Can We Pronounce These Swedish Fika Phrases? 🇸🇪

[00:00:00]We want to go to Sweden.

[00:00:02]>> But we need to know the basic first. So now we're going to learn how to order fika style. Yes. Let's go, guys. Let's get started.

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[00:00:16]>> Everyone has heard about Swedish fika.

[00:00:19]But if you want to try a real Swedish fika, then you need to know how to order in Swedish. So that's why today we're going to teach you how to order in Swedish so you can get that delicious Swedish kardemummabulle and a cup of tea.

[00:00:36]>> kardemummabulle >> ways to order in Swedish.

[00:00:39]So that's why today we're going to talk about the simplest one. So let's go and have a fika.

[00:00:46]The simplest and easiest way to order in Swedish is basically saying "Hej en kaffe tack."

[00:00:53]>> Hej en kaffe tack.

[00:00:55]>> Hej en kaffe tack.

[00:00:57]>> So she's always going to be better than me because she will not tell you, but she's learning Swedish in secret. She's using ChatGPT and she's learning.

[00:01:06]Yeah, say something that you learned.

[00:01:07]>> Hej. Ja.

[00:01:10]En Susi.

[00:01:13]Hå.

[00:01:14]>> Hå wait.

[00:01:15]Hå.

[00:01:16]>> Hå.

[00:01:17]Ja. JA EN FIVE OUT.

[00:01:19]>> [screaming] [laughter] >> SHE FORGOT EVERYTHING.

[00:01:22]SHE'S LEARNING EVERY DAY. SHE FORGOT EVERYTHING.

[00:01:24]>> At least now ChatGPT got to say something to me because I forgot. And if you don't want to drink coffee, you say "Hej en the thing you want and then tack afterwards."

[00:01:33]>> Aw.

[00:01:33]>> Another way of ordering a coffee is >> Aw, because tack is please, right?

[00:01:37]>> No, tack is also mean thank you.

[00:01:41]>> Aw, but she said it says please on the screen.

[00:01:44]>> Wait.

[00:01:45]>> So it can also mean tack.

[00:01:47]>> I didn't know it also mean thank you, too.

[00:01:49]Jag tar en kaffe. This >> Jag tar en kaffe.

[00:01:53]Jag tar en kaffe.

[00:01:55]>> means like in English "I take a coffee."

[00:01:57]Or you can say that, too.

[00:01:59]>> Jag vill ha en kaffe, tack. Which >> Jag vill ha en kaffe, tack.

[00:02:02]>> Ah, jag vill ha en kaffe, tack.

[00:02:05]>> Means I want to have a coffee, please.

[00:02:07]Or you can use the most polite version, which is "Ursäkta mig, jag vill ha en kaffe, tack."

[00:02:13]>> I'm not doing that version.

[00:02:15]>> will use >> I'm not doing that version. I'm sorry.

[00:02:19]>> This one is a very polite one, but it's actually not the most used one. Like many languages, the most popular phrases are the ones that are shorter >> Yeah.

[00:02:27]>> because it helps the communication flow.

[00:02:29]But you can still hear it. "Ursäkta mig, jag vill ha en kaffe, tack." Very polite.

[00:02:34]>> Wait, what? Wait, what?

[00:02:35]>> But you can still hear it. "Ursäkta mig, jag vill ha en kaffe, tack."

[00:02:39]>> Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe, tack.

[00:02:42]>> Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe, tack.

[00:02:46]>> Very polite.

[00:02:46]>> Yes.

[00:02:47]>> [laughter] >> Yes, jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe, >> phrases, I ended it by saying "tack" in the end.

[00:02:52]>> Tack.

[00:02:53]>> Tack means thank you in Swedish. But it is kind of used like the English "please" when you want >> Oh, so you're right.

[00:03:00]>> Of course.

[00:03:00]>> But but she wrote only "please." So all you say "please, can I have a coffee, thank you?" Or you can have a coffee, please. Usually you would say or you would say you would say both. I think it depend on the context when you order, right? I think both are correct.

[00:03:14]>> Or when you ask for a favor.

[00:03:15]>> Yeah.

[00:03:16]>> So Swedish people, we say thank you when we ask for a favor.

[00:03:20]>> Yeah.

[00:03:20]>> why I mentioned this is because if you write "please" in Google Translate, then you're going to have a bad time. Google Translate will say that "please" is "snälla du" in Swedish, but it doesn't work in this context.

[00:03:35]>> Oh.

[00:03:35]>> Because "snälla du" sounds for a Swede like a kid that desperately wants their parents to buy them candy. "Snälla du" is the begging kind of "please."

[00:03:47]>> "Snälla du" is like when you beg for something.

[00:03:49]>> Aw.

[00:03:50]>> it doesn't doesn't fit. Oh, you beg for your coffee?

[00:03:54]Imagine Do you Have you ever seen a foreigner say snälla do at a coffee shop? It'd be like she's begging the cashier to give her a coffee.

[00:04:02]>> It actually would sound a bit rude to say "Kan jag få en kaffe snälla du?"

[00:04:07]>> [laughter] >> Snälla du can also sound to a Swede's ear like you're being passive-aggressive. Like you say "Snälla du!" Like you're angry to someone. Like "Please, don't do that."

[00:04:19]>> Snälla du can "Sänka volymen på TV:n."

[00:04:22]Can you please turn down the volume at the TV? So, remember say tack instead of snälla when you want to order something >> [laughter] >> in Sweden.

[00:04:32]And sometimes you can actually say tack after you get the thing. So, you don't always have to say it in the sentence.

[00:04:39]You can say "Jag vill ha en kaffe." And then when you get it >> that's the normal way, right? When you order kaffe, you you say thank you when she give it to you, right? You don't say thank you when you order.

[00:04:49]>> Yeah.

[00:04:50]>> That's what it was bizarre the way that he was phrasing it.

[00:04:52]>> Then you can say tack. That would also be okay. But don't use snälla, especially not snälla du.

[00:04:59]So, let's move on. You said "Jag vill ha en kaffe tack." Then the normal answer you will get to this is "Var det bra så?"

[00:05:09]>> Var det bra så?

[00:05:11]>> Var det Wait. Var det What?

[00:05:15]Var det bra så?

[00:05:19]Bra så means literally "Was it good so?" And that's how we say "Was that all?" Basically, are you satisfied or do you want to buy something else? The pronunciation of "Var det bra så?" is a little bit different than >> Var det bra Var Var det bra Wait, what?

[00:05:36]Wait, wait a second. Wait a second. Wait a second.

[00:05:38]>> else. The pronunciation of "Var det bra så?" is a little bit >> Var det bra så bra?

[00:05:43]>> She doesn't pronounce the D. Var det bra Var det bra så?

[00:05:47]>> Bra så, I feel like it's one word in the brass soi.

[00:05:50]Var de brass soi.

[00:05:51]>> Bras soi.

[00:05:53]>> Oh, she doesn't pronounce the D, you think? Wait, let me say it again. Let me say it again.

[00:05:56]>> But if they want to buy something else, the pronunciation of var de brasso is a little bit diff- >> Var de brasso, var de brasso. Var de brasso.

[00:06:06]I think you're right. Maybe she doesn't pronounce the D.

[00:06:08]>> than how we write it. For example, we write var, but we don't pronounce the R in the end when we say it really fast.

[00:06:15]We just say var. Then we have det. Same thing here. We kind of skip the T. So it sounds like det, especially in Stockholm.

[00:06:22]>> I can't even hear you.

[00:06:24]>> Yeah. Bra, we leave it like it is. You need to say the whole word, bra. And then so, we also leave it.

[00:06:30]>> Var de brasso.

[00:06:31]>> But I can hear better.

[00:06:33]>> Yeah, yeah, I can I can hear it.

[00:06:34]>> But when you say it really fast, it sounds like var de brasso, var de brasso.

[00:06:38]>> Yeah, the D is gone.

[00:06:39]>> Was that all?

[00:06:41]So what do you say to this question, var de brasso? Well, it depends if you want something else or not. If you want something else, then you normally respond something like, "Nej, jag vill också ha en kanelbulle, tack."

[00:06:55]>> No, also kanelbulle, tack.

[00:06:59]>> [laughter] [clears throat] >> Nej, jag vill också ha en kanel- kanelbulle, tack.

[00:07:10]>> [laughter] >> So, again, var de brasso? Nej, jag vill också ha en kanelbulle, tack.

[00:07:16]>> I know you I know you go slow, but I feel like for me the only chance that I have is to go fast. If I go slow, I feel like it's going to be worse for me. I don't know why. I feel like the faster you go, you're like, "Oh, I'm going to mess up, but I'm going to like I don't know, for me going faster make more sense. I don't know how to explain it.

[00:07:32]>> want to have anything else, then you normally just say, "Ah." Or maybe you do a little nod, "Ah." Or maybe this weird breathing in sound that we sometimes do in Sweden. Yeah.

[00:07:42]That also works.

[00:07:44]So, let's practice this.

[00:07:46]Vad är bra så?

[00:07:47]>> Yeah.

[00:07:47]>> Vad är bra så?

[00:07:49]>> Vad är bra så?

[00:07:50]>> Good. You got it. But be careful. To this question, vad är bra så, then you don't say nej if you don't want anything else because a nej to this question means that you want something else.

[00:08:02]>> Nej.

[00:08:02]>> So, they will be looking at you expecting you to order something else.

[00:08:07]Another common thing they might ask you after ordering is något mer. Något mer means any >> What?

[00:08:14]>> after ordering is något mer. Något >> Wait.

[00:08:19]>> Något mer?

[00:08:20]>> What she just said has nothing to do with what is written there. What a wait what?

[00:08:24]>> Another common thing they might ask you after ordering is något mer.

[00:08:29]>> Något mer?

[00:08:30]>> Aw.

[00:08:32]Why do you have to put the G there if you don't use it?

[00:08:35]>> Mit något mer? Något mer? That's what it sound like when I read it, något mer, but she doesn't pronounce after the letter G.

[00:08:42]>> thing they might ask you after ordering is något mer.

[00:08:46]>> Något >> Något mer?

[00:08:48]>> Något >> Något mer?

[00:08:50]>> Något mer?

[00:08:51]>> Något >> Något mer?

[00:08:52]>> Något >> Något mer?

[00:08:53]>> It's the eight that she don't pronounce, right? She say like något mer. And she pronounce the G. It's the eight gone.

[00:09:00]Na na no.

[00:09:02]>> this air is the O already.

[00:09:04]>> So, nog nog nog mer? Nog got mer?

[00:09:07]>> Något mer means anything else.

[00:09:09]>> Något mer?

[00:09:10]>> The pronunciation of något mer is also very interesting because it's not written exactly the same as it's pronounced.

[00:09:16]It's written något mer, but most people make it shorter and just say nog.

[00:09:22]>> Något mer?

[00:09:24]>> Något >> Något mer?

[00:09:26]>> So, it's easier for you to pick it up what they say.

[00:09:28]>> Okay. Något mer?

[00:09:29]>> Anything else?

[00:09:30]>> Något mer?

[00:09:31]>> to make another video about how Swedes really pronounce words because not all words are not how they are written. So, don't forget to subscribe to our channel so you don't miss any more future videos about Swedish. The tricky part that you need to pay attention to is what question they ask you because the answer to these questions can be completely backwards. For example, till något mer, then here you say nej if you don't want anything else. And ja if you want something else, which is the opposite to what you did if you got the question "Var det bra så?"

[00:10:06]So, let's practice this. Något mer? Nej tack. Something else? No, thank you.

[00:10:12]Något mer? [clears throat] Ja, en kanelbulle också. Tack. Yes, a cinnamon bun as well. Thank you.

[00:10:19]So, now you're done with the ordering.

[00:10:21]But now comes instead the thing that you might be most afraid of, the price.

[00:10:29]Sweden is known for being quite expensive. En kopp kaffe och en kanelbulle might cost you around 70 kronor. 70 And that is around 8 and 1/2 dollars or 6.9 euros. So, it's quite expensive in Sweden to have a fika. But in any case, the Swede might say "Det blir 70 kronor."

[00:11:04]Which means "It becomes 70 kronor." We don't say so much "It is in We say instead "It becomes." So, that's why we say "Det blir 70 kronor" Det blir 70 kronor. It's a process. It becomes 70 kronor. But then of course, you need to know all the numbers.

[00:11:28]But don't panic. We have already done a video about this. Go check it out after seeing this video. So, after the Swede tells you 40 crowns, >> Oh, I hate this.

[00:11:43]Do you know why I hate this? You need to pronounce the R.

[00:11:50]Pronounce the R with your your >> If it comes 70 crowns, then normally the Swede just insert the card and don't say anything while doing this. So, here you don't need any talking unless you're bringing cash. Because if you come with cash, they might say to you, "Vi tar inga kontanter." Which We don't take any cash. Because in Sweden, card is king. Sweden is actually one of the biggest cashless societies in the world.

[00:12:32]Only 2% of all transactions in Sweden is with cash.

[00:12:39]And if you >> It's true here. Even when you eat street food in Thailand, a lot of them now you can scan it with your phone. They don't even want your cash.

[00:12:47]Yeah.

[00:12:48]>> want to order something, especially if you go to a coffee place.

[00:12:51]>> I still like cash. I'm one of the few that like it.

[00:12:53]>> they don't take cash. So, if you pay with cash, >> know why I like cash? Because you spend less money when you use cash.

[00:13:00]>> Really?

[00:13:00]>> Yes, because it feel real. When it's on the card, you just spend like a maniac.

[00:13:05]That's how they trick women into buying a lot of thing.

[00:13:08]Yes.

[00:13:09]>> I don't know.

[00:13:09]>> Yes, it's true. Because they might tell you this and then you need to kind of solve it how you're going to do it. So, if you want to avoid that, bring your card. But let's move on. The last question you might get before enjoying your coffee and your cinnamon bun is "Vill du ha kvittot?" Which means, "Do you want the receipt?

[00:13:28]>> Vill du ha kvitto?

[00:13:31]Vill du ha kvitto?

[00:13:32]>> ha kvitto?

[00:13:34]>> And the answer to this is very easy. If you don't want the receipt, then you say "Nej tack." And if you want it, "Ja tack." But you need to be very polite.

[00:13:42]Add a tack afterwards. Let's practice it again. Vill du ha kvitto? "Nej tack."

[00:13:47]>> Vill du ha kvitto?

[00:13:49]>> Vill du ha kvitto? Vill du ha kvitto?

[00:13:51]Vill du ha kvitto?

[00:13:52]>> Vill du ha kvitto? "Nej tack."

[00:13:55]>> "Ja tack."

[00:13:56]>> "Ja tack."

[00:13:57]>> Now we're done. So, these were some of the most common phrases you might hear or >> What?

[00:14:02]>> Tack så jättemycket.

[00:14:04]>> Interesting.

[00:14:05]>> Hej.

[00:14:07]Hej.

[00:14:08]Hej.

[00:14:10]Hå Hå Då la, Då LA, Då [laughter] la la.

[00:14:16]Hå är det, hå är, hå är hå är du?

[00:14:20]Åh Ja ÄH SUTI.

[00:14:24]ÅH >> DO YOU NOT SAY BYE-BYE OR HELLO?

[00:14:31]>> Åh Ses im- imorgon.

[00:14:35]>> Okay, I will pretend like it's it mean bye-bye.

[00:14:38]>> Yeah, it means see you tomorrow.

[00:14:39]>> Okay. [laughter]