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Swedish I. Thanks to Krystallia for the mp3s! Don't forget to check out the Foreign Service Institute Swedish Course and Swedish Listening Resources, where you will find authentic and spontaneous Swedish recordings with transcripts and English translations. 1. Basic Phrases NEW! If you'd like to study these phrases (and their pronunciations) individually, please go to Basic Swedish Phrases.

Pratar du svenska? 2. 3. 4. Nouns in Swedish have two genders, common and neuter, which adjectives must agree with when modifying nouns. The only case of nouns that is used in Swedish is the genitive (showing possession), and it is easily formed by adding an -s to the noun. 5. There are two indefinite articles (corresponding to a and an) in Swedish: en and ett. This, that, these and those are expressed in Swedish by using den, det or de plus the word här (here) and där (there). 6.

Man can be translated as one, we, they or the people in general. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. To say "on" a certain day, use på before the day. Swedish II. Thanks to Krystallia for the mp3s!

Swedish II

Don't forget to check out the Foreign Service Institute Swedish Course and Swedish Listening Resources, where you will find authentic and spontaneous Swedish recordings with transcripts and English translations. 21. Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns The same forms are used for possessive adjectives that are used directly before nouns and for possessive pronouns that replace a noun. For example, this is my car and this is mine would be translated as det här är min bil and det här är min.

Sin, sitt and sina can only be used when the third person possessive adjective refers to the subject of the same clause. Per besöker sin mamma. = Per visits his (own) mother. Swedish III. Thanks to Krystallia for the mp3s! Don't forget to check out the Foreign Service Institute Swedish Course and Swedish Listening Resources, where you will find authentic and spontaneous Swedish recordings with transcripts and English translations. 41. Places 42. Transportation 43. Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they describe.

Strong (Indefinite): The basic rule for strong adjectives is to add -t for neuter nouns and -a for plural nouns. Weak (Definite): The basic rule for weak adjectives is to add -a for all nouns. Some common adjectives cannot be declined and they remain the same in all forms: bra (good), extra (extra), gratis (free). 44. Forming the comparative and superlative of adjectives in Swedish is very similar to English. Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms Godare and godast usually only refer to food. Comparing two or more adjectives: To express egality (as... as), use så...som. 45. 46. 47. Du ska tala svenska. Du kommer att tala svenska. Swedish Language Course. Introduction Contents of the Course Swedish Cultural Links Over 350,000 Hits!

Swedish Language Course

One of the 1003 Best Free Things on the Web, according to the 3/97 issue of Net Guide Magazine! No new lessons will be added until at least the spring of '07. Last updated August 26, 1999 (lessons); October 23, 2006 (links). Introduction Svenska, as the Swedes call their language, is spoken by the approximately 8 million inhabitants of Sweden, as well as another 300,000 people in Finland. This course was designed for beginners and no previous knowledge of Swedish is assumed. Contents Note: A graphical browser (netscape 2. or higher) is required in order to view the special Swedish characters. Alphabet and Pronunciation Lesson One: Vad är det? Lesson Two: Var bor du? Lessons Three: Possessive Lesson Four: Numbers 1-10 and Plurals Review of Lessons One to Four - plus Greetings and more (Coming) Lesson Five: Definite and Possessive Plural (Coming) Other Swedish-Related Links (all are unaffiliated with this course)