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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possessions in Swedish.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Do you have a pen?' in Swedish.
Carl: [Normal] Har du en penna?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'have'
Carl: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Carl: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'a pen'
Carl: [Normal] en penna [Slow] en penna
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Carl: [Slow] Har du en penna? [Normal] Har du en penna?
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at how to say 'Do you have some pens?'
Carl: [Normal] Har du några pennor?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'have'
Carl: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Carl: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'some'
Carl: [Normal] några [Slow] några
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pens'
Carl: [Normal] pennor [Slow] pennor
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Do you have some pens?'
Carl: [Slow] Har du några pennor? [Normal] Har du några pennor?
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'Yes, I do have it.'
Carl: [Normal] Ja, det har jag.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Carl: [Normal] ja [Slow] ja
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it'
Carl: [Normal] det [Slow] det
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'I have'
Carl: [Normal] har jag [Slow] har jag
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, I do have it.'
Carl: [Slow] Ja, det har jag. [Normal] Ja, det har jag.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'Yes, here you are.'
Carl: [Normal] Ja, här har du.
Becky: First is a word meaning ‘yes’
Carl: [Normal] ja [Slow] ja
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'here'
Carl: [Normal] här [Slow] här
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'you have'
Carl: [Normal] har du [Slow] har du
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, here you are.'
Carl: [Slow] Ja, här har du. [Normal] Ja, här har du.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Carl: There is a famous unwritten law in Swedish culture often referred as Jantelagen or “The law of Jante,” which states that you should not show off your possessions or successes. This might explain why Sweden's richest man, Ingvar Kamprad, still drives an old Volkswagen when he is in Sweden.

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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