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INTRODUCTION
Jasmine: Hej, och hallå, this is Jasmine.
Morten: Hej, allihopa and welcome back. This is SwedishPod101.com. Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 4 - Talking Nationalities in Swedish. As usual, we have an exciting lesson ahead of that.
Jasmine: True that.
Morten: In this lesson, we'll look at how to talk about countries and nationalities.
Jasmine: Since this is pretty irregular in Swedish, we picked a few to focus on.
Morten: You'll find more examples and helpful links in the lesson focus.
Jasmine: The conversation takes place at James and Ewa's flat at Ostkupan student halls in Gothenburg.
Morten: Ostkupan, that's the name of the student halls, right?
Jasmine: Yes, it means cheese dish cover.
Morten: Wow, I supposed that says something about Swedish food stuffs.
Jasmine: That's right, but that's not what we're here to talk about, is it?
Morten: In this lesson James and talking to Ewa.
Jasmine: They're getting to know each other, so they talk casually over coffee. Let's listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

Ewa: Hej, jag heter Ewa och kommer från Polen. Vad heter du?
James: Mitt namn är James, jag är engelsman. Och du är polack.
Ewa: Ursäkta, men vad betyder det?
James: På svenska säger man polack till folk från Polen. Och till mig från England, engelsman.
Ewa: Jaså, det visste jag inte. Så, jag är polack. Och till folk från Sverige, vad säger man då?
James: De kallas för svenskor.
Ewa: Jaha, jag hoppas jag får träffa många av dem snart.
Morten: Let's hear it slowly now.
Jasmine: Nu ska vi lyssna på den sakta versionen.
Ewa: Hej, jag heter Ewa och kommer från Polen. Vad heter du?
James: Mitt namn är James, jag är engelsman. Och du är polack.
Ewa: Ursäkta, men vad betyder det?
James: På svenska säger man polack till folk från Polen. Och till mig från England, engelsman.
Ewa: Jaså, det visste jag inte. Så, jag är polack. Och till folk från Sverige, vad säger man då?
James: De kallas för svenskor.
Ewa: Jaha, jag hoppas jag får träffa många av dem snart.
Morten: And now with the translation.
Jasmine: Och nu översättningen.
Ewa: Hej, jag heter Ewa och kommer från Polen. Vad heter du?
Morten: Hi, I am Ewa and I'm from Poland. And you?
James: Mitt namn är James, jag är engelsman. Och du är polack.
Morten: My name is James and I am an Englishman. And you're a Pole.
Ewa: Ursäkta, men vad betyder det?
Morten: I'm sorry, but what does that mean?
James: På svenska säger man polack till folk från Polen. Och till mig från England, engelsman.
Morten: In Swedish you say "Pole" for someone from Poland. And for me, from England, "Englishman."
Ewa: Jaså, det visste jag inte. Så, jag är polack. Och till folk från Sverige, vad säger man då?
Morten: OK, I didn't know that. So I am a Pole. And what do you call people from Sweden?
James: De kallas för svenskor.
Morten: They're called Swedes.
Ewa: Jaha, jag hoppas jag får träffa många av dem snart.
Morten: All right, I hope I will meet a lot of them soon.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Morten: So, we're back at the flats. This time, it's James and his new Polish flatmate.
Jasmine: Ewa, yes. And what do you need to do when you are new somewhere?
Morten: Meet people, make friends?
Jasmine: And for that, you'll have to make a bit of an effort.
Morten: How come? I thought Swedes are always open and easy to talk to.
Jasmine: They are, largely.
Morten: Okay, but what you're saying is that getting to know someone takes more effort and initiative than a quick conversation at some chance meeting.
Jasmine: Exactly. Swedes are open and friendly, but they tend to have fairly tight at social networks.
Morten: More so than other people?
Jasmine: Well, that's hard to judge, but yes. Many Swedes are in the same class with the same people for nine years or more.
Morten: Wow, that's a long time. I guess they get to know each other pretty well.
Jasmine: Yes. On top of that, Sweden is a small country.
Morten: Come on, it's huge.
Jasmine: In land area, maybe, but it's a small society. Mobility is still somewhat restricted.
Morten: As in people from the countryside have a tendency to stay there?
Jasmine: Yeah. Of course, some people do move to the big cities to work or study.
Morten: But they retain close contact with their old school friends?
Jasmine: A lot of people do, yes.
Morten: But what does this mean for our listeners?
Jasmine: Just get out there, be proactive in meeting people and don't give up.
Morten: Especially not after only a short while.
Jasmine: Keep trying and things will fall into place for you.
Morten: Good luck making new Swedish friends. And now, let's take a look at the vocabulary.
VOCAB LIST
First we have.
Jasmine: Mitt namn (ett) [natural native speed]
Morten: My name.
Jasmine: Mitt namn (ett) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Mitt namn (ett) [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Säger (säga) [natural native speed]
Morten: To say (gerund form)
Jasmine: Säger (säga) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Säger (säga) [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Kalla för [natural native speed]
Morten: To call (something, not someone).
Jasmine: Kalla för [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Kalla för [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Polack [natural native speed]
Morten: Pole.
Jasmine: Polack [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Polack [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: An Engelsman [natural native speed]
Morten: Englishman.
Jasmine: An Engelsman [slowly - broken down by syllable]. An Engelsman [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Snart [natural native speed]
Morten: Soon.
Jasmine: Snart [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Snart [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Vad betyder det? [natural native speed]
Morten: What does that mean?
Jasmine: Vad betyder det? [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Vad betyder det? [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: På svenska säger man... [natural native speed]
Morten: In Swedish you say...
Jasmine: På svenska säger man... [slowly - broken down by syllable]. På svenska säger man... [natural native speed]
Morten: And finally, we have.
Jasmine: Jag hoppas [natural native speed]
Morten: I hope.
Jasmine: Jag hoppas [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Jag hoppas [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Morten: We are looking at some more useful phrases in this lesson.
Jasmine: Yes. These phrases are very versatile in their potential use.
Morten: First up, we have the Swedish for, what does that mean?
Jasmine: Vad betyder det?
Morten: Please, listen again and repeat.
Jasmine: Vad betyder det?
Morten: When can you use this phrase?
Jasmine: Whenever there's something you don't understand.
Morten: A word, phrase or concept?
Jasmine: Yes. You can use this phrase freely.
Morten: Of course, you'll always sound like you're new.
Jasmine: Right, new to the place, new to the language, but it's absolutely okay to use when needed.
Morten: Next, we have another phrase that will help fish for words in Swedish.
Jasmine: You know what to call just about everything in your native language.
Morten: But how do you ask for its name in Swedish?
Jasmine: Vad säger man på svenska? what do you say in Swedish?
Morten: And you would then reply.
Jasmine: På svenska säger man...
Morten: So you can use this phrase to respond if you know the answer?
Jasmine: Or you can ask Vad säger man på svenska?
Morten: The great thing about this phrase is that you could use it and point to stuff, can't you?
Jasmine: Yes. There are other ways to ask for words in Swedish, but with this phrase you can point and ask.
Morten: Great. One more phrase to go.
Jasmine: When talking about yourself or saying Goodbye to others, you will often want to use a phrase like I hope.
Morten: And in Swedish that is?
Jasmine: Jag hoppas.
Morten: Give us some examples, please?
Jasmine: Okay. This one uses a word from the last lesson, Jag hoppas jag hittar.
Morten: I hope, I will find a way or perhaps Jag hoppas på bra väder.
Jasmine: Yes, I hope for a good weather or Jag hoppas du hittar.
Morten: I hope you will find the way. This is versatile indeed.
Jasmine: Absolutely. You can also use it on its own as a response.
Morten: Soon, you will all speak Swedish.
Jasmine: Jag hoppas.

Lesson focus

Morten: Now, let's move on to the grammar section. In this lesson focus, we're looking at two things.
Jasmine: Yes, to give your name in Swedish you say.
Morten: Jag heter Morten.
Jasmine: But I could also say Mitt namn är ...
Morten: My name is Morten. Which one should I use?
Jasmine: Jag heter is the best to use because it's the least marked or formal.
Morten: Mitt namn är Morten is more formal?
Jasmine: A little perhaps, but it's definitely okay to use.
Morten: How would you for someone's name?
Jasmine: Definitely using vad heter du?
Morten: I see. Anything else would sound way too formal right?
Jasmine: Precisely, but let's move on to our main focus.
Morten: Right on. In this lesson we are looking at countries and nationalities.
Jasmine: Unfortunately, this is not always straightforward in Swedish.
Morten: In the dialogue we had England, engelsman and Poland, polack.
Jasmine: England, Englishman and Poland, Pole.
Morten: Are these common ways to call countries and nationalities?
Jasmine: Yes and no. But let's have a few more examples, Frankrike, Fransman.
Morten: France, Frenchman. And how do you say, I am French.
Jasmine: Jag är en fransman.
Morten: Okay, let's practice this. Listen again and repeat.
Jasmine: Jag är en fransman.
Morten: Jag är en fransman, that's right. And I am American, Jag är amerikan. Please listen and repeat.
Jasmine: Jag är amerikan.
Morten: Jag är amerikan, well done. And how would you say, I am English?
Jasmine: Okay, that's a bit different. You would usually say jag är från England.
Morten: But you could also say, Jag är engelsman, right?
Jasmine: Yes, but it's a little less common.
Morten: So instead of saying Jag är en fransman, you could also say Jag är fransk.
Jasmine: Yes, that's correct, please repeat after me. Jag är fransk.
Morten: Jag är fransk. And what about Australia?
Jasmine: That's not an easy one. As for England, you'll probably say, Jag är från Australien.
Morten: I am from Australia. So you don't say I am an Australian.
Jasmine: Perhaps not. You could say Jag är australienare.
Morten: That is I'm an Australian. Unfortunately, we couldn't cover all the nation and country names here.
Jasmine: But we hope you got the basic idea. Listeners, can you understand Swedish TV shows, movies or songs?
Morten: How about a friends' or love ones' conversations in Swedish?
Jasmine: If you want to know what's going on, we have a tool to help.
Morten: Line-by-line audio.
Jasmine: Listen to the lesson conversations line by line and learn to understand natural Swedish fast.
Morten: It's simple really.
Jasmine: At the click of a button, listen to each line of the conversation.
Morten: Listen again and again and tune your ear to natural Swedish.
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Morten: Find this feature on the lesson page under premium member resources at SwedishPod101.com. Okay, tack and bye-bye.
Jasmine: Hejdå, vi ses.

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