Learn about exchanging basic greetings
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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 will 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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| Today, we will cover basic greetings for the appropriate time of the day. As there are quite a few to cover, let's jump right in. |
| In Swedish, the phrase hej can be used as an universal greeting like “hello.” |
| hej |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: hej |
| Now let's hear it once again: hej |
| And as universal greetings go, this can be used regardless of the time of day. |
| Okay, now let's take a look at the greeting for the morning hours in Swedish. The morning greeting: God morgon. |
| God morgon. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: God morgon. |
| Now let's hear it once again: God morgon. |
| The first word, god, means “good.” |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: god |
| God |
| This is followed by morgon, which in Swedish is “morning.” |
| Morgon |
| morgon |
| There are a few ways to pronounce this phrase to say this phrase letter by letter will make you sound odd and like a gentleman from the late 19th century, so it's better to say it like one of the following examples. |
| God morgon. |
| God morgon. |
| In Swedish, “good afternoon” is God eftermiddag. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: God eftermiddag. |
| Now let's say it once again: God eftermiddag. |
| The first word, god, means “good.” |
| This is followed by eftermiddag, which in Swedish is “afternoon.” |
| Eftermiddag |
| Let's break it down by syllable: eftermiddag |
| Eftermiddag |
| And finally, we have the evening greeting, which in Swedish is God kväll. |
| God kväll. |
| let's break it down by syllable: God kväll. |
| Now let's hear it once again: God kväll. |
| The first word, god, means “good.” |
| This is followed by kväll, which in Swedish is “evening.” |
| Kväll |
| kväll |
| The most frequently used phrases are the universal greeting, hej, and the phrase for good morning: God morgon. |
| You should use these greetings rather than the phrases for “good afternoon” and “good evening,” since these are no longer used in daily conversation. Occasionally, you will hear one of these phrases, for instance, on the evening news. However, when speaking with friends to use these phrases would sound odd or strange unless you are joking. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like 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 have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so lycka till, that means “good luck” in Swedish. Ok, here we go! |
| "Hello." - Hej. |
| Hej. |
| Hej. |
| "Good morning." - God morgon. |
| God morgon. |
| God morgon. |
| "Good afternoon." - God eftermiddag. |
| God eftermiddag. |
| God eftermiddag. |
| "Good evening." - God kväll. |
| God kväll. |
| God kväll. |
| 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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