Breakdown of Min lön är bra, jag tjänar mycket pengar.
jag
I
vara
to be
mycket
much / very
bra
good / well
pengarna
the money
min
my (min/mitt/mina)
tjäna
to earn
lönen
the salary
Questions & Answers about Min lön är bra, jag tjänar mycket pengar.
Since this lesson is about frequency, how would I add "a month" or "a year" to this sentence?
You can use the expressions you are learning right now! To say "a month", add i månaden at the end of the sentence. To say "a year", add om året. For example: jag tjänar mycket pengar i månaden (I earn a lot of money a month).
Why do we use mycket with pengar instead of många? Isn't pengar plural?
Yes, pengar is plural (the singular is en peng, meaning a coin). However, just like in English where you say "much money" instead of "many moneys", Swedish treats money as a general, uncountable amount. Because of this, you always use mycket (much) rather than många (many).
How is the word tjänar pronounced?
The tj combination at the beginning of tjänar makes a soft "sh" or "ch" sound, very similar to the "sh" in the English word "shell". It is the exact same sound as the soft "k" in words like känner.
Why is it min lön and not mitt lön?
Because lön (salary) is an en-word (en lön). You always use min with en-words. If you wanted to talk about your job instead, which is an ett-word (ett jobb), you would have to say mitt jobb.
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