"Var" or "vart"

Michael doesn't know where to catch the bus to his granny. But what luck! There is Lina. Vart går bussen till Smålunda? Den går väl till Smålunda. - Ja, men vart går den? - Till Smålunda.

Eller menade du var den går? Ja, jag sa ju det. Nej, du sade vart. Inte var. Vart handlar om riktning.

Var handlar om plats Därborta. In Swedish, there are two words for 'where'. It can be tricky to know which one of these to use. var, vart. The difference is that this word you use when asking about a place and this one when asking in which direction something is moving.

Like in these questions. Var är busshållplatsen? Vart ska bussen åka? Perhaps you've already heard this but still find it difficult to remember which word to use regarding place and which regarding direction. Then, this is what you do.

Look at the last letter in this word. R. Which words do you think you can use to answer this question? How about one of these words. här Där.

Look. They also end with an r. Now look again at this word. It ends in a t. This question can be answered with one of these words: Hit dit And what letter do they end with.

That's right: t. So you only need to remember that the word for the question and the words for the answers end in the same letter. Once again: Var? Is used for asking about a place. And can be answered with the words här, där.

Vart? Asks about a direction. And may be answered with the words: hit, dit. How is Michael doing? Has he found his way to the bus yet? - Vart ska du? - Till mormor.

Får jag följa med? Om du lovar att säga fel tio gånger först. Vart går bussen till Smålunda. Vart -- Neej, det går inte.