"Pojken och flickan läser böckerna."

Translation: The boy and the girl read the books.

[laura.s.molenaar]

Why is the plural of book (bok) suddenly with a 'c'? Singular is bok, plural is böcker, right?

[Joel__W]

It's because it's a short vowel in the plural, which is indicated by doubling the consonant. Double k is written not as kk but as ck.

[laura.s.molenaar]

Ah, that sounds logical. Thanks a lot!

[vantaskd]

Why can't this be "Are reading" instead of "read"

[Wade133654]

Läser can mean either “are reading” or “read”. It depends on the context, I believe.

[LaneV88]

Is the "ch" sound cut off here? It sounds like she's just saying "oh"

[LaneV88]

Still want to know. Been noticing more and more

[4oYBIxtO]

Normally the ch is silent

[Super-Svensk]

Unless it is stressed/emphasized, in which case the full word is pronounced.