: Det är molnigt och kvavt. |
| Gabriella: How would you say, “It’s warm and humid”? |
| Engla: “Warm” is varmt, and “humid” is fuktigt. So you'd say, Det är varmt och fuktigt. |
| Gabriella: Okay, let’s try a final one. How do I say, “It’s cold and chilly”? |
| Engla: Then you would say, Det är kallt och ruggigt. |
| Gabriella: Listeners, remember to check the lesson notes to see some more suggestions on adjectives that are easy to use when you’re commenting on the weather. |
Outro |
| Engla: Great work everyone. |
| Gabriella: Yes, and thanks for listening. We’ll see you next time, bye! |
| Engla: Hej då! |
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