> Edit: Just noticed it's dated to August 7th, so probably not that.

Specifically, it's dated August 7th 1975, and with the word Holland on it. Summer 1975 was exceptionally hot in Europe (only outmatched by the following year). As you can see from this weather data, on August 7th 1975 temperatures in Amsterdam reached over 32 degrees C. This sounds like a gift, perhaps from one spouse to the other, bought while on vacation in Holland.

These are both right, but Arnauti, a native speaker on Duolingo, wrote this explanation: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/6365770/gillar-vs-tycker-om

Looking at the comments on Duolingo has been very informative for me. If you see explanations from Arnauti or devalanteriel, read them. They're extremely useful.

Edit: corrected devalanteriel's name

They're having trouble finding a suitable Text-To-Speech system with decent Swedish pronunciation. They specifically mentioned the issue with de / dom in the welcome post in the discussion here, as well as the pronunciation of är being a bit odd.

Some of those a different words, and some are not.

Different words:

• Ej is a formal alternative to inte. Forget about it until your Swedish has reached an intermediate level.
• Därför is an adverb meaning ‘therefore’, and därför att is a conjunction meaning ‘because’.
• För (apart from meaning ‘too’) is a conjunction meaning ‘because’, and för att is a conjunction meaning ‘in order to’.

Same words:

Adjectives must inflect in Swedish. They normally have a dictionary form which is used for common-gender nouns, a form in -t which is neuter, and a form in -a which is for any noun in the plural. Additionally, there is the definite form in -a which is used regardless of gender and number. All this applies to ny, svensk and the vast majority of adjectives. You are probably studying with Duolingo. Here is the tips & notes page for the relevant lesson. Just continue the lessons and it will teach you in context. Also, you can look most adjectives up on Wiktionary and see a chart with the complete inflection of the word.

Adjectives referring to countries are often used as nouns referring to the associated language. These get -a on the end in Swedish, probably due to being derived from the definite form of the adjective, e.g. det svenska språket. By the way, in the closely related languages of Danish and Norwegian, they don’t do this with language names: they say norsk, dansk, svensk.

I'm in the same situation as you but a friend who is now fluent told me to use a book entitled "Rivstart A1 + A2 Textbok" editor: natur&kultur, ISBN 9127434206

I've used it too and it's very good, also you can get audio tracks with it

Amazon

Interesting, as a native speaker I hadn't thought about the fact that there are different ways to write white in Swedish.

- They're different forms of the adjective "vit" which means white.

Vit is used for "en" words. En vit boll.

Vitt is used for "ett" words. Ett vitt frimärke.

Vita is used for things in plural. Några vita bollar/Några vita frimärken.

- I found this thread on the same question.

SVT Språkplay is probably the most useful app I've ever used for language learning- it's an official SVT app that has a lot of their TV shows along with interactive subtitles that you can touch to save to a vocab list or get a definition as well as other interactive features.

It's not available through the app store if you aren't in Sweden. If you are using an Android device, you can google "SVT Språkplay APK" and install it manually. You can't do that unfortunately if you're using an Apple device.

I can't comment about learning Swedish since I am a native. But learning any language will force you to learn a lot of words.

There are a lot of different studies about this and there are also different ways to define a word. For example, is "springa" and "sprang" two different words or only one. What if you learn multiple words for the same thing? Like "fordon" and "fortskaffningsmedel"?

So to learn any language to have a simple conversation you need between 1000 to 3000 words. And the more you know, the better.

How you get to 3000 or 5000 or even 10 000 words doesn't matter, as long as you study as much as you can without burning yourself out. If duolingo and memrise works for you, then great!

Both duolingo and memrise are versions of SRSes/Spaced Repetition Applications and should work fine for learning words.

Personally I am using an SRS called Anki to learn 10 new words a day. It works great and is very flexible. In Anki you can make a template and then import a spreadsheet to create thousands of cards automatically. Or you can use a deck that someone else has compiled, just like duolingo/memrise.

Remember, learning a language is not a sprint, it is a marathon. So plan for that.

Nowadays VPNs are fairly easy to use. Most of them will want you to sign up and pay a subscription (sometimes they give you a trial period). Then you download an app for your system (desktop or mobile) from their site, log in and choose the country that you wish to use. After that the app takes care of the rest and you can have a swedish IP for example. I use NordVPN, but there are many more to choose from.

What’s different about that phrase, compared to the ones you’ve seen before?

There is an adjective there for the first time.

See the notes for this lesson: https://www.duolingo.com/skill/sv/Adjectives-1/tips-and-notes

I think Duolingo is great. I use it everyday. I've also been using Memrise to build vocabulary. The Swedish Institute released a free online course this year and I'm finding it very helpful as well. It's a joint project between universities and university teachers across Sweden so it's pretty legitimate.

If you want a more custom learning, my recommendation is to look up for the most used Swedish words and put them in a document (word, google docs, whatever). Then, put under each word at least three sentences with it (I recommend Tatoeba for that. Then download Anki and create a deck with the words or sentences you learned. Every day practice with the flashcards you created. Try introducing 5-20 words a day, depending on how much work you want to put into this. Good luck!

I would say those three words don't rhyme with each other. I'm not Swedish, but I can speak Swedish reasonably well.

You can listen to some pronounciations on Forvo and Lexin. Lexin only has the 'basic' form of the word, i.e. verbs in the present tense, nouns in the singular indefinite. On Forvo you can request a word to be pronounced if it isn't already there and someone will pronounce it within a day or two.

I think perhaps 'lejonet' is just a tricky word to rhyme with. I think that words that rhyme with 'mycket' will have to have an 'ycke' in them because there is very little stress on the last syllable. I don't pronounce the 't' at the end of 'mycket' so words like 'stycke' and 'smycke' rhyme to me. It will probably look a bit off written down though. Lots of words rhyme with 'vet'. The rhyming dictionary works well here.

You can find a "dagens ord" in the app Svensk ordbok (iOS / Android) by the Swedish Academy.

As been said, there is also a "dagens ord" at www.saob.se, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it if you're a learner. SAOB goes beyond "unusual or uncommon", it's filled with archaic words that are obsolete in modern Swedish.

It’s called “Complete Swedish.”

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Swedish-Beginner-Intermediate-Course/dp/1444195107/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2G79X3OY74KCC&keywords=complete+swedish&qid=1667535949&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjM2IiwicXNhIjoiMC42MiIsInFzcCI6IjAuNjMifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=c...

Here's some more, including those linked in the article:

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/ResultByWorld?area=4&start=0&pgct=12&ilangcode=en&ilang=English&view=cover&sort=title&type=0&country=country15

Here's some general Swedish literature in ebook-form (mostly older works where the copyright has expired):

http://manybooks.net/language.php?code=sv

Do you have access to amazon? There’s tons on there for very cheap and if you don’t like them you can return them.

Unfortunately the only Swedish textbook I ever used was made for foreigners already in Sweden, I’ve never seen it online or anything like that

This one is almost 5 stars and is cheap. As for actual workbooks there’s a few on there but they either have only one or none reviews

They also have an app called Sveriges Radio Play. It's available for Android, I don't know about IOS, but it probably is too. I think you can also download what you want to listen to, so it's good to listening in the bus without internet.

https://www.audible.com/search?keywords=&title=&author_author=&narrator=&publisher=&feature_six_browse-bin=9178181011&feature_five_browse-bin=9178163011

I just use the advanced search (language -> swedish) and specify the category

He lived in Nexø on Bornholm, and took it as an additional surname. (I put together a free nice edition of his Pelle the Conqueror if you want to read anything he wrote: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/martin-andersen-nexo/pelle-the-conqueror/jessie-muir_bernard-miall)

Hi! To add to the current suggestions, you should try duolingo. There are some Swedish users creating a Swedish course, and I believe it is supposed to be launched in 9 days or so. Don't use it as your only tool, but it is a good way to practice daily. I haven't tried Swedish yet, but it has worked in other languages.

My strategies. 1. VPN (ExpressVPN is best) + Raspberry Pi + Kodi with SVT app, Netflix app = Swedish shows as simple as changing the HDMI input. You can get a remote that works with it too. 2. Pay for Netflix with a Swedish bank account = almost every show has a Svenska subtitles option. 3. Disney+ has most kids films dubbed and subtitled in many languages, including Swedish.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foundation-Swedish-Michel-Thomas-Method/dp/1473665485

Currently it's a pre-order, but it will be released soon (on my local Amazon site [Italy], it's saying it will we be released July 28, but on the British version it says January 24, 2019)

I found it on Amazon. I also found a copy on Adlibris (Swedish e-commerce website), although I've never used it so I don't know their shipping policy. IMO, it's worth considering if you have a friend in Sweden.

I use NordVPN, best thing I've hired so far.

I wake up to svt1 live, sometimes I switch to Nyhetsmorgon on TV4, and when I want background swedish, I put those farmers reality shows on binge, or tradgardens's whatever, they are easier to understand.

My kids have also grown accustomed to Gretta Gris :) (SVTBarn)

You could use AutoHotkey and bind a the Swedish letters to certain key combinations.

Example:

; type !aa for "å" ; type !ae for "ä" ; type !oe for "ö" ; type !xaa for "Å" ; type !xae for "Ä" ; type !xoe for "Ö"

:?*:!aa::{U+00E5}

:?*:!ae::{U+00E4}

:?*:!oe::{U+00F6}

:?*:!xaa::{U+00C5}

:?*:!xae::{U+00C4}

:?*:!xoe::{U+00D6}

You can change the combination between :?*: and :: to anything you want.

• https://autohotkey.com/
• https://autohotkey.com/download/

I didn't know these words, so I used DeepL to see what they meant (I was guessing "temporär" was "temporary" though, since they're very identical (not that I should assume based on spelling, though)), and for one of the words, "tillfällig", and unlike "temporär". one of the alts it gave was "occasional".

Could you elaborate on when you may want to use one (disregarding the example of its use in physics)?

Jag tycker att huset är fult.

In a lot of cases, and especially with the most commonly used verbs, att is not used. But it definitely is used with other verbs. There's a great link that I'll dig up for you that goes through when and when not to use "att".

https://www.duolingo.com/comment/7075383

For vocabulary, I liked using Memrise, specifically these two courses:

https://www.memrise.com/course/2205/6000-swedish-vocabulary-words-first-half/

https://www.memrise.com/course/160710/6000-swedish-vocabulary-words-second-half/

https://www.duolingo.com/ is great! There is also an app for iphone, not sure about other phone OSs though!

> How much should I study everyday?

Depends on your schedule and amount of free time.

> Do you have any tips for learning the language?

Try and find a Swedish pen-pal or something, I have a Swedish family friend that is great to talk to in Swedish!

> As well how long did it take you guys to learn the language?

Still pretty much a beginner ;)

You could use a tutor/pupil matchup site.

I use preply.com but there's lots of other ones. You can look at the tutors, pick one at your pricepoint and schedule a test lesson, then later buy lessons and pick which free schedule slots suit you.

I found the price of the tutor isn't always a direct indicator of quality - even the cheapest tutors might actually be really handy to chat to for an hour, and it might just be they live in a really cheap part of the world or are a new tutor.

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I wouldn't give up the app however as I think it is really handy to use an app in between as the repetition helps you build up vocab that you need for face to face conversation. If you don't get on with one app, try another as they nearly all have a free tier. I like Mondly when I want just a lightweight flashcard-ish app with an immediately accessible word store and the voice is really clear rather than a text to speech engine.

You might also find that as you learn you switch between apps as they become better suited for the learning stage you are at.

At least for me Duolingo didn't work at all, although maybe my memory just works in a crazy way? In any case, these are things that have helped me:

*Swedish, an elementary grammar/reader by G. Hird: Book. Very good approach to teaching. The choice of vocabulary in the last (advanced) chapters is not too great. I think it is worth it, especially for the first 10 or so chapters. It also gives you a perspective of Swedish culture/history.

*The 8sidor easy-to-read online newspaper (8sidor.se). For the most part understandable after reading the previous item.

*Teach yourself Swedish: Book. The teaching strategy is less good than in the other book, but still OK, and the vocabulary choice is fine. The audio that comes with it is kind of annoying.

*Essentials of Swedish Grammar (Å. Viberg and K. Ballardini): Book. Not critical but nice to have for doubts, quick study of a particular topic, and the like.

*Watching movies with Swedish subtitles (when you get better you can try movies that are not in English). TED can be a good source of these kind of videos, or you can downloads Swedish subtitles for random movies.

*https://www.learnwitholiver.com/swedish/ These guys send you a daily email with words and sentences. I have used it not to lose my Swedish when not studying otherwise.

*I definitely second the idea of having a Skype teacher.

*I use the online Folkets lexikon dictionary. There are offline versions for Android (I would assume also for iOS but not sure) which are great to have in your phone. The online version can pronounce words for you which is great.

*Suscribe to /r/sweden. Not super helpful but it's so easy to do and you get Swedish while redditing.

Hmmm, wouldn't that make it harder to know what is a 'ar' vs 'er' verb? For verbs I really advise this course too if you haven't seen it yet, https://www.memrise.com/course/1940/400-swedish-verbs-in-present-tense/ .

Thanks, here is the link- https://www.memrise.com/course/1698974/radio-sweden-pa-latt-svenska/

(Some words may not have audio yet but they will do eventually, still adding the audio for later levels currently).

Thanks, here is the link- https://www.memrise.com/course/1698974/radio-sweden-pa-latt-svenska/

(Some words may not have audio yet but they will do eventually, still adding the audio for later levels currently).

My new years resolution was also to learn Swedish. And like u/Rekreativc said duolingo is pretty good. I've been using it for a couple days now and I already know some basic words, phrases and rules.

here's a link: https://www.duolingo.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.svenskaakademien.so16

If the app is not region locked. (official Swedish dictionary)

Also accessible from https://svenska.se/

If access able overseas.

There is 3 official dictionaries.

SAOL (Swedish academy wordlist) 126k words SO (Swedish dictionary) 65k words SAOB (Swedish academy dictionary) 500k words (since year 1521)

I used the Sveriges Radio app to practice during a road trip. Connected it to the bluetooth in my car and just listened to "P4 Stockholm" live. You can also listen to previous programs on it.

Android App

iPhone App

I ordered this book for myself, it is a small book, but it covers all the important stuff. I've seen it recommended a lot. https://www.amazon.ca/Essentials-Swedish-Grammar-Ake-Viberg/dp/0844285390/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1610128399&refinements=p_27%3AAke+Viberg&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Ake+Viberg

if you get a DNS or Proxy service (UnoTelly for example) you can get all regions with Netflix. Most Swedish films/shows aren't English subtitled, but some are. There are mostly english language things on there and most if not just a lot have Swedish subtitles available.

TuneIn has Swedish radio stations too.

To help with memorizing and keeping track of the words you have learnt, you could also use flashcard apps like the Beginner Swedish or StartFromZero_Swedish app to learn on your own for free.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.beginnerswedish

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.startfromzero_swedish

If you are open to the idea of learning some basic Swedish words and phrases as a start, you could try the Beginner Swedish app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.beginnerswedish

I own this one. Never had to use it since I know Swedish, but the course structure is nice.

There is another 'Teach Yourself' book which isn't as great as it was written in the 80s/90s. This one is the modern update with better stuff:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Swedish-Beginner-Intermediate-Course/dp/1444195107

Glad to hear that you're interested in learning Swedish. There are quite a few aspects of learning a language though and I'm not entirely sure what you want help with more specifically. But here are some general tips:

There are a lots of apps and websites for language learning, for example Duolingo, which almost makes language learning into a game. It's a popular tool for beginners. I've used it for Spanish myself and enjoyed it quite a bit.

If you're looking for an online pen pal or practice partner, you could post in /r/languagebuds and /r/language_exchange. You could also post in the general pen pal subreddit /r/penpals - this subreddit doesn't have a focus on language learning, but you might still find a Swedish pen pal or practice partner if you look for it.

If you want to listen so some Swedish music, here's a Spotify playlist with a bunch of different artists all singing in Swedish.

Lycka till med lärandet! :)

Make it your daily habit to watch any kind of TV show on SVT that is in Swedish. Care not about the content and whether you enjoy the characters. Watch it. Like medicine. Anything, every day, all the time you can.

Go to local language cafes via meetup.com and meet people who are also struggling like you. They won't know much but they will know some things you don't and it will help you with spoken language.

Also, offer people a language exchange. There may be many non-Swedes who are fluent in Swedish themselves but struggle with English itself. 45 mins of English, 45 mins of Swedish.

If you are working probably you can afford an online teacher once a week, no? So you can write and they can help you with grammar and talk to you.

You can do this! You just need to give all the focus to it. Whatever you are watching on Netflix, watch only if it's dubbed or subbed in Swedish. Do not watch anything else. Force yourself to incorporate Swedish all the time and soon enough you will see the difference.

>Min fråga är - hur avancerar man? Finns nån källan som man kan använda? Nånting som podcast eller grammatik boken? Jättegärna skulle jag ha uttal träning!

Språkcafe med svenskar kan hjälpa mycket! Jag sitter i samma båt som dig. Försök delta i meetup.com grupper där de utvecklar public speaking på svenska till exempel. Dessutom, kan du ebrjuda språkutbytte till de som vill träna sin engelska eller andra språk som du kanske tallar. Du kan också prova att titta på TV-serier på SVT. Dessa tips kommer att hjälpa med uttal.

Gällande grammatik...det känns som att avancera grammatiken när man redan talar ganska bra är svårt. Jag tycker det är bäst om du betalar till privatlärare som kommer träna dig i grammatiken och bedöma alla dina misstag på ett professionellt sätt.

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Swedish-Beginner-Intermediate-Course/dp/1444195107/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2G79X3OY74KCC&keywords=complete+swedish&qid=1667535949&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjM2IiwicXNhIjoiMC42MiIsInFzcCI6IjAuNjMifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=c...

They’re pretty good at detecting VPN’s these days. I use CyberGhost, but have never been able to get in BBC with it. Just about everything else I’ve tried works with a few short blocks along the way. I’ve heard there are some that get past basically everything but can’t remember names. I’d suggest a good google for the latest and to expect to pay a bit for it.

Advanced option: ask a friend in Sweden to setup a VPN server on their computer/router that you can connect to.

Expensive option: get a dedicated ip from a VPN provider. Costs quite a bit but might be worth it. I paid around 700kr per year from NordVPN.

Neither option is great, but definitely go for #2 if you have the money

I’m a bit old school, so I like books. I recommend 201 Swedish Verbs by Barron’s: https://www.amazon.com/201-Swedish-Verbs-Conjugated-Tenses/dp/0812005287/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=38P8S16DKMNRK&keywords=201+swedish+verbs&qid=1664311095&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=201+swed%2...

It gives you almost the full conjugation of each verb. You’ll get the full verb structure pretty quickly just flipping through that. Swedish verbs are pretty easy really, compared to a lot of other languages, so don’t despair

Duolingo is bad at teaching grammar. I don't think it's sufficient on its own. I'd recommend "Essentials of Swedish Grammar" by Åke Viberg (see e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-Swedish-Grammar-Practical-Mastery/dp/0844285390).Your specific questions: Swedish has two genders - common and neuter (or, the "en" one and the "ett" one). Some words have to 'agree' with the gender of thing they're referring to. In other words, they change their form depending on whether they are followed by an 'en' word or an 'ett' word. They will also have a different form if they are referring to a plural.So:Din = 'your' plus 'en' word, e.g. "din hund" (you can't say "ditt hund")Ditt = 'your' plus 'ett' word, e.g. "ditt namn" (you can't say "din namn")Dina = 'your' plus a plural word, e.g. "dina hundar" (you can't say "din hundar" or "ditt hundar")Mitt/min/mina and vår/vårt/våra is the same thing.Er / ert - same thing, but there's an extra complication in that Swedish (like a lot of other languages that aren't English) has plural forms of 'you' / 'your'. So English your can equate to Swedish:din,ditt,dina (if it's 'your' referring to what belongs to a single person) orer,ert,era (if it's 'your' referring to what belongs to a group of people)Seems this gets asked a lot - see e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/Svenska/comments/3qitpu/what\_is\_the\_difference\_between\_dindittdina\_and/But key thing: you will need something more than Duolingo or you're just going to get frustrated.

You might also take a look at an app called Språkplay.

It is basically a videoplayer for SVT content that has additional features for learning the language while watching.

Get a Teach Yourself Swedish book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Swedish-Beginner-Intermediate-Course/dp/1444195107/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RR9TSM36XMTY&keywords=complete+swedish&qid=1657799773&sprefix=complete%2520swedish%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-1

I also really like Rosetta Stone Swedish.

I’m not a fan of bilingual books. I believe you’re much better off reading in Swedish and looking up and writing down words when needed.

These books were excellent when I started https://www.amazon.co.uk/Swedish-Short-Stories-Beginners-Captivating/dp/1951949366/ref=sr_1_9?crid=249FQTMJG2TN4&keywords=Swedish+books&qid=1654003009&s=books&sprefix=swedish+books%2Cstripbooks%2C108&sr=1-9 and https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07R7QPR35/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p3_i1

I’m pretty sure the same author wrote both.

I found From English to Swedish 1&2 to be very helpful while studying alone! Both books together cover A1 and A2

https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Swedish-textbook-speaking-students/dp/1540529959

I have "Swedish Essentials of Grammar" by Åke Viberg, Kerstin Ballardini and Sune Stjärnlöf: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-Swedish-Grammar-Practical-Mastery/dp/0844285390 I think it's great. Concise, easy to read without dumbing down. I also have "Swedish A Comprehensive Grammar" by Philip Holmes and Ian Hinchcliffe. It's a lot more comprehensive but less readable. I'd recommend the Åke Viberg one more.

Rivstart textbooks/exercise books are commonly used in Swedish classes! I also really recommend Essentials of Swedish Grammar - really helped me get my head around some of the more confusing grammar :)

Mutated letters are like åäæïūķł, etc. they sound differently than their Latin counterparts, so it is not correct to say ä is the same as a in bad because it is actually the opposite by definition. The pronunciation of mutated letters is said to be more difficult for those who are native speakers of languages that don't use them. Ä is pronounced like āh in proper form or slightly leaning towards ēh in more common use. So fāhry and bāhrg are the proper pronunciations of these two. Färg audio pronunciation

The best way to just cram as many vocabs as possible in the shortest amount of time is to use Anki, or some other SRS (Spaced Repetition System).

Anki are flashcards but on your computer/phone/tablet and you can sync progress between them. You can download complete decks or make your own. Usually there are decks ready for all the major textbooks.

I am currently using it to learn japanese vocabulary and kanji and it makes it so that I can spend as little time as possible to learn as many words as humanly possible, and actually remember them over time.

Watching every f*cking thing in Swedish. Whenever you want to watch something, watch it in Swedish with English dubbing. That's the only way. No textbooks will get you as far as listening to the language can. Also, maybe look up if there are meetup.com groups near your area where people train their Swedish or language centers at the universities in your country. If you are from an EU country, then maybe register yourself for a long-distance Swedish course. 4 year is too long, you can do it within 2-3 years but practicing the spoken language and listening to it is the most important part.

I dont know if you use Android. But i use this app: 50languages for studying swedish. And yes, SVT is good, but there is lot of good stuff behind geoblock

Yep that looks to be correct:

gjutare - caster, founder, moulder - works at a foundry

Source:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Sweden_Occupations

Have you read these Duolingo threads?

• Thread with good answers about "the" vs "my" – the pocket or my pocket?
• Speaking about body parts

I'm a native Swede in Gothenburg, and I've never once heard it, but I'm aware of the corresponding French expression <em>avoir mal aux cheveux</em>, so that's probably where it comes from.

That's good to hear. My intensive courses with Folkuniversitet have been working with both the textbook and workbook.

Good to know on Memrise. I have been grinding with this deck (honestly pretty good). I'll have to find the Rivstart ones as well.

Best of luck to you too.

Someone posted this a while ago and it was highly recommended. I haven't tried it myself yet because I'm focusing on other courses. Lycka till! :D

https://www.memrise.com/course/2205/6000-swedish-vocabulary-words-first-half/

Någon som lär sig svenska, få hitter hjälpful den här (gammal men god) svensk kursen från FSI, (US Foreign Service Institute). De är ett par, text och audio.

Audio -

https://archive.org/details/SwedishCourse/FSI+-+Swedish+Basic+Course+-+Unit+10A.mp3

Text - Adobe pdf download

https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/FSI/Swedish/Basic/FSI%20-%20Swedish%20Basic%20Course%20-%20Student%20Text.pdf

You're gonna have to be more specific about what pronunciations the Duolingo TTS it says incorrectly.

Specify what Yandex is. I'm assuming it's this: https://translate.yandex.com/

I punched in some random (silly) phrases and they sounded all ok. It would really help if you had some examples where you don't know if yandex is pronouncing them correctly.

Provide some examples and we'll tell you it they're pronounced correctly or not.

Thanks, here is the link- https://www.memrise.com/course/1698974/radio-sweden-pa-latt-svenska/

(Some words may not have audio yet but they will do eventually, still adding the audio for later levels currently).

Memrisee.com is an excellent website for basic swedish vocabulary building and training with sound! and speed review -Jättebra websida för grund-svensk ordförråd byggning och övning MED LJUD! och hastighet review!

https://www.memrise.com/course/2205/6000-swedish-vocabulary-words-first-half/44/

You can learn Swedish and Finnish here: https://www.memrise.com/ I used it to learn Dutch. There's also https://www.duolingo.com/ but I don't have a lot of experience with it. Just pick the one you like best. Lycka till. :)

https://www.amazon.com/SWEDISH-FINNISH-KEYBOARD-LETTERING-TRANSPARENT-BACKGROUND/dp/B001O9Q5T6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=keyboard+stickers+swedish&amp;qid=1632774581&amp;sr=8-3

Buy a US keyboard, switch to Swedish in Windows and apply stickers?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.svt.sprakplay

Try this app. It allows you to see program on Swedish Television with subtitles in your language, to an extent. You can set a grade on how good you are at Swedish and it will give you more or fewer words in your language, depending on how proficient you are.

Really? I wonder if it could be locked by geographical location or something, though that wouldn’t make sense to do....

But anyway, here it is for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.svt.sprakplay&amp;hl=sv&amp;gl=US

And here it is for iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/se/app/svt-spr%C3%A5kplay/id1146851405

Should be able to open in your app store from the links I guess

You should also check Flashka!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flashka.app

Description from the Play Store:

>Flashka allows you to sync the words from your Duolingo courses into flashcards for easy and fun learning!
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>You have 4 different practice modes:- Read: guess the word by reading- Listen: guess the word by sound- Translate: guess the word translation- All-in-one: mix them all!
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>Track your progression over time: compare your progress to your previous sessions!
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>If you are learning more than one language, you can easily switch between them!
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>Tap and swipe gestures for a very intuitive experience!
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>When available, we will show very useful you extra information about your words, like Pinyin for Chinese or class of words (verb, noun..) and gender for French!

I would recommend using a free app like Duolingo as a supplement, but use textbooks as the foundation for getting a solid grasp of the grammar.

I'm doing Duolingo (free version, not Plus), combined with the Colloquial Swedish and the Rivstart textbooks, and working through Short Stories in Swedish book as well. Together, it makes for a fairly comprehensive program.

Since it sounds like you have the money to spare for a paid app, you'd be better off putting that money towards something like NordVPN (if you are not in Sweden), then you can access the SVT Play app and have access to a lot of Swedish television programs for kids. You'll be amazed at how much you can understand after making it to the second or so checkpoint in Duolingo.

Also, once you have a bit of a foundation (maybe 2-3 checkpoints completed in Duolingo, or 3-4 textbook chapters), if you have the funds, you can find a Swedish tutor on sites like Preply for 1-on-1 lessons tailored to your current level. That way your speaking level will stay roughly on par with your reading, writing, and listening levels.

I bought this one. I find it distracting, and the language seems kinda old-fashioned, and the translation is word-for-word, which depending on your needs might be useful, might not. https://www.amazon.ca/Learn-Swedish-Beginner-Stories-Interlinear/dp/1987949854/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?dchild=1&amp;qid=1610296235&amp;refinements=p_27%3ABermuda+Word+HypLern&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-9&amp;text=Bermuda+Word+HypLern

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B081N3GWCH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o01?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1 This book is only $7 for Kindle! I've enjoyed it so far. I'm 4 chapters into the first short story.

This is a beginner's Swedish guide which has many favorable reviews. I've also recently purchased it and began going through it (not very far in yet though). It's well-written and definitely expects no prior knowledge. Something to take a look at, at least.

I would recommend a book that explains grammar first and foremost. Vocabulary is key for developing your language skills but it comes later, you have to lay the ground work first. Try something like this book on grammar. I had a look through it and it looks like it's quite good at explaining and is what I would have given myself if I could go back in time to my beginner self.

I started with a textbook called Rivstart, but I wouldn't recommend it for a complete beginner for two reasons: firstly it's all in Swedish so without a teacher, it's quite hard to get into, and secondly, it doesn't explain how the language works. Things like word order and endings are really important in Swedish, in a way that they're not in English, so I would really recommend a grammar book, like the one I linked above.

I'd also recommend this youtube channel. The host speaks very slow and clear Swedish so you can hear each word and hear the tonalities of the language, which you can't get from a textbook. The videos also have Swedish and English subtitles so you can follow along.

Good luck with your language journey! Swedish is a beautiful language and I've loved learning it! Lucka till!

I use SVT app to pick something interesting to watch. I turn on subtitles and focus on learning new words. SVT works only inside Sweden. If you live outside Sweden, use a VPN app. I personally use a paid swedish app called Mullvad vpn. Alternatively if you are interested in news in simplified Swedish you can check 8sidor]() , [Sverigesradio

Last I read, ExpressVPN and SurfShark were the best VPNs with Netflix access.

I don't use one because I'm already in Sweden, but I find Swedish Netflix to be a great learning tool because you can watch Swedish kids' cartoons. Infinitely more entertaining than DuoLingo.

I'd recommend Bamse and Spöket Laban. Mumintrollen and Totte are good too, but those are on YouTube for free.

There's also a ton of Swedish music on Spotify, if you didn't know.

I'd suggest getting ProtonVPN as it is free, with a completely non-binding trialperiod of a week and the possibility for creating new emais for a prolonged trial. This is of course if the money is an issue

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1444195107/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

complete swedish beginner to intermediate course: Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language with Teach Yourself.

It's solid. Has a mobile app for audio learning. Does a great job of building up your knowledge and using it throughout the book. Lots of tips, things to remember, graphs, kind of everything. And it's cheap, 35 bucks Canadian. Other books I was looking at were way more expensive.

this is funny.

i'm a swedish expat parent of 2 and my wife speaks no swedish, but i translate and speak only swedish to our 2 toddlers.

recently we got a book called "Love, Z" (great book btw with a lot of inclusive messages) which explores the concept of love.

i stumbled pretty hard the first time i read it, because title/tagline of the book is a greeting phrase which would best translated as "Kära Hälsningar, Z".

The book goes on to talk about how the robot Z learns what love is (baby don't hurt me), and starts with the greeting "love" and jumps from "love" (att älska) to "love" (kärlek) and even touches on the IMO distinction in swedish between like and love.

Americans, at least, seem to "love" everything, and "like" is really quite neutral, barely above acceptance. In swedish the word "tycka om / gilla" feels more powerful than "like".

So, the english language version of the book keeps a consistent beacon of "love" for the reader, but when i ended up translating it on the fly, it became more .. esoteric? .. like, i'm not focused on the word love but much more on the concept - which is certainly what the book tries to convey to the english reader, but it's using a, again, beacon, which is the word love. i couldn't use that beacon in the translated version.

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anyway, interesting side note.

Be careful, there are really bad ones on Amazon, that have a ~10% error rate, but the problem is finding the ones.

I would suggest Memrise user generated courses (there is top 9000 and 6000 words), and download the lists. Its should have translations that were checked over by many users. That way you can get as advanced as you like.

I use Norsteds for android (although for different second language but I guess English will be even better), I'm very satisfied with it. It's on google play. It's pricey though.

As a start, you could easily begin learning some basic Swedish vocabulary on your own from scratch with flashcard tools like the Beginner Swedish app and the StartFromZero_Swedish app.

It isn't as many for sure.

I use a VPN for the best choices as you can get full on Swedish content for NF and of course all the Swedish TV and such.

If you check sites like Rakuten you can find serious deals (sometimes 40-80% off) on things like NordVPN.

https://www.amazon.ca/Essentials-Swedish-Grammar-Ake-Viberg/dp/0844285390/ref=asc_df_0844285390/?tag=googlemobshop-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=292998948606&amp;hvpos=1o1&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=3056343995319509243&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hv...

It literally just showed up today, liking it so far. My issue with Duolingo is it give the translation but with no real explanation of sentence structure. This seems to contain that.

I found this to be very helpful - hope you enjoy it! https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Swedish-Bilingual-Books-Politik/dp/1721245006/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1529950625&amp;sr=8-1&amp;pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&amp;keywords=learn+swedish+bilingual+books&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=51QeAxmyE9L&amp;ref=plSrch

here are all the stuff I use, memrise, duolingo, youtube, learningswedish.se and these amazing textbooks for grammar https://www.amazon.com/English-Swedish-textbook-speaking-students/dp/1540529959/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1521840619&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=swedish+textbook

Damnit. I actually realize now I linked the wrong book. There's an essential grammar and comprehensive grammar, published by the same company. The latter is the one to have:

https://www.amazon.com/Swedish-Comprehensive-Grammar-Routledge-Grammars/dp/0415669251/

I've been using this one. It's not perfect, but it is adequate and makes reading Swedish books on Kindle a much more accessible experience.

I have a background in linguistics as well, and found this grammar book very helpful: Essentials of Swedish Grammar It's efficient and streamlined. You can read through the whole thing in a sitting or two, and come away with a really good overview of Swedish that helps prime you for further study. So while it's not comprehensive, it's great for diving in to Swedish at the start.

Regarding the Alman Kültür you mentioned, the closest thing I am aware of in Sweden are libraries and other organizations which frequently host what is known as Språkcafe (Language Café) where people gather to learn and practice Swedish.

This is a great book

you should also use a swedish keyboard layout so you can type åöä . here is a link to the stickers if you are short on funds for a keyboard. Most operating systems (windows, max, linux) have the ability to use a second keyboard layout. I strongly recommend doing that.

Sure! I liked it a lot, but I don't know if it will be useful to you, since it's designed for italian native speakers. In the first part explanations and exercises are in italian, and the grammar explanations often stress the difference between italian and swedish.

Anyway, here it is: Lagom lätt - Corso di lingua svedese. Anna Brännström, Celina Bunge Repetto, Andrea Meregalli. Amazon.it

The functionality is available here: www.svenska.se. SAOL is the dictionary to the very left. The app is available for Android here and iPhone here, but the website works just as well.