Learn Swedish from Scratch
Is it important to learn Swedish, at least the most elementary stuff, very fast? Then read ahead!
Steps
- Learn some basic Swedish phrases.
- "Tack" (pronounced (IPA) "tak", meaning "thanks"),
- "Hur mår du?" (pronounced (IPA) "hʉːr moːr dʉː", meaning "How are you?"),
- "Jag mår bra" (meaning I am good.)
- "hej då" (pronounced (IPA) "hɛj doː", meaning "goodbye"),
- "hej" (pronounced (IPA) "hɛj", meaning "hello")
- "nej" (pronounced (IPA) "nɛj", meaning "no"),
- "ja" (pronounced (IPA) "jɑː", meaning "yes"),
- "Jag" (meaning I)
- "Du" (pronounced (IPA)"dʉː", meaning "you")
- et cetera.
- Learn a few questions, because such knowledge is also handy.
- like "Vad heter du?" (pronounced (IPA) "vɑːd he:tɛr dʉː", meaning "What is your name?"),
- "Vad...?" (pronounced (IPA) "vɑːd...", meaning "What...?"),
- "Hur säger man ... på svenska?" (pronounced (IPA) "hʉːr sɛjɛr man ... poː svɛnska", meaning "How do you say ... in Swedish?")
- "Var är...?" (pronounced (IPA) "vɑːr ɛːr...", meaning "where is...?" or "where are...?")
- et cetera.
- Learn a couple of basic verbs.
- "ha" (pronounced (IPA) "hɑː", meaning "to have"),
- "vara" (pronounced (IPA) "vɑːra", meaning "to be"),
- "ska" (pronounced (IPA) "skɑː", meaning "will"),
- and "åka" (pronounced (IPA) "oːka", meaning "go" (not "walk")) are some of the most common and useful.
- "Jag älskar dig" (pronounced (IPA) "jɑg ɛlskar dːg", meaning "I love you"
Tips
- Listen to Swedish words. Even if you can read some IPA, it will help you to hear the language, its intonation, and so on. Wiktionary has audio for many Swedish words.
- Always bring an English-Swedish and Swedish-English dictionary.
- Keep going. Swedish, like any language, is made up of more than a few pleasantries. Find some language lessons online and learn at least a bit of the grammar.
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Sources and Citations
- http://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Stilguide/Uttal for the IPA
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