Lesson 1.9: Transportation – Transport
Lesson Goal:
Learn common transportation
vocabulary in Swedish and how to ask about and describe ways to travel.
Core Vocabulary – Modes of Transport
|
English |
Swedish |
Pronunciation |
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Transportation |
Transport |
"trahn-spohrt" |
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Car |
Bil |
"beel" |
|
Bus |
Buss |
"booss" |
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Train |
Tåg |
"tohg" |
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Subway/Metro |
Tunnelbana |
"toonn-el-bah-nah" |
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Taxi |
Taxi |
"tahk-see" |
|
Bicycle |
Cykel |
"syu-kel" |
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Motorcycle |
Motorcykel |
"mo-toor-syu-kel" |
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Airplane |
Flygplan |
"flewg-plahn" |
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Boat |
Båt |
"bawt" |
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Tram |
Spårvagn |
"spor-vahgn" |
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Ferry |
Färja |
"fehr-yah" |
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Ticket |
Biljett |
"beel-yett" |
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Station |
Station |
"sta-shoon" |
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Stop |
Hållplats |
"hall-plahts" |
Useful Phrases for Transportation
|
English |
Swedish |
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Where is the bus stop? |
Var är busshållplatsen? |
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I need a taxi. |
Jag behöver en taxi. |
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How much is a ticket to Stockholm? |
Hur mycket kostar en biljett till
Stockholm? |
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When does the train leave? |
När går tåget? |
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I’m going by bicycle. |
Jag åker cykel. |
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The subway is fast. |
Tunnelbanan är snabb. |
Sample Sentences
- Vi åker bil till jobbet. = We go to work by car.
- Han tar tåget varje dag. = He takes the train every day.
- Jag köpte en biljett till Göteborg. = I bought a ticket to Gothenburg.
- Cykeln är vid dörren.
= The bike is by the door.
- Flygplanet landade sent. = The airplane landed late.
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