Learn Swedish with Katrin

Today, we’re going to talk about långa meningar, long sentences in Swedish. Or perhaps not LOOONG long, but longer than we have been working on so far.
We will, of course, revisit this topic many times, but this is your first introduction to our main and subordinate clauses.
Here is a shortcut to episode 10 if you want to review it: https://slowswedish.com/2025/03/10/10-the-rule-everyone-ignores/
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This week, we are mixing it up a little. You guys asked me some questions about Sweden, Swedish, and my life and I will be answering them.
First, you’ll get my answers in English here on Learn Swedish. Then you’ll get the same Q&A in easy Swedish, slow Swedish and normal, fast Swedish over at Slow Swedish in the coming week.
This is the perfect opportunity to see how much of my easy and slow Swedish you can pick up one when you already know the topic I’m talking about.
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Idag ska vi prata om tid. Today, we are going to talk about time. And not time in a deep, philosophical way. And not what time it is. More like… very practical, everyday time perspectives that still manage to confuse almost everyone.
If you do something for five minutes, that’s similar to för in Swedish. If you are doing something in 3 weeks, that’s similar to i tre veckor in Swedish. But the correlations are completely wrong!
Today, you'll learn my little hacks for telling them apart.
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Idag ska vi prata om tre små ord som skapar mycket förvirring. Three tiny words. Huge confusion.
We are talking about tror, tycker and tänker.
So, the annoying thing is this: None of these words are difficult on their own. But when it is time to choose one yourself, your brain freezes.
Let's fix that today!
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Both ska and kommer att are used to talk about the future. So if you use one when the other one would be more natural, people will still understand you.
But! Using them incorrectly will throw off the vibe and meaning of what you're saying. It might sound like you're doing something intentionally, on purpose, when you're actually just observing what is going on.
Let's dive in.
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