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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going Without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to state essential negative statements in Swedish.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't have a pen,' in Swedish.
Carl: [Normal] Jag har ingen penna.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Carl: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'no'
Carl: [Normal] ingen [Slow] ingen
Becky: Last is the word meaning ‘pen.’
Carl: [Normal] penna [Slow] penna
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have a pen.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag har ingen penna. [Normal] Jag har ingen penna.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't have time.'
Carl: [Normal] Jag har inte tid.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Carl: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Becky: Then comes the word meaning 'not'
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte
Becky: And last is the word meaning 'time'
Carl: [Normal] tid [Slow] tid
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag har inte tid. [Normal] Jag har inte tid.
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'I don't know.'
Carl: [Normal] Jag vet inte.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'know'
Carl: [Normal] vet [Slow] vet
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't know.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag vet inte. [Normal] Jag vet inte.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't understand.'
Carl: [Normal] Jag förstår inte.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'understand'
Carl: [Normal] förstår [Slow] förstår
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Carl: [Normal] inte [Slow] inte
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't understand.'
Carl: [Slow] Jag förstår inte. [Normal] Jag förstår inte.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Carl: Don't be afraid to admit it when you don't know something or can't do something. Swedish people are usually very understanding and have no problem helping you to figure it out.

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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