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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Swedish.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Carl.' in Swedish.
Carl: [Normal] Hej, jag heter Carl.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi'
Carl: [Normal] hej [Slow] hej
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am'
Carl: [Normal] heter [Slow] heter
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'person's name'
Carl: [Normal] Carl [Slow] Carl
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Carl.'
Carl: [Slow] Hej, jag heter Carl. [Normal] Hej, jag heter Carl.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Carl Samuelsson.'
Carl: [Normal] God dag. Jag heter Carl Samuelsson.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Good day'
Carl: [Normal] God dag [Slow] God dag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am'
Carl: [Normal] heter [Slow] heter
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'person's full name'
Carl: [Normal] Carl Samuelsson [Slow] Carl Samuelsson
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Carl Samuelsson.'
Carl: [Slow] God dag. Jag heter Carl Samuelsson. [Normal] God dag. Jag heter Carl Samuelsson.
Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.'
Carl: [Normal] Trevligt att träffas.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Nice'
Carl: [Normal] Trevligt [Slow] Trevligt
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to'
Carl: [Normal] att [Slow] att
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'meet'
Carl: [Normal] träffas [Slow] träffas
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.'
Carl: [Slow] Trevligt att träffas. [Normal] Trevligt att träffas.
Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'It’s a pleasure.'
Carl: [Normal] Angenämt.
Becky: This expression has only one word literally meaning ‘pleasant’
Carl: [Normal] Angenämt. [Slow] Angenämt.
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'It’s a pleasure.'
Carl: [Slow] Angenämt. [Normal] Angenämt.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Carl: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Sweden. Swedish people value equality highly, so introduce yourself in the same way to everyone.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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