Learn Swedish expressions to know when telling a story
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Some helpful Swedish expressions to know when telling a story. |
| 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 22. In this lesson, you'll learn some helpful Swedish expressions to know when telling a story. |
| Sydney: Let's take a look at some useful phrases you may need when telling a fun story in Swedish. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jesper: hittepå |
| Jesper: med hull och hår |
| Jesper: hela baletten |
| Jesper: röd tråd |
| Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
| Jesper: hittepå |
| Sydney: literally meaning "made up." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "make believe, made up." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] hittepå [NORMAL] hittepå |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: hittepå |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're speaking about something that is made up. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Nu får det vara nog med hittepå, berätta den verkliga historien. [SLOW] Nu får det vara nog med hittepå, berätta den verkliga historien. |
| Sydney: "Enough with the make believe, now tell me the real story." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Nu får det vara nog med hittepå, berätta den verkliga historien. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jesper: med hull och hår |
| Sydney: literally meaning "with body and hair." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "the whole thing, all of it." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] med hull och hår [NORMAL] med hull och hår |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: med hull och hår |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're talking about eating or swallowing the whole thing, including everything. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Trollet åt upp prinsen med hull och hår! [SLOW] Trollet åt upp prinsen med hull och hår! |
| Sydney: "The troll ate the prince, all of him!" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Trollet åt upp prinsen med hull och hår! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jesper: hela baletten |
| Sydney: literally meaning "the whole ballet." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "the whole thing, all of it." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] hela baletten [NORMAL] hela baletten |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: hela baletten |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're talking about the whole thing, including everything, but this is not related to eating. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Städa bort alltihopa, hela baletten ska bort! [SLOW] Städa bort alltihopa, hela baletten ska bort! |
| Sydney: "Clean away everything, the whole thing needs to be gone!" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Städa bort alltihopa, hela baletten ska bort! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jesper: röd tråd |
| Sydney: meaning "red thread." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] röd tråd [NORMAL] röd tråd |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: röd tråd |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're speaking about the main story line. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Det är viktigt att hålla sig till den röda tråden när man berättar en historia. [SLOW] Det är viktigt att hålla sig till den röda tråden när man berättar en historia. |
| Sydney: "It's important to stick to the red thread when you're telling a story." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Det är viktigt att hålla sig till den röda tråden när man berättar en historia. |
| 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 think the dog ate the whole thing. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: med hull och hår |
| Sydney: "the whole thing, all of it" |
| Sydney: That sounds made up. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: hittepå |
| Sydney: "make believe, made up" |
| Sydney: Stick to the plotline. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: röd tråd |
| Sydney: "the red thread" |
| Sydney: Throw all of it away. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: hela baletten |
| Sydney: "the whole thing, all of it" |
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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