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!
Something I finally figured out.


Something I finally figured out.
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!
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!
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Re: Something I finally figured out.
"I have to go". Is that what's she saying?
Re: Something I finally figured out.
Yes.Ash wrote:"I have to go". Is that what's she saying?
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Re: Something I finally figured out.
475
01:36:33,950 --> 01:36:37,499
Fan, man ser ju inget.
476
01:36:37,787 --> 01:36:39,778
- Nej!
- Va?
477
01:36:47,672 --> 01:36:49,867
Släpp!
478
01:36:51,051 --> 01:36:53,519
Släpp, för fan!
479
01:36:57,307 --> 01:36:59,980
Aj! Aj!
480
01:37:14,199 --> 01:37:17,555
(RÖSTER FRÅN ANDRA LÄGENHETER)
481
01:37:17,827 --> 01:37:20,785
(BULTANDE I TAKET)
482
01:37:40,433 --> 01:37:42,185
Tack.
483
01:37:47,190 --> 01:37:49,420
Oskar...
484
01:37:53,780 --> 01:37:56,533
Jag måste åka.
01:36:33,950 --> 01:36:37,499
Fan, man ser ju inget.
476
01:36:37,787 --> 01:36:39,778
- Nej!
- Va?
477
01:36:47,672 --> 01:36:49,867
Släpp!
478
01:36:51,051 --> 01:36:53,519
Släpp, för fan!
479
01:36:57,307 --> 01:36:59,980
Aj! Aj!
480
01:37:14,199 --> 01:37:17,555
(RÖSTER FRÅN ANDRA LÄGENHETER)
481
01:37:17,827 --> 01:37:20,785
(BULTANDE I TAKET)
482
01:37:40,433 --> 01:37:42,185
Tack.
483
01:37:47,190 --> 01:37:49,420
Oskar...
484
01:37:53,780 --> 01:37:56,533
Jag måste åka.

Re: Something I finally figured out.
Don't we all. (okay not all of us, mostly me)J.J. wrote:Definitely I need to learn Swedish...
Veni, Vidi, volo in domum redire.
Re: Something I finally figured out.
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.Ash wrote:"I have to go". Is that what's she saying?
Of course, she could fly were it not for all her belongings.
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Re: Something I finally figured out.
Actually, there are many words that could be used.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.
Gå = walk.
Åka = travel in some vehicle.
Köra = drive some vehicle.
Fara = travel.
Resa = travel.
Etc...
But from the beginning Eli was just Eli. Nothing. Anything. And he is still a mystery to me. John Ajvide Lindqvist
Re: Something I finally figured out.
Then... "I have to go (somewhere faraway)", uh?metoo wrote:gary13136 wrote:
Åka = travel in some vehicle.
I love the way he accepts it without any further questioning, anyway...
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Re: Something I finally figured out.
I noticed that from the first view.
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