Reinforce your Swedish knowledge

Swedish Learning Tips

• Swedish is a melodic language with varying tones. The sound and length of vowels and tones influences the meaning of words.
• Swedish spelling is generally phonetic. Once you’re familiar with the sound each letter produces, you can have greater confidence pronouncing new words.
• There are two categories of Swedish nouns: common and neuter. Adjectives will alter to reflect the category of the noun.
• Word order in Swedish is uniform, and the primary verb is the second element of a sentence.
• Verbs in Swedish are only altered for distinctions in tense. They are not conjugated to match subjects.
• It is unusual for Swedish speakers to use formal speech, though some dialects do contain formal variations.
• Learning Swedish gives you a head start if you go on to learn Danish or Norwegian. The languages are closely related and are often understood by native speakers and experienced learners.