Learn common Swedish words to describe daily events
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Common Swedish words that are used to describe things on a daily basis. |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwedishPod101.com. I'm Michael. |
| Alexandra: And I'm Alexandra! |
| Michael: This is Must-Know Swedish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 23. In this lesson, you'll learn common Swedish words that are used to describe things on a daily basis. |
| Michael: With these four words, you're going to sound like a native Swede! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Alexandra: ballt |
| Alexandra: coolt |
| Alexandra: fett |
| Alexandra: sjukt |
| Michael: Alexandra, what's our first expression? |
| Alexandra: ballt |
| Michael: It means "cool." |
| Alexandra: [SLOW] ballt [NORMAL] ballt |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Alexandra: ballt |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when something is very cool. This word is also used a lot on social media. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Vad ball tröja du har! [SLOW] Vad ball tröja du har! |
| Michael: "Your shirt is really cool!" |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Vad ball tröja du har! |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Alexandra: coolt |
| Michael: This also means "cool" and is interchangeable with the previous slang... |
| Alexandra: ballt. |
| Alexandra: [SLOW] coolt [NORMAL] coolt |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Alexandra: coolt |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when something is very cool. This word is also used a lot on social media. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Vad coolt att vi ska till London tillsammans! [SLOW] Vad coolt att vi ska till London tillsammans! |
| Michael: "It's really cool that we're going to London together!" |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Vad coolt att vi ska till London tillsammans! |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Alexandra: fett |
| Michael: literally meaning "fat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "awesome, really, cool." |
| Alexandra: [SLOW] fett [NORMAL] fett |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Alexandra: fett |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when something is very cool. It’s also often used when something is "very" something else. |
| Alexandra: Such as fett coolt, meaning "really cool." |
| Michael: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Jag är fett hungrig. [SLOW] Jag är fett hungrig. |
| Michael: "I'm really hungry." |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Jag är fett hungrig. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Alexandra: sjukt |
| Michael: literally meaning "sick." But when it's used as a slang expression, it can also mean "crazy." |
| Alexandra: [SLOW] sjukt [NORMAL] sjukt |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Alexandra: sjukt |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when something is crazy, both in a good way and a bad way. This word is also used a lot on social media. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Du kommer aldrig tro det här, helt sjukt! [SLOW] Du kommer aldrig tro det här, helt sjukt! |
| Michael: "You're never going to believe this, absolutely crazy!" |
| Alexandra: [NORMAL] Du kommer aldrig tro det här, helt sjukt! |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Michael: I think your style is cool |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alexandra: coolt |
| Michael: "cool" |
| Michael: Cool shirt! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alexandra: ballt |
| Michael: "cool" |
| Michael: It’s crazy, I can’t believe it! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alexandra: sjukt |
| Michael: "crazy" |
| Michael: I’m very angry. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alexandra: fett |
| Michael: "awesome, really, cool" |
Outro |
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| Michael: There you have it; you have mastered four Swedish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at SwedishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Alexandra: Det var allt för den här gången, vi ses snart igen! |
Comments
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