"Det är bara gas."

Translation: It is just gas.

[CsabaSndor]

Could this be an excuse for farting as well?

[HelenCarlsson]

For some odd reason I think we use the plural form of gas for that. "Det är bara gaser" :).

[JANBOEVINK]

Perhaps it is because there are various chemical compounds in it, such as methane and carbondioxide. But I doubt that. I expect it would be an explanation after the fact.

[pery.freitas]

Even weirder is that in Portuguese it's the exact same thing: (s.) gás - like any sort of gaseous substance; (pl.) gases - the plural of "gás" OR fart :D

[PJAU86]

My excuse for farting is a squeaky floorboard.

[bigswedeej]

Who stepped on a duck?
A kiss for the pope

[ViolentRed]

Is this meant like the gaseous form of matter, or like gasoline?

[HelenCarlsson]

It's a gaseous form. Gasoline is "bensin" in Swedish.

[FaizalZahid]

From benzene?

[devalanteriel]

No, Swedish borrowed it directly from the German Benzin, as did English.

[FaizalZahid]

It's been a year LOL but thank you! XD

[DanSurf]

Trying to think of a circumstance where you would say. "its only gas!". Haha only ironic ones spring to mind.

[carpelanam]

People sometimes say it when a baby smiles... it's only gas, meaning it's just an automatic reflex to internal rumblings, not a real expression of emotion.

[BrianCcreature]

Wow, really? That's pretty interesting

[JoseeV64]

"gas" instead of "gaze"? As a pun?

[RichardWal211702]

If something is great fun in Ireland you can say "It's only gas (craic)"

[Forchion]

One question, why is the t mute in det even in the slow version? Is it incorrect to pronounce it with the t added in the end?

[devalanteriel]

Not at all, but it's very uncommon in most dialects.

[mukama_2]

'Det är' for 'there'?

[devalanteriel]

No, for "there is".

[Q_C]

Tell that to the canary.

[0tter1]

I can picture this phrase being said in volcanic areas, like Yellowstone when duscussing the steam and or the smell coming from it.

[GlennaJo]

I typed "det är bara gōs" which made sense, "It's only gossip"

[devalanteriel]

I've honestly never heard gōs for gossip... guessing it's dialectal and/or very colloquial. Normally, skvaller is the right word for it.