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| Matt: Top 25 Swedish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7 “Where did you learn Swedish?” In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Swedish learners, then learn how to answer it 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 “Where did you learn Swedish?” In Swedish this is |
| Engla: Var lärde du dig svenska? |
| Matt: The first word in the question is |
| Engla: var |
| Matt: meaning “where” in English. |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) var |
| Matt: Listen again and repeat. |
| Engla: var |
| {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: lärde |
| Matt: meaning “learned.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) lärde |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: lärde |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: var lärde |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And next is |
| Engla: du |
| Matt: meaning “you.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: du |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: var lärde du |
| {pause} |
| Matt: Next is |
| Engla: dig |
| Matt: meaning “you.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) dig |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: dig |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: var lärde du dig |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And last we have |
| Engla: svenska |
| Matt: meaning “Swedish.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) svenska |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: svenska |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Engla: var lärde du dig svenska |
| {pause} |
| Matt: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Where did you learn Swedish?” |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det i skolan. |
| Matt: "I learned it in school.” Listen as we say it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Engla: (Slow) Jag lärde mig det i skolan. |
| {pause} |
| Matt: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Engla: jag |
| Matt: meaning “I.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) jag |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: jag |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next is |
| Engla: lärde |
| Matt: meaning “learned.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) lärde |
| Matt:Now repeat. |
| Engla: lärde |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next is |
| Engla: mig |
| Matt: meaning “me.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) mig |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: mig |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Next is |
| Engla: det |
| Matt: meaning “it.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Matt:Now repeat. |
| Engla: det |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next, |
| Engla: i |
| Matt: meaning “in.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) i |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: i |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And last, |
| Engla: skolan |
| Matt: meaning “school.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) skolan |
| Matt:Now repeat. |
| Engla: skolan |
| {Pause}Matt: Listen to the speaker say “I learned it in school” and then repeat. |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det i skolan. |
| {pause}Matt: To expand on the pattern, replace “in school” with “at home.” |
| Engla: hemma |
| Matt: “at home” |
| Engla: (slow) hemma (regular) hemma |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “at home.” |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det hemma. |
| Matt: It mostly stays the same, just replace “in school” with “at home.” Now say, “I learned it at home.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det hemma. |
| Matt: For more practice, replace “at home” with “by myself.” |
| Engla: själv |
| Matt: “by myself” |
| Engla: (slow) själv (regular) själv |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “by myself.” |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det själv. |
| Matt: It’s almost the same, just replace “at home” with “by myself.” Now say, “I learned it by myself.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det själv. |
| Matt: To expand on the pattern, replace “by myself” with “at university.” |
| Engla: på universitetet |
| Matt: at university |
| Engla: (slow) på universitetet (regular) på universitetet |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “at university.” |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det på universitetet. |
| Matt: Again, just replace “by myself” with “at university.” Now try. Say “I learned it at university.” |
| {pause} |
| Engla: Jag lärde mig det på universitetet. |
| Matt: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Sweden and someone asks you where you learned Swedish. You learned Swedish in school. How would you answer? |
| Engla: Var lärde du dig svenska? (five seconds) Jag lärde mig det i skolan. |
| Matt: Now, imagine you learned it at home. Respond to the question. |
| Engla: Var lärde du dig svenska? (five seconds) Jag lärde mig det hemma. |
| Matt: Imagine you learned it by yourself. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Engla: Var lärde du dig svenska? (five seconds) Jag lärde mig det själv. |
| Matt: Imagine you learned it at university. How would you answer? |
| Engla: Var lärde du dig svenska? (five seconds) Jag lärde mig det på universitetet. |
| Matt: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Swedish. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Engla: Var lärde du dig svenska? |
| {pause} |
| Matt: This is the end of Lesson 7. |
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