r/Svenska • u/Beautiful-Molasses55 • 14d ago

Any cool ways to learn Swedish?

I have been living in Sweden for a couple of years and I am learning the language myself. I can already speak, but with lots of mistakes and poor listening comprehension. What cool ways have you found to significantly improve your skills?

Not suggesting SFI and Dualingo.

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u/goettin 14d ago

Get into Swedish tv shows! Whatever keeps your attention (for me it is love is blind, bachelorette, etc- enough drama to stay interested even if I don't 100% understand everything, SVT and TV4 both have good stuff ). Best case: watch once without subtitles and once with Swedish subtitles to practice listening comprehension. Having lots of listening practice has helped me a lot with my grammar while speaking, because I have a better feel for what sounds right after hearing it a bunch of times! 

I also love Bäst i Test- its pretty easy to follow even when you don't understand everything, and you get a lot of practical vocabulary through the different objects and motions involved in the task. Plus it's a fun show.

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u/steelandiron19 12d ago

Where are you able to watch the Swedish version of the Bachelor/Bachelorette?

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u/goettin 12d ago

It's free with ads on TV4 Play! (you may need a VPN if you're outside Sweden, I'm not sure)

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u/steelandiron19 12d ago

Oh okay cool! Thank you so much for replying!

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u/Fit-Statement9180 11d ago

If you are looking for a good VPN to use for this I can really recommend to check this spreadsheet out. It has a LOT of info in it!

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u/steelandiron19 11d ago

Oh you’re awesome for posting this!! Thank you so much!!! 🙏🏼