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Learn slang expressions that mothers use
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INTRODUCTION |
Sydney: Common idioms that mothers use, part 2. |
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 14. In this lesson, you'll learn common idioms that mothers use, part 2. |
Sydney: Here is another collection of popular things that moms tend to say. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Jesper: en droppe i havet |
Jesper: fjärilar i magen |
Jesper: full rulle |
Jesper: gå in i väggen |
Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
Jesper: en droppe i havet |
Sydney: meaning "a drop in the ocean." |
Jesper: [SLOW] en droppe i havet [NORMAL] en droppe i havet |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: en droppe i havet |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to say that something is insignificant or has no meaning. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] En förlorad tia är ju bara en droppe i havet som tur är. [SLOW] En förlorad tia är ju bara en droppe i havet som tur är. |
Sydney: "Luckily, a lost ten-crown is only a drop in the ocean." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] En förlorad tia är ju bara en droppe i havet som tur är. |
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Jesper: fjärilar i magen |
Sydney: meaning "butterflies in the stomach." |
Jesper: [SLOW] fjärilar i magen [NORMAL] fjärilar i magen |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: fjärilar i magen |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this expression when you're feeling nervous, or sometimes when you're in love and you have that ticklish feeling in your stomach. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Barnen har fjärilar i magen inför första skoldagen. [SLOW] Barnen har fjärilar i magen inför första skoldagen. |
Sydney: "The children have butterflies in their stomachs for the first school day." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Barnen har fjärilar i magen inför första skoldagen. |
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Jesper: full rulle |
Sydney: literally meaning "full roll." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very busy." |
Jesper: [SLOW] full rulle [NORMAL] full rulle |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: full rulle |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're very busy. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Det är full rulle hemma nu när det är påsklov. [SLOW] Det är full rulle hemma nu när det är påsklov. |
Sydney: "It's very busy at home now that it's the Easter holidays." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Det är full rulle hemma nu när det är påsklov. |
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Jesper: gå in i väggen |
Sydney: literally meaning "walk into the wall." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "have a burnout." |
Jesper: [SLOW] gå in i väggen [NORMAL] gå in i väggen |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: gå in i väggen |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're talking about reaching your limit and having a burnout. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Ibland så känns det som att jag kommer att gå in i väggen. [SLOW] Ibland så känns det som att jag kommer att gå in i väggen. |
Sydney: "Sometimes it feels as if I'm going to have a burnout." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Ibland så känns det som att jag kommer att gå in i väggen. |
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’m feeling a bit nervous for the stage performance. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: fjärilar i magen |
Sydney: "butterflies in your stomach" |
Sydney: Oh, that’s nothing. Don’t worry about it! |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: en droppe i havet |
Sydney: "a drop in the ocean" |
Sydney: I’m stressed and exhausted, I need a holiday. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: gå in i väggen |
Sydney: "have a burnout" |
Sydney: I haven’t had any free time all week. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: full rulle |
Sydney: "very busy" |
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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