Hej och välkommen!

Swedish is an old language with ties to the Norse language but has also been influenced by German, French, and English. 

In this class, the student will learn to use a few Swedish expressions and learn how to pronounce Swedish and decode a Swedish text. 

We will cover the following in this class

Pronunciation of the Swedish alphabet and the letters Å, Ä Ö. 

Basic Swedish words for foods, animals, weather, directions and typical Swedish expressions like lagom, fika and allemänsrätten. 
How to use the pronouns en/ett and den/det

Phrases to use in social situations include saying hello, asking how someone is doing, asking for someone's name, and also asking for directions. 

Week 1 and 2 will be the alphabet and how to pronounce Swedish letters.

Week 3: Words for furniture in a typical bedroom and words for placement; including above, underneath, and behind

Week 4: Asking for directions

Week 5: Family members

Week 6: Forest animals and Allemansrätten

Week 7: Going grocery shopping



The student doesn't need to know any Swedish in beforehand but has to be willing to participate in class and say the letters, words or phrases. To get the most out of the class it is important to practice in between the classes. 

The students will also get vocabulary lists.