Vad heter du?

English translation: Wotcha called? (What's your name?)

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Swedish term or phrase:	Vad heter du?
English translation:	Wotcha called? (What's your name?)
Entered by:	SAVANT

13:13 Jul 21, 2004

Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: Vad heter du?

Hi,

I'm not too good in Swedish, and I was just curious what the title of this song by Caramell meant. I hope it's not obscene!

By the way, if anyone here knows where to order a legitimate Caramell CD to be delivered to the US I'd be grateful. :)

Amazon lists a few, but they appear to be out of stock indefinitely. :(

Thank you very much!!!

Jed D
Lancaster, PA

SAVANT

wotcha called?

Explanation:
Nothing wrong linguistically with "What's your name". But a bit grammatical and refined for a pop song.

Selected response from:

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 03:27

Grading comment

Both Andreas' and Lars' answers were very helpful. I am choosing Lars' answer for the extra clarification. Thanks to both of you. :)

Respectfully,

Jed D
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +5

What's your name?

Andreas Åkerlund

wotcha called?

Peter Linton (X)

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

What's your name?

Explanation:
Native speaker

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Note added at 51 mins (2004-07-21 14:04:47 GMT)
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swedish

Andreas Åkerlund
Sweden
Local time: 04:27
Native speaker of:

Swedish

7 hrs confidence:

wotcha called?

Explanation:
Nothing wrong linguistically with "What's your name". But a bit grammatical and refined for a pop song.

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Both Andreas' and Lars' answers were very helpful. I am choosing Lars' answer for the extra clarification. Thanks to both of you. :)

Respectfully,

Jed D

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