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| Matt: Top 25 Swedish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22 “What's this?” in Swedish. |
| In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Swedish learners, and then learn how to answer like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “What's this?” In Swedish this is |
| Engla: Vad är det här? |
| Matt: The first word in the question is |
| Engla: vad |
| Matt: meaning “what” in English. |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) vad |
| Matt: Listen again and repeat. |
| Engla: vad |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Engla: är |
| Matt: meaning “is.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) är |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: är |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: vad är |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And after that |
| Engla: det |
| Matt: meaning “that.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: det |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: vad är det |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And next, |
| Engla: här |
| Matt: meaning “here.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) här |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: här |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Engla: vad är det här |
| {pause} |
| Matt: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “What's this?” |
| Engla: Det är en kamera. |
| Matt: "It's a camera.” Listen as it’s repeated one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Engla: (Slow) Det är en kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Matt: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Engla: det |
| Matt: meaning “it.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Matt: Now repeat |
| Engla: det |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next is |
| Engla: är |
| Matt: meaning “is.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) är |
| Matt:Now repeat. |
| Engla: är |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next is |
| Engla: en |
| Matt: meaning “a.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) en |
| Matt:Now repeat. |
| Engla: en |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And last we have |
| Engla: kamera |
| Matt: meaning “camera.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) kamera |
| Matt:Now repeat. |
| Engla: kamera |
| {Pause}Matt: Listen to the speaker say “It's a camera” and then repeat. |
| Engla: Det är en kamera. |
| {pause}Matt: To give a different answer, replace “camera” with “watch.” |
| Engla: klocka |
| Matt: “watch” |
| Engla: (slow) klocka (regular) klocka |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “watch.” |
| Engla: Det är en klocka. |
| Matt: It mostly stays the same, simply replace “camera” with “watch.” Now say “It's a watch.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Det är en klocka. |
| Matt: To expand on the pattern, replace “watch” with “chair.” |
| Engla: stol |
| Matt: “chair” |
| Engla: (slow) stol (regular) stol |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “chair.” |
| Engla: Det är en stol. |
| Matt: Here we just replace “watch” with “chair.” Now Say “It's a chair.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Det är en stol. |
| Matt: For more practice, replace “chair” with “computer.” |
| Engla: dator |
| Matt: “computer” |
| Engla: (slow) dator (regular) dator |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “computer.” |
| Engla: Det är en dator. |
| Matt: It’s almost the same, just replace “chair” with “computer.” Now Say “It's a computer.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Det är en dator. |
| Matt: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Sweden and someone asks you what something is. It’s a camera. What do you tell them? |
| Engla: Vad är det här? (five seconds) Det är en kamera. |
| Matt: Now imagine that it's a watch. Respond to the question. |
| Engla: Vad är det här? (five seconds) Det är en klocka. |
| Matt: Imagine that it's a chair. What do you say? |
| Engla: Vad är det här? (five seconds) Det är en stol. |
| Matt: Imagine that it's computer. How would you answer? |
| Engla: Vad är det här? (five seconds) Det är en dator. |
| Matt: You want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Engla: Vad är det här? |
| {pause} |
| Matt: This is the end of Lesson 22. |
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