About Swedish

* Swedish is an Indo-European language that belongs to the North Germanic
branch of the Germanic languages, all of which derive from Old Norse.
* This course teaches rikssvenska (sometimes referred to as Standard
Swedish) as spoken in and around the capital region of Stockholm.
* Swedish is spoken by approximately 10 million people, mostly in Sweden
and parts of Finland.
* Norwegian and Swedish are considered mutually intelligible, with Danish
also being very similar.
* The Swedish alphabet uses the 26 Latin letters, plus three additional:
A / A, A / A, and O / O.

Swedish, Comprehensive

* Thirty 30-minute lessons, totaling 15 hours of spoken Swedish language
learning. This course replaces our original Compact Swedish with new and
expanded vocabulary, scenarios, grammar and structures.
* One hour of Reading Lessons - After an initial introduction to
the spoken language, reading instruction is integrated into the program.
You'll learn to sound out letters, reading words, phrases, and eventually
sentences.
* Essential grammar and vocabulary . greetings, numbers, ordering food
and drink, dealing with currency, scheduling a meal or meeting, giving
and asking for directions, going shopping, visiting friends, making plans
for the evening, taking trips, organizing transportation and talking
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* Learn to understand much of what you hear, and speak with near-native
pronunciation.
* No mindless repetition! Converse with native speakers in natural (and
useful!) conversations at an intermediate level.
* Easy, fast, fun and effective . We will guarantee your satisfaction and
a measurable level of "spoken proficiency" or your money back (rules and
regulations apply, see http://www.pimsleur.com/Proficiency-Guarantee for
more details).

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