Learn slang expressions for family members
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Common expressions for family members. |
| Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwedishPod101.com. I'm Sydney. |
| Jesper: And I'm Jesper! |
| Sydney: This is Must-Know Swedish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 3. In this lesson, you'll learn common expressions for family members. |
| Sydney: Let's take a look at the most common nicknames for family members in Sweden. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jesper: morsa |
| Jesper: farsa |
| Jesper: syrra |
| Jesper: brorsa |
| Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
| Jesper: morsa |
| Sydney: It means "mom." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] morsa [NORMAL] morsa |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: morsa |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's mom. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Min morsa lagar bästa maten! [SLOW] Min morsa lagar bästa maten! |
| Sydney: "My mom cooks the best food!" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Min morsa lagar bästa maten! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jesper: farsa |
| Sydney: meaning "dad." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] farsa [NORMAL] farsa |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: farsa |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's dad. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Min farsa jobbar jämt. [SLOW] Min farsa jobbar jämt. |
| Sydney: "My dad's always working." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Min farsa jobbar jämt. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jesper: syrra |
| Sydney: It means "sister." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] syrra [NORMAL] syrra |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: syrra |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's sister. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Min syrra är så tråkig. [SLOW] Min syrra är så tråkig. |
| Sydney: "My sister is so boring." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Min syrra är så tråkig. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jesper: brorsa |
| Sydney: meaning "brother." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] brorsa [NORMAL] brorsa |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: brorsa |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's brother. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag bråkar alltid med min brorsa. [SLOW] Jag bråkar alltid med min brorsa. |
| Sydney: "I'm always fighting with my brother." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag bråkar alltid med min brorsa. |
| QUIZ |
| Sydney: 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? |
| Sydney: My dad’s car broke down. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: farsa |
| Sydney: "dad" |
| Sydney: My mom will be cooking tonight. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: morsa |
| Sydney: "mom" |
| Sydney: Look after your brother while I go to the store. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: brorsa |
| Sydney: "brother" |
| Sydney: My sister drives me crazy sometimes. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: syrra |
| Sydney: "sister" |
Outro |
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| Sydney: 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! |
| Jesper: Det var allt för den här gången, vi ses snart igen! |
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