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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Swedish Survival Phrases brought to you by SwedishPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Sweden. You’ll be surprised at how far a little Swedish will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by SwedishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. When you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Swedish Survival Phrases lesson 21 - Riding the Bus in Sweden. |
| The bus is an important means of transportation. However, before you get on the bus, you probably want to confirm if the bus is going to your destination. You can accomplish this by asking, “Will this bus go to…?” and then add in a destination. In today’s lesson, we’ll use Stockholm Central Station. |
| In Swedish, “station” is station. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: station. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, station. |
| Our location is Stockholm Bus Station, but for this particular station, which actually exists in real life, the proper name is “Stockholm Central Station” Stockholms Centralstation. |
| So in Swedish “Will this bus go to Stockholm Central Station is?” is Går den här bussen till Stockholms Centralstation? |
| Går den här bussen till Stockholms Centralstation? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Går den här bussen till Stockholms Centralstation? |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, Går den här bussen till Stockholms Centralstation? |
| The first word, går, means “go.” |
| Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time, går. |
| går |
| This is followed by den här, which in Swedish is “this” which we covered in the previous lesson. |
| den här |
| den här |
| So to recap here, we have Går den här… |
| Literally, this means “Goes this…” |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, bussen, which means “the bus.” |
| bussen |
| bussen |
| This is followed by till, which means “to.” |
| till |
| till |
| And this is followed by the location, which in this sentence is Stockholms Centralstation. |
| So all together, we have “Går den här bussen till Stockholms Centralstation?” which literally means “Does this bus go to Stockholm Central Station?” In this lesson, I want to talk to you about the public transportation. In Sweden, there are different companies running the bus in different regions of the country and they don’t have the same prices or the same system, so you might wanna check out the local company. In Stockholms, they don’t accept cash in buses anymore due to robberies, so if you don’t have a ticket, you’ll be refused to ride in the bus. |
| There are several ways to buy a ticket. Either you buy it from the vending machine in most of the bus stops or where you take the train or a store that might sell tickets. You can also buy with a text message from your cellphone. I must stress this because you most likely won’t enjoy being refused of being let on the bus. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so lycka till, that means “good luck” in Swedish. Ok, here we go! |
| “Will this bus go to...?” - Går den här bussen till ... ? |
| Går den här bussen till ... ? |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by SwedishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. When you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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