Learning Swedish in 30 Days

[@SvenVee]

Are you wanting to learn a language? Which one? Let me know down below, I'd love to know! 😀🙏🏻

[@chipschneipps609]

I'm learning swedish as well, but i can't have access to as much resources as you do from my country, can you share your netflix with me, haha , i for real wanna watch ice age or any movie in swedish 😢

[@TopLobster11]

Deutsch 🙌🏻

[@SvenVee]

Haha vpns are the best is all I'm gonna say 😂

[@murnieks9123]

yea i want to learn swedish also cause i want to live there and have a job there

[@herkcollins4263]

I am trying to learn Swedish and I am, but I keep forgetting stuff. I use Duolingo and KZbin videos, as well as Google Translate to teach myself words and phrases that I personally want to know. I have a Swedish boyfriend and am planning to move to Söderhamn to live with him. He taught himself English, but his family doesn't speak English. I've tried Swedish tv shows with English subtitles, but was unable to grasp which word was which. If I could really learn Swedish in 30 days, that would be awesome.

[@Tweakonthebeat]

You should keep on practicing and make a "learning Swedish in 60 days" video

[@SvenVee]

Haha thanks, maybe I'll do another follow up in a while!

[@callesvennerstedt8016]

As I native Swedish speaker I was really impressed with your pronunciation! An idea for a fun short video you could do when Swedish becomes more comfortable is maybe to watch a video in Norwegian and see if you can use your Swedish to understand it. And also if you want a fun Swedish tonguetwister to try, here’s one. “Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes om av sju sjuksystrar på ett sjukhus i Shanghai”.

[@SvenVee]

That sentence blew my mind haha. Thanks for the compliment and the fun idea!

[@victhegamer9918]

det är väll "Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes av sju sköna sjuksköterskor på skeppet Shanghai”? annars kan han ju prova "ställ stället i stallet istället"(har för mig att den är lite längre men minns inte :( )

[@Metricate]

This is insane for 30 days... I'm about 6 weeks in and not even close to you. Albeit I'm not full time. Just for leisure. That's very cool though! Grattis :D

[@nanzorBS]

Kan du flytande nu eller?

[@marialind1487]

When I watched your 7 day video I thought you were doing this full time and thought you were doing great, but for studying for just a couple of hours a day, your progress is amazing! I guess I don't have any excuse not to learn Spanish now! /Native Swedish speaker

[@SvenVee]

Spanish is actually next on the list! Thank you so much and thanks for watching 😀

[@fernandomeneses1584]

Hi, how is your Spanish going. I am just starting to learning Swedish :)

[@exploreaswego]

This is really interesting and we love that you are doing this! Europeans can generally speak many languages because all the countries are so close together. It's similar in Southeast Asia where people can speak many languages. Wedee is currently learning Bahasa, but only using duo lingo. We could probably expand on it and start working on conversation because that is the ultimate goal. Thanks for sharing your experience. Love when you guys were just having the conversation in the end! Great video.

[@SvenVee]

Thank you so much. Southeast Asia is definitely fascinating for its language diversity, and very cool that Wedee is learning a new language. Can definitely recommend practicing conversations, it's key to more efficient (and fun) progress. Thanks for watching and sharing. :)

[@panida9332]

You have done very well in this short time! Also you motivated me to continue learning Spanish...So thank you! 😊😁

[@SvenVee]

Thank you, and I'm glad to read that, lots of luck with Spanish! 😀

[@liljaa046]

Your pronunciation is amazing. In the first video I clearly heard the Dutch in the 7 day challenge but now you sound more Swedish and Josefin is from Skåne like me ^^ Great job

[@SvenVee]

Ah thank you so much, that really means a lot! I'll keep working on it all for sure 🙌🏻

[@roman-wk6vs]

bro I've been learning Swedish little over a year and I can see my progress day by day, it is kind of hard for me to fit in time due to me studying at school( i started studying Swedish when I was 14 last year, I'm turning 15 in September) and I can say, your Swedish is very good. keep bu the good work! You have motivated me not to give up learning this language and I will continue learning this language and supporting your channel. Can't wait for the next video bro! keep up the good work!

[@SvenVee]

Thanks a lot man, I appreciate it! Good luck with learning Swedish yourself, let me know how your progress is! 🙏🏻

[@pam5668]

hey, i want to start learning swedish as well but im kinda lost on where i should start at. could u help me? i was trying to learn it on duolingo but i feel im not learning it at all. if u can help me lemme know :)

[@SvenVee]

@@pam5668 In part 1 of this challenge I go into detail about the basic methods that can be really useful to try out! It's a quick and simple overview there, check it out :)

[@Joeyy518]

Better titled this video: 'the crazy things a guy does for a Swedish girl' Just kidding man. Nice for you that you explored this and broadened your knowledge!

[@SvenVee]

Lmao thanks man 😂

[@Swede.from.Boston]

Jag kan säga så här, ni kommer bli besvikna lol 😂

[@nixi_tixi]

As someone who speaks I can confidently say your swedish is so good! I woulds say your closer to B1

[@SvenVee]

Thank you! New Swedish video coming soon 🙌🏻

[@the0ceanauts]

Awesome video bro! Crazy how much you´ve learned in a span of 30 days! Proud of you!

[@SvenVee]

Thanks a lot bro! Which language you gonna pick tho? 😄

[@the0ceanauts]

@@SvenVee Still working on improving my french :)

[@kasparnickborn6682]

Jag lär mig Svenska i tre år. Du gjorde väldigt bra, grattis!

[@SvenVee]

Tack så mycket

[@jacka6809]

This series should go viral it’s so good

[@SvenVee]

Thanks so much. Feel free to share this video with your friends and fam :)

[@jacka6809]

@@SvenVee tack så mycket!

[@robotripping2420]

your channel is extremely under rated

[@spanishlanglovers]

Hi! I am learning french and a lot of vocabulary in swedish , this year I am going to be focused in swedish , I use Drops for flashcards is reaaly good, better than duolingo, and I prefer immersion than studying grammar :P I am a spanish teacher from México and as you said in your first video, some words in swedish sound to me like chinese lol don´t know why but is a lot of fun for me and I started to be interested in this language because I like vikings and history. I liked very much your challenge I am more motivated now. thanks

[@DjMiBsweden]

omg u speak better in 30 days than most immigrants who have lived here for like 40 years... and why did this come up as a video suggestion on my youtube haha.. dont get me wrong.. for once youtube did a good thing.. very cool video =) cheers from Sweden ;)

[@rakiyt3876]

You literally spoke better Swedish than I can speak german, which I've been learning for 3 years in school.

[@juanspada3904]

Been in a similar situation. Living in Germany and speaking german at a quite good level. Learned Dutch from youtube and by reading stuff on LIngQ. Started learning Swedish this month intensively. Hopefully I can reach a conversational level in a couple of months. So basically if you have German and dutch under your belt, read and listen like a madman and have a 30 min conversation every day or every other day. Review missing vocab and repeat the process.No gimmicks required xD. I am in for a study group challenge if you are down for it! Peace!

[@SvenVee]

No gimmicks required, I like that haha. That's awesome, that you're learning 2 new languages. Do you have any specific goals in mind for Swedish? 😀

[@juanspada3904]

@@SvenVee A good B2 is always the target goal. That usually requires getting familiar on a number of subjects of interest plus some general knowledge. When I go to Sweden to visit a friend of mine I hope that I will 'live' in the language with little to no English. What about you? Are there any future targets or next videos on 60 days coming up? All the best! :)

[@SvenVee]

B2 is a really good goal man, would be awesome to get to that level. In what time span are you hoping to get there? I'm currently doing a big overhaul on my video production business as well as moving countries, so language learning is a bit in the back burner for now, but I am still planning on making a 6 month video at some point when I get there (albeit not linearly 6 months after i first started learning Swedish). 😁 I also want to learn Spanish and make a video about it at a certain point 🙌🏻

[@juanspada3904]

@@SvenVee with german and dutch we have the vocab advantage so the focus even from the beginning should be listening comprehension/pronunciation and speaking with natives. If I can keep this pace for the next 3 months I think I could be close. I will start having 1-on-1 sessions after a couple of weeks. I will see how it goes since combining Software engineering with languages can really leave you energy deprived. Spanish should be easier I guess. Checkout LingQ for spanish content the library is quite extensive. (I am not sponsored or payed from them, I just happened to use the tool a lot). Video production in different countries sounds cool by the way! xD

[@SvenVee]

@@juanspada3904 ah yeah that's intensive for sure man! I'll check the app out, thanks for the recommendation 🙌🏻 Hey give me an update now and then on the journey, would love to know 😄

[@lifelikejosie]

It's crazy how well you speak in such a short time!!! Kom till Sverige någon dag så gör vi video tillsammans! ✌

[@SvenVee]

Tack så mycket, Josie :) Jag kommer förmodligen till Sverige inom de närmaste 6 månaderna!

[@nanainanin116]

Love your videos man

[@SvenVee]

Thanks a lot 🙏🏻

[@muneraomer8663]

Thank you so much

[@matildawolfram4687]

First of all, I want to thank the author of the channel for making this beautiful and useful video for us! Many people are embarrassed to speak a foreign language if they have no speaking skills. People are afraid to hear criticism from others in their address. It all comes from having a psychological complex - to make a mistake. But, after all, he who does nothing is not wrong! In Yuriy Ivantsiv's workshop "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language" states that we need to talk as much as possible: with yourself, with the mirror, with inanimate objects, with children and with pets. Find an interlocutor in real life or online. Talk without shyness. People won't care how you speak. They understand that you are a foreigner, as long as they understand you. They may even acknowledge your progress in their language and compliment you. However, always be prepared for criticism of your speaking skills. If you have the will to speak, you will gain an interesting interlocutor to consolidate your knowledge. Everyone is strewn with mistakes - don't be afraid to learn from them. As the Latin wisdom says, "walk and thou shalt not go astray". In the book "Polyglot Notes" by Yuriy Ivantsiv an entire chapter is devoted to the development of spoken language. Here you will find many useful tips and each student can choose a technique that suits him or her best! I wish you all the best of luck in your language learning!

[@Isaac-eg3um]

nice, been learning Swedish for the past two years

[@SvenVee]

Awesome! It's a cool language 🙌🏻

[@khqrma5951]

Great video man

[@SvenVee]

Thank you, I appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@khqrma5951]

@@SvenVee No problem bro

[@matsaey1]

Amazing video my friend

[@SvenVee]

Thanks a lot bro 🙏🏻

[@cvilla5631]

Bro you did a great job. 30 days to learn swedish, fucking imponerande!

[@SvenVee]

Thanks a lot man!

[@voltgaming2213]

Wow you guys learn so many languages nice some say it’s impossible to learn a language but I speak more than 1 language it’s not hard but maybe because I have had exposure to many language in childhood

[@keanancupido]

I'm doing Dutch now because I've not spoken it in years. Luckily I am an Afrikaans and German speaker so it's going nicely.

[@annamarkhauser5266]

Great video! I’m learning dutch right now, but I’m using Babbel... 😊😊😊

[@SvenVee]

Yeah I've heard good things about babbel! Thanks for watching Anna :)

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Yeah, very few mistakes and you did amazing for such a short time.

[@SvenVee]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@E.3-h2u]

Your level is insane for 30 days

[@piesbert]

one question: which tests have you used to see what level you are?

[@FlerkenCats]

Find a song with lyrics and try to sing, for me it is always helpful when learning a new language. 😁👍

[@SvenVee]

Yeah songs are such fun tools for language learning! What languages do you have under your belt? 😄

[@selhordemirchian9232]

Hie Sven! Will you add English subtitles? If yes, then It'll be much comfortable and easier to watch this video for me. Also I can add subtitles in russian, probably that will help you to get some more auditory from ex-soviet countries.

[@SvenVee]

Hi Selhor! I just added the English subtitles, hope it helps. If you could make Russian subtitles, that would be amazing! :)

[@selhordemirchian9232]

@@SvenVee Good. I will start make russian subtitles today.

[@SvenVee]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@levonlazaryan55]

@@SvenVee Hi Sven, its my second account. You should permit the users add subtitles on your channel in customization s of KZbin.

[@SvenVee]

@@levonlazaryan55 That's amazing, thank you! Apparently KZbin removed community contributions last year in September. But if you want, you can send the subtitles to me at [e-mail] and then I'll add it myself. :)

[@kashacolgan3975]

Could you upload the Swedish words you mentioned putting on a document to Google docs for your followers to access?

[@PRODBYZART777]

I am Swedish! Hej allihopa!

[@csgloria]

you have better swedish than me, and i have lived/worked in Sweden for 15 years. 😂

[@SvenVee]

Haha thank you 😂 Very cool you live and work in Sweden!

[@AndersJackson]

7 can be pronounced in two ways, you are trying the hard one. :-) And "sjuksköterska" is two word "sjuk" and "sköterska". Might help to do that in steps. But if you really want a challenge, try "tomten" as in that small estate(?) in English and "tomten", which is Gnome or Santa in English. But the difference in pronunciation is really, really small. Like "stegen" as in the ladder, and "stegen" as in the steps. Any ways, it looks like you are able to make a conservation, which is great. "Samtal" is about two people talking, AND listening.

[@SvenVee]

Ah thank you so much for the feedback and insights. I'll look into those pronunciations. Thanks for watching :)

[@joseluisdaza9010]

Curently I'm learning german, italian and french. But I really want to learn Swedish, Just that I find the pronunciation really Hard, what advice would you give me?

[@SvenVee]

Hmm talk to locals as much as possible and listen to locals speak on KZbin / tv / etc

[@nanzorBS]

Din accent är bra för bara 30 dagar, det är nästan omöjligt att lära sig flytande accent svenska om man int är född där…👍

[@katiecrowther6069]

These memes really get me haha but not as much as how much you can pick up in 30 days! I did french for 16 years and still can't string a sentence together:/

[@SvenVee]

Haha thanks, but I think there might be a v flawed educational system in place then for French lol

[@katiecrowther6069]

@@SvenVee maybe, I can't speak English either tho

[@journeyforyou5600]

Polish is a funny language. It is like polish your shoes

[@AndyJamerson]

Impressive af - even though I don’t understand a single word lol

[@SvenVee]

Thanks a lot bro :)

[@noelhalvordson6465]

Bra jobbat! Jävla svin❤

[@TheFbiFilesRepeat]

Jag är mäkta imponerad, kommer du fortsätta lära dig svenska?

[@SvenVee]

Ja absolut! Det var mycket upptagen nyligen, men jag tränar fortfarande lite :) Kanske efter 6 månader av ordentlig träning!

[@alexfullmetal]

You mean "for 30 days" right? I'm thinking about starting to learn it too

[@SvenVee]

Yes I do, but title works better on KZbin 🤷🏻‍♂️ Go for it, it's fun! 😄

[@alexfullmetal]

@@SvenVee Maybe we can meet at a language café in Hanover someday once the whole covid thing settled down

[@TheRainbowCoach]

So twenty-seven Swedish nurses are now more of a nightmare than a blissful dream for you. 😂🤣

[@SvenVee]

Hahaha this cracked me up 😂 They most definitely are 😂

[@megaplata3772]

Le och vinka, pojkar!

[@GeneRauXxX]

this cant be happen in only 30 days. dayummm

[@jeroen_vdb]

Next language: Elvish? 😆

[@SvenVee]

Lmao yes 'mellon nín' 😂

[@snusmumrik1237]

fredrik is my brother

[@SvenVee]

Ah thanks for watching haha

[@mollyk3768]

0 thumbs down for a reason wow

[@SvenVee]

Haha thank you :)

[@Deleunes]

m'name es zvennn

[@SvenVee]

Haha yes, even better with a z tbh

[@Deleunes]

@@SvenVee Bangelijk hoe goed ge Zweeds spreekt al wtf

[@SvenVee]

Ay merci maat :)

[@amirsalah7789]

Way to go is to just keep the positive comments praising you and delete the rest 😂😂😂 I would like to add you in my reddit post if you give me permission.

[@SvenVee]

Your original rude comment had nothing to do with constructive criticism and just assumed falsehoods about my intentions and process in this challenge. Before I started, I did in fact only know the 3 words mentioned consciously. Did I find out similar words/sentence structures whilst I learned the language? Yes of course, I did. But that's a given for anyone who spends about 10 seconds researching languages from the same language family tree (Germanic languages, roman languages etc). As for your backhanded comment about calling Nate drew a "legend", that was very obviously tongue in cheek and I even acknowledged the criticism he received for his video. If you don't like the challenge or think it's unimpressive, then fair enough, but that was never the point of the video anyways. I don't make these videos to show what a good job I did at any given activity. It's about documenting a process I go through and sharing the results of sticking with something for a given time. Everyone has their advantages and disadvantages for any given activity/skill/etc. I don't think there is ever a good enough reason to be putting people's efforts down and shitting all over someone's work like that. It says more about you then about the person you're verbally attacking. But by all means, share the video on reddit, if it makes you feel better somehow. I don't mind. I'd rather have a constructive discussion first though. Feel free to dm me on Instagram or mail me at [e-mail]

[@amirsalah7789]

@@SvenVee First of all, I highly appreciate your reply :) I know my original comment was too critical of you. And I think I went overboard with it. For that I'm sorry. But if you've been in KZbin trying to actually learn a language from scratch you'd know the feeling. The title of the videos should have been "how much Swedish I can pick up as a German speaker in X days". The truth is your experience is 100 times easier than someone who doesn't know a germanic language, and you do definitely sell the idea at least subconciously that anyone can do it you only know 3 words and you learnt so much in X days. If you wanna know what I mean, try speaking with a Japanese native after 7 days of learning Japanese. I think these are just things to be mindful about in the future :) but that being said, congratulation on your journey and achieving what you did. I will not share anything, I admit I was just impulsive with my comment :)

[@SvenVee]

I appreciate you saying that and engaging in a discussion, thank you. I understand the frustration and embrace the criticism of my title. I am definitely also not a fan of titles that only give out a half-truth or just plain clickbaiting. Unfortunately, this ecosystem we find ourselves in rewards that because it gets more people to actually click and engage with the video (point in case here I'm guessing). I would love that to be different (as would literally any creator I've ever talked to), but if I want my content to be viable on the platform, I have little choice. I try to minimise it, but my livelihood is literally tied to everything I put online. I am self employed as a videographer/filmmaker/photographer and sometimes get paid leads from the videos I post, so if I want that engagement and the eyeballs on my work, I have to play the game KZbin / Google / social media have made for us. Apart from that, I also think there are languages that have a generally higher difficulty degree than others. Japanese, Mandarin and Arabic are examples that come to mind, because their structures, alphabet and just general language system is vastly different to anything I am used to and are hard to master even for native speakers to some degree. That's just to say that I'll do my best to give a more nuanced conclusion in my videos at the end (big fan of nuance, to the annoyance of my close friends and fam sometimes lol), but of course I'll be forgetful and imperfect in my striving towards holistic conclusions sometimes, as well as - again - being limited in the time I can spend on conclusions because of viewer watchtime and the attention span of people that browse social media (myself included). I also, maybe naively so, hope/assume that viewers are generally filling in the gaps on certain bits of information that aren't explicitly mentioned or covered, or just that they don't assume any ill intent in my making my videos. Above all else, I do (maybe vainly so) hope that my videos generally motivate/inspire/inform or invite to have a discussion. Thanks again for engaging in a conversation with me, I do really appreciate it.

[@SvenVee]

I know that video you're talking about. Great one! And thank you, I appreciate this conversation 🙏🏻