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| Paste from Google Docs in hereBecky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Swedish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in Swedish. |
| Carl: [Normal] Vem är det? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Carl: [Normal] vem [Slow] vem |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Carl: [Normal] är [Slow] är |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'it' |
| Carl: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?' |
| Carl: [Slow] Vem är det? [Normal] Vem är det? |
| Becky: Now, here's the way to ask, 'Who is that?' |
| Carl: [Normal] Vem är det där? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Carl: [Normal] vem [Slow] vem |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Carl: [Normal] är [Slow] är |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'that there' |
| Carl: [Normal] det där [Slow] det där |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that?' |
| Carl: [Slow] Vem är det där? [Normal] Vem är det där? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Det är jag. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'It' |
| Carl: [Normal] Det [Slow] Det |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Carl: [Normal] är [Slow] är |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Det är jag. [Normal] Det är jag. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'That is my friend.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Det är min vän |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'that' |
| Carl: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Carl: [Normal] är [Slow] är |
| Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'my' |
| Carl: [Normal] min [Slow] min |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'friend' |
| Carl: [Normal] vän [Slow] vän |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'That is my friend.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Det är min vän [Normal] Det är min vän |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Carl: If someone you didn't expect is knocking at your door, the common question to ask before opening the door in Swedish is Vem är det? This literally means "Who is it?" |
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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