Learn new Swedish slang expressions introduced in 2017
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Some new Swedish slang from 2017. |
| Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwedishPod101.com. I'm Sydney. |
| Jesper: And I'm Jesper! |
| Sydney: This is Must-Know Swedish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 11. In this lesson, you'll learn some new Swedish slang from 2017. |
| Sydney: Every year, new words are introduced to the Swedish language. Let's take a look at some of the newest ones. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jesper: att swisha / att svisha |
| Jesper: att plogga |
| Jesper: pokenad |
| Jesper: serieotrogen |
| Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
| Jesper: att swisha / att svisha |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to swish." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to send money using an app called Swish." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] att swisha / att svisha [NORMAL] att swisha / att svisha |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: att swisha / att svisha |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're talking about transfering money to someone using the app Swish. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Om du betalar för taxin så swishar jag över pengar. [SLOW] Om du betalar för taxin så swishar jag över pengar. |
| Sydney: "If you pay for the taxi, I'll Swish over some money." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Om du betalar för taxin så swishar jag över pengar. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jesper: att plogga |
| Sydney: It’s a mash-up of the words plocka skräp, "to pick up garbage," and jogga "to jog"; this slang expression means "to jog while picking up garbage." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] att plogga [NORMAL] att plogga |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: att plogga |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when going for a jog and picking up garbage. This is a new eco-friendly exercise alternative in Sweden. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag har precis börjat plogga på onsdagar. [SLOW] Jag har precis börjat plogga på onsdagar. |
| Sydney: "I've just started plogging on Wednesdays." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag har precis börjat plogga på onsdagar. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jesper: pokenad |
| Sydney: It’s a mash-up of the words "pokémon" and promenad, "to walk"; this slang expression means "to take a walk while chasing Pokémon." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] pokenad [NORMAL] pokenad |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: pokenad |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you go for a walk while searching for pokémon in Pokémon Go. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Vill du följa med på en pokénad? [SLOW] Vill du följa med på en pokénad? |
| Sydney: "Do you want to come with me for a Pokémon walk?" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Vill du följa med på en pokénad? |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jesper: serieotrogen |
| Sydney: literally meaning "series unfaithful." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be unfaithful to your partner by watching an episode of a TV-series you are both following on your own." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] serieotrogen [NORMAL] serieotrogen |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: serieotrogen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when someone is watching an episode of a TV-series you have been watching together without you. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Hur kunde du vara seriotrogen? [SLOW] Hur kunde du vara seriotrogen? |
| Sydney: "How could you be series unfaithful?" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Hur kunde du vara seriotrogen? |
| Sydney: You can also use "serieotrogen" as a noun. For example… |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag tolererar inte serieotrogenhet. [SLOW] Jag tolererar inte serieotrogenhet. |
| Sydney: "I don't tolerate series unfaithfulness." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag tolererar inte serieotrogenhet. |
| QUIZ |
| Sydney: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Sydney: I’ve just started this new type of exercise, which is a kind of eco-friendly form of jogging. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: att plogga |
| Sydney: "to jog while picking up garbage" |
| Sydney: I’m sending over the money I borrowed now. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: att swisha / att svisha |
| Sydney: "to send money using an app called Swish" |
| Sydney: I accidently watched the latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy while you were at work. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: serieotrogen |
| Sydney: "to be unfaithful to your partner by watching an episode of a TV-series you are both following on your own" |
| Sydney: I’m just going to take a walk around the block to see if any Pokémons are nearby. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: pokenad |
| Sydney: "to take a walk while chasing Pokémon" |
Outro |
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| Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Swedish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at SwedishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jesper: Det var allt för den här gången, vi ses snart igen! |
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