Caroline

I was way wrong about the weather; there’s no snow in sight. Based on the common opinion about snow among Oklahomans, I’m sure you are all very disappointed…

To make up for me misleading you, I decided to teach you guys some Swedish. In that case, if you ever long for snow and decides to go to Sweden to make your snow angels, you can say a few words in Swedish. That would really impress the Swedes you are talking to. Here are a few phrases that are good to know:

• Hej! Jag héter …… och kómmer från Amérika. Vad héter du?
  Hello! My name is …… and I’m from America. What’s your name?
• Hur mår du?
  How are you?
• Tack, bára bra!
  Just fine, thanks!

We have three letters that you don’t have: å, ä, and ö. The å, as shown above in the phrase “Hur mår du?” is kind of pronounced like the o in the word “more”. I’m probably not making it very easy for you, I know, but the main thing is that you are trying and that you are having fun.

Swedish - a brief presentation

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