Chapter 1A1
Hej, mormor
Hello, Grandma
Before you read
One form of är
Swedish uses är for am, is, and are. Jag är Ellie, du är här, and kaféet är här all use the same easy verb.
En and ett nouns
Swedish nouns belong to an en group or an ett group. Learn the article with the noun: en kopp, ett bord, ett kafé.
Ellie is here.
Here is Sigtuna.
It is a café.
The café is in Sigtuna.
Here is a door.
Ellie is in Sigtuna now.
"Hello," Ellie says.
A door and a café.
Now Ellie is here.
Now Ellie is in the café.
Ellie is inside the café now.
"Hello?" Ellie says.
It is a café in Sigtuna.
And now Ellie is here.
There are three tables in the café.
Here is a table.
Here is a cup.
And here is a photo.
Here is Grandma.
Ellie is here, and Grandma is here.
"Hello, Grandma," Ellie says.
"I am Ellie."
"I am here now."
Ellie says: "I am here now."
"Hello, Grandma."
"I am here now."
A photo and a café.
"I am here," Ellie says.
"Good morning," Britta says.
Britta is in the café.
Britta is baking bread.
There is bread and coffee.
Ellie is here now.
Britta says: "Ellie."
"I am Ellie," Ellie says.
"Britta," Britta says.
Britta bakes in the café.
Ellie says: "Grandma?"
Britta drinks coffee.
Britta says: "Coffee."
Here is a cup of coffee.
And here is bread.
Ellie drinks coffee.
Britta bakes bread.
Ellie drinks, and Britta bakes.
Bread is here.
Coffee is here.
"Thank you," Ellie says.
Britta says: "You are Ellie."
"And you are Britta," Ellie says.
Britta drinks coffee now.
Ellie says: "Thank you, Britta."
Here is Grandma.
Britta is in the café.
Ellie is in the café.
"Good morning, Britta," Ellie says.
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