Easy Swedish 1 - Typical Swedish

Learn Swedish with Easy Swedish: Olof is out in Malmö to ask people what's typical Swedish :)

GLOSSARY:

Fika:
Could be a verb: att fika (to fika) or a noun: en fika (a fika). To fika is basically ''to have a coffee'' but often accompanied with pastries. It's often when you take a break from something. Example: you've been out Christmas shopping all day with a friend and then say: ''Vi tar en fika!'' (Let's take a fika).

Lagom:
Could be a adverb: lagom mycket godis (a suitable amount of candy) or an adjective: temperaturen är lagom (the temperature is moderate). There is no direct translation, but it sort of means: a suitable amout of/moderate/adequate. Many swedes explain it as ''not too much, not too little'', and many think that Swedes are very ''lagom'', not too extreme in any way; that we're moderate.

Jantelagen:
''Jantelagen'' is a bit related to ''lagom''. ''Jantelagen'' says that you're not allowed to succeed too much, you have to stay ''lagom'' (moderate, not too extreme)

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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews. We also use this format to expose our street culture abroad and create a more diverse image of our countries. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.

Host: Olof Bendz
Camera: Andes Surya Atmaja

[mastray]

My furniture just started assembling itself, idk why

[rmsdudqkr]

the little girl was so adorable, I'll never forget "Jag tycker det om" thanks to her haha.

[Ellary_Rosewood]

Please bring back Easy Swedish!! We need to see more! 😭

[QWERTY-hlwm]

I speak Dutch fluently and a bit of German and I'm amazed how much I can already understand.

[violetteautumne]

My Swedish has gotten so good that I can understand this video! Tack så mycket :)

[loveyounicki]

Just making it clear that this dialect is from the Southern part of Sweden. Not all Swedish speak like this (actually, most non-south swedish people make fun of this dialect)

[diegorojas]

Please we need more easy swedish videos. This one was very helpful, thank you

[adanmartinez]

Swedish and Icelandic are both of my favorite Scandinavian languages. Both sound fun to speak and I love the little details.

[likealillo]

Swedish looks pretty easy, after watching this video i got interested into this language. Thanks EasyLanguages. Btw don't say "fika" in Italy, because it can be an offensive word!!! :D

[taalatchouf]

They talk like they're reading a poem or something. It's a very poetic-sounding language.

[JosepFolta]

i'm sad there's only 3 swedish videos on Easy Languages so far. ㅠ-ㅠ. they're so good!!

[faithhaddad]

Jantelagen - In Australia it is called 'Tall Poppy Syndrome'

[HenryVandenburgh]

Wow, I almost understood some of that. I had some Norwegian 40 years ago, and do speak German. I'm impressed with this method of teaching!

[V.aldete]

OMG THATS MY HOME TOWN SVERIGE SAKNAR MALMö

[Apricot]

I'm a teacher from Germany and understand a lot of their talk and conversations. Time to move to beautiful Sweden ✨

[AnneLien]

Next year I start a swedish course, in about 15 years I want to live in sweden. It has been my dreams since I was little.

[Sebastian-ubnw]

Finally there are Swedish videos, I've been waiting for this like forever! Tack så mycket

[larryclark]

Just completed level one with Duolingo Swedish. Watching this video, I think Easy Swedish will help a lot. What a difference to actually hear native speakers. Tack sa mycket. I cannot go to Sweden anytime soon...unfortunately, but the internet will bring Sweden a little closer.

[IslamBenfifi]

Please please make 100 of these! I waited for this for 4 years already :(

[ironheart]

I've been living in Sweden for four months now and at the start I couldn't speak any swedish but now when I listen to this o understand everything besides 1 or two words.