learn Swedish

I recently checked the ‘Teach Yourself Swedish’ book and audio CD set out from my local library, and have so far been doing a chapter a night. The book is very easy to follow, and I’ve already learned a bunch of new words and can already construct simple sentences! I think if I continue studying every day, I’ll definitely be well on my way to speaking and understand everyday Swedish!

Let’s see if I can remember numbers 0-20 in Swedish:
noll
ett
två
tre
fyra
fem
sex
sju
åtta
nio
tio
elva
tolv
tretton
fjorton
femton
sexton
sjutton
arton
nitton
tjugo
I’m so proud of myself! Yay!

Well, I’ve decided to take on the Swedish language. I’m not exactly sure why I like Swedish so much, but I do.

I found a really neat site, where you can download a free program called “Before You Know It”, and I’ve just started learning numbers. It seems to be a really nice program so far. I’ve only had it downloaded for maybe 20 minutes, and I already know numbers 0 – 20!

I already know Spanish, and I guess I feel like I need to get a Germanic language under my belt. Sweden just seems like such a neat place, and I’d love to be able to speak at least a little bit if I ever visit there.

I just need to make sure I’m not too hard on myself, and I need to be patient. I know Germanic languages can be trickier than romance languages (Spanish was really easy for me), so I’m taking that into account.

I really want to do this! :)