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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Common expressions for family members.
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 3. In this lesson, you'll learn common expressions for family members.
Sydney: Let's take a look at the most common nicknames for family members in Sweden.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Jesper: morsa
Jesper: farsa
Jesper: syrra
Jesper: brorsa
Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression?
Jesper: morsa
Sydney: It means "mom."
Jesper: [SLOW] morsa [NORMAL] morsa
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jesper: morsa
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's mom.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min morsa lagar bästa maten! [SLOW] Min morsa lagar bästa maten!
Sydney: "My mom cooks the best food!"
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min morsa lagar bästa maten!
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Jesper: farsa
Sydney: meaning "dad."
Jesper: [SLOW] farsa [NORMAL] farsa
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jesper: farsa
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's dad.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min farsa jobbar jämt. [SLOW] Min farsa jobbar jämt.
Sydney: "My dad's always working."
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min farsa jobbar jämt.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Jesper: syrra
Sydney: It means "sister."
Jesper: [SLOW] syrra [NORMAL] syrra
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jesper: syrra
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's sister.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min syrra är så tråkig. [SLOW] Min syrra är så tråkig.
Sydney: "My sister is so boring."
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min syrra är så tråkig.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Jesper: brorsa
Sydney: meaning "brother."
Jesper: [SLOW] brorsa [NORMAL] brorsa
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jesper: brorsa
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when speaking about your or someone else's brother.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag bråkar alltid med min brorsa. [SLOW] Jag bråkar alltid med min brorsa.
Sydney: "I'm always fighting with my brother."
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag bråkar alltid med min brorsa.
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: My dad’s car broke down.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jesper: farsa
Sydney: "dad"
Sydney: My mom will be cooking tonight.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jesper: morsa
Sydney: "mom"
Sydney: Look after your brother while I go to the store.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jesper: brorsa
Sydney: "brother"
Sydney: My sister drives me crazy sometimes.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jesper: syrra
Sydney: "sister"

Outro

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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