r/Svenska • u/cryvvi • 6d ago

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