{"id":6957,"date":"2015-08-17T21:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=6957"},"modified":"2015-08-17T21:18:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:18:23","slug":"back-to-school-to-learn-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/back-to-school-to-learn-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School (to Learn Swedish)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A while back we wrote a post about back-to-school vocabulary titled School in Sweden Vocabulary List<\/a>. It\u2019s maybe not the most exciting title ever, but it describes what you\u2019re getting. With school starting up again in the next few weeks, we thought it might be time to write another post about language learning in Swedish. This time, we\u2019ll focus on a few useful phrases that can come in handy in a classroom setting as you learn Swedish.<\/p>\n

\"Stockholms<\/a>

That’s Stockholms stadsbibliotek, a public library in Stockholm and a wonderful place to ask some of the questions you’re learning in this post.<\/p><\/div>\n

Let\u2019s start with a couple of common questions for beginning students:
\nVad betyder _______?<\/em> = What does _______ mean?<\/p>\n

For example: Vad betyder “t\u00f6rstig”?<\/em> = What does “t\u00f6rstig”<\/em> mean?<\/p>\n

So our curious student might say:
\nVad betyder “t\u00f6rstig”?<\/em><\/p>\n

And our helpful teacher might respond:
\nDet betyder _______.<\/em> = It means _______.<\/p>\n

Or, more specifically:
\nDet betyder “thirsty”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes, as we learn a new language we get stuck on a word and can only think of it in our native language. It can be really frustrating, which is why it\u2019s super helpful to be able to ask how to say something in, for example, Swedish.<\/p>\n

Our student above happens to be hungry and ready for lunch, but just can\u2019t think of the word in Swedish. The student might ask:
\nHur s\u00e4ger man <\/em>“hungry”\u00a0p\u00e5 svenska?<\/em> = How do you say “hungry” in Swedish?<\/p>\n

The teacher, who is also starting to think about lunch at this point, might respond:
\nMan s\u00e4ger<\/em>\u00a0“hungrig” p\u00e5 svenska.<\/em> = You say “hungrig”<\/em>\u00a0in Swedish.<\/p>\n

The student, still thinking about lunch, has begun writing a short essay. But spelling is hard in Swedish sometimes (and very important. Remember that ful<\/em> and full<\/em> mean two very different things. That one \u201cl\u201d is the difference between describing a person as ugly or as drunk.). The student is stuck and can\u2019t remember how to spell the word for \u201cchicken\u201d in Swedish and asks:
\nHur stavar man “<\/em>chicken”\u00a0p\u00e5 svenska?<\/em> = How do you spell \u201cchicken\u201d in Swedish?<\/p>\n

The teacher, with growling stomach, might respond:
\nMan stavar “<\/em>chicken”\u00a0k-y-c-k-l-i-n-g p\u00e5 svenska.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s time for the student to read the essay outline. But pronunciation is tricky for some words, especially kyckling<\/em> with that soft k. So the student might ask:
\nHur uttalar man \u201cchicken\u201d p\u00e5 svenska?<\/em> = How do you pronounce \u201cchicken\u201d in Swedish?<\/p>\n

The teacher will probably respond:
\nMan uttalar “<\/em>chicken”, kyckling<\/a> p\u00e5 svenska.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now you should be able to ask what something means, how to say something, how to spell something, and how to pronounce something. A quick recap:<\/p>\n

Vad betyder _______?<\/em> = What does _______ mean?
\nHur s\u00e4ger man _______ p\u00e5 svenska?<\/em> = How do you say _______ in Swedish?
\nHur stavar man _______ p\u00e5 svenska?<\/em> = How do you spell _______ in Swedish?
\nHur uttalar man _______ p\u00e5 svenska?<\/em> = How do you pronounce _______ in Swedish?<\/p>\n

Good luck to everyone starting classes (especially if you\u2019re lucky enough to be taking a Swedish course)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

A while back we wrote a post about back-to-school vocabulary titled School in Sweden Vocabulary List. It\u2019s maybe not the most exciting title ever, but it describes what you\u2019re getting. With school starting up again in the next few weeks, we thought it might be time to write another post about language learning in Swedish…<\/p>\n

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