Something I finally figured out.

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Something I finally figured out.

Post by gary13136 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:52 am

In the scene where Eli is about to give Oskar the bloody kiss, I never could quite understand what Eli said to him before the kiss. There were three words. I caught "Jag måste", but I couldn't quite make out what the third word was. So today, I went back and watched that particular scene and finally caught the word. It was "åka". Since I've picked up a little Swedish in the past few years, I remembered there are two different words used if one is going somewhere. One is "gå", which actually means "walk", and the other one is "åka", which means "transport". The second word is used if one is going by some other means than on foot.

I orginally thought Eli had said "walka" (never heard of that one!), but that didn't make any sense. Glad I finally figured it out! :D
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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by Ash » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:12 am

"I have to go". Is that what's she saying?

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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by ofelia » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:27 am

Ash wrote:"I have to go". Is that what's she saying?
Yes.

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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by a_contemplative_life » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:55 am

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Fan, man ser ju inget.

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- Nej!
- Va?

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Släpp!

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Släpp, för fan!

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Aj! Aj!

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(RÖSTER FRÅN ANDRA LÄGENHETER)

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(BULTANDE I TAKET)

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Tack.

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Oskar...

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Jag måste åka.
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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by J.J. » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:44 pm

Definitely I need to learn Swedish... 8-)
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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by JToede » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:35 pm

J.J. wrote:Definitely I need to learn Swedish... 8-)
Don't we all. (okay not all of us, mostly me)
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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by gary13136 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:36 pm

Ash wrote:"I have to go". Is that what's she saying?
That is it in a nutshell. Plus she is telling Oskar that she has to leave quickly, which doesn't mean on foot. In English, "go" will suffice for any way one chooses to leave. But Swedish has two words to differentiate between going on foot or going by some form of transport.

Of course, she could fly were it not for all her belongings.
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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by metoo » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:45 am

gary13136 wrote: That is it in a nutshell. Plus she is telling Oskar that she has to leave quickly, which doesn't mean on foot. In English, "go" will suffice for any way one chooses to leave. But Swedish has two words to differentiate between going on foot or going by some form of transport.
Actually, there are many words that could be used.
= walk.
Åka = travel in some vehicle.
Köra = drive some vehicle.
Fara = travel.
Resa = travel.
Etc...
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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by [Eden] » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:12 am

metoo wrote:
gary13136 wrote:
Åka = travel in some vehicle.
Then... "I have to go (somewhere faraway)", uh?
I love the way he accepts it without any further questioning, anyway...
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Re: Something I finally figured out.

Post by intrige » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:25 am

I noticed that from the first view.
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