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Mastering Swedish

Ever wanted to learn Swedish?
Well, SLAY Radio to the rescue! Here's a crash course in Swedish.
This material was written by Slaygon & Makke for Boz since he is moving to Sweden and we thought we'd help him get on track quickly!
Thanks to Linda for letting us borrow her voice for this!

See also:
  Mastering Swedish - Lesson 1
  Mastering Swedish - Lesson 3
  Mastering Swedish - Lesson 4
  Mastering Swedish - Lesson 5


Download lesson 2 (featuring Boz)
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Lesson 2 - Inflections and putting spaces where they don't belong.

First, let's see how it SHOULDN'T be done:

Kassa medarbetare	-	Bad co-workers
Här börjar kassa kön	-	The bad queue starts here
Vi behöver ett bygg till stånd	-	We need a build to boner
Matt tvätt	-	Tired laundry
Brun hårig sjuk sköterska	-	Brown hairy sick nurse
Surfa inte på sex siter	-	Don't surf on six sites
Sätt på en skygg lapp	-	Fuck a shy laplander
Får jag köpa en gift orm?	-	May I buy a married snake?
Han dog av en kul blixt	-	He died of a fun lightning bolt
Vi har öppet mellan dagarna	-	We're open between days
Vi söker bar personal	-	We're looking for naked personnel
Växel i retur skål	-	Change in return cheers
Säljes: Rak apparat	-	For sale: Straight machine
Säljes: Sjö nära tomt	-	For sale: A lake near a lot
Djupfryst kyckling lever	-	Deep-frozen chicken is alive
Ren korv	-	Clean sausage
Hand tvättas separat	-	Clean hand separately
Skit gott	-	Crap tasty

Now, let's see what a few removed spaces can do for us:

Kassamedarbetare	-	Tellers
Här börjar kassakön	-	The head of the queue starts here
Vi behöver ett byggtillstånd	-	We need a building permit
Mattvätt	-	Carpet cleaning or carpet cleaner
Brunhårig sjuksköterska	-	Brown-haired nurse
Surfa inte på sexsiter	-	Don't surf porn-sites
Sätt på en skygglapp	-	Put a blinker on
Får jag köpa en giftorm?	-	May I buy a poisonous snake?
Han dog av en kulblixt	-	He died of a ball of lightning
Vi har öppet mellandagarna	-	We're open between Christmas and New Year
Vi söker barpersonal	-	We're looking for bar personnel
Växel i returskål	-	Change in shrapnel plate
Säljes: Rakapparat	-	For sale: Shaving machine
Säljes: Sjönära tomt	-	For sale: A lot near a lake
Djupfryst kycklinglever	-	Deep-frozen chicken liver
Renkorv	-	Reindeer sausage
Handtvättas separat	-	Hand cleaned separately
Skitgott	-	Awfully tasty