LIVING LANGUAGE

eTICKET SWEDISH
Welcome to eTicket Swedish, from Living Language. Just listen to the native speakers of Swedish and repeat in the pauses. Lets get started! PRONUNCIATION eTicket Swedish uses a simple transliteration system, but keep in mind that its only an approximation of how Swedish is pronounced. This quick summary of Swedish spelling and pronunciation will help, but its important to listen to the native speakers on the audio to really develop a sense of pronunciation.
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a e i o u y

a as in far ai as in air e as in bet aw as in caught as in caf e as in net ee as in see i as in him oo as in pool o as in hot u as in fur (like eh with rounded lips) u as in rude ee as in see with rounded lips (like German or French u)

svart (svahrt) black smal (smahl) thin bra (bay-rah) carry hjlp (yelp) help dlig (daw-lig) bad te (tay) tea det (deh) this ris (rees) rice tallrik (tahl-rihk) plate tio (tee-oo) ten kort (kort) short lrdag (luhr-dag) Saturday ut (oot) out mycket (mih-ket) much

CoNSoNaNTS

v x

v as in very ks as in excess

elva (ehl-vah) eleven byxor (bihk-sor) pants

Several consonants in Swedish sound similar to the way they're pronounced in english. b c b as in boy c as in cake (before a, o, u, ) c as in ceiling d as in day f as in father g as in go (before a, o, u, ) ng as in sing (before n) also y as in yes (see below) h k h as in him k as in keep (before consonants or a, o, u, ), also similar to sh (see below) l as in like m as in make n as in no p as in person s as in see t as in take hundra (huhn-drah) hundred kvll (kvehl) evening bl (blaw) blue kaf (kah-fay) caf penicillin (peh-nee-seeleen) penicillin dlig (daw-lig) bad fem (fem) five gammal (gah-mahl) old regn (rehng) rain

Note the pronunciation of j, r, and z, which are different from english. j r z y as in yes rolled r, as in Italian s as in see ja (yah) yes rd (ruhrd) red zoo (soh) zoo

d f g

The sound of j (y as in yes) is spelled in a few other ways as well. dj g gj hj lj y as in yes y as in yes (before e, i, y, , ) y as in yes y as in yes y as in yes djur (yuhr) animal gym (yurhm) gym gjorde (yohr-deh) did hjlp (yelp) help ljus (yews) light

l m n p s t

lrdag (luhr-dag) Saturday mndag (mawn-dag) Monday nio (nee-oo) nine p (paw) on senare (seh-nah-reh) later tio (tee-oo) ten

There are several ways of spelling the sound sh as in show in Swedish. ch k sh as in show sh as in show (before e, i, y, , ) sh as in show sh as in show checka in (sheh-kuh in) to check in Norrkping (nohr-shuhping) Norrkping (a city) kjol (shohl) skirt tjugo (shoo-go) twenty

kj tj

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sh as in show also ch in Scottish loch sh as in show sh as in show

sju (shuh) seven sju (khuh) seven skjorta (shor-tah) shirt mars (mahsh) March

nitton tjugo

neet-tohn shoo-goh

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2. NUMBERS 21 AND HIGHER tjugoett tjugotv tjugotre tjugofyra tjugofem tjugosex tjugosju shoo-goh-eht shoo-goh-tvoh shoo-goh-treh shoo-goh-fee-rah shoo-goh-fem shoo-goh-sex shoo-goh-shuh shoo-goh-oht-tah shoo-goh-nee-oh treh-tee-oh fuhr-tee-oh fem-tee-oh sex-tee-oh shuh-tee-oh oht-tee-oh niht-tee-oh eht-huhn-drah eht-huhn-drah-eht eht-huhn-drah-tvoh eht-huhn-drah-treh tvoh-huhn-drah treh-huhn-drah fee-rah-huhn-drah fem-huhn-drah eht-tew-sehn ehn meel-yohn 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 101 102 103 200 300 400 500 1,000 1,000,000

Please keep in mind that this is a summary of Swedish pronunciation, and there are irregularities and more complex rules that will come into play. The phonetic transliteration will help you, but it's only an approximation of how the Swedish sounds. as always, the best bet is to listen to the native speakers on the audio. 1. NUMBERS 0 TO 20 noll ett tv tre fyra fem sex sju tta nio tio elva tolv tretton fjorton femton sexton sjutton arton nohl eht tvoh treh fee-rah fem sex shuh/khuh oht-tah nee-oo tee-oo ehl-vah tohl treh-tohn fyohr-tohn fem-tohn sex-tohn shuh-tohn ahr-tohn 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

tjugotta tjugonio trettio fyrtio femtio sextio sjuttio ttio nittio etthundra etthundraett etthundratv etthundratre tvhundra trehundra fyrahundra femhundra ettusen en million

3. COLORS rd bl gul grn orange lila svart vit brun ruhrd blaw gewl gruhrn oh-rahnj lee-lah svah(r)t veet brewn red blue yellow green orange purple black white brown

fredag lrdag sndag 6. MONTHS januari februari mars april maj juni juli big/small good/bad beautiful/ugly hot/cold tall/short fat/thin old/new old/young happy/sad fast/slow near/far augusti september oktober november december

fray-dag luhr-dag suhn-dag

Friday Saturday Sunday

yah-new-ah-ree feh-brew-ah-ree mahsh ah-preel my zhuh-nee zhuh-lee aw-gews-tee sehp-tehm-ber ohk-toh-ber noh-vehm-ber day-sehm-ber

January February March April May June July August September October November December

4. DESCRIBING THINGS stor/liten bra/dlig vacker/ful varmt/kallt lng/kort tjock/smal gammal/ny gammal/ung glad/ledsen snabb/lngsam nra/lngt borta stohr/lee-tehn brah/daw-lig vah-ker/fuhl varmt/kalt lawng/kort shawk/smahl gah-mahl/neew gah-mahl/uhng glahd/leh-sehn snahb/lawng-sahm nah-rah/lawngt bohr-tah

7. TIME EXPRESSIONS morgon eftermiddag kvll natt tolv p dagen midnatt idag maw-rohn ehf-tehr mih-dahg kvehl naht tohlf paw dah-gehn meed-naht ee-dahg ee-mawr-gohn ee-gawr new say-nah-reh morning afternoon evening night noon midnight today tomorrow yesterday now later

5. DAYS mndag tisdag onsdag torsdag mawn-dag tees-dag ohns-dag tohsh-dag Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

imorgon igr nu senare

omedelbart den hr mndagen frra veckan nsta mnad den 20:e mars Vad r dagens datum? Det r den 25:e april.

ohm-may-dehl-bart forh-rah veh-kan nehs-tah maw-nad den shew-gohn-deh mahsh vahd ahr dah-gens dah-tum deh ahr den shewfehm-tuh ah-preel

right away last week next month on March 20th What is the date today? Today is April 25th.

Vad? Vad r din e-mail adress? Vem? Vem r det dr? Nr? Nr anlnder planet? Hur?

vahd vahd ahr deen e-mail ah-dres vem vem ah deh dahr nahr nahr ahn-lehn-der plah-net hewr

What? What is your email address? Who? Who is that? When? When does the plane arrive? How? How do I call the U.S.? How much? How much does this cost?

den hehr mawn-dag-en this Monday

Hur ringer jag till USA? hewr ring-er yah til ew-es-ah Hur mycket? hewr mih-keh hewr mih-keh kos-tahr deh har What time is it? Its 1:00. Its 2:00. Its 3:30. (lit., half four) Its 4:00. Its 5:45. (lit., quarter to six) 10. SAYING HELLO Hej! God morgon! God dag! God kvll! Hur mr du? Bra. Mycket bra. Sisdr. Vad heter du? Mitt namn r Herr Karlsson. hay guh maw-rohn guh dahg guh kvehl hewr mohr dew? brah mih-keh brah see-saw-dahr vah hay-ter dew mit nahmn ahr hehr kahrl-suhn Hur mycket kostar det hr?

8. TELLING TIME Urskta hur mycket r klockan? Klockan r ett. Klockan r tv. Klockan r halv fyra. Klockan r fyra. Klockan r kvart i sex. ewr-shehk-tah hewr mih-kuh ahr kloh-kahn kloh-kahn ahr eht kloh-kahn ahr tvoh kloh-kahn ahr halv fee-rah kloh-kahn ahr fee-rah kloh-kahn ahr kvahrtee-sehks

Hello! Good morning! Good day! Good evening! How are you? Fine. Very well. So-so. Whats your name? My name is Mr. Karlsson. My name is Karlsson. My Name is Mrs. Karlsson.

Klockan r tre minuter kloh-kahn ahr tray Its 7:03. ver sju. mee-new-tehr uhr-vuhr khwew Filmen startar halv nio. feel-men stah-tar halv nee-ooh Tget avgr sjutton ver elva. taw-guhr ahv-gawr khew-tohn uhr-vuhr ehl-vah The movie starts at 9:30. The train leaves at 11:17.

9. ASKING QUESTIONS Var? / Vart? Var r utgngen? var / vart var ahr ewt-gawng-en Where? Where is the exit?

Mitt namn r Karlsson. mit nahmn ahr kahrlsuhn Mitt namn r Fru Karlsson. mit nahmn ayh frew kahrl-suhn

Trevligt att rkas. Hej d. Vi ses senare. Vi ses snart. God natt.

trehv-leet aht rawkahss hay daw vee sayss say-nah-reh vee sayss snahrt guh naht

Its nice to meet you. Good-bye. See you later. See you soon. Good night.

Skulle Ni vilja upprepa det?

skuh-luh nee vihl-yuh uhp-pray-puh deht

Would you repeat that? (formal) Would you repeat that? (informal) Thats great! Thats terrible! Okay./Fine./Good. I dont know. Its important! Be careful!

Skulle du vilja upprepa skuh-luh dew vihl-yuh det? uhp-pray-puh deht Det r toppen! Det r frskrckligt! Okej. Jag vet inte. dehr taw-pen dehr fuhr-shkrehk-liht oh-kay yah vayt ihn-teh dehr vihk-tit vahr fuhr-shik-tee

11. BASIC EXPRESSIONS Tack. Tack s mycket. Varsgod. Snlla. Ja. Nej. Urskta mig. Urskta mig. Jag beklagar. Jag r ledsen. Jag frstr inte. Jag talar inte svenska. Talar Ni engelska? Talar du engelska? Min svenska r inte s bra. Tala lngsamt r Ni snll. Tala lngsamt r du snll. tahk tahk saw mih-kuh vah-shaw-gohd sneh-lah yah nay ewr-shehk-tuh may ewr-shehkt-tuh may yah beh-klah-gahr yah ayh leh-sehn yah fuhr-shtohr in-tuh yah tah-lar in-tuh svehn-skuh tah-lar nee eng-ehlskuh tah-lar dew eng-ehlskuh min svehn-skuh ahr intuh soh brah. Thank you. Thank you very much. Youre welcome. Please. Yes. No. Excuse me. Pardon me. Im sorry. Im sorry. I dont understand. I dont speak Swedish. Do you speak English? (formal) Do you speak English? (informal) My Swedish is not so good.

Det r viktigt! Var frsiktig! Ha det s trevligt! 12. AT THE AIRPORT Var? Var r tullen? Var r passkontrollen? Har du ngot att frtulla? Jag har inget att frtulla. Jag har ngot att frtulla.

hah deht saw tray-vleet Have fun!

vahr vahr ayr tuh-lehn vahr ayr pahss-kohntroh-lehn hahr dew noh-guht aht fuhr-tuh-lah yah hahr ing-uht aht fuhr-tuh-lah yah hahr noh-guht aht fuhr-tuh-lah

Where? Where is customs? Where is passport control? Do you have anything to declare I have nothing to declare. I have something to declare.

Var r vahr ayr bah-gahzh-ahv- Where is the baggage baggageavhmtningen? hehmt-ning-ehn claim area? Var r de internationella avgngarna? Var r ankomsthallen? vahr ayr duh in-tehrnah-shoh-neh-luh ahvgohng-ahr-nah vahr ayr ahn-kohmsthah-lehn Where are the international departures? Where are the arrivals?

tah-lah lawng-sahmt ahr Speak slowly, please. nee snehl (formal) tah-lah lawng-sahmt ahr Speak slowly, please. dew snehl (informal)

Var r gate 132 (hundra vahr ayr gate huhn-drah Where is gate 132? trettiotv)? treh-tee-oh-tvoh

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Var r informationen / informationsdisken? Jag skulle vilja Jag skulle vilja ha en fnsterplats. Jag skulle vilja ha en plats vid gngen. Hr r ditt boardingkort. Ha en trevlig resa!

vahr ayr in-for-mahhohn-ehn / in-for-mahhohns-disk-ehn yah skuh-luh vil-yah

Where is information?

Finns det ngon sovvagn? 14. AROUND TOWN trafikljuset gatan korsningen parken busshllplatsen tunnelbanestationen hotellet

fins deh naw-gon sohvvahn

Is there a sleeping car?

I would like

yah skuh-luh vil-yah hah Id like a window seat. ehn fehn-ster-plahts yah skuh-luh vil-yah hah Id like an aisle seat. ehn plahts vihd gahngehn hahr ahr dit boardingkort hah ehn tray-vlee raysah Here is your boarding pass. (informal) Have a good trip!

trah-feek-yew-seht gah-tahn korsh-ning-ehn pahr-kehn buhs-hawl-plaht-sehn

the traffic light the street the intersection the park the bus stop

tuh-nehl-bah-neh-stah- the subway station hoh-nehn hot-tehl-eht hotel

13. AT THE TRAIN STATION Jag skulle vilja kpa en yah skuh-luh vil-yah I would like a ticket, biljett. shuh-pah ehn beel-yeht please. Till Stockholm En enkelresa. Rundresa. Frsta eller andra klass? til stock-holm ehn ayn-kehl-ray-sah ruhnd-ray-sah fuhr-shtah el-ler ahndrah klass To Stockholm. One-way. Round-trip. First class or second class? May I have a schedule? Which platform? When does the train leave?

15. GETTING AROUND Var kan jag f tag i en taxi? Var r bussen? Var r tunnelbanan? Var r utgngen? vahr kahn yah faw tahg Where can I get a taxi? ee ehn taxi vahr ayr buhs-sehn vahr ayr tuh-nehl-bahnehn Where is the bus? Where is the subway (station)? Take me to this address, please. What is the fare? Stop here, please. Does this bus go to Kings Street? Could I please have a map of the city?

vahr ayr ewt-gawng-ehn Where is the exit?

Kan jag f en tidtabell? kan yah faw ehn teedtah-behl Vilken plattform? Nr avgr tget? Nr kommer tget? Kommer tget fram i tid? Finns det ngon restarangvagn? vihl-kehn plat-form nahr ahv-gawr taw-get

Skulle Ni vilja ta mig till skuh-luh nee vil-yuh denna adress. tah-may til dehn ahdress Vad r taxan? Stanna hr r Ni snll. vahd ayr tak-sahn stah-nah hahr ahr nee snehl

nahr kohm-mer taw-get When does the train arrive? kohm-mer taw-get frahm ee teed fins deh naw-gon restaw-rahng-vahng Is the train on time? Is there a dining car?

Gr den hr bussen till gawr dehn hahr buhKungsgatan? sehn til kuhngs-gahtahn Skulle jag kunna f en stadskarta, tack. skuh-luh yah kuh-nah faw ehn stads-kahr-tah tahk

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En karta ver ehn kahr-tah uh-vehr A subway map, please. tunnelbanan r Ni snll. tuh-nehl-bah-nahn ayhr nee snehl 16. ASKING DIRECTIONS Urskta men var ligger? G G rakt fram. G den vgen. G till baka. Ta till hger. Ta till vnster. Vnd om. vid slutet av gatan vid hrnet nsta till den frsta till vnster den andra till hger r det nra? r det lngt borta? ewr-shehk-tuh mehn vahr lih-gehr gaw gaw rahkt frahm gaw dehn veh-gehn gaw til bah-kah tah til huh-ger tah til vehn-ster vehnd ohm veed slew-teht ahv gah-than veed huhr-neht neh-stah til dehn fuhr-shtah til vehn-ster dehn ahn-drah til huhger ahr deh nah-rah ahr deh lawngt bawr-tah Excuse me, where is? Go Go straight ahead. Go that way. Go back. Turn right. Turn left. Turn around. at the end of the street on the corner next to the first left the second right Is it near? Is it far?

Fr tv personer.

fuhr tvaw pehr-shohnehr

For two people. I have a reservation. For how many nights? For one night. For two nights. For one week. Here is your key. Here is your key card.

Jag har en reservation. yah hahr ehn reh-sehrvah-hohn Fr hur mnga ntter? Fr en natt. Fr tv ntter. Fr en vecka. Hr r er nyckel. Hr r ert nyckelkort. fuhr hewr mawng-ah neh-tehr fuhr ehn naht fuhr tvaw neh-tehr fuhr ehn veh-kah hahr ahr ehr nih-kehl hahr ahr ehrt nih-kehlkort

18. AT THE HOTEL Finns det ngot annat rum? Med eget badrum? Finns det ett tystare rum? Finns det ett strre rum? Finns det ett trningsrum? Finns det ett gym? Finns det en swimmingpool? fins deh naw-guht ah-naht ruhm mehd ay-guht bahdruhm fins deht tew-stah-reh ruhm Do you have another room? With a private bathroom? Is there a quieter room?

fins deht stuh-reh ruhm Is there a larger room? fins deht treh-nings ruhm fins deh eht yuhrm? fins dehn swimmingpool Is there an exercise room? Is there a gym? Is there a pool?

17. CHECKING IN Jag skulle vilja checka in. Jag skulle vilja ha ett rum. Fr en person. yah skuh-luh vil-yah sheh-kuh in Id like to check in.

Finns det en simbassng? Var r konferensrummet? Var r faxen?

fins deht ehn sihm-bah- Is there a pool? sehng vahr ahr kohn-fehrahnss-ruh-meht vahr ahr fahk-sahn Where is the conference room? Where is the fax machine?

yah skuh-luh vil-yah hah Id like a room. eht rewm fuhr ehn per-shohn For one person.

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Var r portvakten? Jag skulle vilja checka ut. 19. MONEY pengar banken Var ligger banken? Jag skulle vilja vxla lite pengar. Vad r vxelkursen?

vahr ahr port-vahk-tahn Where is the concierge? yah skuh-luh vihl-yuah sheh-kah uht Id like to check out.

matvaruaffr kttaffr marknad

maht-vahr-ew-ah-fahr shuht-ah-fahr mark-nahd

supermarket butcher shop market

21. SHOPPING EXPRESSIONS peng-ahr bank-en vahr lih-ger bank-en money bank May I ask, where is the bank? Hur mycket kostar det? hewr mih-kuh koh-star deh Skriv ner det dr r du skreev neer deh dahr snll. ahr dew snehl Nr ppnar affren? Nr stnger affren? Vad vill du ha? Kan jag hjlpa dig? Jag skulle vilja ha detta. Jag skulle vilja ha batterier. Jag skulle vilja ha en filmrulle,tack. vahr-ew-hews dam-kleh-dehr blews, shohl, kleh-ning hehr-kleh-dehr bihk-sor, shor-tah, slips skohr o strom-por jeans bohk-han-dehl bah-geh-ree kohn-dee-toh-ree department store womens clothes blouse, skirt, dress mens clothes pants, shirt, tie shoes and socks jeans bookstore bakery pastry shop Jag skulle vilja ha en stadskarta. Hr r det. r det allt? Jag skulle vilja betala kontant. Jag skulle vilja betala med kontokort. Kan jag bestlla detta via internet? nahr uhp-nar ah-fahrehn nahr stehng-er ah-fahren vah vihl dew hah kahn ja yehl-pah day yah skuh-luh vihl-yah hah deh-tah yah skuh-luh vihl-yah hah bah-teh-ree-er How much does this cost? Write that, please. At what time does the store open? At what time does the store close? What would you like? Can I help you? I would like this. I would like batteries.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah Id like to change some vehk-slah lee-tuh peng- money. ahr vahd ahr vehk-sehl-kuh- What is the exchange shen rate? Id like that in small bills. What is the commission?

Jag skulle vilja ha detta yah skuh-luh vihl-yah i lgre valrer. hah deht-tah ee lehgrih vah-luhr-er Vad r kursen? vahd ahr kuh-shen

20. SHOPPING varuhus damklder blus, kjol, klnning herrklder byxor, skjorta, slips skor och strompor jeans bokhandel bageri konditori

ja skuh-luh vihl-yah hah I would like a roll of ehn film-ruh-luh tak film. ja skuh-luh vihl-yah hah I would like a map of ehn stahts-kar-tah the city. hahr ahr deh ahr deh ahlt yah skuh-luh vihl-yah beh-tah-lah kohn-tant yah skuh-luh vihl-yah beh-tah-lah mayd konto-kort kahn yah beh-steh-lah deh-tuh vee-ah in-ternet Here it is. Is that all? Id like to pay with cash. Id like to pay by credit card. Can I order this online?

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22. GOING OUT Kan du rekommendera kahn dew ray-koh-men- Can you recommend a en restaurang? day-rah en reh-stawrestaurant? rang Kan du rekommendera kahn dew ray-koh-men- Can you recommend a ett kaf? day-rah et kah-fay caf? Finns det ngon bio hr fins-deh naw-gohn i nrheten? bee-oh hahr ee nahrheh-ten Finns det ngot museum hr i nrheten? Finns det ngon bra bar hr i nrheten? Var r sevrdheterna? Var kan jag g fr att simma? Var kan jag g cykla ngonstans hr? Var kan jag jogga ngonstans? Var finns det dansstlle? 23. FOOD tallrik gaffel kniv sked pinnar servett tahl-rihk gah-fahl kneev shwehd pee-nahr sehr-veht plate fork knife spoon chopsticks napkin fins-deh naw-goht mew-say-um hahr ee nahr-heh-ten Is there a movie theater nearby? Is there a museum nearby?

kopp glas isbitar salt peppar socker soppa sallad brd smr nudlar ris ost grnsaker kyckling flskktt ntktt paj glass kryddstarkt st sur frukost lunch middag

kohp glahs ees-bee-tahr sahlt peh-pahr soh-kehr sohp-pah sahl-lahd bruhrd smawr newd-lahr rees ohst gruhrn-sah-kehr shik-ling flehsk-shuht nuht-shuht pie glahss krihd-stahrkt suhrt sewr frew-kohst luhnch mihd-dahg

cup glass ice cube(s) salt pepper (condiment) sugar soup salad bread butter noodles rice cheese vegetables chicken pork beef pie ice cream spicy sweet sour breakfast lunch dinner

fins-deh naw-gohn brah Is there a good bar bahr har ee nahr-heh- nearby? ten vahr ay say-vehrd-hayter-nah Where are the tourist attractions?

vahr kahn yah gaw fuhr Where can I go to at sim-mah swim? vahr kahn yah gaw sih-klah naw-gon-stans hahr Where can I go to ride a bike?

vahr kahn yah zhoh-gah Where can I go to jog? naw-gon-stans vahr fins-det dans-steh- Where can I go to leh dance?

24. AT THE RESTAURANT Var finns det en bra restaurang? Ett bord fr tv, tack. vahr fins deh ehn brah reh-staw-rahn eht bohrd fuhr tvoh tahk Where is there a good restaurant? A table for two, please.

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Rkare eller icke rkare? Menyn, tack. Vinlistan, tack. frrtt huvudrtt efterrtt / dessert

ruh-kah-reh ehl-lehr ih-kuh ruh-kah-reh meh-neehn takh veen-list-ahn tahk fuhr-reht hew-vewd-reht

Smoking or nonsmoking? The menu, please. The wine list, please. appetizer main course I would like something to drink. A glass of water, please. A cup of tea, please. Coffee with milk. Coffee with milk. A bottle of wine. beer juice

Jag skulle vilja ha kttet genomstekt. En till tack. Lite mer, tack. Snlla skicka

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah I like my steak wellha shuh-teht yay-nohm- done. stehkt ehn til tahk lee-tuh mayr tahk sneh-lah khwee-kah Another, please. More, please. Please pass the

ehf-tehr-eht / deh-sahr dessert 25. MEETING PEOPLE Hej! Vad heter du? Fr jag sl mig ner? Det hr r min vn / kompis. hay. vah hay-tehr dew Hello! Whats your name?

Jag skulle vilja ha ngot yah skuh-luh vihl-yah att dricka. hah naw-guht aht drihkah Ett glas vatten, tack. En kopp te, tack. Kaffe med mjlk. Caf au lait. En flaska vin. l saft Har Ni ngon vegetarisk rtt? Det var allt. Ingr dricks? Smaklig mltid! Skl! eht glahss vah-tehn tahk ehn kohp tay tahk kah-feh meh myuhlk kah-fay aw leh ehn flah-skah veen uhrl sahft

fawr yah slaw may nehr May I sit here? deh hahr ayh min vehn / This is my friend. kohm-pis This is my boyfriend. This is my girlfriend. This is my wife. Im on a business trip.

Det hr r min pojkvn. deh hahr ayh min pohyk-vehn Det hr r min flickvn. deh hahr ayh min flihkvehn Det hr r min fru. Det hr r min man. Jag r p affrsresa. Jag r ute och reser med min familj. Vi r turister. Kan jag f trffa din vn? deh hahr ayr min frew yah ayh paw ah-fahshray-sah

hahr nee naw-guhn veh- Do you have a geh-tah-risk reht vegetarian dish? deh vahr ahlt een-gawr dricks smah-klee mawl-teed skawl Thats all. Is the tip included? Enjoy the meal! To your health! Its delicious!

deh hahr ayr min mahn This is my husband.

jahr ew-tuh oh ray-sehr Im traveling with my mehd min fah-meehly family. vee ahr tew-ree-stehr kahn yah faw treh-fah din vehn We are tourists. Can I meet your friend?

Det smakar underbart! deh smah-kahr uhndehr-bahrt Jag skulle vilja ha kttet blodigt. Jag skulle vilja ha kttet lagom genomstekt.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah ha I like my steak rare. shuh-teht blooh-dihkt yah skuh-luh vihl-yah ha I like my steak medium. shuh-teht lah-gohm yaynohm-stehkt

26. MAKING FRIENDS Var bor du? Jag bor i Norrkping. vah bohr dew Where do you live? yah bohr ee nohr-shuh- I live in Norrkping. ping

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Ditt land r mycket vackert. Har du varit i U.S.A.? Jag tycker mycket bra om maten hr

dit land ahr mih-keh vah-keht hahr dew vahr-iht ee ew-ehs-ah yah tih-kehr mih-keh brah ohm mah-tehn hahr

Your country is very beautiful. Have you been to the U.S.? I like the food here very much. Do you like to go to the movies? Do you like to dance? Lets go! What is your telephone number? Please visit me! I had a wonderful time.

Finns det ett fax t mig? e-mail Var r datorn?

fins deh ayt fahks awt may e-mail vahr ahr daht-awn

Is there a fax for me? email Where is the computer? I need to send an email.

Jag behver skicka ett yah beh-huhr-vehr e-mail. shwihk-kah eht e-mail Kan jag komma ut p internet? Har du en hemsida?

Tycker du om att g p tih-kehr dew ohm aht bio? gaw paw bee-oh Tycker du om att dansa? Lt oss g! Vad har du fr telefonnummer? Kom och hlsa p! Jag hade det jttetrevligt. tih-kehr dew ohm aht dahn-sah lawt ohss gaw vah hahr dew fuhr tehleh-fohn-nuh-mehr kohm oh hehl-sah paw yah hah-duh deht yehtuh-tray-vleet

kahn yah kohm-mah uht Can I get on the paw in-ter-net internet? hahr dew ehn hehmsee-dah Do you have a website?

28. AT THE POST OFFICE Var ligger Posten? vahr lihg-ger post-ehn Where is the post office? Id like some stamps, please. For a letter. For a postcard. How much is the postage? To the United States. air mail overnight delivery

Jag skulle vilja ha ngra yah skuh-luh vihl-yah frimrken. hah naw-grah freemahr-ken Fr brev. Fr ett vykort. fuhr brayv fuhr eht vih-kort hewr mih-kuh kos-tar pohr-toht til ew-ehs-ah fleeg-pohst leh-vehr-ans uhr-ver nah-tehn

27. STAYING IN TOUCH telefon Jag mste ringa ett telefonsamtal. Finns det en telefonautomat hr? Kan jag anvnda din mobiltelefon? Vilket nummer? Det r upptaget. fax Jag skulle behva skicka ett fax. teh-leh-fohn telephone yah maw-stuh reeng-ah I have to make a phone eht teh-leh-fohn-sahm- call. tahl fins deh ayn teh-lehfohn-au-toh-maht hahr Is there a public phone here?

Hur mycket kostar portot? Till U.S.A. flygpost leverans ver natten

kahn yah ahn-vehn-dah May I use your cell deen moh-beel-teh-leh- phone? fohn vihl-keht nuh-mer day ahr uhp-tah-geht fahks What number? The line is busy. fax

29. GETTING HELP Kan du hjlpa mig? Jag har tappat bort mitt baggage. Jag har tappat bort min plnbok. kahn dew yel-pah may yah hahr tah-paht bort mit bah-gahzh yah hahr tah-paht bort meen plawn-bohk Can you help me? Ive lost my baggage. Ive lost my wallet.

yah skuh-luh beh-huhr- I need to send a fax. vah shwihk-kah eht fahks

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Jag har tappat bort mitt pass.

yah hahr tah-paht bort mit pahs

Ive lost my passport.

Jag har missat mitt tg. yah-hahr mees-saht mit Ive missed my train. tawg Jag har gtt vilse. Hjlp! Polis! Jag har blivit rnad. Jag har tappat bort min fru. Jag har tappat bort min man. Jag har tappat bort mitt barn. yah hahr gawt veel-seh Im lost. yelp poh-lees yah hahr blee-vit rawnahd yah hahr tah-paht bort meen frew yah hahr tah-paht bort meen man yah hahr tah-paht bort mit barn Help! Police! Ive been robbed. I dont know where my wife is. I dont know where my husband is. I dont know where my child is.

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30. SEEING A DOCTOR Jag r skadad. yah ay skah-dahd Im hurt. I need a doctor. Call an ambulance. Jag behver en doktor. yahg beh-juhr-ver en dok-tor Ring efter ambulans. Jag r allergisk mot penicillin. Jag knner mig yr. Jag mr dligt. Jag har ont i armen. Jag har ont i benet. Jag har ont i huvudet. ring ehf-ter ahm-bewlahns

yah ay ah-lehr-gisk mot Im allergic to penicillin. peh-nee-see-leen yah sheh-ner may eewr Im dizzy. yah mawr daw-lit yahg hahr ont ee armen yah hahr ont ee hewvew-det I feel nauseous. My arm hurts.

yah hahr ont ee bay-net My leg hurts. My head hurts.

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