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| Matt: Top 25 Swedish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23 “Whose is 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 “Whose is this?” In Swedish this is |
| Engla: Vems är den här? |
| Matt: The first word in the question is |
| Engla: vems |
| Matt: meaning “whose” in English. |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) vems |
| Matt: Listen again and repeat. |
| Engla: vems |
| {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: vems är |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And after that is |
| Engla: den |
| Matt: meaning “that.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) den |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: den |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: vems är den |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And after that is |
| 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: vems är den här |
| {pause} |
| Matt: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Whose is this?” |
| Engla: Den är min. |
| Matt: "It's mine.” Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Engla: (Slow) Den är min. |
| {pause} |
| Matt: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Engla: den |
| Matt: meaning “it.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) den |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: den |
| {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: min |
| Matt: meaning “my, mine.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) min |
| Matt:Now repeat. |
| Engla: min |
| {Pause}Matt: Listen to the speaker say “It's mine” and then repeat. |
| Engla: Den är min. |
| {pause}Matt: To expand on the pattern, replace “mine” with “yours.” |
| Engla: din |
| Matt: “yours” |
| Engla: (slow) din (regular) din |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “yours.” |
| Engla: Den är din. |
| Matt: It mostly stays the same, simply replace “mine” with “yours.” Now Say “It's yours.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Den är din. |
| Matt: For more practice, replace “yours” with “my mother's.” |
| Engla: min mammas |
| Matt: “my mother's” |
| Engla: (slow) min mammas (regular) min mammas |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “my mother's.” |
| Engla: Den är min mammas. |
| Matt: It’s almost the same, just replace “yours” with “my mother’s.” Now Say “It's my mother's.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Den är min mammas. |
| Matt: Now let’s replace “my mother's” with “my friend's.” |
| Engla: min kompis |
| Matt: “my friend's” |
| Engla: (slow) min kompis (regular) min kompis |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “my friend's.” |
| Engla: Den är min kompis. |
| Matt: Here we just replace “my mother's” with “my friend’s.” Now Say “It's my friend's.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Den är min kompis. |
| Matt: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Sweden, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say it belongs to you. Respond to the question. |
| Engla: Vems är den här? (five seconds) Den är min. |
| Matt: Now, you want to say it belongs to the person asking. Respond to the question. |
| Engla: Vems är den här? (five seconds) Den är din. |
| Matt: Now, you want to say “It's my mother's.” Answer the speaker's question. |
| Engla: Vems är den här? (five seconds) Den är min mammas. |
| Matt: Now, you want to say “It's my friend’s.” Respond to the question. |
| Engla: Vems är den här? (five seconds) Den är min kompis. |
| Matt: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Engla: Vems är den här? |
| {pause} |
| Matt: This is the end of Lesson 23. |
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