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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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| Swedish Survival Phrases Lesson 51 - Medicine |
| Nobody knows your body like you. And when it comes to over-the-counter drugs, you may know what you need. So today, we'll cover asking for some basic phrases. Let's start with "cold medicine." |
| In Swedish, "Cold medicine, please" is Medicin mot förkylning, tack. |
| Medicin mot förkylning, tack. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Medicin mot förkylning, tack. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Medicin mot förkylning, tack. |
| The first word Medicin means "medicine" or "medication" or "drug." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Medicin. |
| Medicin. |
| This is followed by Mot, which is Swedish is "against." |
| Mot. |
| Mot. |
| So, to recap here, we have Medicin mot. Literally, this means "medication against." |
| Let's take a look at the next word: Förkylning, which means "cold." |
| Förkylning. |
| Förkylning. |
| Then add "please," which in Swedish is Tack. |
| All together, we have Medicin mot förkylning, tack. Literally, this means "Medication against cold, please." |
| You may want the strongest one they have. And to ask this in Swedish, you say Den starkaste du har, tack, which means "The strongest you have, please." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Den starkaste du har, tack. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Den starkaste du har, tack. |
| We'll look at the phrase introduced today with some more words for medicines as the medicine you want is the only thing that changes. While "please" stays the same. So, let's over some other symptoms. |
| In Swedish, the word for "flu" is Influensa. |
| Influensa. |
| Influensa. |
| And the phrase "Medicine against the flu" is Medicin mot influensa, tack. |
| This is a very easy way to ask for medicine if you don’t know any particular brand that is used in Sweden. Just say Medicin mot, followed by the illness or what you're feeling. For instance, "headache," which is Huvudvärk. And then, add Tack at the end to soften the request. |
| All together, we have Medicin mot huvudvärk, tack. Stop by SurvivalPhrases.com and get the accompanying PDF where were going to have a write-up about the common brands in Sweden. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this 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. Okay, here we go! |
| "Cold medicine, please." - Medicin mot förkylning, tack. |
| Medicin mot förkylning, tack. |
| "Flu medicine, please." - Medicin mot influensa, tack. |
| Medicin mot influensa, tack. |
| 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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