LESSON NOTES

Beginner S1 #17
Learn How to Make Swedish
Pancakes

CONTENTS
2 Swedish
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
5 Grammar
7 Cultural Insight

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 SWEDISH

1. Lisa: Anna, kan du lära mig hur man gör pannkakor?

2. Anna: Okej. Först blandar du torrvarorna.

3. Lisa: Okej.

4. Anna: Sen blandar du i mjölk och ägg.

5. Lisa: Och sen?

6. Anna: Slutligen, steker du pannkakorna. Ska jag lära dig hur man gör
ärtsoppa också?

7. Lisa: Vad? Ärtsoppa?

ENGLISH

1. Lisa: Anna, can you teach me how to make pancakes?

2. Anna: Okay. First, you mix the dry ingredients.

3. Lisa: Okay.

4. Anna: Then, you mix in milk and eggs.

5. Lisa: And then?

6. Anna: Finally, you fry the pancakes. Shall I also teach you how to make
pea soup?

CONT'D OVER

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7. Lisa: What? Pea soup?

VOCABULARY

S w e dish English C lass

pannkakor pancakes noun

att lära to teach verb

Första first adjective

att blanda to mix verb

torrvaror dry ingredients noun

sen then adjective

slutligen finally adverb

to fry verb

ärtsoppa pea soup noun

mjölk milk noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

I Sverige äter man pannkakor med sylt. Det är svårt att lära ut ett nytt språk.

"In Sweden you eat pancakes with jam." "It is difficult to teach a new language."

Först måste du läsa receptet. Min syster kom på första plats i

tävlingen.
"First you have to read the recipe."
"My sister came first place in the
competition."

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Det är viktigt att blanda allting ordentligt. Exempel på torrvaror är mjöl och
socker.
"It is important to mix everything
thoroughly." "Examples of dry ingredients are flour and
sugar. "

Du är sen. Lisa anlände först, sen kom Anna.

“You’re late.” "Lisa arrived first, then came Anna."

Jag började kolla på film, men sen blev Lisa fick slutligen tag på Anna efter att
jag så trött att jag somnade. hon hade ringt henne flera gånger.

"I started to watch a movie, but then I got "Lisa finally got hold of Anna after she had
so tired that I fell asleep." called her several times."

Det är lätt att steka pannkakor. Först äter man ärtsoppa, sen äter man
pannkakor.
"It is easy to fry pancakes."
"First you eat pea soup, then you eat
pancakes."

Mjölk är nyttigt för det innehåller Vill du ha mjölk i ditt kaffe?

kalcium.
"Do you want milk in your coffee?"
“Milk is good for it contains calcium.”

Jag dricker ett glas mjölk innan jag går och lägger mig.

"I drink a glass of milk before I go to bed."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

att lära ("to teach")

The verb att lära, which we used in this lesson's dialogue, corresponds to the English verb "to
teach," but it can also correspond to the English verb "to learn." This might be confusing for
non-native Swedish speakers, but there is a simple way to tell whether it corresponds to "to

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learn" or whether it corresponds to "to teach." When the verb att lära is followed by a reflexive
pronoun, it then translates to "to learn." Compare the following two examples.

For Example:

1. Det är svårt att lära sig ett nytt språk.

"It is difficult to learn a new language."

2. Det är svårt att lära dig ett nytt språk.

"It is difficult to teach you a new language."

sen ("then")

The word sen is an adverb that corresponds to the English "then." However, it can also be
good to know that the word sen is also an adjective that translates to the English word "late." It
might be difficult for non-native speakers to tell them apart in written text, but it should be less
of a problem when actually talking to Swedes because the pronunciation of the two slightly
differs. We pronounce the adverb sen with a short -e, while we pronounce the adjective sen
with a long -e.

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Lesson Is to Learn How to Understand Instructions.

Först blandar du torrvarorna.
"First, you mix the dry ingredients."

Since the focus of this lesson is to learn how to understand instructions, we will look more
closely at some of the time adverbs that appear in this lesson's dialogue.

Swedish "English"

först "first"

sen "then"

slutligen "finally"

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In order to understand instructions, it can be vital to know time adverbs like these because
they will tell you in what order you need to do something. Understanding and forming
sentences similar to those that appear in this lesson's dialogue are fairly straightforward. We
simply put the time adverb at the beginning of the sentence. Here are examples of the
sentences that appear in this lesson's dialogue.

For Example:

1. Först blandar du torrvarorna.

"First, you mix the dry ingredients."

2. Sen blandar du i mjölk och ägg.

"Then, you mix in milk and eggs."

3. Slutligen steker du pannkakorna.

"Finally, you fry the pancakes."

As you might already have noticed, the word order of the above sample sentences is different
from the word order of regular statements. In Swedish, when a time adverb introduced, we
then place the subject of the sentence after the first verb.

More Time Adverbs

Now let us look at some other time adverbs that we can use synonymously with the ones
already introduced. It might be good to know these in order to understand instructions.

Adverb Synonym Meaning

först till att börja med "first"/"initially"

sen därefter/efteråt "then"

slutligen till sist/till slut "finally"

Here are some examples in which these adverbs appear.

For Example:

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1. Till att börja med, blandar du mjölet och sockret.
"First, you mix the flour and the sugar."

2. Därefter häller du i det smälta smöret.

"Then, you pour in the melted butter."

3. Till sist gräddar du kakan i ugnen.

"Finally, you bake the cake in the oven."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

What Do You Like to Eat With Pea Soup?

Eating pancakes together with "pea soup with pork" or ärtsoppa med flask, as it is called in
Swedish, on Thursdays is a typical Swedish tradition. There are several theories to why we
eat these dishes and why we do it on Thursdays, but there is no documented evidence
supporting a particular theory. A popular explanation to why we eat pea soup with pork on
Thursday is that during the Middle Ages, Friday was a day of fast. Therefore, people ate pea
soup on Thursdays since it provided a robust meal. Why we nowadays serve it together with
pancakes seems to be unknown. Swedish pancakes are thin like crepes and usually served
with jam and whipped cream or just with sugar sprinkled over the pancake. It might not seem
like one of the most exciting meals you will ever try, but it is actually quite good, so if you get a
chance to try it, go for it! After all, it is a Swedish tradition!

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