Simple Swedish Podcast - #274 (1/2) - 7 tips för att tala mer flytande direkt

Episode Date: March 24, 2025

Nivå: A2-B1 Vill ha mer flytande konversationer på svenska? Fastnar du ofta på ord? Blir du stressad när du inte förstår vad folk säger? Byter folk ofta till engelska? Då är det här avsnittet till dig! Jag går igenom 7 tips du kan använda NU för att få mer flyt i dina konversationer. Gå med i 6-veckors-utmaningen! Gå på 30 lektioner på under 6 veckor och få tillbaka hela depositionen! Klicka här för att läsa mer. Platserna är begränsade så skriv in dig asap! Utmaningen startar 14/4. ------------------- Transkript Känner du att du vill ha mer flyt i dina konversationer på svenska?   Känner du att du fastnar på ord hela tiden?   Alltså att du varje gång du försöker säga någonting så stannar du för att du hittar inte rätt ord.   Känner du att du blir frustrerad av att ta människors tid?   Eller kanske stress av att inte förstå vad den andra personen säger?   Och händer det ofta att folk byter till engelska?   Ja, om du har svarat ja på någon av de här frågorna, då är det här avsnittet för dig helt enkelt.   Så välkommen till Simple Swedish Podcast.   Jag heter Fredrik och i det här avsnittet så ska jag ge dig sju tips för att bli mer flytande..för att tala mer flytande och klara konversationer bättre på svenska.   Och i slutet så ska jag också berätta om en väldigt spännande utmaning som är perfekt för dig som vill bygga självförtroende när du talar svenska.   Och det bästa av allt, om du klarar utmaningen så kan den bli helt gratis faktiskt.   Så ja, det pratar jag om i slutet.   Innan vi börjar med avsnittet ska jag tacka några nya patrons.   Och det är Vio, Pratyasha, Alexander, Camille, Laura, Kelly och Sarah. Så tack till er för att ni stödjer den här podden.   Ja, nu ska jag dela med mig av de här sju tipsen för att tala mer flytande och klara konversationer på svenska bättre. Så här.   Tips nummer ett. Det är att hålla det enkelt.   För folk gör det ofta väldigt komplicerat för sig själva.   För att man är van att göra det på sitt modersmål.   Man är van att kunna säga..använda komplex grammatik och komplex meningsstruktur och vara väldigt nyanserad och detaljerad.   Så man är van vid det.   Men när man pratar på ett språk, på ett främmande språk, försök använda mindre komplexitet.   ....för resten av transkriptet, klicka här!

Do you feel that you want more flow in your conversations in Swedish? Do you feel that you get stuck on words all the time? So that every time you try to say something, you stop because you can't find the right word, so you get stuck on words Do you feel frustrated by taking people's time? Or maybe stressed by not understanding what the other person is saying and it often happens that people switch to English answered yes to any of these questions, then this episode is for you, simply. So welcome to Simple Swedish Podcast. My name is Fredrik and in this episode I will give you seven tips to become more fluent, to speak more fluent and to be able to better speak Swedish.

Like this. And in the end, I will also tell you about a very exciting challenge that is perfect for you who want to build self-confidence when you speak Swedish. And the best of all, if you manage the challenge, it can be completely free actually. So yes, I'll talk about that at the end. Before we start with the episode, I will thank some new patrons and that is Vio, Pratjascha, Alexander, Camille, Lara, Kelly and Sara So thank you for supporting this podcast and yes And, yes, now I will share with you these seven tips to speak more fluently and to handle

conversations in Swedish better. Like this. So tip number 1 is to keep it simple, ok? Because people often make it very complicated for themselves Because they are used to doing that on your mother's behalf. You're used to being able to say... use complex grammar and complex meaning structures and be very nuanced and detailed, so you're used to that but when you're speaking in a foreign language try to use less complexity, ok? short phrases

easy grammar less nuance less details, ok? I'm going to take an example. So we can take this sentence, ok? I wouldn't have stayed home instead of going to town. If it hadn't rained today, I wouldn't have stayed home instead of going to town. Okay, pretty complex, okay? I can also say My plan was to go to town, but it's raining. I don't like rain, so I'm staying at home.

Okay? Exactly the same information, but in a much, much simpler way. So instead of one long sentence, I have three or four sentences So my plan was this, but this happened, so therefore I do this instead Or that one uses simpler words So for example, I can say Barcelona is the next biggest city in Spain. It's a lively city with spectacular architecture and fascinating history.

But I can also say that Barcelona is a big city with a lot of life and that I like the architecture and the history so instead of these adjectives with spectacular architecture and fascinating history I can just say that I like the architecture and the history and when you make it easier for yourself, you will probably get more flow in your conversations because the brain doesn't need to work that much and it's less risk to get stuck on words To get stuck means that you

well, that you stop here and you don't come further you're like, stuck, ugh okay, you want to get flow, you want to come further, you want to continue So that was tip number one to keep it simple make it simple for you simple grammar, simple sentence structure short sentences, short phrases

not so detailed, ok? Number two use pauses. Sometimes you feel that pauses are hard, so called embarrassing silence. You're like, I can't be quiet, I have to talk, I have to say something. And you say like, and then it's like... And it's very hard to listen to... You feel stressed. It's much better to take a break and be a little quiet.

And have an intention with that break For example Yesterday I was out with my friends and we ate at a persian restaurant which was called it was called Persepolis Okay I got home pretty late

I think the time was Half past twelve But that was okay because I didn't have that much work But that was okay because I didn't have that much work. So it would be much much harder to listen to a restaurant called... ...that's called... ...uh...uh...no. So don't say anything. ...um...um...um...uh.

Because it's hard to listen to. You get stressed, I get stressed but you can take a break a break with intention breathe relaxed think ok no panic

it's totally ok to take a break ok so that was tip number two. Tip number three is to use words that are filled out, okay? Words that are filled out are words like, for example, you know what it's called, what you should say,

something like that, yeah So you can use What's it called? What should you say? One of those... So you can use one of those expressions or words while you're thinking. For example, on Saturday we went to... I mean... What's it called? to the beach. The weather was nice. The kids built a sand castle. We ate lunch and at that restaurant they had a really good, what can you say, for example, you can say for example, what is it called, what is it called, what is it called, how do you say it, how do you say it, one of those, one of those, one of those, yes, then you get more time to think and you sound more Swedish

So that's tip number three, to use words that are full of words And that's much better than saying to say, on Saturday we went to the beach. Okay, you understand the thing. So, tip number four is, and this is very very important, maybe the most important, use what you can for what you can't. So, it means that you explain the words you can't with words that you can. So, if we take this sentence, as I said, say that I can't pronounce the word strand, I can't pronounce the word slott, and I can't pronounce the word lax. Okay? So how do I tell this if I can't pronounce the words. So, we went to the beach.

I can say, we went to, yes, you know, this place with sand, close to the water, close to the sea. And you can also ask, for example, what's it called? What's this place called with sand near the water? So what is this place called with sand near the water? Yes, a beach, yes right this house, this big, big house that the king lives in. What is it called? A castle, okay. Yes, right det. Så barnen byggde ett sandslott. Och vi åt lunch, och de hade en väldigt god, ja, vad heter det?

Du vet, den här fisken med rött kött. Vad heter den? En sån där fisk med rött kött. Ja, lax, ja, just det. Så vi åt lax. What is it called? A fish with red meat Yes, salmon Right So we ate salmon They had a really good salmon So you can use

these words What is it called? A fish You know A fish So it's a very a person like that, you know, a person like that, yes. So, it's a very good word to use and this is very, very important when you learn to speak a new language. Because it's important to stay in the Swedish language.

Okay, because when you stay in the Swedish language, then you start to think in Swedish more and more. So you start to think in Swedish more and more, the more you stay in the Swedish language yes and also you train the Swedish more and better when you stay in the Swedish language because you can explain a lot with quite little. So even if I couldn't

the words beach, castle and salmon, I could still say exactly what I wanted to say. And I do this all the time when I speak other languages. And it can be a bit difficult in the beginning, but the more you do it, the easier it gets, of course. Use what you can with or use what you can for what you can't So, find a way to tell what you want to say in Swedish even if there are words you can't Okay? So that was number four Now we come to tip number five.

Okay, so tip number five is more about your understanding. And that is that...