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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
Swedish Survival Phrases lesson 23 - Getting Around Sweden.
The bus is an important means of transportation. In today’s lesson, we’re going to work on getting a ticket. In today’s lesson, we’ll use Stockholm Central Station as our destination.
In Swedish, “station” is station.
Let’s break it down by syllable: station.
Now, let’s hear it once again, station.
So, our location is “Stockholm Central Station” Stockholm Centralstation.
In Swedish, “Ticket to Stockholm Central Station, please” is En biljett till Stockholm Centralstation.
En biljett till Stockholm Centralstation.
Let’s break it down by syllable: En biljett till Stockholm Centralstation.
Now, let’s hear it once again, En biljett till Stockholm Centralstation.
The first word, en, means “one.”
The next word is biljett which in Swedish means “ticket.”
Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time: biljett.
biljett
This is followed by till, which in Swedish is “to.”
till
till
So to recap here, we have En biljett till…
Literally, this means “One ticket to…”
On this, you just add the location to where you’re traveling. In this case, this is Stockholm Central Station.
So all together, we have En biljett till Stockholm Centralstation. Literally, this means “One ticket to Stockholm Central Station, please.
Now, if you want to buy more than one ticket. For example, if you wanted to buy two tickets, you can accomplish this by saying två biljetter.
två biljetter
Let’s break it down by syllable: två biljetter.
Now, let’s hear it once again, två biljetter.
Notice that we simply substitute en biljett with två biljetter.
Now, you might also need to ask how much it is to your desired destination. For this example, we’ll use the same destination.
In Swedish, “How much is it to Stockholm Central Station?” is Vad kostar det till Stockholm Centralstation?
Vad kostar det till Stockholm Centralstation?
Let’s break it down by syllable: Vad kostar det till Stockholm Centralstation?
Let’s break it down by syllable: Vad kostar det till Stockholm Centralstation?
Now, let’s hear it once again, Vad kostar det till Stockholm Centralstation?
If you’re using the public transportation in Stockholm, the tickets are no longer available at the bus due to robberies. You must buy it in a machine next to the stop. Not all stops have this though. I can’t list all the different systems in all Swedish cities, so I suggest that you look for the local way of buying tickets before you go there. Stop by SurvivalPhrases.com and leave us a post and we will help you with this.

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!
“One ticket to Stockholm Central Station, please.” - En biljett till Stockholm Centralstation.
En biljett till Stockholm Centralstation.
“How much is it to Stockholm Central Station?” - Vad kostar det till Stockholm Centralstation?
Vad kostar det till Stockholm Centralstation?
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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