Learn common slang nouns
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Commonly used nouns that you should know. |
| 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 8. In this lesson, you'll learn commonly used nouns that you should know. |
| Sydney: There are a couple of nouns that are frequently used, let's take a look at some of them now. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jesper: lur |
| Jesper: brallor |
| Jesper: kåk |
| Jesper: krimskrams |
| Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
| Jesper: lur |
| Sydney: It means "phone." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] lur [NORMAL] lur |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: lur |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when talking about your cell phone or smartphone. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Har du sett min lur? [SLOW] Har du sett min lur? |
| Sydney: "Have you seen my phone?" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Har du sett min lur? |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jesper: brallor |
| Sydney: It means "pants." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] brallor [NORMAL] brallor |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: brallor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when talking about pants. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Fan vilka snygga brallor! [SLOW] Fan vilka snygga brallor! |
| Sydney: "Damn, those pants are really nice!" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Fan vilka snygga brallor! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jesper: kåk |
| Sydney: literally meaning "full house." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "house." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] kåk [NORMAL] kåk |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: kåk |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when talking about a house, cabin, or cottage. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Funderar ni på att köpa en kåk nu när ni ska skaffa familj? [SLOW] Funderar ni på att köpa en kåk nu när ni ska skaffa familj? |
| Sydney: "Are you considering buying a house now that you're starting a family?" |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Funderar ni på att köpa en kåk nu när ni ska skaffa familj? |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jesper: krimskrams |
| Sydney: meaning "knick-knacks." |
| Jesper: [SLOW] krimskrams [NORMAL] krimskrams |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jesper: krimskrams |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when talking about knick-knacks. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag fattar inte varför jag har så mycket krimskrams i min handväska. [SLOW] Jag fattar inte varför jag har så mycket krimskrams i min handväska. |
| Sydney: "I don't understand why I have so many knick-knacks in my purse." |
| Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag fattar inte varför jag har så mycket krimskrams i min handväska. |
| 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: These pants are way too big for me. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: brallor |
| Sydney: "pants" |
| Sydney: I can’t wait to get a new phone. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: lur |
| Sydney: "phone" |
| Sydney: My mom always buys knick-knacks for souvenirs. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: krimskrams |
| Sydney: "knick-knacks" |
| Sydney: That house looks so nice! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jesper: kåk |
| Sydney: "house" |
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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