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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Common slang verbs, part 3. |
| 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 7. In this lesson, you'll learn common slang verbs, part 3. |
| Sydney: Here are a few more commonly used verbs. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jesper: att dra |
| Jesper: att krångla |
| Jesper: att kötta |
| Jesper: att kröka |
| Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
| Jesper: att dra |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to pull." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to leave, to take off, to go." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] att dra [NORMAL] att dra |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: att dra |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you need to leave or take off from somewhere. |
| Jesper: It can be used in the same way as the Swedish verb "att sticka" introduced in the last lesson. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Vi måste dra om tio minuter om vi ska hinna med bussen. [SLOW] Vi måste dra om tio minuter om vi ska hinna med bussen. |
| Sydney: "We have to leave in ten minutes if we're going to catch the bus." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Vi måste dra om tio minuter om vi ska hinna med bussen. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jesper: att krångla |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to fuss." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to make things difficult, to fuss, to be difficult and complicated." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] att krångla [NORMAL] att krångla |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: att krångla |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when someone is being difficult about something, or when something is complicated and difficult to do. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Sluta krångla till det så mycket, det är inte så svårt. [SLOW] Sluta krångla till det så mycket, det är inte så svårt. |
| Sydney: "Stop making it so difficult, it's not that hard." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Sluta krångla till det så mycket, det är inte så svårt. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jesper: att kötta |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to meat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to work really hard on something." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] att kötta [NORMAL] att kötta |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: att kötta |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're working really hard on something, usually under great pressure. This is often used by students who are cramming for an exam. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag måste kötta hela natten inför provet imorgon. [SLOW] Jag måste kötta hela natten inför provet imorgon. |
| Sydney: "I have to work really hard all night for the test tomorrow." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag måste kötta hela natten inför provet imorgon. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jesper: att kröka |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to curve." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to drink a lot." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] att kröka [NORMAL] att kröka |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: att kröka |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when someone is drinking heavily. |
| Jesper: The word krökning can be used as a noun for drinking a lot. For example, Krökning är inget för mig. |
| Sydney: which means "Heavy drinking is not for me." |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Många människor krökar under jul och nyår. [SLOW] Många människor krökar under jul och nyår. |
| Sydney: "Many people drink a lot during Christmas and New Year." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Många människor krökar under jul och nyår. |
| 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 three year old loves making things difficult. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: att krångla |
| Sydney: "to make things difficult, to fuss, to be difficult and complicated" |
| Sydney: I’m leaving for school now. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: att dra |
| Sydney: "to leave, to take off, to go" |
| Sydney: University students tend to drink a lot. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: att kröka |
| Sydney: "to drink a lot" |
| Sydney: I always end up studying really hard for exams on the very last day. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: att kötta |
| Sydney: "to work really hard on something" |
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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