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Post by Fafner on Mar 14, 2016 20:49:16 GMT
I just want to recommend to everybody this great language app I recently discovered called Duolingo (www.duolingo.com), it's totally free and has many different language courses, including of course Swedish. So if you ever wanted to learn Swedish in an easy way, here's a great opportunity. I've been learning Swedish on this app for only two weeks and I already made a big progress. It feels a bit like a game, with increasing difficulty as you progress, and it awards you points as you complete more lessons. I think it's a very easy and fun way for getting to learn the basics of the language. Highly recommended! www.duolingo.com |
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Post by djur on Mar 17, 2016 4:52:31 GMT
Hey! You can add me on duolingo if you want. I think I'm @ruotsalaineno on there.  |
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Post by Fafner on Mar 17, 2016 9:00:00 GMT
djur, I did I'm FafnerKr btw.
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Post by djur on Mar 26, 2016 17:59:35 GMT
djur , I did I'm FafnerKr btw. awesome! i mean it's kind of cheating for me because i've basically had a private tutor for years and i'm at least conversationally fluent but i find it's a good way to keep my memory refreshed at the very least. i'll probably work more on danish or do norwegian next, haha |
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Post by Fafner on Mar 26, 2016 18:23:16 GMT
djur , I did I'm FafnerKr btw. awesome! i mean it's kind of cheating for me because i've basically had a private tutor for years and i'm at least conversationally fluent but i find it's a good way to keep my memory refreshed at the very least. i'll probably work more on danish or do norwegian next, haha That's cool, I also want to take Norwegian (and maybe Danish) after I finish with Swedish (I'm not quite fluent yet  ). |
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Post by Zeebee on Mar 28, 2016 20:39:38 GMT
I took 4 years of Spanish in high school, but I'm not fluent. If I had it to do over again, I would take German in addition to Spanish. I'm not really interested in learning Swedish, but I do know that the word "karlek" means "love" (the noun, not the verb).
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Post by gogo on Apr 5, 2016 6:44:05 GMT
I could only register for English, Spanish and French. Where do I find Swedish?
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Post by Fafner on Apr 5, 2016 9:44:00 GMT
I could only register for English, Spanish and French. Where do I find Swedish? I hope this helps - (It's the desktop browser version, I guess the mobile app is pretty similar) First you log-in (if you already registered)  Then first select your language as English -  |
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Post by gogo on Apr 6, 2016 6:51:54 GMT
Tack så mycket, fafner.
There is no Swedish-course for German-speaking people.
You need to speak English – which makes it a bit more demanding for me.
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Post by Fafner on Apr 6, 2016 10:10:08 GMT
Tack så mycket, fafner. There is no Swedish-course for German-speaking people. You need to speak English – which makes it a bit more demanding for me. Oh I see... Indeed, most of the courses are in English. But don't worry it's not that difficult, English isn't my first language either, and I'm doing pretty well. Also you have an advantage since Swedish is so close to German, perhaps even more so than English. |
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Post by Fafner on Apr 6, 2016 16:19:23 GMT
And btw, what's your username gogo ? |
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Post by gogo on Apr 6, 2016 18:49:33 GMT
And btw, what's your username gogo ? pojk54 |
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Post by shoshin on Aug 6, 2017 22:38:53 GMT
Just beginning to learn Swedish for work related reasons, so hoping to resurrect Fafner's thread if we can get some interest in it. Maybe our Swedish speakers could help with occasional advice and guidance? Starter question: when I hear Swedes saying (for example) 'Jag är', the verb sometimes sounds rather like the English 'are' to me, and sometimes it seems more like 'air'. I suppose there will be different regional accents, but how should a beginner pronounce it? Tack! |
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Post by Fafner on Aug 7, 2017 0:22:00 GMT
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Post by shoshin on Aug 7, 2017 0:42:24 GMT
I hadn't till I read your OP earlier this evening, but have now joined, thanks |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 5:46:24 GMT
Just beginning to learn Swedish for work related reasons, so hoping to resurrect Fafner's thread if we can get some interest in it. Maybe our Swedish speakers could help with occasional advice and guidance? Starter question: when I hear Swedes saying (for example) 'Jag är', the verb sometimes sounds rather like the English 'are' to me, and sometimes it seems more like 'air'. I suppose there will be different regional accents, but how should a beginner pronounce it? Tack! 'Är' should be pronounced similar to 'air' like you suggested. |
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Post by Fafner on Aug 7, 2017 11:20:30 GMT
I hadn't till I read your OP earlier this evening, but have now joined, thanks Here's another great website if you want to know how a certain word (or name) is pronounced in almost any language - forvo.com For example, here's 'Är' pronounced by Swedes from different parts of the country - forvo.com/word/%C3%A4r/#sv |
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