Simple Swedish - Episode 1

A fun way for Americans to learn the Swedish language. We cover
some basic stuff in a non boring way (like school) and its all for
free (not internet-free, free for real).
So choose learn the native language of Pewdiepie, ABBA and Pippi Longstocking.
Host Ola Lustig.
Humorkurs i svenska språket främst för Amerikaner. Med Ola Lustig.

[@beaverones3935]

How to learn Dannish: Step 1: Learn Swedish Step 2: Get drunk as fuck Step 3: Try to talk Swedish.

[@voidstiles4879]

Gonna try...when I'm old enough

[@celorfiwyn8193]

True story!

[@marcuslarsson]

If you don't drink, you can just pop a hot potato into your mouth and try to speak Swedish: instant Danish

[@TheRavenir]

I just love how he retains that singsong accent even when he's speaking English. I love how Swedes always sound like they're kind of singing with that accent and language of theirs.

[@kayalogue]

Singsong accent? Haha, never heard that. But ofc I've heard that our lang sounds melodic. Is that true? And where are you from?

[@TheRavenir]

@@kayalogue It does sound very sing-songy to me. I'm from Switzerland and I speak German.

[@duskears8736]

"Every Swede knows it, and never gets it wrong. And you're not dumber than every Swede, are you?..." This sums up every foreign language you will ever learn.

[@squirrelkind7492]

How to learn luxembourgish -Learn german -Learn french -Mix it -Add weird words from the netherlands -Eat a lot of kachkeis and Drink musel Bier -replace Parts of your brain with bouneshloup (it's a soup)

[@celorfiwyn8193]

Hmm... sounds close enough to danish, lol.

[@antonsjostrand6009]

Why am I watching this? I'm Swedish ^^

[@sylt6065]

Maybe you are from Skåne and need to learn the language first?^^

[@Yucci]

Shots Fired! xD

[@lovisawenckert6205]

Jag med

[@apudharald2435]

Anton Sjostrand du har glomt hur man anvander honom och henne! darfor!

[@iam_spindel]

Anton Sjostrand 😂😂😂😂

[@alexanderharaldh4831]

He should have started of with this: A kid asks hes dad a question. He askes his dad if sheep get sheep. And the father answers that they do not that "Sheep don't get sheep, sheep get lamb". In swedish you say: Kid- Far får får får? Father- No son, får får inte får, får får lam.

[@celorfiwyn8193]

Yepp it's a great play on words!

[@EmIdc]

Fart (en) = Prutt (swe) Fart (swe) = Speed (en) Kiss (en) = Puss (swe) Kiss (swe) = Pee (en) Gift (en) = Present (swe) Gift (swe) = Poison or married (en)

[@94Lich]

I like that last one :D

[@rusalka95]

in french prout means fart

[@PKMartin]

So if someone wants to give you a kiss as a gift, you should run away at full fart (because they're trying to poison you with their pee)

[@PatOberle]

This is probably the most entertaining language lesson I've ever watched.

[@easylanguages]

I really like the estetics and the way the guy is acting. Really brilliant.

[@PtaszekZPtasiegoMleczka]

KZbin just randomly recommended this to me, thank you.

[@win7sony]

What I worked out from this video, is that Swedish is basically a more complicated version of German.

[@JetzoFly]

Anwar Afhim no, its actually one of the easiest languages to learn! But yes this video is confusing

[@Eddiethenotsogreat]

JetzoFly I like how in Swedish you just put "ar" to mean be, regardless of you mean "jag ar" or "du ar", whereas German has like 10 different words for "be." Ok not 10 but still more than Swedish.

[@JetzoFly]

Eddiethenotsogreat Yeah its more logical and simpler. There is one word for "the" something. Like the mouse is "musen" and "the woman" is kvinnan

[@Iemonzinger]

Eddiethenotsogreat Är not ar, as he said before we have ÅÄÖ.

[@fraisebandolera0to9]

Anwar Afhim nah, it is far easier...than german! if you do german you can ace swedish quite well

[@vincereilly8910]

This is REALLY funny.

[@hanssonnr1]

Vince Reilly Thank you so much :)

[@vincereilly8910]

that was quick!

[@TheGoodGuy890]

Very quick

[@MeAVE243]

This is quite funny! I think the difference is not that Swedish is harder, but that you learn English when you are younger and, as you said, you have American movies and tv. Sweden gives us music...in English. haha

[@hanssonnr1]

Thank you :)

[@St3ph4n3]

ɷɷɷɷ I Havee Watcheddd Thisss Moviee Leakeddd Versionn Hereeee : - t.co/RlKbv1hghK

[@baronwalker2212]

Haha this is awesome, I'm trying to learn some Swedish for some Swedish friends of mine (they can speak English very well but I thought it would be nice for me to learn some of their language aswell) so I stumbled on this and found it really funny and helpful :)

[@hanssonnr1]

Thank you very much :)

[@izuwu0403]

That is exactly why I'm here XD

[@blehkylie]

Some one told me that kiss means pee in Swedish

[@hanssonnr1]

True :)

[@en.nattuggla]

+Lpssparklepaws yeah because it is

[@Peter_1986]

+Lpssparklepaws Yep, actually it does. Another even more casual word is "piss" (yeah seriously, lol). "Piss" has a more tough sound, whereas "kiss" might sound slightly childish (at least, this is what I personally think). However, if you want to sound polite then you should use the word "urin" (same as "urine", obviously). If you want to know how the words are pronounced, then try typing them into a Text-To-Speech program.

[@zracklfr1693]

tru

[@emines4373]

True

[@erinancientelements]

This is the most awesome video ever!! I have realized I need to learn Swedish!! This sense of humour would have helped me learn SOOOOOOO much more in school!!

[@ashtonhynes574]

hahahahah I don't think I want to learn Swedish anymore... O_o

[@gustavmardby9364]

haha i know its hard. The hardest part is the nouns because its impossible for you guys to know if its EN or ETT in the beginning. We swedish people can hear what sounds best ;)

[@ivantulumovic861]

@@gustavmardby9364 I learned German articles so I think I can do it 😂

[@ayeitsbrazil423]

My English is better than your Swedish HAHAHAHAHHAHA!! So true

[@debbiec4516]

AyeItsBrazil Totally true!! 🤣

[@mcdreamy945]

This is like, my favorite video on KZbin. I have no idea how I end up here, but totally worth it.

[@kreszentiabichlmaier7902]

The German & Swedish languages have many things in common. The Swedish word "val" with its 3 meanings is the same auf Deutsch, except we spell it differently. Whale is "der Wal," but choice (not choise, as the Swedish guy wrote) is "die Wahl, as is election (die Wahl again). Aren't languages fun?

[@javirezio5]

Ja! Both germanic languages (like English) :)

[@FurryWrecker911]

"Read and lead rhyme, and read and lead rhyme, but read and lead don't rhyme and read and lead don't rhyme" -Anonymous

[@nebelung1]

I'm Swedish and learning German at the moment, and yes, very often the Swedish and German words are very similar which helps me a great deal when reading and learning German! :) The grammar has some differences, despite the languages are related. :P For example Swedish only has two "noun genders" (common gender and neutrum) instead of three in German (masculine, feminine and neutrum). A long time ago we also had masculine and feminine nouns, but they eventually merged to form this "common gender". The only remain that I can think of is that people still often refers to the clock as "she" in Swedish by using the feminine pronoun "hon". You can for example say "vad är hon?" (= what is she?) instead of "vad är klockan?" (=what is the clock?), but you have to imply that you mean the clock in some way, otherwise you might get the answer "hon är en människa" -"she's a human" :D In your example, "val" is common gender if you refer to the animal and neuter if you refer to an "election" ^^ "der Wal" = "valen" (c) and "die Wahl" = "valet" (n)! ;)

[@sagal.h.462]

I actually understand a bit german even tho i never studied it. (I'm swedish.)

[@Beccissssvlogs]

I am Swedish and this confused me! Didn't know we made it that complicated!

[@keeiseiagario322]

I know right

[@Abdal-RahmanArab]

lol..... can you teach me some Swedish and I will teach you Arabic........

[@ZhangtheGreat]

Eh, I'd say he made it more complicated. Duolingo actually makes it easier (though not easy).

[@jennysanchez5590]

i'm Swedish and I got kinda confused... poor non Swedish people who watch this~

[@damondeeee4]

Jennah Svensson teach me pls

[@prettyrandontobehonest3520]

Haha jag vet.

[@jennysanchez5590]

haha~ Elene Thelander

[@jennysanchez5590]

I honestly don't know how~ haha victor miller

[@qjruichi4827]

Jennah Svensson I don't know what about him, but now I (I) am being serious. Dear Jennah, break the ice in my soul that prevents me from speaking Swedish, lol. No lols, I'm still not joking!

[@JaguarRawr]

I wish there was more stuff like this around KZbin. This inspired me to learn swedish (it is quite easy)! I also wanted to learn russian, but all the poorly made and boring videos really put me off. This is humorous, educational, and very well made!

[@PhilFetzer]

This gut is excellent! Funny at the right level. And smart enought to see humour is the best way to learn! Very helpful!

[@saintcelab3451]

"My English is still better than your Swedish." hmm. True.. börk

[@knugenavswarje734]

Jag får ont i huvudet när jag tänker på hur jobbigt det skulle vara att lära sig "handen, händerna" och "benet, benen" skiten. Vilket jävla hitta på språk vi har.

[@mohamadhagag1838]

More videos please! this is an amazing video!

[@emkamuffin7136]

you are a brilliant comedian, lol. i loved this.

[@savcola]

Do all swedes sound like an old school dracula?

[@OTHandTITANIC]

David Coombs nope

[@OTHandTITANIC]

vad menar du? att vi låter som Dracula?

[@joemama-ie5zp]

yes.

[@GresOsten]

Yes, yes we do

[@ThesynEden]

not sure if bullshit or real swedish.

[@PimPimGamer]

Its real swedish.

[@AlexanderDanje]

Yeah it is kind of komplex. Except when your swedish.

[@SwedishMindwacker]

100% real Swedish.

[@egb4638]

Alexander Danje you're****** för fan man1 :/

[@V4lkyrie83]

***** It's real swedish (I am swedish, and I study linguistics, so I ought to know). Swedish grammar is well-known for its difficult contexture. Its a german language, so there are similarities to german, english etc, but the grammar is waaaaaaaay more complicated, which makes it more difficult to learn than for example english.

[@kielonekbambi1945]

Great video, so much fun xD I love it :D

[@musichaven4863]

I love this man. This is fantastic. xD

[@robertglenn5398]

Hey, buddy when you state that your English is better than our Swedish, consider that today in the US, 65% of Americans are considered functionally illiterate...meaning, that more than half of us cannot read and understand a New York Times or Wall St. Journal editorial, read a set of technical instructions or discern a map...Therefore, your English is not only better than our Swedish...your English is better than the English of 65% of Americans...and the figures are now probably higher given the study to which I refer was released in 1989. FYI...the owners of the local 7-11 are Afghanis. Kandar speaks nine languages fluently. When he moved to the US, I asked him how long it took him to learn and understand English understanding as I did he came here not understanding word one of English. With a confident air of authority lacking ego or pretentiousness, he said, "Six weeks." When I asked how he did so in such rapid short order he said, "I had no choice." Some very amazing people out there in the most unexpected places.

[@en.nattuggla]

+robert glenn huh?

[@jasontodd3021]

good thing I'm not part of that 65%

[@robertglenn5398]

I are much glad two!

[@itscalledhonestybro]

Late, but could you possibly link some of those studies? I never really thought about it, but I can totally see how literacy has declined in this country. Overseas, most people are at least bilingual, others tri or even more! Whereas here, I've noticed peers of mine that have taken a language for years only being able to spew out a couple of words. Acronyms are starting to replace actual words, and spelling and grammar have just gone right out the window.

[@TurfDoe]

+robert glenn I don't think that's accurate.

[@ryanvogl3949]

Holy shit i thought this was somewhat serious until he said how you say "fuck you"

[@wiwinarman3830]

i love your lesson, am new in sweden and was about to go to SFI (svenska for imigrant) in few days. it was very boring when i look at the lesson on their website so i look in youtube insted and i found this video, its really fun to learn with some entertaining and your lesson is very entertaining. good job!

[@ValosarX]

Don't know why but I find this hilarious, thank you!

[@Zullala]

lol at 0:22 . Thank you for your honesty.

[@dblomgren123]

Inte lika lustig - love it!

[@dansmock656]

This is so good anyone traveling to or working with anyone in Sweden has to see this

[@rickpierpont7553]

lol!! This guy is funny! Interesting way of teaching with humor. I didn't realize the grammar was like that, but all the exceptions make it seem even closer to English. :-) Tack!

[@arganfayemedina3725]

I know you. You're the host from NRJsweden and you've already interviewed 5SOS and you welcomed them by tasting salty foods. :3 Ahahaha! :))

[@kittengamerlawl5469]

this is beautiful

[@PlanetRockJesus]

I was honestly looking for some Swedish instruction (I live in Wisconsin and I'm half Swedish). I watched this and what a surprise! Very funny. Then I suspected that he was a TV personality, because it was way too well done. I loved it.

[@brunoborma]

This video totally.nailed the question. Thank you for helping me so much with my Svenska.

[@CaptainOvious123]

This is pretty confusing, sounds like a fun language though, anyone know any good websites or books to learn Swedish?

[@ambrosialopez1195]

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00PE72NYU?ie=UTF8&redirectFromSS=1&pc_redir=T1&noEncodingTag=1&fp=1 That probably would help. Read the reviews before you buy it though

[@puppy2331]

Jag vet redan svenska, men den här videon var så underbara!!!

[@Nallebjorn1]

Jag kan redan svenska, men den här videon var verkligen underbar!!! Så skulle du skrivit! ;) Ändå ganska bra. Min Spanska är nog som din svenska, ganska bra men du har fortfarande lite mer att lära.

[@fkyomama2803]

Jennelle Montero very impressive, I think you are very talented. Lycka till (good luck).

[@sliky90]

I am about to come work in Sweden and your video just made me want to learn Swedish even more ! With a good laugh along the way lol

[@MrCHARLIEVITO]

love this guy... you have summed up more in 6 min than 2 days at SFI

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

When I go to Sweden after watching this, I'ma get my arse kicked. lol

[@brattyratz]

Wow. Iv went through this video about 3 times. The first try I just listened and I tried to understand. The second time I wrote down this stuff on paper. The third time I just made sure I'm ready. This actually helped a lot. But I'm still not sure if the word "The" is actually a word in swedish or not:/ Btw the video was very entertaining!

[@linasuperdina994]

There is no really good translation for "the" in swedish :P I know it must be hard, sorry, I wish we had a "the" also becuse its so much easier, sometimes I get confused too and I've lived here for 13 years haha, but It's like he says in the video. You usally put EN or ET after the word :)) glad u want to learn swedish

[@Zhedox]

To help visualize "the", imagine it at the end of a noun. For example en bil (a car) would be bilen (The car). An example of ett would be, ett barn (A child) but (barnet) is the child. However this does change with verbs ending in vowels. Ett äpple (An apple) äpplet (The apple). En sko (A shoe) skon (The shoe). Hoped that helped!

[@brattyratz]

Oh thank you so much!!!

[@Zhedox]

Kelly Ball No problem. I'm trying to learn Swedish just like you and I understand the frustration of not understanding some of the languages rules. Good luck.

[@neocarrick2870]

Kelly Ball If you want to learn Swedish you could always check out duolingo.com :)

[@presitacs]

You make a surprisingly good teacher!

[@abralsharif3]

awsome video! it made me laugh! i want to watch more!!

[@tooriljohansson]

Swedes english accent makes me crack up everytime

[@DeadlyIncision]

I did not expect him to say " Fuck you. " I was kinda looking for friendly svenska, but I'm intrigued by the profanity. lol....

[@lilcandecayn1371]

JAVLÄ!!!

[@jasonpartridge8580]

Odin Briley I'm aAustralian and learn't that from pewdiepie! xD

[@lilcandecayn1371]

I did too lol!

[@lilcandecayn1371]

WTF you have broken English

[@beastlybooks]

Not gonna lie, the first minute or so with all the variations of whale and val made me rethink this whole learning Swedish thing hahaha. Good stuff though!

[@kagudarzell4571]

hahah this is just so freaking epic !! fattar inte att jag inte sett den tidigare hahah XD

[@lpsofani]

...its summerbreak... im trying to learn swedish... what's wrong with me? (I guess it's because we will have sweden in school next year.... iwant to be ready!)

[@Iemonzinger]

Fanipalaxy Okej, Svenska är ganska lätt om man faktiskt jobbar på det.

[@FF_Raven]

Many people is wondering about the En and Ett i cam maybe try to translate it. If u say a apple it is wrong right? so an is ett and a car for example it means en bil so an is ett and a is en

[@FF_Raven]

Like the comment pls so that many people can see it

[@ENatanael]

That's not really true. The English a/an depends on if the word right after begins with a vowel or not, while the Swedish en/ett depends on a nouns gender. You cannot look at the spelling or pronunciation of a Swedish noun and know whether you should use en or ett, you have to learn to gender of every noun (just like in most Indo-European languages like Spanish, French, German etc.).

[@nebelung1]

Like Erik said that is not true. You would say "an oak" in English right? In Swedish it is "en ek". It depends on the nouns' gender just like the person above me wrote, and modern English doesn't have genders for nouns like Swedish does. Basically, "a" versus "an" has nothing to do with genders, "en" versus "ett" does.

[@Silhouette775]

I recently moved to Sweden with a small knowledge of the language. It is much faster to pick it up here and gain confidence. The people are great and are happy to practice their English on you!!

[@IrakliKhakhviashvili]

So funny an so simple. I think that is the right way to teach foraign languages. I just started learning swedish with this video i already think that i do know some swedish. Thanks subscribed.

[@EliPedraza]

This dudes such a troll hah

[@designsares]

A European living in the United States for over 20 years and I am seriously disappointed in the hate projected towards Americans posted on this page. The United States is a melting pot full of individuals from all over the globe. I live in New York City and some days I will not hear the same language spoken twice while walking down my street and do business in multiple languages. One of my neighbors wears a burkha, one is from Nepal, there are some caucasians raising a small family, another is from South America, and yet another is from South Korea here to study English in the states so that they can expand their gallery back home. We have English and Irish construction workers drinking at the bars at 8 a.m. and the list goes on. ALL ARE WELCOME. Unlike in many European countries. Get over yourselves and your baseless prejudices; they do NOT make you sound more intelligent than a "dumb American."

[@bowmanprelog]

This video was both informative and entertaining. This series should compliment my learning in Rosetta Stone. Jag pratar lite svenska!

[@Jatsie]

Bästa jag någonsin sett :) lol

[@Ragazar]

Just to mindfuck people - Vad blev valens val i valet? What was the whales choice in the election :P

[@NoteOnMyBed]

"Ö, ö, hö-ö; hö-öns mö" is my favourite Swedish sentence. It means "Island, island, grassy island; grassy island's maiden."

[@OggeSWE123]

jag tror det är mest svenskar som tittar på denna vidion hahhhahaahha

[@zoushuu]

Jepp.

[@brandonparker6724]

"Mmm... no, it didn't sound good." Haha this guy had me laughing right from the start; he's awesome.

[@Einsteinium007]

I got about halfway through before I had to stop. I'm in a library and I can't make a scene like this bursting out laughing xD

[@gerardohernandez1223]

OMG!! It's a little complex about EN and ET... How can I know to use one or other??

[@jonc1958]

There's no way to learn it. You just have to know it.

[@gerardohernandez1223]

Oh yes!! I knew that!! I love Swedish language, but it's a little weird, no rules :/

[@gerardohernandez1223]

Yes, I guess it is.. It's a pity, you know, I would like to know about it. I love the Swedish language, I love its pronountiation.

[@jmtutty]

Unfortunately, you just have to listen. Over time, one just sounds right and the other sounds wrong. The good thing is that if you mix them up, a Swede will still understand. Lycka till!

[@gerardohernandez1223]

I love the good thing you're saying, at least they understand while we're learning. Tack så mycket Jarrett!! :D

[@marit3435]

how to learn dutch: Lern English Learn German Learn French Add a sch/g sound done. (Just kidding it's a really stupid language to learn, and I say that as someone who is Dutch)

[@DarkAngelEU]

If you're from Belgium it sounds alot better imo :) alot of foreigners think we speak German

[@marit3435]

I also think belgium is really beautiful, like the sound is just really nice

[@marit3435]

DarkAngelEU yeah, that's with dutch too. I don't think it sounds the same at all :)

[@DarkAngelEU]

Marit Eradus me neither but probably because we use similar grammar/vocabulary they think it's German. I do admit, in Antwerp we have a harsher dialect which might sound like German, last time I was in Berlin they thought we were from a different part of the country haha

[@elizondoe]

This is the best class I've ever had!

[@hanssonnr1]

So nice to hear :)

[@LaGretaGracia]

I'm loving it! Full of humor.... very good to learn swedish

[@cyberbird451]

Wtf?? American??? Its ENGLISH.....Americans speak English...not American..why do you think it has similarities?? because it borrows alot from German..the same with swedish..*facepalm*

[@AnnekMusic]

There are two forms of English. American English and English.

[@theblondebiatch]

Alexander MacLeod Rucksack totally came from German.

[@chinary8]

AnnekMusic Um, no. There's one and it's English. Sure there's different accents in extreme cases different dialects, but it's English.

[@cyberbird451]

Alexander MacLeod When it is spoken it is *always* English as you say theatre or theater exactly the same. But when it is written it can be called "American English" or "English" because they have bastardised the written language so much. But they are always *speaking* English no matter the accent. Capisce?

[@AnnekMusic]

chinary8 There is actually. For example, the word "colour" is spelt differently in American English. There is different grammar and more differences that arent verbal.

[@Charlotte-om9gl]

It annoys me how he keeps translating to 'American' I think he means English.

[@jacrat16]

I love it when he says NO! DON'T DO THAT! Cracks me up every time!

[@panisochek]

hahhaha this was great thank you :) im moving to sweden soon and these lessons will help me for sure ;)

[@emmalol4282]

this video is a sin

[@anti_MATT_er]

I did not expect comedy but I am pleasantly surprised. XD

[@quantummath]

:))) Awesome, funny, informative for any newbie, very well presented. Way to go!

[@RandomPersonette]

This still cracks me up.

[@anwarbek1776]

hej tack så mycket för den lärande show , du har precis fått en ny abonnent :D

[@vatnidd]

I've seen this some years ago. And I just realized the intro music is the Swedish anthem.

[@polisherci]

this is the most charismatic way of learning swedish ever

[@peanutgutterbutter2746]

I love the video this is not so simple, not simple at all.

[@loversloveliarslieee]

This is the best thing I have ever seen

[@SeikoMatsumoto]

Quite funy and instructive :)

[@nazielonymszlaku]

Funny guy. Really enjoyed that

[@furryfox445]

Good Video! Educational and REALLY FUNNY

[@Scapestoat]

Congratulations on a million views!

[@bf898]

i love the transitions xD

[@BD-bb4rd]

Oh. My. Gosh. This is comedic GOLD

[@Kerrylinton]

I really want to see more of him!

[@helenahayes6150]

you convinced me not to learn swedish - but you were entertaining and a really nice guy.

[@isaacbruce3322]

This made my day.

[@MsNurseBecky]

Mycket roligt! Tack!

[@AxelQC]

Tack så mycket för lektionen!

[@saigewinters]

Love this!

[@xJackOfKnavesx]

Så jäkla kul! xD

[@micaelgomez4989]

Fantastisk!

[@johnbkeane440]

No way! table is bord in Irish too. That's crazy. Very entertaining video by the way.