Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Love, Screws, and Bookshelves: Building a Stronger Relationship
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Story Transcript:

Sv: I hjärtat av Stockholm ligger en liten lägenhet.
En: In the heart of Stockholm lies a small apartment.

Sv: Dit flyttade nygifta Hanna och Erik.
En: There, newlyweds Hanna and Erik moved in.

Sv: Alla 80 kvadratmeter lyste av kärlek.
En: All 80 square meters were glowing with love.

Sv: En stor hög med IKEA-lådor stod mitt i rummet.
En: A large pile of IKEA boxes stood in the middle of the room.

Sv: Möbler skulle byggas.
En: Furniture needed to be built.

Sv: Hanna pekade på lådorna.
En: Hanna pointed at the boxes.

Sv: "Där är vår bokhylla", sa hon.
En: "There is our bookshelf," she said.

Sv: Erik nickade.
En: Erik nodded.

Sv: Han gillade att bygga saker.
En: He enjoyed building things.

Sv: Alla instruktioner saknades dock.
En: However, all instructions were missing.

Sv: Erik kliade sig i huvudet.
En: Erik scratched his head.

Sv: De blev utmanade.
En: They were challenged.

Sv: En stor bokhylla, ingen lathund.
En: A large bookshelf, no cheat sheet.

Sv: Erik började montera.
En: Erik started assembling.

Sv: Hanna sorterade skruvar.
En: Hanna sorted the screws.

Sv: Alla delar var inte märkta.
En: Not all parts were labeled.

Sv: "Vilka är sidorna?
En: "Which are the sides?"

Sv: ", frågade Hanna.
En: asked Hanna.

Sv: Erik kunde bara gissa.
En: Erik could only guess.

Sv: Skruvar in i hål, planka på planka.
En: Screws into holes, plank by plank.

Sv: Men det såg inte ut som en bokhylla.
En: But it didn't look like a bookshelf.

Sv: Frustration började byggas.
En: Frustration started to build.

Sv: Erik tittade på bokhyllan.
En: Erik looked at the bookshelf.

Sv: Eller var det ett bord?
En: Or was it a table?

Sv: Kanske en säng?
En: Maybe a bed?

Sv: Hanna sa: "Vi måste börja om.
En: Hanna said, "We need to start over."

Sv: " Erik gav ett tungt suck.
En: Erik let out a heavy sigh.

Sv: Men han visste att hon hade rätt.
En: But he knew she was right.

Sv: Nu var de ett team.
En: Now they were a team.

Sv: Erik skruvade loss bitarna.
En: Erik unscrewed the pieces.

Sv: Hanna sorterade delarna.
En: Hanna sorted the parts.

Sv: De visste att det skulle ta tid.
En: They knew it would take time.

Sv: Men de var tillsammans.
En: But they were together.

Sv: Inget var omöjligt.
En: Nothing was impossible.

Sv: Så byggandet fortsatte.
En: So the building continued.

Sv: Bitarna började passa.
En: The pieces started to fit.

Sv: Sakta men säkert, formades en bokhylla.
En: Slowly but surely, a bookshelf took shape.

Sv: Erik och Hanna log mot varandra.
En: Erik and Hanna smiled at each other.

Sv: De hade gjort det.
En: They had done it.

Sv: Trots allt.
En: Despite everything.

Sv: När solen gick ned, stod bokhyllan färdig.
En: As the sun set, the bookshelf was complete.

Sv: Hanna och Erik tittade på sitt verk.
En: Hanna and Erik looked at their creation.

Sv: Det var perfekt, även med sina fel.
En: It was perfect, even with its flaws.

Sv: Hanna sa: "Vår första prövning, klar.
En: Hanna said, "Our first trial, accomplished."

Sv: " Erik svarade: "Vår kärlek, starkare.
En: Erik replied, "Our love, stronger."

Sv: "Så slutade dagen.
En: That's how the day ended.

Sv: Två personer i Stockholm.
En: Two people in Stockholm.

Sv: De byggde mer än en bokhylla.
En: They built more than a bookshelf.

Sv: De byggde en starkare relation.
En: They built a stronger relationship.

Sv: De hade ingen instruktion.
En: They had no instructions.

Sv: Men de klarade det.
En: But they made it.

Sv: Tillsammans.
En: Together.

Sv: Det är sant kärlek.
En: That is true love.

Sv: Slutet.
En: The end.


Vocabulary Words:

• apartment: lägenhet
• IKEA: IKEA
• boxes: lådor
• bookshelf: bokhylla
• instructions: instruktioner
• assembling: montera
• screws: skruvar
• parts: delar
• sides: sidor
• plank: planka
• frustration: frustration
• table: bord
• bed: säng
• start over: börja om
• team: team
• unscrewed: skruvade loss
• pieces: bitar
• together: tillsammans
• building: byggandet
• fit: passa
• shape: formades
• flaws: fel
• trial: prövning
• accomplished: klar
• relationship: relation
• instructions: instruktion
• stronger: starkare
• true love: sant kärlek