Beginner's Swedish with Online Audio

by Scott A. Mellor

Overview

Learn Swedish with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken by 10 million people worldwide, primarily in Sweden and parts of Finland. It is also mostly mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish.

Ideal for those new to Swedish, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Swedish with Online Audio includes:

• Ten carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic such as greetings, dining, or tourist-related topics, followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises
• Answer key to the exercises
• Swedish-English and English-Swedish glossaries
• Sections on cultural information such as Geography, History, Politics, Social Welfare, Business, Arts, Holidays, Education and Everyday Life that will be useful to students and travelers
• An etymology section in each unit that compares Swedish and English words to encourage students to make vocabulary connections
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780781814386
Publisher:	Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Publication date:	11/11/2022
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Scott A. Mellor is a lecturer in Swedish and Scandinavian history, literature and linguistics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received his Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies. He has taught courses in the Swedish language for over twenty years. He resides in Madison, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Abbreviations 3

Grammar at a Glance 5

The Swedish Alphabet 5

Vowels 5

Consonants 8

Letter Combinations 9

Everyday Speech 10

Spelling 11

Length and Stress 11

Intonation and Word Melody 11

Verbs 12

Nouns 12

Adjectives 13

Word Order 14

Lesson 1 15

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 16

På flygplatsen. At the airport. 16

Vocabulary 24

Useful Expressions 28

Grammar 30

Pronouns 30

Nouns 31

Making a Sentence Negative 34

Making a Sentence Interrogative 34

Exercises 35

Etymology 37

Map 38

Geography 39

Lesson 2 41

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 42

Hälsningar och presentationer. Greetings and introductions. 42

Vocabulary 46

Useful Expressions 48

Grammar 49

Verbs 49

Exercises 53

Etymology 55

A Short History 57

Lesson 3 61

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 62

På restaurangen. At the restaurant 62

Vocabulary 68

Useful Expressions 71

Grammar 72

Adjectives 72

Possessive Pronouns 74

Possessive Nouns 75

Exercises 76

Etymology 78

Politics and Government 79

Lesson 4 81

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 82

På stan. On the town. 82

Vocabulary 88

Useful Expressions 91

Grammar 92

Numbers 92

Time 93

Days of the Week 94

Months of the Year 94

Dates 95

Money 96

Exercises 97

Etymology 99

Social Welfare 101

Lesson 5 103

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 104

Att hitta vägen. Finding your way. 104

Vocabulary 110

Useful Expressions 112

Grammar 113

Adverbs 113

Time adverbs 114

Directional adverbs 114

Exercises 116

Etymology 118

Business and Economics 119

Lesson 6 121

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 122

Att handla. Shopping. 122

Vocabulary 128

Useful Expressions 130

Grammar 132

Adjectives II: Comparitive and Superlative 132

Tycka - tänka - tro 134

Kunna - veta - känna 134

Exercises 135

Etymology 137

Art and Culture 139

Lesson 7 141

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 142

Vänner. Friends. 142

Vocabulary 146

Useful Expressions 148

Grammar 149

Prepositions 149

Sin-sitt-Sina-sig 152

Exercises 154

Etymology 156

Holidays 157

Lesson 8 159

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 160

Affärer. Business. 160

Vocabulary 166

Useful Expressions 168

Grammar 169

Comparison of Adverbs 169

Conjunctions 170

Exercises 172

Etymology 174

Education and Research 175

Lesson 9 177

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 178

Några ärenden. A few errands. 178

Vocabulary 184

Useful Expressions 186

Grammar 187

Reflexive Phrases 187

S-Verbs 187

The Verb lära 188

Participles 189

Exercises 190

Etymology 192

Everyday Life 193

Lesson 10 195

Dialogue, Vocabulary and Expressions 196

Att resa. Traveling. 196

Vocabulary 202

Useful Expressions 204

Grammar 205

Sentence Structure 205

Dependent Clause Word Order 206

Exercises 207

Etymology 209

Genealogy 211

Key to Exercises 213

Swedish-English Vocabulary 225

English-Swedish Vocabulary 245

Audio Track List 263