Learn about chain stores that are common in Sweden
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon:Hi everyone, I’m Brandon. |
| Engla:And I’m Engla! |
| Brandon:And welcome to Culture Class - Essential Swedish Vocabulary, Lesson 22! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Transportation and around town. These are five popular Swedish chain stores. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at SwedishPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Brandon:Engla, what’s our first word? |
| Engla:H and M |
| Brandon:H and M |
| Engla:(slow) H and M (regular) H and M |
| Brandon:Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla:H and M |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| H and M is a popular Swedish clothing line that sells cheap but well-designed clothes for all ages. H and M now exists in 43 countries. |
| Brandon:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla:(normal) H and M står för Hennes och Mauritz. |
| Brandon:H and M stands for Hennes and Mauritz. |
| Engla:(slow) H and M står för Hennes och Mauritz. |
| Brandon:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Engla:IKEA |
| Brandon:IKEA |
| Engla:(slow) IKEA (regular) IKEA |
| Brandon:Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla:IKEA |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| IKEA is a Swedish furniture company that has shops in 38 countries. IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943. Ingvar was then seventeen years old. IKEA sells low-priced, well-designed furniture. IKEA uses one percent of the earth's wood supply. |
| Brandon:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla:(normal) IKEAs produkter är döpta efter svenska namn, städer, ord och saker. |
| Brandon:IKEA's products are named after Swedish names, cities, words, and things. |
| Engla:(slow) IKEAs produkter är döpta efter svenska namn, städer, ord och saker. |
| Brandon:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Engla:ICA |
| Brandon:ICA |
| Engla:(slow) ICA (regular) ICA |
| Brandon:Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla:ICA |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| ICA is the name of a Swedish grocery store. It comes in different sizes—from ICA Nära, which is comparable to a convenience store, to the huge MAXI ICA Stormarknad, or supermarket. |
| Brandon:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla:(normal) ICA har även en egen bank som heter ICA Banken. |
| Brandon:ICA also has their own bank called ICA Banken. |
| Engla:(slow) ICA har även en egen bank som heter ICA Banken. |
| Brandon:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Engla:Gina Tricot |
| Brandon:Gina Tricot |
| Engla:(slow) Gina Tricot (regular) Gina Tricot |
| Brandon:Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla:Gina Tricot |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Gina Tricot is a Swedish fashion brand, and it has about 170 stores around Scandinavia and Germany. They sell clothes for women of all ages, but mostly around the age of seventeen to twenty-five years old. |
| Brandon:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla:(normal) På Gina Tricots huvudkontor är 94% kvinnor. |
| Brandon:At Gina Tricot's head office, 94 percent are women. |
| Engla:(slow) På Gina Tricots huvudkontor är 94% kvinnor. |
| Brandon:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Engla:MAX hamburgare |
| Brandon:MAX hamburgers |
| Engla:(slow) MAX hamburgare (regular) MAX hamburgare |
| Brandon:Listeners, please repeat... |
| Engla:MAX hamburgare |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| MAX is a Swedish hamburger fast food restaurant that has over a hundred restaurants in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Dubai. |
| Brandon:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Engla:(normal) MAX hamburgare försöker att ge funktionshindrade en chans till arbete. |
| Brandon:MAX hamburgers are trying to give people with disabilities a chance to work. |
| Engla:(slow) MAX hamburgare försöker att ge funktionshindrade en chans till arbete. |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Engla will give you the Swedish – please repeat it out loud! Are you ready? |
| Engla:H and M |
| [pause]Brandon:H and M |
| Engla:IKEA |
| [pause]Brandon:IKEA |
| Engla:ICA |
| [pause]Brandon:ICA |
| Engla:Gina Tricot |
| [pause]Brandon:Gina Tricot |
| Engla:MAX hamburgare |
| [pause]Brandon:MAX hamburgers |
Outro |
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| Brandon:There you have it – five popular chain stores in Sweden! We have more vocab lists available at SwedishPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Engla:Hej då. |
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