20 JANUARY 2025 · SLOW SWEDISH · EPISODE 72

It’s time to practice your Swedish writing again! This week, we’re focusing on some of the spelling and grammar details that can be tricky even when you already understand spoken Swedish quite well.

We’ll practice de and dem, the many different spellings of the Swedish sj-sound, sin, sitt and sina, the letters å, ä and ö, and the difference between long and short vowels. At the end, you’ll also get a translation exercise where you can put everything into practice.

What you’ll learn

This week, you’ll learn how to:

  • Practice the difference between de and dem
  • Recognize different spellings of the Swedish sj-sound
  • Use sin, sitt and sina correctly
  • Pay attention to the important differences between a, å, ä and o, ö
  • Hear and write the difference between long and short vowels
  • Practice translating sentences into natural written Swedish

Study materials

Download the study materials for this week to follow along and get more out of each episode.

Vocabulary 1 ↓

Vocabulary 2 ↓

Expressions ↓

Transcript Easy Swedish ↓

Transcript Slow / Fast Swedish ↓

Your turn!

What do you find most difficult about writing in Swedish?