"Bion"

Translation: The cinema

[Exochroma]

I keep thinking she says "bjorn"

[JuanBaer]

I even tried with Björk

[Iawesome2--GD]

Me too

[Embla_]

is this short for something like 'bioscop'?

[Zmrzlina]

Biograf!

[Embla_]

Thanks! I wondered because we call it 'bioscoop' in Dutch, or 'bios' for short.

[Zmrzlina]

Well, -scoop in Dutch, -skop in Swedish and -scope in English all derive ultimately from a Greek word having to to with seeing, so I think Dutch makes more sense here. :p

[myriam365]

Does "bio" mean anything by itself?

[Mumblemee]

It's Greek for 'life' if I remember correctly

[kiteo]

So like bioscopic vs biographic in English?

[Ekalisood]

Think "bio = life" and cinema is living pictures ;-)

[Salkan27]

Is there really a /ʒ/ sound in between "i" and "o" or is it because "i"s being fricative?

[MarksAaron]

I think it's emerging as part of the transition between the two vowels

[Andy642820]

Similar to ['bijun]

[czterine]

What is the plural of "bio"?

I couldn't find it in wiktionary-

[Arnauti]

We use biografer, biograferna for the plural.

[sunlitable]

On one of my norwegian classes the teacher showed us a picture of a street to learn new words, but the texts on the picture were in swedish, so one of the signboards told 'bio' and we thought it's some kind of a bio food store

[Austin211825]

Another example of English being the odd one out here!

[pmelosh]

Would it also accept movie theater?

[Arnauti]

Yes, it does.

[Staira1]

But it doesn’t accept movie house even though the definition of movie house is movie theater. I put it in just to test it. I think it should be accepted.

[devalanteriel]

Added that now.

[Staira1]

Tack!

[tredjedotter]

No, it does not. I tried movie theater, and theater, andboth were marked wrong.

[Arnauti]

Someone reported "movie theatre" so that might have been what you entered? That doesn't work since it says bion in the definite form. You have to write "the movie theater". Just "movie theater" on its own would be just bio in Swedish.

[tredjedotter]

Thanks; my level of observation is decreasing, and I fully understand now. thanks.

[Arnauti]

No worries, it isn't easy to keep track of everything at the same time!

[MerryBeninato]

The audio is utterly impossible!!! Please, fix it.

[phb2013]

I had no idea what was being said so wrote "bejuar". Actually, I find Swedish quite difficult to understand. It's as if a lot of word endings are not pronounced. Does anyone else find that, or is it just me?

[dragongirl253]

it sounds like theres an "s" in the middle of the word =/

[ahferroin7]

Out of curiosity, what would the Swedish be for a traditional theater (not a cinema, but somewhere one might go to see a play or a musical performed live)?

[devalanteriel]

That's a teater. I'm pretty sure you'll encounter that as well in the course. :)

(Stress on the a.)

[SanktJimmy]

So "bio" does have a difference in its definitive form. So why does "At the cinema" translate to "På bio?"

[devalanteriel]

It's an idiomatic expression. We also use it for e.g. the theatre and museums.

[CarloGamag1]

I listened several times at both speeds but what I hear is "bisiom". Reading through the comments I realized that I'm te only one with problems

[ErikKaufma2]

what is 'cinema' in Swedish without 'the' ? Is it 'bio' ?

[devalanteriel]

Yes, that's correct.

[FLchick]

"the cinema" is not said in the U.S.

[kiteo]

And so? Other translations are accepted.