Swedish Level 1

Level 1 Examples

This set will help you:

• Build vocabulary and language basics.
• Spell and write accurately.
• Speak without a script.
• Retain what you’ve learned.
• Read and understand in your new language.

Sample topics include:

• Age, family relations, household items
• Introductions and greetings
• Times of day and calendar terms
• Buying and selling

About Swedish

Swedish is the main language spoken in Sweden, with about 9 million speakers. In addition, a sizable minority of about 300,000 residents of Finland consider Swedish to be their primary language.

Swedish Learning Tips

• Swedish is a melodic language with rising and falling tones. The sound and length of vowels and tones help differentiate the meaning of words.
• Swedish spelling is largely phonetic. Once you know the sound each letter represents, you can approach accurate pronunciation of new words with confidence.
• There are two categories of Swedish nouns—common and neuter—that determine the form of adjectives associated with those nouns.
• Word order in Swedish is predictable, and the main verb is the second component of a sentence.
• Verbs in Swedish only change for differences in tense. You don’t have to conjugate them for different subjects.
• Swedish speakers rarely use formal speech, though they do use it in some dialects.
• Learning Swedish gives you a head start if you decide to learn Danish or Norwegian. The languages are closely related and are often understood by native speakers and experienced learners.