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Midsummer Romantics: A Tale of Laughter and Snaps in City Park

Midsummer Romantics: A Tale of Laughter and Snaps in City Park
Feb 19, 2024 · 15m 53s

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Midsummer Romantics: A Tale of Laughter and Snaps in City Park Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/midsummer-romantics-a-tale-of-laughter-and-snaps-in-city-park/ Story Transcript: Sv: En lekfull...

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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Midsummer Romantics: A Tale of Laughter and Snaps in City Park
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Sv: En lekfull sommarbreeze, doft av gräs och blommor, hörde Erik korta klipp klipp tillsammans med skratt och gnäll från barnljud.
En: On a playful summer breeze, the scent of grass and flowers, Erik heard the short clip-clop along with laughter and whining from children's voices.

Sv: Han var i Stadsparken, Stockholm.
En: He was in the City Park, Stockholm.

Sv: Midsommarfest pågick.
En: Midsummer celebration was in full swing.

Sv: Erik förberedde sig.
En: Erik prepared himself.

Sv: Han var nervös.
En: He was nervous.

Sv: Spännande glupska ögon glänste mot himlen.
En: Exciting greedy eyes sparkled towards the sky.

Sv: Färgstarka blommor putsa toppen på mastodont majstången.
En: Colorful flowers adorned the top of the mammoth maypole.

Sv: Människor virvlade i dans.
En: People whirled in dance.

Sv: Vuxna var fulla av skratt, barn springer kring stången.
En: Adults were full of laughter, children running around the pole.

Sv: Och alla hade ett glas snaps i handen.
En: And everyone had a glass of snaps in hand.

Sv: Absolut ingen ville tappa sin snaps.
En: Absolutely no one wanted to spill their snaps.

Sv: Vi möter Astrid.
En: We meet Astrid.

Sv: Hon var så charmig.
En: She was so charming.

Sv: Rött hår, glittrande blåa ögon.
En: Red hair, sparkling blue eyes.

Sv: Hennes leende kunde tända upp hela Stockholm på en mörk vinternatt.
En: Her smile could light up the whole of Stockholm on a dark winter night.

Sv: Hon skakade på huvudet mot Eriks oro.
En: She shook her head at Erik's worry.

Sv: Erik var ofta orolig.
En: Erik was often anxious.

Sv: Nu var det snapsen.
En: Now it was the snaps.

Sv: Han ville absolut inte spilla.
En: He absolutely did not want to spill it.

Sv: Hon skrattade.
En: She laughed.

Sv: Hejda honom att vara för försiktig.
En: Stopped him from being too cautious.

Sv: Lekfullt tog hon hans hand.
En: Playfully, she took his hand.

Sv: De gick mot stången.
En: They walked towards the pole.

Sv: När musiken började virvla de runt stången.
En: As the music started, they swirled around the pole.

Sv: Erik var fast och galen på rytmen.
En: Erik was caught up and lost in the rhythm.

Sv: Han försökte fokusera.
En: He tried to focus.

Sv: Snurren, musiken, folk runt, Astrid bredvid honom, och hans snäpp.
En: The spins, the music, people around, Astrid beside him, and his snaps.

Sv: Allt var roligt men förvirrande.
En: Everything was fun but confusing.

Sv: Han var nära att spilla sin snaps på Astrid.
En: He was close to spilling his snaps on Astrid.

Sv: Det blev hans största rädsla just nu.
En: It became his biggest fear at that moment.

Sv: Stressade Erik tappade greppet om glaset.
En: Stressed, Erik lost his grip on the glass.

Sv: Ovan på Astrid!
En: It spilled on Astrid!

Sv: Hon satt kallt, kladdigt, genomblöt.
En: She sat cold, sticky, soaked.

Sv: Han var vettskrämd.
En: He was terrified.

Sv: Alla stannade.
En: Everyone stopped.

Sv: Tittade på dem.
En: They looked at them.

Sv: Astrid var tyst.
En: Astrid was silent.

Sv: Sen började hon skratta.
En: Then she started laughing.

Sv: Hårt, uppriktigt.
En: Hard, genuinely.

Sv: Hon tog sin snaps, drack upp.
En: She took her snaps, drank it up.

Sv: Sen dumpa hon det på Erik!
En: Then she dumped it on Erik!

Sv: Skrattade hela parken.
En: The whole park laughed.

Sv: Erik blev så röd.
En: Erik turned so red.

Sv: Men Astrid tog hans hand, började dansa igen.
En: But Astrid took his hand, started dancing again.

Sv: Lättnaden fyllde Erik.
En: Relief filled Erik.

Sv: De dansade resten av kvällen.
En: They danced the rest of the evening.

Sv: Han lärde sig.
En: He learned.

Sv: Ibland spilla vi.
En: Sometimes we spill.

Sv: Ibland blir det pinsamt.
En: Sometimes it gets embarrassing.

Sv: Men skratt, ögonblicken av glädje, de är viktigare.
En: But laughter, moments of joy, they are more important.

Sv: De var saker att komma ihåg.
En: They were things to remember.

Sv: Och så de gjorde hela Stockholm den natten.
En: And so did the whole of Stockholm that night.

Sv: Skratta, dansa, leva.
En: Laugh, dance, live.

Sv: Midsommarfest, med Astrid och Erik, blev länge minne i Stadsparken.
En: The Midsummer celebration, with Astrid and Erik, became a lasting memory in the City Park.

Sv: Trots klumpigheten, snaps och blommor, Stockholm hade verkligen sett en midsommar att minnas.
En: Despite the clumsiness, snaps, and flowers, Stockholm had truly experienced a Midsummer to remember.

Sv: Det var sådana dagar och nätter som man sparade för evigt.
En: It was days and nights like these that were saved forever.


Vocabulary Words:
  • playful: lekfull
  • summer: sommar
  • breeze: bris
  • scent: doft
  • grass: gräs
  • flowers: blommor
  • clip-clop: klipp-klapp
  • laughter: skratt
  • whining: gnäll
  • children: barn
  • voices: röster
  • City Park: Stadsparken
  • Stockholm: Stockholm
  • Midsummer: midsommar
  • celebration: fest
  • eyes: ögon
  • sparkled: glänste
  • maypole: majstång
  • dance: dans
  • laugh: skratt
  • snaps: snaps
  • anxious: orolig
  • worried: bekymrad
  • smile: leende
  • dark: mörk
  • winter: vinter
  • night: natt
  • worry: oro
  • nervous: nervös
  • exciting: spännande
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