I have accepted a position with a company that has a heavy presence in the US and Sweden, so I would like to try to be at least moderately proficient in Swedish, to help my career there. However, all of the "learn Swedish" books and CDs seem to be geared towards tourist phrases, like "What is good to eat here?"
I need something that works a little better for the kinds of day-to-day conversations that occur in the workplace. I realize that involves more work than simply memorizing common phrases - I actually need to learn some of the language. Spoken is much more important than written to get started, so pronounciation and natural sentence structure is important. Any suggestions?
2007-03-16 18:12:31 · 3 answers · asked by Rex M 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Maybe you should try with FSI Swedish course (Foreign Service Institute),written for American diplomates in Sweden.
I find it very helpful, it covers many themes from everyday life, has a good grammar explanations, and the only thing that is missing is 'pronunciation drill'. But I suppose you will improve your pronunciation as soon as you get to Sweden.
Just to give you an insight, there are 16 lessons (audio files) and PDF book.
And the last (but not the least :)) - it's free!
You can download it here http://fsi-language-courses.com/Swedish.aspx
I hope this helps!
Let me know what do you think of it!!!
Lycka till!
2007-03-17 12:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by lilylon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi! I live in Sweden and can tell you that Swedish is a difficult language, specially the pronunciation. But Swedes are very helpful and will be very patient with you, however, they will probably speak English with you since most people speak it pretty good. Ok, to answer your question: I guess the best you can do is to try and take some classes so that you can practice and receive feed-back from your teacher. Otherwise, stick to the 'tourist phrases' for a while and practice when you come to Sweden! Good luck!
2007-03-17 01:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont bother youself to learn swedish, everyone here can talk english. anyway i think the main problem that you'd have is ÄÅÖ which is difficult to say. practice on them.
you could started with HEJ (hey), that means hi.
good luck!
2007-03-17 16:48:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋