Swedish A1: start from your very first word

Every week of A1

The weeks and lessons in the order the course takes them. Lessons about real situations have a speech-bubble icon; grammar lessons have a diagram.

1. Week 1 Hej!

   Hello! Greetings, the vowel sounds and your first sentences

   • Hälsningsfraser och Hur mår du?Greet someone, ask how they are, answer, and say goodbye politely.
   • Vokalerna å, o, u, ö och ä, e, a - uttalHear and say apart the vowels beginners mix up: å, o, u, ö with rounded lips, and ä, e, a with the lips spread.
   • Jag heter / Jag kommer från / Jag bor iGive your name, where you come from and where you live, and ask someone the same back.
   • ÖverlevnadsfraserKeep a conversation alive with the phrases for not understanding, asking what a word means and asking how to say something.

2. Week 2 Vem är du?

   Who are you? Pronouns, the first verbs and the question words

   • Personliga pronomen i subjektsformUse the ten subject pronouns, including hen, and den and det for things.
   • Vara och haUse är and har in every person, and never leave the verb out.
   • Presens: heter, bor, kommer, pratar, jobbar, studerarUse the everyday present-tense verbs and see that the form never changes with the subject.
   • FrågeordRecognise and use the question words in ready-made questions.

3. Week 3 Siffror och personuppgifter

   Numbers and personal details

   • Räkneord 0–20Count from noll to tjugo, and give your age and phone number.
   • Ja/nej-frågor och svaren ja, nej, joAsk a yes/no question by putting the verb first, and answer with ja, nej or jo.
   • Fylla i en blankettRead and fill in the fields of a simple Swedish form.
   • Uttal 1: långa och korta vokalerHear and pronounce the difference between a long and a short vowel with words you already know.

4. Week 4 Saker omkring mig

   Things around me: nouns, articles and saying no

   • En-ord och ett-ordKnow that every noun is an en-word or an ett-word, always learn a noun with its article, and look it up in Lexin.
   • Hemmet: rum, möbler och vardagsföremålName the rooms, the furniture and the everyday things in your home.
   • Det här är / Det där ärPoint out and identify things near and far with det här and det där.
   • Bestämd form singular (-en/-et/-n/-t)Say the bilen and huset forms, and choose between a and the.
   • Negation med inteMake a sentence negative with inte placed right after the verb.
   • Uttal 2: mjuka och hårda vokaler: k, g, skKnow which vowels are soft, and how k, g and sk change their sound before them.

5. Week 5 Min dag

   My day: verbs, the clock and word order

   • Presens grupp 1 och 2 (-ar/-er)Form the present tense of group 1 (-ar) and group 2 (-er) verbs from the infinitive.
   • Presens grupp 3 och vanliga starka verbForm the present of the short group 3 verbs and use the everyday strong verbs.
   • KlockanAsk the time and tell it the Swedish way, including halv, kvart över and kvart i.
   • VardagsrutinerDescribe an ordinary day from waking up to going to bed.
   • V2-regelnKeep the verb in second place whatever the sentence starts with.
   • Inte, alltid, aldrig, ofta — satsadverbial med huvudverbPlace inte, alltid, aldrig and ofta after the verb, and say how often you do things.

6. Week 6 Tid, datum och väder

   Time, dates and weather

   • Räkneord 21–1000Count above twenty and say prices and amounts in kronor.
   • Veckodagar, månader, ordningstal och datumName the days and months, use the ordinals, and say the date.
   • Tidsprepositioner 1 — på måndag, i maj, klockan åtta, på morgonenSay when something happens with på, i and klockan.
   • Väder och årstiderDescribe today's weather and talk about the seasons.

7. Week 7 Mat och inköp

   Food and shopping: plurals and quantities

   • Mat och dryckName common foods and drinks, and say what you eat and drink.
   • Plural 1: -or och -arForm the plural of en-words that take -or and -ar.
   • Plural 2: -er, -n och oförändrad pluralForm the -er and -n plurals and recognise the nouns that do not change.
   • Mängd — mycket/många, lite/några, ett kilo äpplenSay how much and how many with mycket, många, lite, några and the measure words.
   • I livsmedelsbutikenAsk about price, quantity and weight in the grocery shop, and pay.
   • Bestämd form plural — substantivets fyra formerSay the definite plural and line up all four forms of a noun.

8. Week 8 Vilja, kunna, måste

   Want, can, must: modal verbs, ordering and instructions

   • Hjälpverb 1: kan, vill, ska, måste + infinitivUse kan, vill, ska and måste with a bare infinitive.
   • Tycka om / gilla / vilja haExpress what you like and what you want with tycker om, gillar and vill ha.
   • Beställa på café och restaurangOrder food and drink at a café or restaurant with the fixed polite phrases, and pay.
   • ImperativGive and follow simple instructions with the imperative.
   • Och, men, eller, så, för — binda ihop två huvudsatserJoin two main clauses with och, men, eller, så and för without changing the word order.

9. Week 9 Att beskriva

   Describing things and people

   • Adjektivets böjning (en stor / ett stort / stora; liten–små)Make the adjective agree with an en-word, an ett-word and a plural.
   • Färger, kläder och motsatsordName colours and clothes, and use the common pairs of opposites.
   • Den stora bilen, den här bilen — bestämd form av adjektiv och demonstrativerUse the adjective in front of a definite noun, and point with den här and den där.
   • Beskriva utseendeDescribe what a person looks like.

10. Week 10 Familj och människor

    Family and people: possession and object pronouns

    • FamiljeordName the members of your family and say a little about each.
    • Possessiva pronomen (min/mitt/mina)Say what belongs to whom with the possessive pronouns that agree with the noun.
    • Genitiv med -sSay whose something is with the genitive -s.
    • Objektsform av pronomenUse the object pronouns after a verb and after a preposition.

11. Week 11 Att ta sig fram

    Getting around: place, directions and transport

    • Prepositioner för platsSay where something is with the prepositions of place.
    • Det finns / Det är — nu med platsuttryckSay what there is somewhere with det finns, and tell it from det är.
    • Var/vart, här/hit, där/dit, hemma/hemChoose the still form or the moving form of where, here, there and home.
    • Fråga efter och ge vägbeskrivningAsk the way to a place, understand the answer, and give simple directions yourself.
    • Kollektivtrafik — biljett, avgångar; gå eller åkaBuy a ticket, find your stop and departure, and say whether you walk or ride.

12. Week 12 Kroppen och ljuden

    The body, the hard sounds, and a review of A1

    • Kroppsdelar och enkla symtom — Jag har ont i…Name the parts of the body and say where it hurts.
    • Uttal 3: sje-ljud, tje-ljud och supradentalerPronounce the sje-sound, the tje-sound and the rd, rt, rn, rs combinations.
    • Uttal 4: betoning och talspråksformer — ja(g), de(t), å (och), mej, dej, domHear the stressed syllable in a word, and recognise the everyday spoken forms of the small words.
    • Repetition och nivåtest A1Review the rules that carry A1 and show that you can use them together before SFI kurs B.