Colloquial Swedish provides a step-by-step course in Swedish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Swedish in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.This thoroughly revised new edition features:progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and an increased focus on functional languagestructured, jargon-free explanations of grammar an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios useful vocabulary lists throughout the text additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossariesBalanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Swedish will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Swedish.Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
1. Hej! / Hi! 2 .Rebecca, en student / Rebecca, a student
3. Att resa /
Travelling
4. På semester/ On holiday
5. Matlagning / Cooking
6. Att bli
sambo/ Living together
7. På stan/ In town
8. På universitetet/ At the
university
9. Före och efter festen / Before and after the party
10. En
svensk familj/ A Swedish family
11. Johanna och hennes vänner /Johanna and
her friends
12. Bills bilresa / Bills car journey
13. Skogsvandring/ A walk
in the forest
14. En recension / A review
15. Kära mormor! Dear Grandma
16.
Aj, min tå! / Ouch, my toe!
17. En speciell dag/ A special day
Philip Holmes is Reader Emeritus in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull and is now a freelance translator.
Jennie Sävenberg was Swedish language assistant at the University of Hull, where she taught classes using the book.
The late Gunilla Serin taught at the University of Hull.
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