{"id":7128,"date":"2015-11-25T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=7128"},"modified":"2015-11-26T17:01:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T17:01:43","slug":"swedish-tongue-twisters-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-tongue-twisters-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Tongue-Twisters. Part Two."},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you mastered the tongue-twisters from last week? Personally, I think \u201csex laxar i en laxask\u201d is the trickiest. If you haven\u2019t had a chance to practice yet, take a look at Swedish Tongue-Twisters. Part One<\/a>. If you have, get ready for a new set of tongue-twisters. These are a little bit harder and maybe a little bit more challenging.<\/p>\n

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Turns out cats also love tongue-twisters! By Trish Hamme (Flickr: Tongue-Twister ~~~~~) [CC BY 2.0 http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Just like before, you just need to click on the links to hear examples.<\/p>\n

First, Sotaren Selma samlar semlor. Se s\u00e5 m\u00e5nga semlor Selma samlat<\/a><\/em>. = Selma the chimney sweep collects semlas [sweet rolls eaten during Lent]. See how many semlas Selma\u2019s collected.<\/p>\n

Then, Farfar, f\u00e5r f\u00e5r f\u00e5r? Nej, f\u00e5r f\u00e5r inte f\u00e5r, f\u00e5r f\u00e5r lamm<\/a><\/em>. = Grandpa, do sheep have sheep? No, sheep don\u2019t have sheep, sheep have lambs.<\/p>\n

Next, Knut satt vid en knut och kn\u00f6t en knut. N\u00e4r Knut knutit knuten var knuten knuten<\/a><\/em>. = Knut sat by a corner\u00a0and tied a knot. When Knut had tied the knot, the knot was tied.\u00a0(This one gets me every time.)<\/p>\n

And finally, the one you\u2019ve all been waiting for: Sju sk\u00f6nsjungande sjuksk\u00f6terskor sk\u00f6tte sjuttiosju sj\u00f6sjuka sj\u00f6m\u00e4n p\u00e5 skeppet “Shanghai”<\/a><\/em>. = Seven beautifully singing nurses cared for seventy-seven seasick seamen on the ship “Shanghai.”\u00a0(There are plenty of versions of this tongue-twister, but this is a pretty challenging variant.)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m choosing to not tell you how many times I had to record those last two\u00a0to get them\u00a0right. Just pretend I nailed them both\u00a0on the very first try. But now you\u2019re ready. Hopefully you were able to improve your Swedish pronunciation just a bit with these Swedish tongue-twisters, while having some fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Have you mastered the tongue-twisters from last week? Personally, I think \u201csex laxar i en laxask\u201d is the trickiest. If you haven\u2019t had a chance to practice yet, take a look at Swedish Tongue-Twisters. Part One. If you have, get ready for a new set of tongue-twisters. These are a little bit harder and maybe…<\/p>\n

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