Fluent Fiction - Swedish

The Lost Wanderer: A Journey through Ikea's Maze


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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: The Lost Wanderer: A Journey through Ikea's Maze
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Story Transcript:

Sv: Tänk dig en man, lång och tunn, med silverhår.
En: Imagine a man, tall and thin, with silver hair.

Sv: Hans namn är Ingvar.
En: His name is Ingvar.

Sv: Han bor i den lilla staden Älmhult, Sverige.
En: He lives in the small town of Älmhult, Sweden.

Sv: På den här dagen gick Ingvar till Ikea.
En: On this day, Ingvar went to Ikea.

Sv: Kanske för att köpa en ny soffa.
En: Maybe to buy a new sofa.

Sv: Eller bara för att äta köttbullar.
En: Or just to eat meatballs.

Sv: Ingvar gick in genom dörrarna till Ikea.
En: Ingvar walked through the doors of Ikea.

Sv: Han gick förbi gula skyltar som pekade honom i rätt riktning.
En: He passed yellow signs pointing him in the right direction.

Sv: Snart var han inne i butiken.
En: Soon he was inside the store.

Sv: Omkring honom fanns sängar, stolar, lampor och kök.
En: Around him were beds, chairs, lamps, and kitchens.

Sv: Det var som en labyrint, byggd av billig möbeldesign.
En: It was like a labyrinth, built of cheap furniture design.

Sv: Timmar gick.
En: Hours passed.

Sv: Ingvar vandrade runt.
En: Ingvar wandered around.

Sv: Han blev vilse.
En: He got lost.

Sv: Han kunde inte hitta vägen ut.
En: He couldn't find his way out.

Sv: Han gick omkring bland soffor och sängar, kök och badrum.
En: He walked around among sofas and beds, kitchens and bathrooms.

Sv: Han såg skyltar för utgången.
En: He saw signs for the exit.

Sv: Men han kunde inte hitta den.
En: But he couldn't find it.

Sv: Han blev mer och mer trött.
En: He became more and more tired.

Sv: Runt Ingvar, människor shoppade.
En: Around Ingvar, people were shopping.

Sv: Barn lekte.
En: Children were playing.

Sv: Par grälade om inredningen.
En: Couples were arguing about the decor.

Sv: Men Ingvar fortsatte att vandra.
En: But Ingvar continued to wander.

Sv: Han började undra om han någonsin skulle hitta ut.
En: He began to wonder if he would ever find his way out.

Sv: Då såg han något.
En: Then he saw something.

Sv: I änden av en korridor fanns det en dörr.
En: At the end of a corridor there was a door.

Sv: Den var liten, nästan dold.
En: It was small, almost hidden.

Sv: På den stod det "Personal".
En: On it was written "Staff".

Sv: Ingvar tvekade.
En: Ingvar hesitated.

Sv: Sedan gick han mot dörren.
En: Then he approached the door.

Sv: Han öppnade den.
En: He opened it.

Sv: Bakom dörren fanns en trappa.
En: Behind the door was a staircase.

Sv: Ingvar gick upp.
En: Ingvar went up.

Sv: Trappan ledde till en dörr.
En: The stairs led to a door.

Sv: Och där, bakom den dörren, hittade Ingvar utgången.
En: And there, behind that door, Ingvar found the exit.

Sv: Han kände frisk luft slå mot hans ansikte.
En: He felt the fresh air hit his face.

Sv: Utanför sken solen ner på parkeringen.
En: Outside, the sun was shining down on the parking lot.

Sv: Ingvar skulle aldrig gå vilse i Ikea igen.
En: Ingvar would never get lost in Ikea again.

Sv: Han kände en ringande känsla av frihet.
En: He felt a ringing sense of freedom.

Sv: Han tog ett djupt andetag av den friska luften och log.
En: He took a deep breath of the fresh air and smiled.


Vocabulary Words:
  • man: man
  • tall: lång
  • thin: tunn
  • silver hair: silverhår
  • name: namn
  • lives: bor
  • small town: lilla staden
  • Sweden: Sverige
  • went: gick
  • Ikea: Ikea
  • buy: köpa
  • new: ny
  • sofa: soffa
  • eat: äta
  • meatballs: köttbullar
  • doors: dörrarna
  • yellow: gula
  • signs: skyltar
  • direction: riktning
  • store: butiken
  • beds: sängar
  • chairs: stolar
  • lamps: lampor
  • kitchens: kök
  • labyrinth: labyrint
  • cheap furniture: billig möbel
  • design: design
  • hours: timmar
  • wandered: vandrade
  • lost: vilse
...more
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