Learn how to ask, "What are you doing?"
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘What are you doing?’ in Swedish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Swedish. |
| Carl: [Normal] Vad gör du? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Carl: [Normal] vad [Slow] vad |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'do' |
| Carl: [Normal] gör [Slow] gör |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Carl: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Carl: [Slow] Vad gör du? [Normal] Vad gör du? |
| Becky: Here's how to ask, 'What are you up to?' in a slightly different way. |
| Carl: [Normal] Vad håller du på med? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Carl: [Normal] vad [Slow] vad |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'hold' |
| Carl: [Normal] håller [Slow] håller |
| Becky: Then comes the word meaning 'you' |
| Carl: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'on' |
| Carl: [Normal] på [Slow] på |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'with' |
| Carl: [Normal] med [Slow] med |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'What are you up to?' |
| Carl: [Slow] Vad håller du på med? [Normal] Vad håller du på med? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Jag studerar. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: And last is the word meaning 'am studying' |
| Carl: [Normal] studerar [Slow] studerar |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am studying.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Jag studerar. [Normal] Jag studerar. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Jag gör inget speciellt. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'do' |
| Carl: [Normal] gör [Slow] gör |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'nothing special' |
| Carl: [Normal] inget speciellt [Slow] inget speciellt |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Jag gör inget speciellt. [Normal] Jag gör inget speciellt. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Carl: Hej, vad gör du? meaning “Hi, what are you doing?,” is a great conversation starter if you don't know how to start talking to someone. Try using it; you'll soon find that Swedish people are much more talkative than their first impression may lead you to believe. |
Outro |
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| 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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