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

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

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