Any Swedish Speakers?

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Simple question.  My Prussian officer is having a drinking game in a rough bar in Danzig (don’t ask me, do I LOOK like I’m in control??) with a Swedish sailor.

There are many other Swedish sailors in the bar and they chant “drink drink drink” when each man takes his turn.  What is the correct grammatical word they would use?  I’m guessing it’s not skal…

Helps!

 

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As I said above, the Swedish imperative for "drink" is "dryck". Also, I remembered the drinking song!

*deep breath*

Helan går, sjung hoppra la la la la la,
Helan går, sjung hoppra la la la.
Och den som inte helan tar
Kan heller inte halvan får.
Helan går…sjung hoppra la la la.

Vague translation:

Down it all goes, sing hoppra la la la la la,
Down it goes, sing hoppra la la la.
If you fail to drink it all
You will never get the half*.
Down it GOOOEEEEESSSSS [glug glug glug]...sing hoppra la la la.

*which is actually the next drink, but never mind.

Bit of info about the song here and . ALL Swedes know it, probably better than their national anthem.