JANUARY 2, 2025 · LEARN SWEDISH · EPISODE 1

Welcome to your first Swedish introduction! In this episode, we’ll build a short presentation step by step, so you can greet someone, say your name and age, explain where you’re from, and talk about the languages you speak.

You’ll also learn how to share something you love, from music and dogs to reading or running. Follow along with the examples and make the introduction your own. The transcript, vocabulary list, and exercises for this first episode are free for everyone.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Greet someone with hej, hejsan, or hallå.
  • Introduce your name and age using jag heter and jag är … år gammal.
  • Say where you’re from with jag kommer från or jag är från.
  • Describe which languages you speak and use lite, flytande, and inte.
  • Share things and activities you love with jag älskar.

Study materials

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