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INTRODUCTION |
Sydney: Common slang verbs, part 1. |
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 5. In this lesson, you'll learn common slang verbs, part 1. |
Sydney: Let's take a look at some of the most common verbs used in Sweden. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Jesper: att lira |
Jesper: att fatta |
Jesper: att lacka ur |
Jesper: att impa |
Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
Jesper: att lira |
Sydney: It means "to play." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att lira [NORMAL] att lira |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att lira |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when talking about playing games or sports. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Vill du lira lite fotboll? [SLOW] Vill du lira lite fotboll? |
Sydney: "Do you want to play a bit of soccer?" |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Vill du lira lite fotboll? |
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Jesper: att fatta |
Sydney: meaning "to understand." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att fatta [NORMAL] att fatta |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att fatta |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when saying that you understand something. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Fattar du vad jag menar? [SLOW] Fattar du vad jag menar? |
Sydney: "Do you understand what I mean? " |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Fattar du vad jag menar? |
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Jesper: att lacka ur |
Sydney: meaning "to get angry." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att lacka ur [NORMAL] att lacka ur |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att lacka ur |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when becoming very angry. |
Jesper: The word "lack" can also be used as an adjective. For example, Jag är så himla lack. "I'm really angry." |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Varför lackar du ur på mig? [SLOW] Varför lackar du ur på mig? |
Sydney: "Why are you getting angry at me?" |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Varför lackar du ur på mig? |
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Jesper: att impa |
Sydney: It means "to impress." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att impa [NORMAL] att impa |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att impa |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to press someone. |
Jesper: Impa is short for "imponera," which means "to impress." |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min lärare var skitimpad av min presentation. [SLOW] Min lärare var skitimpad av min presentation. |
Sydney: "My teacher was really impressed by my presentation." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Min lärare var skitimpad av min presentation. |
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 don’t understand what’s happening. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att fatta |
Sydney: "to understand" |
Sydney: Let’s play video games all night. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att lira |
Sydney: "to play" |
Sydney: I need to seriously impress my teachers on the exam. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att impa |
Sydney: "to impress" |
Sydney: My mom’s always getting angry at me. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att lacka ur |
Sydney: "to get angry" |
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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