The Swedish verb att skriva (to write)
What the lesson covers
This lesson focused on practicing Swedish vocabulary and sentence construction, covering phrases related to writing ("att skriva," "jag skriver") and forming sentences such as "Jag skriver en bok" or "Kan du skriva ditt namn?" It also reviewed asking about cost and quantity using "Hur mycket," as in "Hur mycket kostar det?" and "Hur mycket äter du?" The session then built more complex sentences and dialogue, including "Vad vill du äta? Jag vill äta kebab. Vad vill du ha? Jag gillar pizza. Kan vi äta pizza idag?" and emphasized using "vad vill du ha" for "what do you want." Finally, the lesson clarified the use of "att fråga" for "to ask a question" (and "fråga" as a noun for "question") and introduced the verb "systematisera" (to systematize).
Vocabulary in this lesson
41 words. Inside Lingolib each one is tappable in the transcript and saved to your library with one tap.
- skriva
- write
- jag
- I
- skriver
- write
- en
- a/an (common gender)
- bok
- book
- tillsammans
- together
- vi
- We
- kan
- can / to be able to
- du
- you
- ditt
- your
- namn
- name
- ett
- a/an (neuter)
- nu
- now
- meddelande
- message
- kostar
- cost
- hur
- how
- mycket
- much
- det
- it
- per
- per
- dag
- day
- äter
- eat / eats
- mat
- food
- vad
- what
- vill
- want / wants
- äta
- to eat / eat
- kebab
- kebab
- ha
- have
- pizza
- pizza
- idag
- today
- gillar
- like
- fråga
- to ask / ask
- har
- have
- dig
- you
- system
- system
- systematisera
- systematize
- behöver
- need
- processen
- process
- fixa
- fix
- vår
- our
- situation
- situation
How the lesson starts
The opening of the lesson transcript. The rest is in the course, synced to the video.
So we're now going to go on and keep on practicing. We are essentially going to practice some more and see how that goes. So without further ado, let's start.
We've already talked about writing. Do you remember how to say "write", as in "to write"? It's of course att skriva. And how would you say "I write"?
That's of course jag skriver. And then the rest are the same as always.
We're going to practice some sentences. I am writing a book.
Jag skriver en bok.
We are writing a book together.
The video plays beside a transcript that follows it line by line. Swedish words are underlined; tap one and the video pauses, the meaning appears, and the word goes into your library. At the end there is a five-question quiz written from this exact lesson, and every word can be practised out loud.