Shopping phrases

Sorry for the posting delay, folks.

I thought of a couple of useful phrases to use when you're out shopping in Sweden. Be it clothes, appliances or food, these will impress your cashier/retailer/dealer :)

Vad kostar den här? - How much for this one?
Finns den i andra färger? - Does it come in other colours?
Tar ni kort? - Do you take credit cards?
Jag letar efter... - I'm looking for...
Var är herr-avdelningen? - Where's the mens' section?
Var är dam-avdelningen? - Where's the ladies' section?
Var finns/Var är...? - Where's/Where can I find...?

Directions

These are a couple of useful phrases and words to use when giving or asking for directions.

- "Ursäkta, vet du var banken ligger?"
- "Jadå, du går uppför den här gatan, sedan tar du vänster och då hittar du banken på höger sida av gatan."
- "Tack så mycket."
- "Excuse me, do you know the way to the bank?"
- Certainly, just walk up this road, then take left and you'll find the bank on the right side of the street."
- Thanks a lot."

- "Hej, hur hittar jag till biografen här i stan?"
- "Först går du nedför den här gatan. När du ser den stora blå skylten som säger 'Nu har du gått för långt!' så svänger du in till vänster strax innan. Bion ligger rakt fram på Astralgatan 14, höger sida."
- "Tackar."
- "Hello. Can you tell me how to find the cinema?
- "First, go down this road. When you see the big blue sign saying: 'Now you've gone too far!', turn left just before it. The cinema is located straight ahead on Astralgatan 14, on your right."
- "Thanks a bunch."

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Uppför or Upp - Upwards, Up
Nedför or Nedåt or Ner - Downwards, Down
Vänster - Left
Höger - Right
Framåt or Rakt fram - Straight ahead
Bakåt - Backwards

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Basic greetings & I, Me, You

Here are some greetings being used in Sweden:

Hi - Hej
Hello - Hallå
Good day - Goddag
Bye - Hejdå
Goodbye - Adjö
See you later - Vi ses, vi syns

And these are the Swedish words for I, Me, You and further on:

I - Jag
Me - Mig
You - Du (used for a single person), Ni (for two persons or more)
We - Vi
He - Han
Him - Honom
She - Hon
Her - Henne
It - Den, Det (I will do a follow-up on the differences between these two later)
They, Them - De, Dem
That - Den där

Useful phrases:
How are you? - "Hur mår du?"
I'm good! - "Jag mår bra!" or "Jag är bra!"


Download an mp3-file with pronunciations here:
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As you can see, it's all very basic and short. Mainly because I'm all new to this teaching thing, but hopefully I'll expand these lessons as we go on.