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[PHRAS] Starting a conversation

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Basler Biker
Switzerland

[PHRAS] Starting a conversation

Post by Basler Biker »

Swedes use fixed phrases when they gather, or when they write a letter or email.
Phrases to start a conversation vary from very informal ... to formal

Opening phrases

Hej! / hej Ronnie / hej Greta
Hejsan!
Hallå!
Tjena!

To make it even more informal, you can double them too:
Hej,hej!
Tjena, tjena!

PS: Tjena comes from the French "Tiens! as a way to express the fact of being surprised.
They also double it "Tiens tiens ... regarde qui est là !"

During the day

God morgon
God dag
God kväll
God natt

Goodbye

Hej då! ... (let's go, I'am going)
Vi ses! ... (till..;we see each other again)
Vi hörs! ... (till ... we speak a next time)

How do you do.

This is an English phrase that you can't, and never shall, translate, as it is part of a fixed "very British" protocol.
It's not even a question ! So you answer with just the same "How do you do."

So the informal Swedes just skp that part ;-)
But after that you can start asking, things such as
Hur mår du? How are you doing?
Hur är det? How is it?
Hur är läget? what is the situation? (like: what's up? Any news?)
Or even shorter
Läget? Situation? Status?

Formal would be
Hur är det med dig? (“How is it with you?”).

Who are you

Jag heter…
Vad heter du?
Trevligt att träffas!


BB - Basler Biker - Positivity and constructiveness will prevail
Native :belgium: :netherlands: / fluent :fr: :de: :uk: / learning :sweden: / fan of :switzerland: (bs/bl)

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fremanolas

Re: [PHRAS] Starting a conversation

Post by fremanolas »

Basler Biker wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:07 pm

Hur âr laget? what is the situation? (like: what's up? Any news?)

Small error to be corrected: "Hur är läget?"

EN :de: :netherlands: :sweden: :es: :fr: :norway: :taiwan:

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