Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Where are you from?"
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| Matt: Top 25 Swedish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 2 “Where are you from?” in Swedish. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Swedish learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “Where are you from?”. In Swedish this is... |
| Engla: Var är du ifrån? |
| Matt: The first word in the question is |
| Engla: var |
| Matt: meaning “where” in English. |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) var |
| Matt: Listen again and repeat. |
| Engla: var |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is... |
| Engla: är |
| Matt: meaning “are.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) är |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: är |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: var är |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And next is |
| Engla: du |
| Matt: meaning “you.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: du |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Engla: var är du |
| {pause} |
| Matt: And finally we have |
| Engla: ifrån |
| Matt: meaning “from.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) ifrån |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: ifrån |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Engla: var är du ifrån |
| {pause} |
| Matt: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Where are you from?”. |
| Engla: Jag är från USA. |
| Matt: “I'm from the U.S.” You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Engla: (Slow) Jag är från USA. |
| {pause} |
| Matt: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Engla: jag |
| Matt: meaning “I.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) jag |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: jag |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next is |
| Engla: är |
| Matt: meaning “are.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) är |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: är |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next, |
| Engla: från |
| Matt: meaning “from.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) från |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: från |
| {Pause} |
| Matt: And next, |
| Engla: “USA” |
| Matt: which is “the U.S.” |
| Engla: (Slow, by syllable) USA |
| Matt: Now repeat. |
| Engla: USA |
| Matt: Listen to the speaker say “I'm from the U.S.” and then repeat. |
| Engla: Jag är från USA. |
| Matt: Try it again, replacing “the U.S.” with “England.” |
| Engla: England |
| Matt: “England” |
| Engla: (slow) England (regular) England |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “England.” |
| Engla: Jag är från England. |
| Matt: As you can hear, it mostly stays the same. Simply replace the country. Say “I'm from England.” |
| Engla: Jag är från England. |
| Matt: For more practice with the pattern, replace “England” with “Germany.” In Swedish this is... |
| Engla: Tyskland |
| Matt: “Germany.” |
| Engla: (slow) Tyskland (regular) Tyskland |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “Germany.” |
| Engla: Jag är från Tyskland. |
| Matt: It’s almost the same. Replace “England” with “Germany.” Say “I'm from Germany.” |
| Engla: Jag är från Tyskland. |
| Matt: To make another phrase, replace “Germany” with “Australia.” |
| Engla: Australien |
| Matt: “Australia” |
| Engla: (slow) Australien (regular) Australien |
| Matt: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “Australia.” |
| Engla: Jag är från Australien. |
| Matt: As you can hear, it’s still the same phrase. Just replace “Germany” with “Australia.” Say “I'm from Australia.” |
| Engla: Jag är från Australien. |
| Matt: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Sweden and someone asks you where you're from. You're from the U.S. How would you answer? |
| Engla: Var är du ifrån? (five seconds) Jag är från USA. |
| Matt: Now imagine you're from England. Respond to the question. |
| Engla: Var är du ifrån? (five seconds) Jag är från England. |
| Matt: Now imagine you're from Germany. Can you answer the speaker's question? |
| Engla: Var är du ifrån? (five seconds) Jag är från Tyskland. |
| Matt: Imagine you're from Australia. Respond to the question. |
| Engla: Var är du ifrån? (five seconds) Jag är från Australien. |
| Matt: Now you want to ask that person where they're from. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Engla: Var är du ifrån? |
| Matt: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Engla: Var är du ifrån? |
| Matt: This is the end of Lesson 2. |
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