Learn how to ask, "When are you leaving?"
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Swedish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Swedish. |
| Carl: [Normal] När går du? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Carl: [Normal] när [Slow] när |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'go' |
| Carl: [Normal] går [Slow] går |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Carl: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Carl: [Slow] När går du? [Normal] När går du? |
| Becky: Here's another way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' in a slightly different way. |
| Carl: [Normal] När åker du? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Carl: [Normal] när [Slow] när |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Carl: [Normal] åker [Slow] åker |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Carl: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Carl: [Slow] När åker du? [Normal] När åker du? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Jag går om två timmar. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Carl: [Normal] går [Slow] går |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'in two hours' |
| Carl: [Normal] om två timmar [Slow] om två timmar |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Jag går om två timmar. [Normal] Jag går om två timmar. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave in two weeks.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Jag åker om två veckor. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Carl: [Normal] åker [Slow] åker |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'in two weeks' |
| Carl: [Normal] om två veckor [Slow] om två veckor |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave in two weeks.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Jag åker om två veckor. [Normal] Jag åker om två veckor. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Carl: There are two ways to say that you are leaving in Swedish. The first, Jag går om..., is used when you are leaving the area you are in. The second, Jag åker om..., is used when you are leaving to go somewhere specific. |
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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