KisseKises + s

The next morning, Pappa Bao writes the family name for the door. Tuss hears that the i is short, so the s has to be double.

Pappa Bao
Kise. Kå, i, ess, e.
Kise. K, I, S, E.
Tuss
Nej, pappa! Två ess: Kisse!
No, Dad! Two s’s: Kisse!
Mamma Mi
Hur stavas det, Tuss?
How do you spell it, Tuss?
Tuss
Kå, i, ess, ess, e. Kort i, två ess!
K, I, S, S, E. Short i, two s’s!
Nya ord · New words · Kapitel 1

Stava: spelling

Listen to each word and look at how it’s used. Practice comes right after.

  • hur stavas det
    how is it spelled, how do you spell it

    Olle’s tip: Names and streets are hard to hear. Swedes ask Hur stavas det? all the time.

    Kisse? Hur stavas det? Kisse? How is that spelled?

    In real life (2)
    • at a reception desk

      Förlåt, hur stavas det? Sorry, how do you spell that?

    • on the phone

      Hur stavas det? Med två s? How is it spelled? With two s’s?

      med = with

  • en bokstav
    letter (of the alphabet)

    Olle’s tip: bok (beech) + stav (staff): the first letters were cut into beech staffs.

    Här är en bokstav. Here’s a letter.

    In real life (2)
    • at SFI

      Det svenska alfabetet har 29 bokstäver. The Swedish alphabet has 29 letters.

      alfabetet = the alphabet

    • on a form

      Skriv med stora bokstäver. Write in capital letters.

      skriv = write · stora = big, capital