Swedish Learning Tips from Rosetta Stone
About the Swedish language
Swedish is spoken by about 10 million people, predominately in Sweden. There are also around 300,000 residents of Finland who consider themselves native Swedish speakers.
Swedish Learning Tips
- Swedish language is characterised by rising and falling tones. This means that vowels and tones have different sounds and lengths to help differentiate meaning.
- Spelling is largely phonetic and we'll help you learn how to pronounce each letter of the alphabet correctly.
- There are two forms for Swedish nouns: common and neuter. These categories determine the form of adjectives associated with those nouns.
- Word order in Swedish is predictable. This means that the main verb is always the second component of a sentence.
- Swedish verbs don't need to be conjugated to show differences in subject. They only change to show a different tense.
- The majority of Swedish speakers use informal speech most of the time, though formal language forms are used in some dialects.
- Swedish is closely related to Danish. Many native speakers and experienced learners can understand both languages, so learning Swedish is a good stepping stone for further language development.
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