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| INTRODUCTION |
| Engla: Hej allihopa! I’m Engla. |
| Gabriella: Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. Welcome back to SwedishPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 3 - Comparing Prices in Swedish. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to express numbers with decimals. |
| Engla: Yes, and the conversation takes place at a grocery store.: |
| Gabriella: It’s between Kerstin and her husband Hans, and they're using informal Swedish because they're family. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Kerstin: Vad behöver vi? |
| Hans: Vi behöver ett kilo äpplen. |
| Kerstin: Ska jag ta dom här för 30,90 kronor kilot eller dessa för 24,50 kronor kilot? |
| Hans: Ta dom där borta för 27,80 kronor kilot. |
| Kerstin: Okej. Behöver vi bananer med? |
| Hans: Ja, ta dom kravmärkta för 23,40 kronor kilot. |
| Kerstin: Är du säker? De andra kostar bara 19,90 kronor kilot. |
| Hans: Ta dom kravmärkta. |
| -With English Translation- |
| Kerstin: Vad behöver vi? |
| Gabriella: What do we need? |
| Hans: Vi behöver ett kilo äpplen. |
| Gabriella: We need one kilogram of apples. |
| Kerstin: Ska jag ta dom här för 30,90 kronor kilot eller dessa för 24,50 kronor kilot? |
| Gabriella: Should I take these ones here for 30.90 crowns per kilo or these for 24.50 crowns per kilo? |
| Hans: Ta dom där borta för 27,80 kronor kilot. |
| Gabriella: Take those over there for 27.80 crowns per kilo. |
| Kerstin: Okej. Behöver vi bananer med? |
| Gabriella: Okay. Do we need bananas too? |
| Hans: Ja, ta dom kravmärkta för 23,40 kronor kilot. |
| Gabriella: Yes, take the eco-labeled ones for 23.40 crowns per kilo. |
| Kerstin: Är du säker? De andra kostar bara 19,90 kronor kilot. |
| Gabriella: Are you sure? The other ones only cost 19.90 crowns per kilo. |
| Hans: Ta dom kravmärkta. |
| Gabriella: Take the eco-labeled ones. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Gabriella: So Engla, what can you tell the listeners about Swedish eating habits? |
| Engla: Well, a recent study has actually shown that we're eating healthier than before! |
| Gabriella: That’s good news! |
| Engla: Yes, absolutely! But the same study also shows that not everything is perfect. |
| Gabriella: Really? Why is that? |
| Engla: Well, young men and women’s eating habits are the worst in the population, and in general they don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. |
| Gabriella: I see. |
| Engla: And they also eat too many foods that are high in fat and sugar. |
| Gabriella: That doesn’t sound good at all. What are food prices like? |
| Engla: Food prices in Sweden are pretty high. In fact, Sweden ends up in third place, after Norway and Denmark, when it comes to food prices among European countries. |
| Gabriella: Really? |
| Engla: Yes, but Norway is still much more expensive than Sweden. |
| Gabriella: Keep that in mind, listeners! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Gabriella: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is… |
| Engla: att behöva [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: to need |
| Engla: att behöva [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: att behöva [natural native speed] |
| Engla: kilo [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: kilo |
| Engla: kilo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: kilo [natural native speed] |
| Engla: äpple [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: apple |
| Engla: äpple [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: äpple [natural native speed] |
| Engla: att ta [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: to take |
| Engla: att ta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: att ta [natural native speed] |
| Engla: där borta [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: over there |
| Engla: där borta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: där borta [natural native speed] |
| Engla: krona [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: Crown |
| Engla: krona [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: krona [natural native speed] |
| Engla: banan [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: banana |
| Engla: banan [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: banan [natural native speed] |
| Engla: komma [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: comma |
| Engla: komma [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: komma [natural native speed] |
| Engla: och [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: point |
| Engla: och [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: och [natural native speed] |
| Engla: kravmärkta [natural native speed] |
| Gabriella: eco-labeled |
| Engla: kravmärkta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Engla: kravmärkta [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Gabriella: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. What’s first? |
| Engla: First, we’ll spend some time talking about the Swedish currency kronor, or “crowns” as it means in Swedish. |
| Gabriella: Yes, and that was used several times in this lesson’s dialogue. |
| Engla: That’s right. And when you hear or see this noun, it will most certainly appear in its indefinite plural form kronor. |
| Gabriella: So listeners, this is the form you should learn first for this word. |
| Engla: Exactly! The only time you’ll hear the indefinite singular form is when someone is talking about en krona, or "one crown." |
| Gabriella: Ok, what's next? |
| Engla: Next we have the word kravmärkt. |
| Gabriella: That means “eco-labeled,” right? |
| Engla: Well it’s actually a specific type of eco-label that is used in Sweden, and it's done by the organisation KRAV. |
| Gabriella: So, I guess that there are other types of eco- and environmentally-friendly labeling used in Sweden as well? |
| Engla: Yes, some other common ones are Svanen, meaning “the swan,” and Bra miljöval, which translates as “Good environmental choice.” |
| Gabriella: I’ll look out for those next time I’m shopping in Sweden then! What do we have next? |
| Engla: The final word we'll cover is the Swedish word for “kilo.” |
| Gabriella: Which is? |
| Engla: Kilo. |
| Gabriella: It sounds different to its English counterpart, but it’s spelled exactly the same, right? |
| Engla: That’s right. In Swedish, you can pronounce the -k in kilo, or Kilo in English, either as the “-k” in the word “keep”, or as the “-ch” in the word “church.” |
| Gabriella: Which is the most common one? |
| Engla: The second one. |
| Gabriella: Typical...that one's much more difficult to pronounce! Anyway, now let’s move on to the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gabriella: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to express numbers with decimals. |
| Engla: Yes, and being able to do this can come in handy in a number of different situations. |
| Gabriella: It’s handy if you want to talk about the price, height, or length of something. |
| Engla: Absolutely, and it's also handy if you just want to refer to a number containing decimals in general, for example, when you’re doing math. |
| Gabriella: So where do we start? |
| Engla: First, we need to mention that there's more than one way of expressing numbers that include decimals in Swedish. |
| Gabriella: And which method to use depends on what you're actually talking about. So what ways will we cover in this lesson? |
| Engla: Let's start with how to express decimal numbers when talking about the price of something, or the height of someone. And later we'll discuss lengths and decimals when doing math. |
| Gabriella: Okay and how do we do that? |
| Engla: Well, first of all, in Sweden we use a comma instead of a decimal point. And we use the word och to mark that there is a comma. |
| Gabriella: But that word means “and” doesn't it? |
| Engla: It does. Och literally means as “and,” but in this context it corresponds to “comma.” |
| Gabriella: I see. That’s why it was used so many times in this lesson’s dialog when Hans and Kerstin were talking about the price of the fruit they were buying. |
| Engla: Correct! |
| Gabriella: So we would use this word when we say things like “Bananas cost 16.90 crowns per kilo”? |
| Engla: Yes! And that sentence would be Bananer kostar sexton-och-nittio kronor per kilot. |
| Gabriella: I see. So first you say the integer, which in this case is “sixteen”? |
| Engla: Which is sexton. |
| Gabriella: And then you would use the Swedish word for “and,” which in this context symbolises the comma? |
| Engla: Yes, so after sexton, you would say och. |
| Gabriella: And after that, you'd just say the remaining number, which in this case is "ninety" in Swedish? |
| Engla: Yes, nittio. |
| Gabriella: Okay, let’s put that together. How do you say “16.90”? |
| Engla: Sexton-och-nittio. |
| Gabriella: Let’s get our listeners to practice that. |
| Engla: Listeners, repeat after me please. Sexton-och-nittio. |
| Gabriella: Okay, let’s try another example using numbers with decimals when talking about price. How would you say “Carrots cost 5.80 crowns per kilo”? |
| Engla: That’s Morötter kostar fem-och-åttio kronor per kilot. Listeners, repeat after me! |
| Morötter kostar fem-och-åttio kronor per kilot. |
| Gabriella: And you said that this way of referring to numbers is also used to talk about someone height, right? |
| Engla: Yes, that’s right. |
| Gabriella: So how would you say “Kerstin is 1.65 meters tall”? |
| Engla: Well, first we start off with the “Kerstin is” part, which is Kerstin är. Then we have the number that includes a decimal. |
| Gabriella: And I guess we’ll start with the integer “one”? |
| Engla: Yes, first we say en, meaning “one,” which is then followed by och to symbolize the comma. Then we have the “sixty-five” part, which is sextiofem. Finally, we have meter lång, corresponding to “meters tall.” |
| Gabriella: And if we put that together? |
| Engla: “Kerstin is 1.65 meters tall” is Kerstin är en-och-sextiofem lång. |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat after Engla. |
| Engla: Kerstin är en-och-sextiofem lång. |
| Gabriella: And how would you say “Hans is 1.72 meters tall”? |
| Engla: Hans är en-och-sjuttiotvå lång. Listeners, repeat after me. Hans är en-och-sjuttiotvå lång. |
| Gabriella: Great! Now, how do we talk about the length of an object, or about doing maths? |
| Engla: It’s really easy. We subsitute och with the actual word for “comma,” which is komma. |
| Gabriella: Okay. How would you say "7.5 + 7.3 = 14.8" ? |
| Engla: We’ll start with “7.5” which is sju-komma-fem. This is followed by the word plus, meaning “plus,” and then the “7.3” part is sju-komma-tre. |
| Gabriella: And how do you say “equals” in Swedish? |
| Engla: är likamed. And finally, we have the number “14.8,” which in Swedish is fjorton-komma-åtta. |
| Gabriella: So "7.5 + 7.3 = 14.8" in Swedish is? |
| Engla: Sju-komma-fem plus sju-komma-tre är likamed fjorton-komma-åtta. Listeners repeat after me! |
| Sju-komma-fem plus sju-komma-tre är likamed fjorton-komma-åtta. |
| Gabriella: Okay, let’s try one more. How would you say “1.92 + 2.71 = 4.63" ? |
| Engla: en-komma-nittiotvå plus två-komma-sjuttioett är likamed fyra-komma-sextiotre. |
| Gabriella: Listeners, repeat after Engla! |
| Engla: En-komma-nittiotvå plus två-komma-sjuttioett är likamed fyra-komma-sextiotre. |
| Gabriella: And we use this way of referring to numbers when talking about the length of an object, too. How do I say, “The pen is 11.1 centimeters long"? |
| Engla: Pennan är 11.1 (elva-komma-en) centimeter lång. Listeners, repeat after me please! |
| Pennan är 11.1 (elva-komma-en) centimeter lång. |
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Outro |
| Gabriella: Great! That’s all for this lesson. |
| Engla: Great work everyone. |
| Gabriella: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you next time. Bye! |
| Engla: Or hej då as you would say in Swedish! |
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