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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 28 - Finding Places in Sweden. |
| In today’s lesson, we’ll introduce you a phrase that will help you track down that specific something you’re looking for. Today’s phrase is “Where can I get…?” or “Where can I buy (something)?” First, we need that something, so let’s use the word frimärken, which means “stamps.” |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: frimärken. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, frimärken. |
| frimärken |
| In Swedish, “Where can I buy stamps?” is Var kan jag köpa frimärken? |
| Var kan jag köpa frimärken? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Var kan jag köpa frimärken? |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, Var kan jag köpa frimärken? |
| The first word, var, means “where.” |
| Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time: var. |
| var |
| This is followed by kan, which in Swedish is “can.” |
| kan |
| kan |
| So, to recap here, we have var kan. Literally, this means “where can.” |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, jag, which means “I.” |
| jag |
| jag |
| Then comes köpa, which means “buy.” |
| köpa |
| köpa |
| Next, we have the thing you want to buy, in this case, frimärken, which means “stamps.” |
| So all together, we have Var kan jag köpa frimärken? |
| Literally, this means “Where can I buy stamps?” |
| Now, to ask for a different item, we can just replace the word for stamps with any other word and the phrase works just fine. Let’s try souvenirs. |
| In Swedish, “Where can I buy souvenirs?” is Var kan jag köpa souvenirer? |
| Var kan jag köpa souvenirer? |
| The only thing that changes is the thing you’re looking for. In this case, it’s souvenirer. |
| Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time, souvenirer. |
| souvenirer. |
| This phrase will come in handy when searching for a specific item and asking people trying to help you locate it. Know that you’re able to ask. You’re going to get an answer. As we’re running out of time, we’ll have to cover that in the next lesson. |
| This phrase is essential when trying to find something. Maybe you need medication and have to ask for that or maybe you’re at a famous site and want to buy souvenirs. Use this phrase and you’ll be all set. I use this when I’m lost in a new city and want to get something important that I need for my stay. |
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! |
| “Where can I buy stamps?” - Var kan jag köpa frimärken? |
| Var kan jag köpa frimärken? |
| “Where can I buy souvenirs?” - Var kan jag köpa souvenirer? |
| Var kan jag köpa souvenirer? |
| 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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