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| bellababie Newbie United States Joined 5896 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Studies: English*, Spanish, French Studies: Swedish | Message 17 of 21 06 December 2008 at 7:59pm | IP Logged | ||
well. I have various stuff via internet that i have been looking at for learning Swedish but i guess you could say more of the "chaotic approach" as you put it :P 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6910 days ago 4250 posts - 5711 votes  Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 18 of 21 06 December 2008 at 8:25pm | IP Logged | ||
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I just skimmed through the other thread about studying in Sweden. Are you still planning to get here, and if so - what is your time plan? That is, how much time are you willing to devote on your studies before going (and which level are you aiming for)?
Here are some links that you may find useful: FSI Swedish Swedish LingQ 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| bellababie Newbie United States Joined 5896 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Studies: English*, Spanish, French Studies: Swedish | Message 19 of 21 06 December 2008 at 10:03pm | IP Logged | ||
^Thanks for those links. They seem to have some really good information about learning Swedish! :) Also. I do still plan to take a year off next year and go to Sweden. I want to take a beginners course in Swedish their and then continue taking classes until December (starting in September) But right now i am just trying to get some basic knowledge of Swedish so that i can speak with my boyfriend and other friends of mine in Swedish and it will help me when i first get to Sweden, so that i have some type of background in the language. So, right now i am just trying to get the basics down. So that when i get to Sweden it will help me. And i will probably take the beginners course in Swedish..so that i can refresh information and i will probably learn new information since i can't learn a whole lot without taking classes... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| dswans Newbie United States Joined 5890 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 20 of 21 07 December 2008 at 8:11am | IP Logged | ||
I find descriptions of how to make sounds to be particularly helpful. For the sound "Ö" pronounce a short "e" as in "pet" with rounded lips (like when you say "Oh!"). The "Ä" sound is harder to describe without using technical terms, but it is similar in construction to the "e" in "bed" (for most American speakers), but it is pronounced longer. I find that if I have a general idea of how to form a vowel, I can then approach perfect pronunciation with the help of a native speaker or a recording of a native speaker. Hope this helps. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| bellababie Newbie United States Joined 5896 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Studies: English*, Spanish, French Studies: Swedish | Message 21 of 21 07 December 2008 at 10:58am | IP Logged | ||
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Yes, it's very true. It seems to help a lot, if you can find another word that you already know and connect that with the pronunciation. Your examples make sense and it's helped me to understand those letters better!!!
Tack så mycket! Also, as Diglot said another way is by listening to a recording of a native speaker that way you can listen to that and practice! I am in the process of learning those letter. So if anyone knows of a good site for listening to native speakers in Swedish speaking the Ä and Ö, let me know!! :) Edited by bellababie on 07 December 2008 at 10:59am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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