Speaking &Listening

DistinguishingwordsAsking a question

Ask the time

Ask a native speaker what time it is. Make sure youunderstand their response.Thank them afterwards.

Bonus:Repeat what they said and record it

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Fråga om klockan

Ask the time

In Swedish, you ask someone for the time with the question:Vad är klockan?

litteraly "What's the clock?"

If you ask a stranger, you can add an "excuse-me":Ursäkta, vad är klockan?

But if you're in the middle of a conversation, you might ask instead:Förresten, hur mycket är klockan?

litteraly "By the way, how much is clock [at]?"

Don't forget to say thank you!Tack!

en klocka a clock / watch

en kvart a quarter

halv half

över past

i till

noon middag

midnight middnatt

ursäkta (mig) excuse-me

Helper words (for time)

Vocabulary

PronounciationComprehensionNumbersRecollection

Number Dictation

Take turns dictating numbers to a co-learner. You can usethe set of numbers on the reverse.

If you're listening, try to write down the numbers you'rebeing dictated.

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Number Dictation

12 46 92 53 27 14 9 7 34 88 8722 67 85 98 100 21 5 2 67 11 1312 18 20 26 97 39 10 25 99 17 1915 3 54 62 58 31 72 81 53 29 70

Use this list (or any other) and dictate the numbers to a co-learner.They must listen to what you dictate and attempt to re-create the abovegrid of numbers as it stands.

You can take turns dictating the grid in random orders:På första raden, femte kolumnen står numret tjugosju.

en rad a row

en kolonn a column

första first

andra second

tredje third

fjärde fourth

ett nummer a number

Helper words

Vocabulary

PronounciationNumbers

Numbers 1 00

Learn numbers up to 1 00There's no shortcut to these, but you'll see, they come inreally handy in all aspects of life.

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42, 43...

Numbers 1 00

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trettioett trettiotvå trettiotre trettiofyra trettiofem trettiosex trettiosju trettioåtta trettionio fyrtio

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Speaking

PronounciationNumbersWord orderGrammar

Say the time

Practice saying the time out loud. You can check the timenow and again later today.

Bonus:Write the time in SwedishRecord yourself saying the time in Swedish

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Säga klockan

Say the time

In Swedish, you say the time by litteraly announcing that"The clock is 14:25." (for example)

Klockan är fjorton tjugofem.

You can express "quarter till" or "quarter past" like this.Klockan är kvart i två. (13:45)| Klockan är kvart över två. (14:15)Klockan är fem i två. (13:55)| Klockan är sju över två. (14:07)

You can express "half past" by saying "It's half three." Think about it asthe minutes hand is halfway to three.

Klockan är halv tre. (14:30)

You can also compound these methods and create sentences like "It'seight minutes to half seven." (6:22)

Klockan är åtta i halv sju.

Practice with these: 03:15, 09:47, 10:45, 12:00, 17:26, 23:40, 00:00

en klocka a clock / watch

en kvart a quarter

halv half

över past

i till

noon middag

midnight middnatt

Helper words (for time)

Speaking

PronounciationSwedish soundsPhonology

Swedish u

The Swedish "u" sound is quite difficult to pronounce fornative speakers of English.

This exercise will hopefully teach you how to make thatsignature "u" sound (IPA1 [y] ) or close enough that you'll beunderstood.

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Svenska u:n

1: International Phonetic Alphabet

Swedish u

1. To make the Swedish u sound, start with the English "ee" sound (like "eek!"). Make sure you exageratethe shape of your mouth. It should look like an exagerated smile.

2. From there, squeeze the corners of your mouth together as if you were making a kissy face. Keepsaying "eee".

3. If you've made it to the center without the sound changing from "ee" to "oo", you've probablysucceeded. You can grab a native and give them a listen of your Swedish "u" to maybe get some pointerson how you're pronouncing it.

1. eeee 2. ee -> uu 3. uuuu