Assembling the Billy Bookcase: A Tale of Friendship and IKEA Challenges

Mar 3, 2024 · 18m 42s
Assembling the Billy Bookcase: A Tale of Friendship and IKEA Challenges
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01 · Main Story

14m 28s

02 · Vocabulary Words

17m 59s

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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Assembling the Billy Bookcase: A Tale of Friendship and IKEA Challenges Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/assembling-the-billy-bookcase-a-tale-of-friendship-and-ikea-challenges/ Story Transcript: Sv: Solens strålar...

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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Assembling the Billy Bookcase: A Tale of Friendship and IKEA Challenges
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Sv: Solens strålar ringlade ner genom fönstren i lägenheten på Södermalm, fyllda med liv.
En: The sun's rays curled down through the windows of the apartment in Södermalm, filled with life.

Sv: Rörstrandsporslinet skimrade i solljuset.
En: The Rörstrand porcelain shimmered in the sunlight.

Sv: Emma, Gustav och Sofia satt på golvet, omgiven av pappkartonger från IKEA.
En: Emma, Gustav, and Sofia sat on the floor, surrounded by IKEA cardboard boxes.

Sv: De hade bestämt sig.
En: They had made a decision.

Sv: Utan instruktioner skulle de montera en Billy bokhylla.
En: Without instructions, they would assemble a Billy bookcase.

Sv: De tre hade en idé.
En: The three had an idea.

Sv: De ville sätta upp bokhyllan utan instruktioner.
En: They wanted to put up the bookcase without instructions.

Sv: Det var där utmaningen låg.
En: That's where the challenge lay.

Sv: Emma var modig.
En: Emma was brave.

Sv: Hon var första personen att både ta pappkartongen och öppna den.
En: She was the first person to take the cardboard box and open it.

Sv: Skruvar, trästycken och bokhyllans bakstycke kom fram.
En: Screws, wooden pieces, and the back of the bookcase emerged.

Sv: Hon kände igen delarna.
En: She recognized the parts.

Sv: Hon började lägga ut delarna på golvet.
En: She began laying out the parts on the floor.

Sv: Emma visste vad hon gjorde.
En: Emma knew what she was doing.

Sv: Gustav var skämtsam.
En: Gustav was humorous.

Sv: Han bad Emma att inte bråka.
En: He jokingly told Emma not to fuss.

Sv: Hon log.
En: She smiled.

Sv: Han började sätta ihop bokhyllans sidor.
En: He started putting together the sides of the bookcase.

Sv: Men svårigheter kom.
En: But difficulties arose.

Sv: Skruvarna passade inte.
En: The screws didn't fit.

Sv: De var för små.
En: They were too small.

Sv: Då kom Sofia.
En: That's when Sofia came in.

Sv: Sofia var listig.
En: Sofia was clever.

Sv: Hon visste vad problemet var.
En: She knew what the problem was.

Sv: Storleken på skruvarna var fel.
En: The size of the screws was wrong.

Sv: Hon gick till kartongen.
En: She went to the box.

Sv: Hon tog ut större skruvar.
En: She took out larger screws.

Sv: Spänningen steg.
En: The excitement rose.

Sv: Sofia och Gustav gjorde jobbet.
En: Sofia and Gustav did the job.

Sv: Skruvarna passade nu.
En: The screws fit now.

Sv: Emma log och Gustav skrattade.
En: Emma smiled, and Gustav laughed.

Sv: De såg fram emot att sätta i hyllorna.
En: They looked forward to inserting the shelves.

Sv: Fler kartonger öppnades.
En: More boxes were opened.

Sv: Fler trädelar och skruvar kom ut.
En: More wooden parts and screws came out.

Sv: Den Billy bokhylla tog form.
En: The Billy bookcase took shape.

Sv: Varje steg de tog, varje skruv, varje hylla, varje moment var en del av processen.
En: Every step they took, every screw, every shelf, every moment was part of the process.

Sv: Alla tre jobbade hårt.
En: All three worked hard.

Sv: Hyllorna blev färdiga.
En: The shelves were finished.

Sv: Men en konflikt uppstod.
En: But a conflict arose.

Sv: Två hyllor blev upp och ned.
En: Two shelves were upside down.

Sv: Emma, Gustav och Sofia stannade upp.
En: Emma, Gustav, and Sofia paused.

Sv: De funderade.
En: They contemplated.

Sv: De granskade bokhyllan.
En: They examined the bookcase.

Sv: Men de hade ingen lösning.
En: But they had no solution.

Sv: De tittade på varandra.
En: They looked at each other.

Sv: Vad skulle de göra nu?
En: What should they do now?

Sv: Till sist var det Sofia som insåg felet.
En: Finally, it was Sofia who realized the mistake.

Sv: Hyllorna var inte felaktiga.
En: The shelves were not incorrect.

Sv: De var bara inte på plats ännu.
En: They just weren't in place yet.

Sv: Hon skruvade loss hyllorna.
En: She unscrewed the shelves.

Sv: Hon vände dem rätt och skruvade dem åt.
En: She turned them the right way and screwed them in.

Sv: Problemet löstes snabbt.
En: The problem was quickly resolved.

Sv: Bokhyllan var klar.
En: The bookcase was done.

Sv: Emma, Gustav och Sofia kollade på den med stolthet.
En: Emma, Gustav, and Sofia looked at it with pride.

Sv: De hade gjort allting själva.
En: They had done everything themselves.

Sv: Utan instruktioner.
En: Without instructions.

Sv: Billy bokhylla stod stadig på golvet, redo att fyllas med böcker.
En: The Billy bookcase stood sturdy on the floor, ready to be filled with books.

Sv: Den kvällen satt de alla tre på golvet.
En: That evening, the three of them sat on the floor.

Sv: Framför dem stod Billy bokhyllan, stark och ståtlig.
En: In front of them stood the Billy bookcase, strong and majestic.

Sv: De visste att de hade gjort det.
En: They knew they had done it.

Sv: De hade satt upp en Billy bokhylla.
En: They had put up a Billy bookcase.

Sv: Utan instruktioner.
En: Without instructions.

Sv: Tröttheten övervann dem men de var mycket nöjda.
En: The tiredness overtook them, but they were very satisfied.

Sv: De lade sig ner på golvet och skrattade.
En: They lay down on the floor and laughed.

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

Sv: Och de skulle aldrig glömma det.
En: And they would never forget it.

Sv: De skulle komma ihåg denna dag.
En: They would remember this day.

Sv: Så på Södermalm, i en lägenhet fylld med solljus, var en Billy bokhylla.
En: So, in Södermalm, in an apartment filled with sunlight, there was a Billy bookcase.

Sv: Den var stark och ståtlig.
En: It was strong and majestic.

Sv: Och den var ett bevis på tre vänners gemensamma seger.
En: And it was proof of three friends' shared victory.

Sv: Utan instruktioner.
En: Without instructions.

Sv: Och det var där, i Stockholm på Södermalm, med sina vänner Emma, Gustav och Sofia, ett minne skapades som skulle finnas kvar för alltid.
En: And there, in Stockholm on Södermalm, with their friends Emma, Gustav, and Sofia, a memory was created that would last forever.


Vocabulary Words:
  • window: fönster
  • apartment: lägenhet
  • sunlight: solljus
  • cardboard boxes: pappkartonger
  • instructions: instruktioner
  • assemble: montera
  • screws: skruvar
  • wooden pieces: trästycken
  • challenge: utmaning
  • brave: modig
  • difficulties: svårigheter
  • excitement: spänning
  • shelves: hyllor
  • conflict: konflikt
  • mistake: fel
  • proud: stolt
  • victory: seger
  • memory: minne
  • process: processen
  • solution: lösning
  • strong: stark
  • majestic: ståtlig
  • shared: gemensamma
  • friends: vänner
  • forever: för alltid
  • tiredness: trötthet
  • satisfied: nöjda
  • laughed: skrattade
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