# First steps: Hello and who I am

**Language:** Swedish  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Master meeting a neighbour by listening to Elin and Anders's conversation about moving into the building. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** The stairwell of an apartment building in Vasastan in Stockholm on a warm, sunny weekday morning. Elin moved in at the weekend and runs into Anders, who has lived here for years, on her way out. They use du with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Greeting a neighbour

Elin and Anders say hello in the stairwell, and she mentions she is new.

### 2. Asking someone's name

Elin and Anders exchange names, and he has to check he heard hers right.

### 3. Welcoming someone somewhere new

Anders welcomes Elin to the building and she thanks him.

### 4. Asking how someone is

Elin and Anders ask after each other and both say they are well.

### 5. Talking about the weather

Elin and Anders agree it is a beautiful sunny morning.

### 6. Saying you have to go

Anders has to leave, and Elin says she is off to work.

### 7. Saying goodbye for the day

Elin and Anders say goodbye at the door and arrange to see each other tomorrow.