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"Talk sometimes in a foreign language, not to forget how bad you know it."
- Boleslav Paszkowski
Languages
SWEDISH
UNIT 2: Weather
1954 - 2004
Stieg Larsson was a lifelong leftist, and a journalist for anti-fascist and communist publications. It was his fiction writing, however, that propelled Larsson to fame. The Millenium trilogy, starting with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005), became international bestsellers, adapted into films in Sweden and the United States.
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Journalist, writer
English
Swedish:
Transcription:
Dialogue 2
You: - .................../e.g. Good evening/!
Lisbeth: - Hej. Bara bra, tack. Vad heter du?
You: - ............/My name is... e.g. Hugh Jackman/.
............/How are you doing/?
Lisbeth: - Inte så bra (not so good).
[ˈɪnˌtɛ so: brɑː]
Hugh Jackman: - Varför (why)?
[varfor]
Lisbeth: - Det är kallt i dag.
Hugh Jackman: - Pardon?
The girl you're looking at is Lisbeth Salander, a fictional character created by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. She is the main character of Larsson's award-winning Millennium series, along with Mikael Blomkvist. She first appeared in the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Now, you have a chance to talk to her.
Let's start with greetings.
"Det är kallt i dag" means "It is cold today".
[də eː kalt i dɑːɡ]
Now, let's see how else the weather can be discribed
for you two could discuss this extremely boring topic.
It is windy
Det är blåsigt
[də eː blo.sit]
It is chilly
Det är kyligt
[də eː ʃilit]
It is cold, humid and windy
Det är ruggigt
[də eː rɜ:git]
Now, you are ready
to continue the dialogue.
Z-z-z-z-z...
Ah? What? You've finished?
Ok, now, to make this conversation less boring,
let's see what other useful expression you can use
to describe the weather.
Today is nice weather
Idag är det fint väder
[i dag e: də fint ˈwa.der]
English
Swedish:
Transcription:
It darkens early
Det mörknar tidigt
[də mɜ:knar tidit]
Now, let's continue and put
this conversation to an end.
Finally....
It is cloudy
Det är molnigt
[də eː molnit]
It is bad weather
Det är dåligt väder
[də e: dolit ˈwa.der]
Dialogue 3
It is sunny
Det är soligt
[də eː so.lit]
English
Swedish:
Transcription:
The sky is clear
Luften är klar
[lʊften e: klɑr]
It is raining
Det regnar
[də regnar]
It is snowing
Det snöar
[də snøːar]
Dialogue 1
Alleluiah!
English
Swedish:
Transcription:
It is rainy
Det är regnigt
[də eː rɛŋnit]
Demonstrative pronoun
den/det/de (this/that/these/those)
Den/det/de can be further qualified by adding här (here) or där (there), to mark the distinction English marks with the choice between "this" and "that".
Den/det/de can be used either as
- replacements for a definite article in a noun phrase, or
- independently
Conjugation of the verb
to be (present) = vara [ˈvɑːˌra]
I am = jag är [e:]
you are = du är [e:]
s/he/it is = han/hon/det/den är [e:]
we are = vi är [e:]
you are = ni är [e:]
they are = de är [e:]
Lisbeth: - Det snöar.
Hugh Jackman: - ........./Yes, it is a bad weather/.
Lisbeth: - Adjö!
Hugh Jackman: - ......../e.g. Have a good day/!
Lisbeth: - Det är kallt i dag.
Hugh Jackman: - Ja (yes), .............../it is chilly/.
[jɑː]