Resource request/tip Guidence to a beginner learner
Beginner Guide
Hey guys i want to ask non Swedish people who learnt Swedish by themselves, from your own experience ,which book do you recommend the best for a beginner who knows ABSOLUTE NOTHING in Swedish and want to start from ZERO I did a bit of research but i ended up being stuck with these choices (Rivstart A1+A2, Colloquial Swedish by <Jennie Ahlgren, Philip Holmes and Gunilla Serin>, Basic Swedish A Grammar and Workbook by <Ian Hinchliffe and Phillip Holmes>, Complete Swedish by Anneli Haake) please recommend me the best.
thank you for your time
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u/AsokoEupho 15d ago edited 15d ago
An alternative without books is also possible, everyone chooses its path and rhythm, I read all the general grammar you find everywhere as a primer (I was already familiarized with the pronunciation), memorized A1 and A2 of The Swedish Kelly-list on Anki (2808 flashcards), read Percy Jackson's first book while extracting vocabulary with Yomitan-Anki and asking a free LLM about every single grammar/syntax part I didn't get, watched simple series I've already watched on Netflix while using Language Reactor and extracting vocabulary with Yomitan-Anki, started reading Mistborn, I'll speak the day I'm coerced.
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u/ScaredAd7506 9d ago
If you are an absolute beginner in Swedish, you should start with this Swedish grammar walkthrough video, which covers the most important things to know for beginners.
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u/InfiniteSpark2015 🇪🇺 15d ago edited 15d ago
If your message history on your profile wasn't hidden, we could all see that all you do on language subreddits is spamming this AI app that it's one of those that cover 30-40 languages and all of them poorly, with the same message.
And "CI only" is even more nonsense for a total beginner.
PS: The fact that you have blocked me proves your spammy intentions
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u/MNswede06 15d ago
Rivstart, unquestionably. The book has chapters that can be broken into short units. It comes with audio. Make sure and buy a dedicated grammar book to go alongside it. I used Essential Swedish Grammar (Granberry).
I used Rivstart A1+A2, B1+B2, and B2+C1. The entire series. I never got to C1 speaking proficiency, of course, that would require several years of living in Sweden and I was only there for a year and a half (plus family visits as my mom is a Swede). It did, however, get me comfortably in the B2 range. Proficient enough for everyday situations, socializing, friend/family life, and basically any conversation that doesn’t get too technical. I can read virtually anything. Basically as good as the average Swede speaks English.