Learning Swedish - How I Went About It

I will do these videos in the order of the requests. French to follow, then Spanish, Russian and Italian.

Timelines:
0:15 My Swedish background.
3:55 Sources I used for learning Swedish.
6:08 My gaps in Swedish.
7:01 People enjoy speaking their native tongue to you.
7:37 A few gourmet things I enjoy about Sweden.

[DonaldEdits]

A Swedish Canadian this man must be the nicest person in the world.

[Thelinguist]

Yes I relearned it, as the video here explains.

[Thelinguist]

@fvo911 Well I was born there, but my parents were from Czechoslovakia and moved there in 1939 and then we moved on to Canada in 1951. I do love going to Sweden though and feel a sense of attachment to the country where I was born, a country which accepted my parents at a very difficult time for them.

[danielmbirch]

Thanks for posting this video, your passion is contagious. :)

[wogboy]

Loved this Steve! Currently trying to learn Swedish from the ground up, and this has provided me with some good goals and motivation. Thanks!

[Thelinguist]

@LearningFrenchNow Of course, we speak often in both English and Swedish and when I am there with his kids around the table it is all in Swedish.

[Thelinguist]

@Superworldblock In declining order of proficiency I would say English, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The latter three are not really all that fluent but she kind of knows what people are saying and can contribute. In the first four she is strong.

[Thelinguist]

@koolibrii Just for the sake of all, I will answer in English. I think this is a personal choice. My uncle in Sweden spoke Swedish with his son, and a mixture of Swedish and German with his wife who was from Germany, but over the years, more and more Swedish. When we immigrate we basically abandon our original identity and take on a new one, or at least that is how I see it.

[ozarkgypsy]

Hey Steve. I have been watching many of your videos lately. I am 70 years old, and have recently been teaching myself Swedish. My plan is to soon spend some quality time in Sweden, with the hope of spending a good part of each year there. So with that in mind, and the culture that appeals to me, I'm motivated to learn the language. Not to mention the fact that it will be a useful language to learn, even though most Swedes speak English. Keep up the good work. You're approach is the best I've seen on YouTube, in my opinion.

[Thelinguist]

It has been 40 years or so. I listened to the Izu Dancers by Kawabata Yasunari, and a history of the Showa Era from NHK. There is a much wider selection available today.

[dantroutman]

Thank you, Steve . . . My maternal granny - mormor - had 100% Svenska DNA as both her parents were born i Sverige and immigrated to the U S about 1900 . . . when she would visit us for about one week/year she would drop some Svenska phrases, like, "Jag alska dig, " the memories of which I treasure to this day. In fact, at age 74 I am embarking on a self-study course in Svenska and my goal is to sit for the standardized European exam in the language when I reach a high enough proficiency leve. . . . Keep up the good work, Adjo . . .

[VHSNostalgiaSwe]

Good for you Steve. So nice that people outside Sweden wants to learn our tiny language. A fun thing - you actually kinda speak like Herman when you speak Swedish.

[j.rittermarsch]

I enjoyed your stories about your experiences in Sweden, a great land full of magnificent people.

[Nipponing]

Very interesting. I'm Swedish and I love when there are interactions between Sweden and other countries/people of any kind.

[erske]

fram = forward
tid = time
framtid = future
Be mindful of those spaces they make all the difference.

A large amount of swedish language words consists of two parent words combined into one. Most of the time this makes sense to a swede. Fun fact is you can make your own combinations and jokes come out the other bend.

Great video!

[StratovariusFTW]

I'm Swedish and trying to learn German as my third language. I just found your channel and you're a real inspiration! Languages haven't really been an interest of mine until recently, but it's so facinating, I just want to learn more and more! It's interesting to watch these videos and get to know how you've managed to learn all these languages. Good luck with your Swedish, you're doing well!

[albinnilsson]

Hej! Coolt att du kunde lära dig svenska igen!

[ItsFlashAndNova]

This guy speaks so many languages lol.

[DressyCrooner]

You'd love Hermans Historia. I've never watched it but it is a Swedish-language history series.

[ThomasTheNorgeScone]

I thought you looked rather Scandinavian, because you remind me of my partner's Grandfather, who is actually Norwegian. I am glad to see that you speak Swedish, more people should learn Scandinavian languages in my opinion.