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August 6, 2025 17 mins
Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Chasing Aurora: A Journey Beyond the Arctic Circle
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Story Transcript:

Sv: I det avlägsna Arktiska cirkeln, där isen förenas med himlen, låg ett hemligt laboratorium.
En: In the distant Arktiska cirkeln, where the ice meets the sky, lay a secret laboratory.

Sv: Därifrån började Lars, Karin och Mikael sin spännande resa.
En: From there, Lars, Karin, and Mikael began their exciting journey.

Sv: Den här gruppen hade bestämt sig för att se det stora naturfenomenet: norrskenet.
En: This group had decided to witness the great natural phenomenon: the northern lights.

Sv: Lars, med sin rastlösa nyfikenhet och kamera i handen, var fast besluten att fånga den perfekta bilden.
En: Lars, with his restless curiosity and camera in hand, was determined to capture the perfect shot.

Sv: Men vägen dit var full av utmaningar.
En: But the road there was full of challenges.

Sv: Karin, vars sinne alltid var inställt på säkerhet, hade noggrant planerat deras rutt.
En: Karin, whose mind was always set on safety, had meticulously planned their route.

Sv: Hon kände oron stiga när väderrapporten plötsligt varnade för kraftiga snöstormar.
En: She felt her anxiety rise when the weather forecast suddenly warned of heavy snowstorms.

Sv: Mikael, med öga för detaljer och kärlek till vetenskap, log bakom sina glasögon, fascinerad av denna möjlighet att studera himlens spektakel.
En: Mikael, with an eye for detail and a love for science, smiled behind his glasses, fascinated by this opportunity to study the spectacle of the sky.

Sv: Bilen deras körde fram genom det vidsträckta snölandskapet.
En: Their car drove forward through the vast snowy landscape.

Sv: Lars, i sin iver, föreslog att avvika från den planerade vägen för att hitta en bättre utsiktsplats.
En: Lars, in his eagerness, suggested deviating from the planned route to find a better viewing spot.

Sv: "Det finns alltid en chans för något större där borta!"
En: "There's always a chance for something greater over there!"

Sv: utbrast han, pekande mot horisonten.
En: he exclaimed, pointing toward the horizon.

Sv: Karin suckade.
En: Karin sighed.

Sv: "Det kan vara farligt, Lars.
En: "It could be dangerous, Lars.

Sv: Vi borde hålla oss till planen."
En: We should stick to the plan."

Sv: Men Lars lyssnade inte.
En: But Lars didn't listen.

Sv: Bilen svängde av och de fortsatte mot okänd terräng.
En: The car turned off and they continued into unknown territory.

Sv: Himlen ovanför var en tom duk, redo att målas i färger av magi.
En: The sky above was a blank canvas, ready to be painted in colors of magic.

Sv: Men allt förändrades när snö började falla tätt och vinden tjöt omkring dem.
En: But everything changed when snow began to fall thickly, and the wind howled around them.

Sv: Plötsligt hördes ett knaster följt av ett stön från motorn.
En: Suddenly, a crackle was heard followed by a groan from the engine.

Sv: Bilen stannade.
En: The car stopped.

Sv: De var strandade mitt i detta vita öde.
En: They were stranded in the midst of this white wilderness.

Sv: Mikael steg ut, skakande av kylan, och började undersöka motorn.
En: Mikael stepped out, trembling from the cold, and began to examine the engine.

Sv: "Det ser illa ut.
En: "It looks bad.

Sv: Vi har problem med batteriet," sa han.
En: We have a problem with the battery," he said.

Sv: Nattens mörker började falla när en lösning var brådskande.
En: Night's darkness began to fall as a solution was urgently needed.

Sv: Gruppen satt tillsammans i bilen, andades ut i frosten och väntade.
En: The group sat together in the car, exhaling into the frost and waiting.

Sv: Men när spänningen var som störst, sprack himlen upp i färger och ljus.
En: But when the tension was at its peak, the sky burst open in colors and light.

Sv: Ett fantastiskt skådespel av gröna och rosa vågor dansade över dem.
En: A magnificent display of green and pink waves danced above them.

Sv: Lars lyfte sin kamera, men insåg snart att de saknade den elektricitet som behövdes.
En: Lars lifted his camera but soon realized they lacked the electricity needed.

Sv: Istället stirrade han i vördnad.
En: Instead, he stared in awe.

Sv: "Det här är otroligt," viskade han.
En: "This is incredible," he
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
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Speaker 1 (00:25):
In this episode, we'll brave the Arctic wilderness and discover
the dazzling power of nature alongside three explorers determined to
capture the northern lights and the essence of friendship and planning.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
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Speaker 4 (01:45):
Either of leksna arktiska sirkin that is symphery in us
meheim blen lo hemlt Laboratorium dary from bur delache karin
Omchuel since Ben andreesa then Hi group and had the
best m safer at Seedestura naturfenomena nor jueennat las missing

(02:06):
rustlers and nuvi can hit or comrae handen wa fast,
persolute and not fonder than perfect a building men Wagendt
was full of ut morninger carin vach sin Altiva insteld
Posekeet had the nourrand planer at Tira's route hunch and
the urun stig and e vadera potem plut slit vona

(02:29):
de Forgraftia snow stormr Mikhael mi ergaferd talier or shag
tilvet and scarp lou bocoms in a glass Sergon fahinierad
of then Ameliet at Stadhira Himlen's spectacle bile and diras
cherd fram yenodevid Strichta snerl on scarpet lache ii never

(02:51):
fur slogatavika from them planer the wagon, fretita and batterut
six plats the finns alted and hunts no goodsto d'arbotta
ut praastan piekanda mood horizontan karin sukada de kavarafalit lash

(03:12):
the Buddhaho lostyplanen men lash listnadente bile and swenger of
od foot huttermud O shantereng him len Ovan fervor and
tom duke, redot mo lasifarier of Magee men altferendred Asna
snow buried a fala tet of Indian shirt on kingdom

(03:35):
plut slit horders at cnaster folet of its sterne from
mouton Bilen Stanada, don vostranda de miti, detta vita da
michels diegut skokandav silam or buried the undo shakamutun. This
year eloud the are probly and me batteriet sahan Na

(04:00):
and smirky buried Defala and lessening of our broad scanda group,
pensattissaman sibylan under the sus de frosten or Ventada men
ner spending and voss m stouched sprung him lenu pifarier
roujus et fantastist scordespiel of Grena or rosa vorgur downs

(04:20):
at the vedoon, large lifts in camera men in sogsnat
at tomsaknather than electricity et sombehovedas is tell et stirrada
han yvornad the harry or truliit viscadahan yobudohl isnat poyer,
don't bury signal ra fagel yeno mad an vanda bilian

(04:43):
snur juice or sina telephoner, some fi clamp signaler, till
slute ner hoope at nesta feshwunit this at sian snow
scutter from laboratoriate pov stoned foushkatimet hadefotira signaler or confredred
dado now don comte baca til sacarieten elaboratoriate reflect here

(05:05):
deloche yar latme and victi Lexa saw the handmade litle
leander Ingian expedijun a complete Uttambra planeering or la Garbetta
carin O, mikel Lutiboca, till some anside Tista laboratoriate Sendo
Dome and Jimmy and scop some baracunde Bilda Sienamdilla, the

(05:28):
prevninger O tiumpher or av an omlache inteligorous pong a
sid perfect afuto hadromal la bevitna no goot some victirasiachtan
At Lisa, Clara and norwen at twelfth.

Speaker 1 (05:42):
Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.

Speaker 4 (05:46):
Ida of Lexna Arctiska Sirken. There is Smferna's mihimelen Lo
with hem lit laboratorium.

Speaker 1 (05:57):
In the distant arctisca circon where the ice meets the
sky lay a secret laboratory.

Speaker 4 (06:02):
Dari from bour de Lache karen O, Michuel sint sperand Riesa.

Speaker 1 (06:09):
From there Larch, Karin and Mikol began their exciting journey.

Speaker 4 (06:13):
Then high group and had vestem se fert si destura
natur fenumien it nor huene.

Speaker 1 (06:22):
This group had decided to witness the great natural phenomenon
the Northern lights.

Speaker 4 (06:28):
Lache miss sin rastla sa NiFi can hit oh comree
handen va fastperslute and nat fone den perfect dabilden.

Speaker 1 (06:39):
Lauch, with his restless curiosity and camera in hand, was
determined to capture the perfect shot.

Speaker 4 (06:45):
Man vag indet vau ful of ute maniger.

Speaker 1 (06:50):
But the road there was full of challenges.

Speaker 4 (06:53):
Caaren vach sin al ti va in stel posset hadnurran planisut.

Speaker 1 (07:03):
Coorin whose mind was always set on safety, had meticulously
planned their route.

Speaker 4 (07:08):
Junchend urunstigen nevad ra potemplat slt vona de ferkaftiesna stormer.

Speaker 1 (07:17):
She felt her anxiety rise when the weather forecast suddenly
warned of heavy snowstorms.

Speaker 4 (07:22):
Michel mier geffer de talier roucherle tirveeten scarp lou bocum
sineglas sergem fainer avdna meilihet at stadira himlen spectacle.

Speaker 1 (07:37):
Mikol, with an eye for detail and a love for science,
smiled behind his glasses, fascinated by this opportunity to study
the spectacle of the sky.

Speaker 4 (07:46):
Blen deerrascher de fram yenn de vid strechta sneerlan scarpet.

Speaker 1 (07:53):
Their car drove forward through the vast snowy landscape.

Speaker 4 (07:57):
Lache is sign neve first slogata via from de planier
de wagon fretita and vettis plats.

Speaker 1 (08:07):
Lash, in his eagerness, suggested deviating from the planned route
to find a better viewing spot.

Speaker 4 (08:13):
The finns altn't hans fennobosto del bota.

Speaker 1 (08:19):
There's always a chance for something greater over.

Speaker 4 (08:21):
There, utbras to ham pie can the mute horizonteen.

Speaker 1 (08:27):
He exclaimed, pointing toward the horizon car in Suka, the
cor inside the cavara fault. Lash, it could be dangerous, Lash.

Speaker 4 (08:40):
The buddholas teponen.

Speaker 1 (08:44):
We should stick to the plan man las listadentte, but
Lash didn't listen Bilen senga of O don fete mutu schinterng.
The car turned off and they continued in to unknown territory.

Speaker 4 (09:01):
Himlen U van Fervon, Tom duke Rie d'ot mourla sieferyerov Magui.

Speaker 1 (09:09):
The sky above was a blank canvas, ready to be
painted in colors of magic.

Speaker 4 (09:14):
Men Altfa andredes nasner Buride Fala tete Ouvin den cher
tom klindom.

Speaker 1 (09:22):
But everything changed when snow began to fall thickly and
the wind howled around them.

Speaker 4 (09:27):
Plut slithdas at castel furlit of its stern from mouton.

Speaker 1 (09:34):
Suddenly a crackle was heard, followed by a groan from
the engine.

Speaker 4 (09:37):
Di lenstan made.

Speaker 1 (09:40):
The car stopped don.

Speaker 4 (09:42):
Vostran da de miti deta vitad.

Speaker 1 (09:47):
They were stranded in the midst of this white wilderness.

Speaker 4 (09:50):
Miguel stiegut ska kranda of shi lam oh burier de
un de cha ca moutun.

Speaker 1 (09:58):
Mikol stepped out, trembling from the cold, and began to
examine the engine.

Speaker 4 (10:03):
This sierrilout.

Speaker 1 (10:06):
It looks bad.

Speaker 4 (10:07):
The harpurbl me batteriet sahan.

Speaker 1 (10:13):
We have a problem with the battery, he said.

Speaker 4 (10:15):
Natin smirker buri defla lerstening vobrodskanda.

Speaker 1 (10:22):
Night's darkness began to fall as a solution was urgently needed.

Speaker 4 (10:26):
Group pen Satis Saman Sibylen and de siu di frostn
ou venad.

Speaker 1 (10:33):
The group sat together in the car, exhaling into the
frost and waiting.

Speaker 4 (10:38):
Men spending en voss mstoucht spra quim le nu pifarier
ro jius.

Speaker 1 (10:45):
But when the tension was at its peak, the sky
burst open in colors and light.

Speaker 4 (10:50):
Et fantastists cordespiel of grena rosa vogur dwan sad ervedom.

Speaker 1 (10:58):
A magnificent display of green and pink waves danced above them.

Speaker 4 (11:02):
Lash lift sin camera men in sog snot at don
saknther than electricitie. Some behooved this.

Speaker 1 (11:11):
Lash lifted his camera, but soon realized they lacked the
electricity needed.

Speaker 4 (11:16):
Is Tella stirred han ne vodnad.

Speaker 1 (11:20):
Instead, he stared in awe the.

Speaker 4 (11:22):
Harry uh truit viska dahan.

Speaker 1 (11:26):
This is incredible, he whispered, yoboud holsnat poer, I should
have listened to you all.

Speaker 4 (11:34):
Don't bragel yeno matan venda bile and snur juice or
sina telephoner sonfi clamp signal.

Speaker 1 (11:45):
They began signaling for help by using the car's emergency
lights and their phones as flashlight signals.

Speaker 4 (11:51):
Till slute ner hope at nestam fishvunit this said Si
and snur sculter from laboratoriate pouve stond.

Speaker 1 (12:02):
Finally, when Hope had nearly vanished, a snowmobile from the
laboratory appeared in the distance.

Speaker 4 (12:08):
Fauchetimta defotira signorle O Combe fretre da doom.

Speaker 1 (12:15):
The research team had received their signals and came to
rescue them.

Speaker 4 (12:19):
Now don comtei barca til sac jeten elaboratoriate reflectier de lache.

Speaker 1 (12:27):
When they returned to the safety of the laboratory, Lot reflected.

Speaker 4 (12:31):
Yar latme and Victi lek Sa saw the hamet li
te t liende.

Speaker 1 (12:37):
I've learned an important lesson, he said with a small smile.

Speaker 4 (12:41):
Ingian expedijun e compete uttambro planeering Ola Garbette.

Speaker 1 (12:49):
No expedition is complete without good planning and teamwork.

Speaker 4 (12:52):
Caarin O, Miquel Luti.

Speaker 1 (12:55):
Baca, Karin and Mikol smiled back.

Speaker 4 (12:59):
Til Saint Tista Laboratoriate, Shinda Dome and Jimmy and scop
Sombaracundebilda sien di la de prevninger.

Speaker 1 (13:08):
Ottiumfer together in the quiet laboratory. They felt a camaraderie
that could only be formed through shared trials and triumphs oh.

Speaker 4 (13:18):
A venom lach intilices fong a sid perfect da fu
too had do mal la bevitna no fictira at lassa
clar en nor treelft.

Speaker 1 (13:32):
And even though Lash didn't manage to capture his perfect photo,
they had all witnessed something that made their hearts shine
brighter than the northern lights themselves.

Speaker 2 (13:46):
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Swedish, then in English.

Speaker 4 (14:02):
Of lagsna, of lagsna of lagsna.

Speaker 1 (14:07):
Distant, no, if he can hearne if he can hear, no,
thik can hear it.

Speaker 4 (14:14):
Curiosity fast, bisluten fast, beisluten fast, bisoluten, determined out morning
ar out, morningar out, morningar challenges no grant, no grant,
no grant. Meticulously oh vu oh vou oh vu anxiety

(14:41):
that reporte that reporte vad rapote forecast, snow storm, mar,
snow storm mar, snur storm mar snow storms, meee lekiit
meee lykit meee lekhit, opportunity ah vica ah vica ah vica, deviating, horizontan, horizontan, horisontan, horizon,

(15:13):
far leat far let far lats, dangerous, tejeng tejing tejing.

Speaker 1 (15:25):
Territory, duke, duke, duke, canvas stern stern Stern, Groan, stran Dada,
stran Dada, stran Dada, stranded, oh dear oh de oh

(15:46):
der Wilderness, scarkunder scarkunder Scar, Counder, Trembling, Love, s nee lostning,
loves neing solution, broad Scander, broad Scander, broad Scander, Urgently, fahniherad, phahnierad, fahnierad, fascinated.

Speaker 4 (16:13):
Out, brust oot brust oot brust.

Speaker 1 (16:19):
Exclaimed shirt shirt shirt howld fantastiscd fantastisk fantastisc Magnificent score,
the spiel Score, the spiel Score, De spiel spectacle.

Speaker 4 (16:39):
Evode nod evode, nod evode nod odd signaliira singnaliira, signaliera.

Speaker 1 (16:50):
Signaling, nerd, nerd, nerd emergency.

Speaker 4 (16:56):
Fresh, wounit fushvounit for shvoon neats vanished. Jimmy and Scop,
Jimmy and Scop, Jimmy and Scop camaraderie. We hope you've
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