CEFR A2 · Elementary

Swedish A2: handle everyday life in Sweden

The elementary level: talk about what you did and what you are going to do, and manage the situations of a new life here, from the health centre to the bank and the employment service.

  • 12 weeks
  • 56 lessons
  • Roughly corresponds to SFI kurs C
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Skrol on a phone: the Learn step of the lesson På vårdcentralen, where the teacher Astrid sets the scene and highlights the phrase Jag vill boka en tid.
The Learn step of a lesson.

What A2 gets you to

Handle routine situations: shopping, appointments, talking about your day.

A2 builds on A1 with the past tense, the perfect and your first subordinate clauses, and takes them to the places a newcomer needs Swedish most: renting a flat and reporting a fault, describing symptoms and booking a time via 1177, your personal number and BankID, Swish and bills, calling in sick, and writing a short CV.

A2 ends with a review and a level test, so you know when you are ready for the next level.

Every week of A2

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 Vad gjorde du i helgen?

    What did you do at the weekend? The past tense

    • Preteritum grupp 1–3Form the past tense of the three regular verb groups and tell what you did.
    • Preteritum av starka verbUse the past tense of the strong verbs the learner needs every day.
    • Tidsuttryck i dåtid — igår, förra veckan, för två år sedanSay when something happened with the time expressions of the past.
    • Fritid och intressenTalk about your hobbies and what you did at the weekend.
    • Berätta om en dag som varitTell the story of a day that has passed, in order, in the past tense.

  2. Week 2 Planer och framtid

    Plans and the future

    • Hjälpverb 2: får, bör, behöver, brukar, tänkerUse the second set of helping verbs with a bare infinitive.
    • Infinitiv med och utan attKnow when the infinitive takes att and when it does not.
    • Framtid: ska / kommer att / presens + tidsuttryckTalk about the future in the three ways Swedish does it.
    • Tidsprepositioner 2 — i två år, om en vecka, för … sedan, på tre dagarSay how long, how soon and how long ago with the right preposition.
    • Göra upp planer och boka tiderMake plans with a friend and book a time by phone or online.

  3. Week 3 Ordföljd 2

    Word order 2: starting with something else, and short answers

    • Fundament — tid, plats och objekt förstPut the time, the place or the object first and keep the verb second.
    • Satsadverbial med hjälpverb och huvudverbPlace inte and the other sentence adverbs when the sentence has two verbs.
    • Tids- och frekvensadverbKnow the adverbs of time and frequency and where each one belongs in the sentence.
    • Kortsvar — Ja, det gör jag. / Det är jag. / Det tycker jag också.Give the short answers Swedish uses instead of a bare ja or nej.

  4. Week 4 Boende

    Housing: renting, where things are, reporting a fault

    • Boendeord — hyra, i andra hand, bostadsköKnow the words of finding and renting a home in Sweden.
    • Placeringsverb: ligger, står, sitter, finnsSay where things are with the verb that fits their position.
    • Lägga/ligga, sätta/sitta, ställa/ståTell the verbs for putting something somewhere from the verbs for where it is.
    • Läsa en bostadsannonsRead a housing ad, including its abbreviations, and ask the questions it leaves open.
    • Felanmälan till hyresvärdenReport a fault in your flat to the landlord, by phone or in a form.

  5. Week 5 Hur länge har du bott här?

    How long have you lived here? The perfect tense

    • Perfekt (har + supinum)Form the perfect tense with har and the supine of the regular verbs.
    • Supinum av starka verbUse the supine of the strong verbs in the perfect tense.
    • Preteritum eller perfekt — Jag har bott här i två år / Jag kom 2023Choose between the past tense and the perfect the way Swedish does.
    • Har du någonsin…? — erfarenheter och hur längeAsk and answer about experiences and about how long something has been going on.

  6. Week 6 Hälsa

    Health: the health centre, emergencies, advice and the pharmacy

  7. Week 7 Myndigheter och pengar

    Authorities and money

  8. Week 8 Arbete och jobbsökande

    Work and job seeking

    • Yrken och arbetsplatserName common jobs and workplaces and say what you do and where.
    • Beskriva arbetsuppgifter och erfarenhetDescribe what you do at work and what experience you have.
    • Arbetsförmedlingen och arbetsmarknadenUnderstand what Arbetsförmedlingen expects and the words of the Swedish job market.
    • Kort CV och personligt brevWrite a short CV and a simple cover letter for a job in Sweden.
    • Uttal 5: ordbetoning — ingenjör, frisör, bibliotekHear and place the stress in long words, borrowed words and compounds.

  9. Week 9 Jämföra och tycka

    Comparing and giving opinions

    • Komparativ och superlativForm the comparative and the superlative of adjectives.
    • Jämföra med som, än och lika … somCompare two people or things with än, lika som and som.
    • Adverb av adjektiv — Hon pratar snabbtTurn an adjective into an adverb with -t and say how something is done.
    • Tycker, tänker eller tror?Choose the right Swedish verb for the three meanings of think.
    • Uttrycka åsikter, hålla med och invända artigtGive your opinion, agree, and disagree without sounding rude.

  10. Week 10 Bisatser 1

    Subordinate clauses 1: att, eftersom, om, när, som

    • att-satserBuild a subordinate clause with att after the verbs of saying and thinking.
    • eftersom, för att, om, närJoin clauses with eftersom, för att, om and när, and choose the right one.
    • BIFF-regelnPlace inte and the other sentence adverbs before the verb in a subordinate clause.
    • Relativa bisatser med somDescribe a noun with a som-clause.

  11. Week 11 Pronomen och perspektiv

    Pronouns and point of view

    • Sin/sitt/sina och hans/hennes/derasChoose between sin and hans, hennes and deras.
    • Man och det — opersonliga subjektUse man for people in general and det as an empty subject.
    • Någon/ingen – något/inget – några/ingaUse the indefinite pronouns and match them to the noun.
    • De, dem och dom — skriva rättWrite de for the subject and dem for the object, while saying dom for both.

  12. Week 12 Kommunikation och kultur

    Communication and culture, and a review of A2

    • Telefonsamtal och telefonsvarareMake and answer a phone call, and leave a message on an answering machine.
    • Sms, chatt och korta mejlWrite a short text message, a chat reply and a simple mail.
    • Småprat, fika och oskrivna reglerMake small talk, join a fika and know the unwritten rules Swedes live by.
    • Högtider: midsommar, jul, lucia, påskKnow the big Swedish holidays and talk about how you celebrate.
    • Förstå meddelanden, utrop och lätta nyheterUnderstand announcements, short public messages and the easy news of 8 Sidor and Klartext.
    • Repetition och nivåtest A2Review the rules that carry A2 and show that you can use them together before SFI kurs C.

Every lesson in four steps

  1. Learn

    Short cards explain the rule or the situation, with examples you can listen to and quick checks along the way.

  2. Practice

    Drills that use what you have just learnt: fill the gap, put the words in order, choose, type and listen.

  3. Translate

    Write Swedish sentences yourself. An AI teacher checks each answer and explains what to change.

  4. Speak

    Say your answers out loud. The AI teacher listens and gives you feedback on what you said.

Questions and answers

Is A2 the right level for me?

Take the free level test: it needs no account and tells you where to start. After you sign up, a short placement test can also move you up if you already know some Swedish.

How long does A2 take?

A2 has 12 weeks of lessons, one theme a week. That is a guide, not a timetable: you learn at your own pace, and your progress is saved after every step.

Which SFI course is A2?

Roughly corresponds to SFI kurs C. Skrol is not an official SFI course, so take this as a rough guide; your SFI school decides your course and grade.

What does the AI teacher do?

In the Translate and Speak steps you write and say Swedish sentences yourself. The AI teacher checks each answer, tells you what is right and what to change, and explains why, like a patient tutor.

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