Swedish listening practice: Linnea introduces herself
A short, slow beginner listening exercise in Swedish with transcript and English translation. Catch her name, her city, and her two friends. A1 level.
A very short listening piece, about 25 seconds at a slow, clear pace: Linnea introduces herself and talks briefly about two friends.
Listen once without reading along. Try to catch her name and her city. Then read the transcript, then listen again. You'll know almost every word.
Swedish
Hej! Jag heter Linnea. Jag är från Sverige. Jag bor i Göteborg.
Min vän heter Anders. Han bor i Stockholm.
Min andra vän heter Sofia. Hon bor också i Stockholm.
Och du? Vad heter du? Var är du från?
Trevligt att träffas. Hej då!
English
Hi! I'm Linnea. I'm from Sweden. I live in Gothenburg.
My friend is called Anders. He lives in Stockholm.
My other friend is called Sofia. She also lives in Stockholm.
And you? What's your name? Where are you from?
Nice to meet you. Bye!
Passage vocabulary
A few small items you may not have met yet:
- min vän: my friend (uses the possessive min; possessives get their own article later in the series, so for now take the phrase as a whole)
- min andra vän: my other friend
- också: also, too
- Var är du från?: Where are you from? (a close cousin of Var bor du?, where do you live)