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Swedish, explained in English

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Level A1 · 0 / 11 steps

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Step 1 · First exchangesYou can say who you are, where you come from and where you live (jag heter, jag kommer från, jag bor i), use the present of the first verbs for every person, ask yes-or-no questions with the verb first, ask what, where, who and how, and say no with inte. in progress
1. Step to do Subject pronouns › Saying who you are and where you live: jag är, jag heter, jag bor i
2. Step to do The verb-second rule › Making a statement: Anna bor i Lund, Jag talar svenska
3. Step to do Yes-or-no questions › Asking yes or no: Talar du svenska? Ja, Nej
4. Step to do Saying no › Saying what is not so: jag bor inte, du talar inte
5. Step to do Subject pronouns › Talking about other people: han, hon, hen, vi, ni, de
6. Step to do Question words › Asking who, what, where: Vad heter du? Var bor du?
7. Step to do The present › Using every verb in the present: talar, läser, bor, har, gör
8. Step to do 96 words 0/96
9. Step to do Text: Lisa och Erik
“Sentences”: 22 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (50)
- 2 · People, family and the body (2)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (5)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (2)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (11)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (14)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (2)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (3)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (7)
Step 2 · Naming thingsYou can name things with en and ett, use the definite form (bilen, huset), say det är, put the verb second after a first word (I dag arbetar jag), and make the plural (bilar, flickor, studenter).
1. Step to do Gender and the indefinite article › Naming things: en bil, ett hus
2. Step to do It › Naming things and people: den, det, det är
3. Step to do Subject pronouns › The present: mixed practice
4. Step to do The definite form › Saying the car, the house: bilen, huset, äpplet
5. Step to do Indefinite or definite form › A new thing or a known one: en hund, hunden
6. Step to do The verb-second rule › Putting something else first: Här bor vi, Nu äter jag
7. Step to do Saying no › Saying no in questions and after a first word: Kommer du inte? I dag arbetar jag inte
8. Step to do The plural › Saying more than one: bilar, flickor
9. Step to do The plural › Saying more than one, other endings: parker, äpplen, hus
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11. Step to do Text: Elsa och familjen
“Sentences”: 22 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (30)
- 2 · People, family and the body (10)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (28)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (10)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (10)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (4)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (5)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (6)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (8)
Step 3 · Wanting and doingYou can say what you can, want and must do (kan, vill, ska + infinitive), ask with när, varför and vilken, join sentences with och, men, eller, för and så, use mig, honom and the other object pronouns, say what you like with tycker om, and give short answers (Ja, det gör jag).
1. Step to do The infinitive and the verb groups › Naming the verb: the infinitive att tala, att läsa, att bo
2. Step to do Auxiliaries and the infinitive › Being able, wanting, suggesting: kan, vill, ska, vill ha
3. Step to do Two verbs with inte and in questions › Saying no and asking with two verbs: Jag kan inte komma, Kan du komma?
4. Step to do Question words › Asking when, why, which, how much: När, Varför, Vilken, Hur mycket
5. Step to do Joining main clauses › Joining sentences: och, men, eller, för, så, utan
6. Step to do Object pronouns › Saying me, you, him and her as the object: mig, dig, honom, henne, hen
7. Step to do Object pronouns › Saying it, us, you and them, and where inte goes: den, det, oss, er, dem
8. Step to do Liking and the first particle verbs › Liking things: tycker om, gillar, tycker om att + infinitive
9. Step to do Short answers › Answering briefly: Ja, det är jag, Nej, det har jag inte, Jo
10. Step to do 119 words 0/119
“Sentences”: 30 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (3)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (10)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (14)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (13)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (19)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (29)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (8)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (13)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (10)
Step 4 · People and thingsYou can use the definite plural and the genitive (bilarna, Annas bok), say whose things are with min, din, hans, vår, join with som, make adjectives agree (stor, stort, stora), and say how often with alltid, ofta, aldrig, också and inte heller.
1. Step to do The definite plural › Saying the cars, the apples, the houses: bilarna, äpplena, husen
2. Step to do The genitive › Whose it is: Annas bok, Sveriges huvudstad
3. Step to do Possessives › Saying my and your: min, mitt, mina, din, ditt, dina
4. Step to do Possessives › Saying his, her, our, your and their: hans, hennes, vår, er, deras
5. Step to do The relative pronoun som › Saying who or which: som
6. Step to do Adjective agreement › Describing with är: stor, stort, stora, född, gift
7. Step to do Adjective agreement › Describing before the noun: en stor bil, ett stort hus, stora bilar
8. Step to do Adjectives with special forms › Adjectives that do not follow the pattern: nytt, rött, svart, bra, gratis
9. Step to do Sentence adverbs › Saying how often: alltid, ofta, ibland, sällan, aldrig
10. Step to do Sentence adverbs › Saying too and not either: också, inte heller
11. Step to do Saying no › Negation: mixed practice
12. Step to do 104 words 0/104
13. Step to do Text: En morgon
14. Step to do Text: Eriks födelsedag
“Sentences”: 75 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (12)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (12)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (15)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (8)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (13)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (11)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (18)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (11)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (4)
Step 5 · Shopping and foodYou can say how much and how many (mycket, många, lite, en kopp kaffe), use någon and ingen, point with den här, compare in a shop (billigare, bättre), say what you must and need, give orders and polite requests (Läs! Var snäll och …), and use the first particle verbs.
1. Step to do Quantities › Saying how much and how many: mycket, många, lite, en kopp kaffe
2. Step to do Some and none › Saying some and none: någon, något, några, ingen, inget, inga
3. Step to do Object pronouns › Pronouns and possession: mixed practice
4. Step to do Demonstratives › Pointing at things: den här bilen, det här huset, de här husen
5. Step to do Comparing two things › billigare än, bättre, mer, mindre
6. Step to do Adjective agreement › Adjectives: mixed practice
7. Step to do Auxiliaries and the infinitive › Having to, being allowed, needing: måste, får, behöver, brukar
8. Step to do The imperative › Giving an order: Tala! Fråga! Bo!
9. Step to do The imperative › Orders with group 2 and strong verbs: Läs! Köp! Kom! Var!
10. Step to do The imperative › Saying no and asking politely: Kom inte! Var snäll och …, Ta gärna …
11. Step to do The imperative › Choosing the form: Kom! komma, kommer
12. Step to do The imperative › mixed practice
13. Step to do Liking and the first particle verbs › Verbs with a stressed particle: kommer ihåg, går ut, står upp, stänger av
14. Step to do The infinitive and the verb groups › The infinitive and the auxiliaries: mixed practice
15. Step to do 103 words 0/103
16. Step to do Text: Anna i Stockholm
“Sentences”: 81 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (11)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (15)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (14)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (9)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (7)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (19)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (8)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (10)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (10)
Step 6 · The day: time and placeYou can tell the time and the day (klockan tre, på måndag, i januari), say where things are and where you go (i, på, hos, till, var or vart, hemma or hem), say what there is with det finns, give the date with ordinal numbers, choose går or åker, and use med, utan, för and om.
1. Step to do Saying when › klockan, på måndag, på morgonen, i januari
2. Step to do Saying where › Saying where, to and from: i, på, hos, till, från
3. Step to do Saying where › Choosing in or on: i köket, på banken, på bio
4. Step to do Saying what exists › det finns
5. Step to do Position or direction › Where and where to: var or vart, här or hit, hemma or hem
6. Step to do Going on foot or by vehicle › går or åker
7. Step to do Ordinal numbers and dates › Ordinal numbers and the date: första, andra, den tredje maj
8. Step to do Prepositions that are not places › med, utan, för, till, åt, av, om
9. Step to do Numbers as nouns › en tvåa, femman
10. Step to do Gender and the indefinite article › Nouns and articles: mixed practice
11. Step to do 102 words 0/102
12. Step to do Text: En kall dag i Stockholm
“Sentences”: 79 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (9)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (17)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (4)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (28)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (17)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (12)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (14)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (1)
Step 7 · YesterdayYou can tell what happened yesterday with the preteritum (var, hade, arbetade, läste, bodde, gick, kom, åt), with the past time words (i går, förra veckan, för två dagar sedan), and say what you have done or never done with the perfekt (har läst, har varit), choosing it or the preteritum.
1. Step to do The preteritum of the regular verbs › Saying what was and what you had: var, hade
2. Step to do Saying when › Past and future time: i går, i morgon, förra veckan, för två dagar sedan, om en timme
3. Step to do Saying when › Time and place: mixed practice
4. Step to do The infinitive and the verb groups › Telling the verb groups apart: arbetar, läser, bor, går
5. Step to do The preteritum of the regular verbs › Group 1 verbs in the past: arbetade, talade, frågade
6. Step to do The preteritum of the regular verbs › Group 2 and group 3 verbs in the past: läste, ringde, bodde
7. Step to do The preteritum of the regular verbs › Saying when it happened: i går, i morse, förra veckan
8. Step to do The preteritum of the regular verbs › Choosing now or then: arbetar or arbetade
9. Step to do The preteritum of strong verbs › The commonest strong verbs in the past: gick, kom, åt, drack, såg
10. Step to do The preteritum of strong verbs › More verbs to learn in the past: sa, gjorde, fick, skrev, sov, satt, stod, låg
11. Step to do The preteritum of the regular verbs › The preteritum: mixed practice
12. Step to do The perfekt › Saying what has happened: har arbetat, har läst, har bott
13. Step to do The perfekt › Strong verbs in the perfekt: har varit, har gått, har ätit
14. Step to do The perfekt › Saying what you have experienced: Har du varit i Stockholm?
15. Step to do The perfekt › Choosing the tense: har ätit or åt klockan tolv
16. Step to do The perfekt › mixed practice
17. Step to do 115 words 0/115
18. Step to do Text: En dag på gården
19. Step to do Text: En kurs i svenska
“Sentences”: 118 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (9)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (4)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (15)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (24)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (26)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (34)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (1)
Step 8 · PlansYou can talk about plans with ska and the present (Jag ska resa, I morgon åker vi), ask about plans and say what you will not do, and join two clauses with att, när, om and därför att.
1. Step to do The future › Saying what you are going to do: ska + infinitive
2. Step to do The future › Talking about the future with the present: I morgon reser vi
3. Step to do The future › Asking about plans and saying no: ska du, ska inte
4. Step to do The future › Choosing between ska and the present: Jag ska resa, Jag reser
5. Step to do The future › mixed practice
6. Step to do A first subordinate clause › Adding a second clause: att, när, om, därför att
7. Step to do The verb-second rule › Word order and questions: mixed practice
8. Step to do 26 words 0/26
9. Step to do Text: Var är nyckeln?
“Sentences”: 26 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (8)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (6)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (10)
Step 9 · ClosingYou can use every form and pattern of A1 in the level's two closing exercises.

End-of-level exercise 180% to pass

End-of-level exercise 280% to pass