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Newcomer (A1)

6 courses

14 lessons

Start with a placement quiz

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Hej! Part 1

Hello!

Here you'll learn:

your first greetings in Swedish
why Swedish is easy for English speakers

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Hej! Part 2

Hello!

Here you'll learn:

to ask others how they are
more greetings
that Swedish verbs only have one present tense form

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Hej! Review

Hello!

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
… and you'll get to try out speaking Swedish yourself

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 4

More ways to express how you are

Here you'll learn:

more ways to tell how you are feeling
how to use the verbs "mår" and "är"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Swedish Pronunciation: The Vowels

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the nine Swedish vowels
the special vowels Å, Ä and Ö

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Vad heter du? Part 1

What are you called?

Here you'll learn:

to ask what someone's name is
the personal pronouns (I, you, she, we…)

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Vad heter du? Part 2

What are you called?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about where you're from and where you live
how to form the present tense

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Vad heter du? Review

What are you called?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
verbs in the present tense
personal pronouns

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter "g"

Here you'll learn:

why "g" sounds different in different words
how to pronounce "gj", "hj", "lj", and "dj"
the effect of hard and soft vowels

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Kommer du från Sverige? Part 1

Do you come from Sweden?

Here you'll learn:

to say which languages you speak
the names of some languages in Swedish

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Kommer du från Sverige? Part 2

Do you come from Sweden?

Here you'll learn:

to ask where someone lives
to say where something is located
the nouns in the indefinite singular
what "en"-nouns and "ett"-nouns are

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 12

Kommer du från Sverige? Part 3

Do you come from Sweden?

Here you'll learn:

more about "en" and "ett"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 13

Kommer du från Sverige? Review

Do you come from Sweden?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
nouns in the indefinite singular

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 14

Newcomer Course 1 Quiz

Test your knowledge and skills!

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Beginner (A2)

4 courses

14 lessons

Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Vi ska till sommarstugan! Part 1

We're going to the summer cottage!

Here you'll learn:

to talk about forthcoming vacations
some statements of time in the future
to talk about the future using the present tense

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Vi ska till sommarstugan! Part 2

We're going to the summer cottage!

Here you'll learn:

about the Swedish Midsummer holiday
more words related to vacations and summer
to talk about the future using "ska"

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Vi ska till sommarstugan! Review

We're going to the summer cottage!

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
the future tense

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Jag har en massa planer för i år.

I have a lot of plans for this year.

Here you'll learn:

to talk about plans
more useful expressions of time

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Tåget går strax! Part 1

The train is about to leave!

Here you'll learn:

some means of transportation
useful words for expressing frequency
the genitive with "s"

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Tåget går strax! Part 2

The train is about to leave!

Here you'll learn:

more adverbs of time
word order with adverbs

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Tåget går strax! Review

The train is about to leave!

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
the genitive
how to use adverbials of time in a sentence

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Det är den elfte maj. Part 1

It's the eleventh of May.

Here you'll learn:

to discuss a year plan
the months in Swedish
more about numbers

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Det är den elfte maj. Part 2

It's the eleventh of May.

Here you'll learn:

to talk about your working day
the ordinal numbers

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Det är den elfte maj. Review

It's the eleventh of May.

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
the months
the ordinal numbers

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Kan du hjälpa oss? Part 1

Can you help us?

Here you'll learn:

to say that you like or prefer something
to discuss home improvements
the verbs "att tycka om" and "att gilla"

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 12

Kan du hjälpa oss? Part 2

Can you help us?

Here you'll learn:

to discuss renovations
the object form of the personal pronouns (me, him, them…)

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 13

Kan du hjälpa oss? Part 3

Can you help us?

Here you'll learn:

to differentiate between "de" and "dem"

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Beginner (A2) - Course 1, Lesson 14

Kan du hjälpa oss? Review

Can you help us?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
"att tycka om" and "att gilla"
the object form of the personal pronouns

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Intermediate (B1)

3 courses

14 lessons

Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 1

Den bästa skidåkaren. Part 1

The best skier.

Here you'll learn:

to talk about winter sports
the comparative forms of adjectives
to compare with "än"

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 2

Den bästa skidåkaren. Part 2

The best skier.

Here you'll learn:

to discuss ice hockey
to express your preferences
more about comparative forms of adjectives
about irregular comparative forms

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 3

Den bästa skidåkaren. Part 3

The best skier.

Here you'll learn:

the definite form of the superlative
conjugation with the superlative

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 4

Den bästa skidåkaren. Review

The best skier.

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
comparative forms of adjectives

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Vad jobbar du med? Part 1

What do you work as?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about your work
to say that you're happy
more about the little word "som"

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Vad jobbar du med? Part 2

What do you work as?

Here you'll learn:

job titles that come from nouns and verbs
the plural of job titles

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Vad jobbar du med? Review

What do you work as?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
deriving job titles from verbs and nouns

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Skriv på kontraktet. Part 1

Sign the contract.

Here you'll learn:

to understand an application
feminine job titles

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 9

Skriv på kontraktet. Part 2

Sign the contract.

Here you'll learn:

about phrasal verbs
how phrasal verbs are stressed

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Skriv på kontraktet. Part 3

Sign the contract.

Here you'll learn:

more phrasal verbs
word order with phrasal verbs

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Skriv på kontraktet. Review

Sign the contract.

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
phrasal verbs

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 12

Vart är du på väg? Part 1

Where are you on your way to?

Here you'll learn:

to discuss sports and free time activities
the use of "i" and "på" in relation to place

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 13

Vart är du på väg? Part 2

Where are you on your way to?

Here you'll learn:

how to describe where you're going to
to talk about direction or a destination
the difference between "var" and "vart"

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Intermediate (B1) - Course 1, Lesson 14

Vart är du på väg? Review

Where are you on your way to?

Here you'll review:

the vocabulary from the previous lessons
the use of "i" and "på" in relation to place
distinguishing between words for direction and position

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Refresher

2 courses

10 lessons

Refresher Course 1, Lesson 1

Feelings and relationships

Here you'll learn:

to talk about relationships and everyday life

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 2

Reflexive verbs

Here you'll learn:

how to use reflexive verbs, like “att skynda sig”

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 3

Eating habits

Here you'll learn:

to talk about cooking and recipes

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 4

The regular preterite (simple past)

Here you'll learn:

how to use the preterite, like “lagade”, “köpte”…

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 5

Last week

Here you'll learn:

to talk about free time activities and events in the past

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 6

The preterite of strong and irregular verbs

Here you'll learn:

strong and irregular verb forms in the preterite, like “gjorde”, “drack”…

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 7

Going to a concert

Here you'll learn:

to talk about going to a concert

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 8

Questions and question words

Here you'll learn:

the question words “vad”, “vem”, “vilken”, “vilka”…

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 9

Preferences

Here you'll learn:

to talk about what you like

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Refresher Course 1, Lesson 10

Comparing with adjectives

Here you'll learn:

how to compare things using the comparative and superlative adjective forms

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Grammar

4 courses

14 lessons

Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 1

en- and ett-words in the singular

en stad, ett land

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 2

"den" and "det"

Var ligger staden? Den ligger i Skåne.

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 3

The possessive

Sveriges huvudstad

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 4

Demonstrative pronouns

det här huset, den där staden

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 5

Nouns in the indefinite plural

en blomma, många blommor

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 6

Nouns in the definite plural

löken, lökarna

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 7

Repetition: nouns in the plural

drycker, dryckerna

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 8

någon/t & ingen/t

Har du något hus? Nej, jag har inget hus.

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 9

några, inga, någon & ingen

Jag har inga barn.

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 10

The object form of personal pronouns

Here you'll learn:

Jag hjälper dig.

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 11

Possessive adjectives

min man, mitt hus

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 12

Reflexive possessive pronouns

Peter bor i sitt hus. Hans hus är rött.

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 13

The use of nouns

Jag har ingen bil.

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Nouns and Accompanying Words, Lesson 14

Forming nouns and verbs

dansa - dansare
lära - lärare

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Countries and Traditions

6 courses

5 lessons

A Journey through Sweden, Lesson 1

Vart ska vi åka?

Where should we go?

Here you'll learn:

useful phrases when planning and talking about a trip
a bit about Sweden and what it's like to go there on vacation
a bit about Max and Ebba, the protagonists of this course

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A Journey through Sweden, Lesson 2

Kultur och historia i Stockholm

Culture and history in Stockholm

Here you'll learn:

phrases to help you out in a conversation
to ask about tips and tourist attractions
a bit about Stockholm and its many museums

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A Journey through Sweden, Lesson 3

Göteborgs skärgård och stadsliv

The archipelago and city life of Gothenburg

Here you'll learn:

a bit about Gothenburg, and what to do there
phrases for finding your way in the city and using public transportation
some typical expressions from the Gothenburg dialect

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A Journey through Sweden, Lesson 4

Naturen i Småland

The nature in Småland

Here you'll learn:

to talk about nature
a bit about the province Småland

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A Journey through Sweden, Lesson 5

Midsommar i Dalarna

Midsummer in Dalarna

Here you'll learn:

how to celebrate Midsummer
to say that you like someone or something
more about Dalarna

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Listening and Speaking

4 courses

13 lessons

Pronunciation Course, Lesson 1

Swedish Pronunciation: The Vowels

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the nine Swedish vowels
the special vowels Å, Ä and Ö

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 2

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter "g"

Here you'll learn:

why "g" sounds different in different words
how to pronounce "gj", "hj", "lj", and "dj"
the effect of hard and soft vowels

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 3

Swedish Pronunciation: Short & Long Vowels

Here you'll learn:

when vowels are pronounced as short sounds, and when long

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 4

Swedish Pronunciation: The Sound "sj"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the letter combination "sj"

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 5

Swedish Pronunciation: Pronouncing "-tion", "-sion", and "-rs"

Here you'll learn:

the pronunciation of -"tion", -"sion", and -"rs"

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 6

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter Combination "tj"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "tj"

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 7

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter "o"

Here you'll learn:

the pronunciation of "o"

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 8

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter "k"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the letter "k" in different words

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 9

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter Combination "sk"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "sk" in different words

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 10

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter "y"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "y" in different words

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 11

Swedish Pronunciation: The Letter "e"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the letter "e" in different words

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 12

Swedish Pronunciation: Letter Combinations "gn" and "ng"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "gn" and "ng" in different words

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Pronunciation Course, Lesson 13

Swedish Pronunciation: Swallowed Letters!

Here you'll learn:

that the Swedish tend not to articulate their consonants
which consonants this affects, and how

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Specials

4 courses

8 lessons

True Friends, Lesson 1

International words

Here you'll learn:

"international words" that many languages have in common
how to adapt international words to Swedish spelling

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True Friends, Lesson 2

Nature

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" in nature
the spelling change from "w" in English to "v" in Swedish

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True Friends, Lesson 3

Professions

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" related to the world of work
the Swedish equivalent for words ending in "-ician" and "-ian"

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True Friends, Lesson 4

Actions and actors

Here you'll learn:

"true friends" that are verbs and can also refer to what a person does
how to change the infinitive verb form in Swedish to talk about what someone does

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True Friends, Lesson 5