Learn how to post comments about an unusual thing found at a local market
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Dana: Must-Know Swedish Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 17 - At the Local Market |
| Dana: Hi, everyone. I'm Dana. |
| Mirai: And I'm Mirai. |
| Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Swedish about an unusual thing found at a local market. Anders finds an unusual item at a local market, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Mirai: Tala om för mig vad detta är! Jag har ingen aning! |
| Dana: Meaning - "Tell me what this is! I have no idea!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anders: Tala om för mig vad detta är! Jag har ingen aning! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Elias: Vad tusan är det där? |
| Caroline: Har aldrig sett något liknande! |
| Amanda: Lever man tillräckligt länge så får man se allt... |
| Alex: Vad i?? |
| Dana: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anders: Tala om för mig vad detta är! Jag har ingen aning! |
| Dana: "Tell me what this is! I have no idea!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Elias: Vad tusan är det där? |
| Dana: "What the hell is that?" |
| Caroline: Har aldrig sett något liknande! |
| Dana: "I've never seen anything like it!" |
| Amanda: Lever man tillräckligt länge så får man se allt... |
| Dana: "If you live long enough, you get to see everything..." |
| Alex: Vad i?? |
| Dana: "What the??" |
| POST |
| Dana: Listen again to Anders's post. |
| Mirai: Tala om för mig vad detta är! Jag har ingen aning! |
| Dana: "Tell me what this is! I have no idea!" |
| Mirai: (SLOW) Tala om för mig vad detta är! Jag har ingen aning! (Regular) Tala om för mig vad detta är! Jag har ingen aning! |
| Dana: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Tell me what this is!" |
| Mirai: Tala om för mig vad detta är! |
| Dana: The first part... |
| Mirai: "Tala om för mig" |
| Dana: ...means "tell me" and is used when asking someone to explain something. It's used informally and can be considered rude if used in a formal situation. |
| Mirai: If you want to use it in a polite situation, you can add Kan du (“Could you”) before the phrase, and är du snäll (“please”) after the phrase. For example, Kan du tala om för mig hur jag tar mig till tågstationen är du snäll? |
| Dana: “Could you tell me how I can get to the train station, please?” Listen to the expression again. "Tell me what this is!" is... |
| Mirai: (SLOW) Tala om för mig vad detta är! (REGULAR) Tala om för mig vad detta är! |
| Dana: Then comes the phrase "I have no idea!" |
| Mirai: Jag har ingen aning! |
| Dana: Listen again. "I have no idea!" is... |
| Mirai: (SLOW) Jag har ingen aning! (REGULAR) Jag har ingen aning! |
| Dana: All together, it's "Tell me what this is! I have no idea!" |
| Mirai: Tala om för mig vad detta är! Jag har ingen aning! |
| COMMENTS |
| Dana: In response, Anders's friends leave some comments. |
| Dana: His college friend, Elias, uses an expression meaning - "What the hell is that?" |
| Mirai: (SLOW) Vad tusan är det där? (REGULAR) Vad tusan är det där? |
| [Pause] |
| Mirai: Vad tusan är det där? |
| Dana: Use this expression to show you also have no idea. |
| Dana: His neighbor, Caroline, uses an expression meaning - "I've never seen anything like it!" |
| Mirai: (SLOW) Har aldrig sett något liknande! (REGULAR) Har aldrig sett något liknande! |
| [Pause] |
| Mirai: Har aldrig sett något liknande! |
| Dana: Use this expression to show you are amazed. |
| Dana: His wife, Amanda, uses an expression meaning - "If you live long enough, you get to see everything..." |
| Mirai: (SLOW) Lever man tillräckligt länge så får man se allt... (REGULAR) Lever man tillräckligt länge så får man se allt... |
| [Pause] |
| Mirai: Lever man tillräckligt länge så får man se allt... |
| Dana: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Dana: His nephew, Alex, uses an expression meaning - "What the?" |
| Mirai: (SLOW) Vad i?? (REGULAR) Vad i?? |
| [Pause] |
| Mirai: Vad i?? |
| Dana: Use this expression to say you’re confused. |
Outro |
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| Dana: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an unusual thing found at a local market, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Mirai: Hej då! |
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