Colloquial Swedish » (1st Edition)

This third edition of Colloquial Swedish has been revised and updated to make learning Swedish easier and more enjoyable than ever before. Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, this clear, accurate course delivers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Swedish.

The best choice in personal language learning, this third edition features:

• new texts and dialogues throughout


• links to websites about Sweden, its history, society and culture


• clear grammar notes and summary.

No prior knowledge of the language is required, and by the end of this rewarding course students will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Swedish in a broad range of everyday situations. Audio material recorded by native speakers is available to purchase on CD or in MP3 format to complement the book. This will help you perfect your pronunciation, listening and speaking skills.

Acknowledgements     vii
Preface: using this book     1
Note on some grammatical terms used     4
Note on forms used in the vocabulary lists     5
Pronunciation, stress and accents     8
Hej!: Hi!     20
Rebecca, en student: Rebecca, a student     32
Att resa: Travelling     45
Pa semester: On holiday     61
Matlagning: Cooking     78
Att bli sambo: Moving in together     96
Pa Stan: In town     111
Pa universitetet: At the university     127
Fore och efter festen: Before and after the party     144
En svensk familj: A Swedish family     161
Johanna och hennes vanner: Johanna and her friends     175
Bills bilresa: Bill's car journey     188
Skogsvandring: A walk in the forest     202
En recension: A review     216
Kara mormor!: Dear Grandma     231
Aj, min ta!: Ouch, my toe!     244
En specieil dag: A special day     260
Grammar summary     274
Key to exercises     284
Swedish-English glossary     303
English-Swedish glossary     327
Grammatical index     341