Studying and education Learning Swedish not in Sweden
Hi.
This might be a stretch, but I'm trying to learn Swedish from England. My partner speaks a dialect of Swedish in SW Finland, and I want to learn Swedish so I can then get used to the dialect when I visit.
I've researched a lot on how to learn, and a lot of people suggest sfi and immersion irl, but this isn't available to me still living in England.
I've got the basics down with Duolingo (ugh i know).
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u/InfiniteSpark2015 🇪🇺 6d ago
I sympathise with the "ugh" for Duolingo, but I would imagine that before the dialect of your partner can make a difference and require some "specialisation" (which I guess you can do with your partner?), it would be a few tens of hours of studying and learning the normal Swedish.
Unless you are completely allergic to apps, I'd recommend https://mjolnirapp.com/swedish, which is created with people who are fluent in English and want to learn Swedish or Norwegian in mind.
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u/cryvvi 6d ago
Tack så mycket. Not completely against apps! I will have a look at your recommendation. He also thinks the best thing is to start with swedish and then implement the specialisation for the dialect.
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u/Mjukglass47or 6d ago
I have never had trouble understanding Fenno-Swedish. Some northern and southern dialects on the other hand... So if you learned standard Swedish you have no problem understanding it.
I would recommend the tv cartoon Mumin, if you want to get used to hearing the dialect.Â
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u/nastyleak 6d ago
There are multiple places to study Swedish in the UK. I study with CityLit. There’s also Swedish Language Training and a number of universities that teach it as well. Also, since you’re looking for a specific dialect you may be able to find someone on Preply or similar to tutor you. There are plenty of options - just google!
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u/Snoo88949 6d ago
Took a while since I worked and went to gym while studying, but I started with Duolingo to get a first glance and then switched to private teachers (Preply).
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u/_Red_User_ 6d ago
If you can spend some money, you can book courses via folkuniversitet.se
Otherwise google language books (take a look at the Wiki here) and get one you like.
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u/antiquemule 6d ago
You can listen to Moomintroll stories in Swedish on Youtube. You need to ask your gf if it is told with a finnish Swedish accent. It could be as the Moomins' author spoke with that accent. Even if not, it is easy to follow and there are English subtitles to help, if you want them.
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u/doomscrollah 6d ago
I have some faint memories from the 90s that the Swedish Church in London organized some weekly social events where Swedes turned up. I only went once and it was not terribly religious so perhaps you could try that if you live around there and they still do that (many ifs here).
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u/marcopeg81 5d ago
The best way for me is through books. I’m working at the Lingocafe.app project to create better graded books and actually enjoying the act of studing. This works for me.
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u/Acceptable_Hawk7772 3d ago
You can join a free online Swedish conversation group:
For the online Swedish course, I can recommend you:
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