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INTRODUCTION
Jasmine: Hej och god morgon. Jasmine here.
Morten: Hej, allihopa. This is Morten and you're listening to SwedishPod101.com Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 5 - Which Languages Do You Speak in Sweden?
Jasmine: We have an exciting lesson ahead of us today.
Morten: Yes, as usual.
Jasmine: In this lesson, we will look at how to talk about the languages you speak and the ones you're learning.
Morten: The conversation takes place on a soccer field just outside the Ostkupan student halls in Kallebäck.
Jasmine: Our main characters are once again, James and Anders.
Morten: Anders is at the hall as part of his job for the IO. He sees James play soccer with some other people and walks up and talks to him.
Jasmine: This is now official match, just to kick about. James is taking a quick breather.
Morten: This is a casual encounter, so the situation has as you can imagine, very little formality. Let's listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

Anders: Hej, James. Du spelar bra.
James: Tack Anders. Många här spelar bra, men jag förstår inte allas språk.
Anders: Jaså, hurså?
James: De där pratar franska. De talar ingen svenska och mycket lite engelska.
Anders: Jaha, vad kul, så många språk. Själv studerar jag spanska och japanska.
James: Oj, vad intressant. Då talar du många språk.
Anders: Nej, inte än. Min spanska är okej, men min japanska är fortfarande svag.
James: Som min svenska...
Anders: Nej, du talar ju nästan flytande.
Morten: And now let’s hear it slowly.
Jasmine: Nu ska vi lyssna på den sakta versionen.
Anders: Hej, James. Du spelar bra.
James: Tack Anders. Många här spelar bra, men jag förstår inte allas språk.
Anders: Jaså, hurså?
James: De där pratar franska. De talar ingen svenska och mycket lite engelska.
Anders: Jaha, vad kul, så många språk. Själv studerar jag spanska och japanska.
James: Oj, vad intressant. Då talar du många språk.
Anders: Nej, inte än. Min spanska är okej, men min japanska är fortfarande svag.
James: Som min svenska...
Anders: Nej, du talar ju nästan flytande.
Morten: And now, once more time with the translation.
Jasmine: Och en gång till med översättningen.
Anders: Hej, James. Du spelar bra.
Morten: Hello, James. You're a good player.
James: Tack Anders. Många här spelar bra, men jag förstår inte allas språk.
Morten: Thanks, Anders. Many here are good players, but I don't understand everyone's languages.
Anders: Jaså, hurså?
Morten: OK, how come?
James: De där pratar franska. De talar ingen svenska och mycket lite engelska.
Morten: Those there speak French. They speak no Swedish and very little English.
Anders: Jaha, vad kul, så många språk. Själv studerar jag spanska och japanska.
Morten: Really, so many languages. I am studying Spanish and Japanese myself.
James: Oj, vad intressant. Då talar du många språk.
Morten: Oh, how interesting. You speak many languages.
Anders: Nej, inte än. Min spanska är okej, men min japanska är fortfarande svag.
Morten: No, not yet. My Spanish is OK, but my Japanese is still weak.
James: Som min svenska...
Morten: Like my Swedish...
Anders: Nej, du talar ju nästan flytande.
Morten: No, you speak almost fluently.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Morten: James is playing soccer with many other international students, isn't he?
Jasmine: Well, we don't know. They could be exchange students, but they may also be Swedes with immigrant backgrounds.
Morten: Are there a lot of foreigners in Sweden?
Jasmine: Foreigners, I wouldn't exactly call them that. They are people with other language backgrounds living in Sweden.
Morten: Okay, so integration has been successful in Sweden.
Jasmine: Well, what does that mean successful? Sweden has about 15% of people with immigrant backgrounds of some sort.
Morten: But most of them speak Swedish when answered about?
Jasmine: I suppose that depends, but generally yes.
Morten: So they speak Swedish and in school they study?
Jasmine: In school everyone studies Swedish and English plus at least one other foreign language.
Morten: Like French or German?
Jasmine: Yes, these are the traditional languages, but in recent years Spanish has become increasingly popular.
Morten: And I hear even Asian languages like Chinese and Japanese.
Jasmine: Yeah, that's true. On top of that, pupils from a non-Swedish speaking background usually get hemspråksundervisning.
Morten: So that means they are instructed in their native language?
Jasmine: Yes, only a few hours per week and sometimes there are not enough students or no teachers.
Morten: Yes, I heard. There are more than a hundred languages spoken on Swedish school yards.
Jasmine: That's right.
Morten: So what about the level of English that people have in Sweden?
Jasmine: Generally around 90% of Swedes speak English.
Morten: You have a lot of TV in English with subtitles, don't you?
Jasmine: Yes and English is very popular.
Morten: So if you don't speak Swedish as a visitor to Sweden but can make yourself understood in English, that's all right?
Jasmine: Absolutely, in most cases, you'll be just fine.
Morten: And now, let's move on to the vocabulary section.
VOCAB LIST
First we have.
Jasmine: Förstår (förstå) [natural native speed]
Morten: To understand.
Jasmine: Förstår (förstå) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Förstår (förstå) [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Ett språk [natural native speed]
Morten: A language.
Jasmine: Ett språk [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Ett språk [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Talar (tala) [natural native speed]
Morten: To speak.
Jasmine: Talar (tala) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Talar (tala) [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have
Jasmine: Pratar (prata) [natural native speed]
Morten: To talk or to speak.
Jasmine: Pratar (prata) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Pratar (prata) [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Studerar (studera) [natural native speed]
Morten: To study.
Jasmine: Studerar (studera) [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Studerar (studera) [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Franska [natural native speed]
Morten: French.
Jasmine: Franska [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Franska [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Svenska [natural native speed]
Morten: Swedish.
Jasmine: Svenska [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Svenska [natural native speed]
Morten: Next, we have.
Jasmine: Engelska [natural native speed]
Morten: English.
Jasmine: Engelska [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Engelska [natural native speed]
Morten: And finally, we have.
Jasmine: Japanska [natural native speed]
Morten: Japanese.
Jasmine: Japanska [slowly - broken down by syllable]. Japanska [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Morten: Let's take a closer look at the words and phrases from this lesson. In this lesson, we're focusing on a conversational phrase.
Jasmine: That's right, practical everyday stuff again.
Morten: If you want to express your enthusiastic approval of what's just been said, you can say?
Jasmine: vad kul
Morten: Meaning, how cool or how fascinating. Literally it means, how fun. So if I told you I made lot of friends at a party, listeners, what would you reply? [pause].
Jasmine: Yes, that's right, vad kul.
Morten: This phrase is often used with small interjections like no and O.
Jasmine: Nej vad kul, Åh vad kul! So if I tell you that I found a new job, what would you listeners say?
Morten: Vad kul or Nej vad kul.
Jasmine: Our next phrase is also very common and useful to know.
Morten: It's about getting the other person to confirm what they've just said.
Jasmine: Say you tell me about your vintage car and the trip you're planning to take it on. I might say.
Morten: vad kul, how cool. And if I tell you I'm going on holiday to Australia tomorrow, you will say once again?
Jasmine: Vad kul.
Morten: So, I say, Jag pratar japanska.
Jasmine: Nej vad kul!
Morten: Tack. Thanks a lot.

Lesson focus

And now, let's move on to the grammar section. In this lesson, we're all about languages and their names in Swedish.
Jasmine: We've already taken a look on countries and nationalities. Fortunately names of languages are a lot easier.
Morten: I'm sure you remember there are two different ways to say that you're English or French.
Jasmine: Jag är fransman or Jag är fransk.
Morten: I am Frenchman or I am French.
Jasmine: Yeah. And then Jag är fransk you already have the basic ingredient for saying the French language.
Morten: As we heard in the dialogue, that is?
Jasmine: Franska. Jag talar franska.
Morten: What about not speaking a language, how can I say I don't speak Swedish?
Jasmine: Jag talar inte svenska
Morten: Please listen and repeat. Jag talar inte svenska
Jasmine: Jag talar inte svenska. But you already speak a little, so you could say?
Morten: Jag talar lite svenska.
Jasmine: I speak a little Swedish. Please repeat after me, Jag talar lite svenska
Morten: Jag talar lite svenska. And what about other languages, how can we know what to call them?
Jasmine: Well, thankfully the names of languages are more regular than those of countries or nationalities.
Morten: But still not absolutely regular, right?
Jasmine: Tyvärr, unfortunately, that is correct.
Morten: In that case, let's cover a few more languages. How about German?
Jasmine: Jag talar tyska.
Morten: I speak German. What about Japanese?
Jasmine: Jag talar japanska.
Morten: Or I speak a little Spanish?
Jasmine: Jag talar lite spanska
Morten: Please listen again and repeat.
Jasmine: Jag talar lite spanska
Morten: Very good, I speak a little Spanish.
Jasmine: And if you want to say that you don't speak a language, put in the word inte.
Morten: This word means not or in this case don't. Another useful word. Can we see it in action?
Jasmine: Jag talar inte engelska
Morten: I don't speak English, something you will hopefully not hear in Sweden.
Jasmine: Right, that's unlikely. Plus…
Morten: When you get to Sweden or the next time you meet a Swedish person…
Jasmine: You will already speak some Swedish.
Morten: So practice what we've learned so far and impress those Swedes.
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Morten: …while you learn to recognize words by sight.
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Morten: Thanks for this lesson. Tack, allihopa. Hejdå
Jasmine: Tack. Hejdå.

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