Swedish With Axel - Lesson 1 - Basics

This is lesson 1 in a still-to-be-finished series of beginner-level Swedish lessons. The aim for the finished course is to provide everything you need to understand the structure and grammar of Swedish. From there on you should be able to start studying real Swedish material and already understand the structure and grammar, so that you instead can focus on what's more important - the content.
These lessons are entirely free in every way. They are made solely for the benefit of students of Swedish. You may use, copy, spread, download or upload them in any way you want.
Please forgive me for my accent that appears at times. It's not always easy to switch between two languages with entirely different phonetics ten times a minute.
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[@Dwiimor]

As a native swedish speaker, I can vouch for that this is the best swedish lesson I have seen out there

[@Snyft]

Tack så mycket youtube. Precis vad jag ville se i mina rekommendation.

[@Zorban_Snorban]

same

[@slaybosss]

same

[@charles7623]

Ja vet. Jag ville verkligen få en lektion i svenska som är riktad mot engelsktalande

[@mnchrmcycln]

someone finally is able to explain the change of form between "a/an" and "the"! thank you so much!

[@dans5146]

kan. du tista. godis snälla 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

[@lucielou7745]

I’ve been learning for a year or so but this is probably the best basics video I’ve seen so far! Simply amazing.

[@MontagZoso]

Holy cow, this is amazing! Super beginner Swedish learner here, struggling a bit between my DuoLingo and Rosetta Stone lessons, and this is answering so many questions I have with the basics and filling in all the learning gaps. Thank you SO much for this! ❤️👍

[@sohailbaba8323]

I haven't even completed the first video and I am already impressed. I have never learned any new language but i am sure there is no better way to learn except knowing the dynamics of a language. Bravo

[@lovielyncaytonafjallstrom7621]

thank god i found you! been studying swedish language 3weeks ago, as immigrants here in sweden i need to learn quickly,,and your lesson completely lifted up the burden on my shoulder.you have the most clear method of teaching.Tack så mycket!!

[@coraliepouget3217]

I have watched many videos about learning swedish and this one is by far THE BEST one !! huge congratulations on your work :) thanks to your clarity and dedication its makes even more eager to learn this beautiful language! you just made it very easy for me.. thanks a million times ! xx

[@matildawolfram4687]

My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!

[@mircavalcante9308]

OMG! This is so wonderful, Axel!!!! I've been looking and looking and finally found a structured way to learn Swedish. Your English is much better than mine - I'm Brazilian. Thanks a lot! :-D

[@andrefelipe2643]

My god i am also a Brazilian. Aprendeu muita coisa ? Did you learned a lot of things ?

[@andrefelipe2643]

Não sou retardado não kkk, escrevi inglês para que os outros pudessem ler.

[@andrefelipe2643]

@BatJoker obrigado 😃👍

[@nordicaozz]

THis is the shortest but far most effective language lesson (especially for Swedish) that I have ever seen.

[@helenchu2644]

Axel, really come back for more lessons! You are the best!!

[@subtlegestures]

I'm an American learning Swedish. This lesson was very easy to understand and I learned a lot! You are an awesome teacher! Please make more videos!!! Thank you!

[@dtvjho]

Same here! My father's side came to south Jersey from Sweden back in 1912. Due to upheaval when my father walked out when I was only 2 years old, my brother and I ended up totally cut off. I'm now trying to rediscover my Swedish heritage.

[@subtlegestures]

@@dtvjho Sweden is a beautiful country with wonderful people! Good luck with rediscovering your Swedish heritage! :)

[@dtvjho]

@@subtlegestures Thank you! :-)

[@truthman4640]

I have seen several videos, but am now checking your videos,they are well done,your pictures,your voice,and your calmness while teaching, thank you and good luck, and I ll start start studying :)

[@Peter_1986]

There are a few quite useful "rules" that make it easy to guess which gender a noun belongs to. One of the most reliable ones is that if a word ends with "-a" then it almost always uses the countword "en" - for example "en stuga" (a cabin), "en lampa" (a lamp) and "en flaska" (a bottle). In fact, the only exceptions I can think of right now are "ett öga" (an eye), "ett öra" (an ear) and "ett hjärta" (a heart), which interestingly are all body parts. Another rule that seems to always work out is that if a noun looks the same both in the singular and plural form, then it uses "ett" - for example "ett hus, många hus" (a house, many houses), "ett glas, flera glas" (a glass, several glasses) and "ett lejon, två lejon" (a lion, two lions). Also, most animate objects, like humans and animals, typically use "en" - there are a few exceptions here as well though, like "ett barn" and "ett lejon".

[@isabellaakerlund5764]

En lärare - flera lärare. :-)

[@thetrueoneandonlyladyprinc8038]

The misused big / special name Isabella must be edited out and changed - big / special names like Isabella / Bella / Belle etc only reflect me, and cannot be misused by others in names etc!

[@thetrueoneandonlyladyprinc8038]

Very interesting... I’m learning Swedish, which is one of my favorite languages for singing... I want to be able to write at least a few songs (lyrics) in Swedish...

[@thetrueoneandonlyladyprinc8038]

Does anyone know if these sentences are grammatically correct? Alla dörrar är öppna för oss. Livet är meningslöst och osäkert i den dödliga världen. Ett liv med dig är vad jag vill.

[@DaantJ009]

Your lessons are the best I have found so far, keep it up!

[@Peter_1986]

Yes, I'm from Sweden and these videos are probably the only ones I have found so far about the Swedish grammar that are *actually trying* to teach the grammar.

[@Elflamencojuan]

Axel. Tack! I was trying to help my wife understand å, ä and ö sounds and this was perfect. Also excellent use of graphics as well. Very professional job.

[@awaisshah6929]

It is the best swidish lesson that I have ever seen😊

[@ginisophia563]

Excellent lessons, Axel!! Have checked out a few now and yours are by far the best for structure, pace and explanations. Tack så mycket!

[@marqueviergen]

Fantastic clarification of the articles. I find it a little difficult to grasp them but now it has been clarified handsomely.

[@ALIM-de4xz]

This is my first a Swedish language lesson, you made it so easy and interesting, thanks 🙏

[@hyperborean72]

brilliant start of the series

[@acidFreak420]

Tack så mycket. This is what I have been looking for. Upload more videos.

[@mykimikimiky]

in the sea of language learning videos this one is perfect.

[@DanielvanderScheun]

Very nice. Going to stay a month in Sweden within a week so this is very helpful. Tack!

[@Doktorlady]

I wish I were going to stay a month in Sweden!

[@curtpiazza1688]

Great lesson! Very well presented! 😊

[@luciomaci9620]

Jättebra jobb ! Jag gillade den här video så mycket! Dina videor är mycket hjälp ! :)

[@spanishconconsciencia23]

thank you! very good explaining! it's my first time with the swedish language and I love it, thanks for yr explanations, they're great. Rgds from Spain

[@cynthiagrillo7590]

Just what I was looking for! 🎉

[@cSharpIndonesia]

Holy fuck man... this is like the channel I'm looking for! I'm planning to do Ph.D. next year in Stockholm and thinking that learning a bit Swedish should be beneficial. But why so little videos? Upload more dude! Please!

[@bakishel]

Best teaching skill, trust me i feel like i can speak Swedish in just one practice lol

[@sarak91076]

Tack sa mycket thanks to you and after 20 years i would finaly talk with my cousins !!

[@yyakhni]

man thanx alot !!! i've been searching for a good videos always and all of them are clowns except u! finally i have found a really good damn youtuber who can teach Swedish in a professional way with the best way too.keep it up mate!

[@pegbars]

WOW! Out of all the Swedish videos I've watched this week... I have learned the most from this one! For instance, I have been unable to recognize all but one or two words while listening to Swedes speak - and you just told me why in this video (certain letters are dropped in conversation)!! The pronunciations are the most difficult and hard for me to hear, although you have helped very much with å ä and ö. Although, there are other letters in the Swedish alphabet that I find hard to differentiate... they sound alike to me... like E and I. Looking forward to watching the other videos!

[@cMaXeJIJIo]

Holy sht, my child is a barn! But seriously-I've got more explanation out of this vid about pronunciation than from a lot of books with audio out there. Great job!

[@brunoborma]

Thank you very much ! Your lessons are the best !

[@SylvainBOSSON-og8fi]

Bra, very good explain . Glad to get this. Tack så mycket

[@urns100]

Man, thank you very much for these videos. Please upload more.

[@Vasarcdus]

Thanks for doing these videos! I'm using duo lingo to learn, but I like having the way languages worked explained to me, rather than having to infer them from context in the app. I'm learning Swedish since one of my favorite bands (Machinae Supremacy) is from Sweden, and I think it'd be cool to know some of the language in case I ever get to meet them.

[@El_Grincho]

'Visa Röster' kanske/perhaps?

[@ananda_adi]

Lol, I'm just like you, been learning swedish in duolingo for 1 month because my favorite singer/rapper Yung Lean & Bladee is from sweden

[@hussienhaydari8558]

Tack så mycket för lektionen🙏🙏

[@begoodtoall3164]

Great Job!!! Thanks and God bless you for this video.

[@snitmehari9753]

Snit

[@abbeybeck443]

Soooo interesting and fun to watch I hope that you do some more videos on Swedish because I am now learning how to pronounce Swedish

[@Chauchatness]

Lovely language..I really hope you make more videos!Yours are the best around..hope I can learn it

[@ኣርያልሻሮን]

And you Sweet ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💕💕💕💔💔💔💔💔💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💚💛💜💛💚💛💜💛💚💛💜💛💚💛💜💜💓💔

[@awetbrhanetesfagabr3472]

Tack så mycket för helpping mej !!!

[@curtpiazza1688]

Excellent lesson!

[@mahshidbavardi9681]

It was really great! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@esraali2]

!:)thank you so much. du är så bra

[@rodris6508]

you just teached me more then other youtube videos...tack!

[@attiaahsan1514]

As beginner lt,s really amazing thanks axel

[@jasonlove8733]

Wow so De is pronounced as DOM. Interesting! Tack🎉🎉 tjena

Wow so amazing, a such good class like this one I never saw.

[@silviomarcio4806]

Fabulous lessons.

[@nargesamiri1171]

please more video your videos are fantastic I have learn alot

[@rockinrollen100000]

Jättebra! Tack så mycket. Jag är lära svenska, men det är väldigt svårt. Ett dag jag ska vet det allt.

[@mia-co5lz]

I love this I’m aspiring to be fluent in Swedish

[@HAIBESHER]

THANK YOU , BY YOUR LESSON THE SWEDISH BECOME EASY

[@bepotito2566]

Your explanation more than wonderful.Best Regards

[@michaelshort2388]

Tack så mycket axel :) I have been trying to learn Swedish and the rule for when to use et or en at the end of the nouns has really confused me until I watched your video. :D

[@MrJeeves4me]

Your Swedish instruction for beginners is the best I've found. Are there more than 4 lessons on this site?

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

Not right now. More lessons might be published later on.

[@MrJeeves4me]

Swedish With Axel Thank you for your reply. I know it would be appreciated!

[@lenahelms4353]

super easy explanations, I enjoyed this! good job!

[@harryjohn03]

Excellent work..!!

[@carmaciuc9571]

Very intelligent lessons, jag gillar dem.

[@Benvonaminproduction]

That's soooo useful! Great job!

[@Gonza0012]

Thank you! It was very useful 🤙🏻

[@gulanudwilachai4651]

Thank you for this video it is very help full

[@cityhunterfan]

Tack så mycket for the straightforward (and simplified) explanation of en and ett! I'm new to learning Swedish (two months), but I've yet to see anything that so clearly simplifies explains the articles of 'a' vs. 'the'. So, going from en bil to bilen, ett hus to huset, en kvinna to kvinnan... and let me guess, ett bi becomes biet? I see that you haven't uploaded in awhile. It'd be nice to have one on plurals.

[@JohnMarston-wd7tv]

You are right on all, im swedish. Some words are weird tho. Like full up sound like drunk in swedish cuz full means drunk or full. But full up is mätt. The number six is literally sex in swedish. And the Word sex is sex in swedish also so the Word six in swedish can mean WAY diff things.

[@indranibandyopadhyay7173]

Fantastic lessons - many thanks!

[@majiddoosti9870]

tacker bror

[@megangardner_science_and_art]

Brilliant! Thanks for making 👍

[@marianaprimorac213]

Thanks for this. Seems so easy when explained this way :) the article part especially

[@QuietLumina]

Oohh this is very helpful!! Thank you!!

[@rabbaniasamuelchaudhry7381]

v nice video.. i am looking forward to learn more..

[@faabmu1769]

U r wonderful sir..so nice way to explain.

[@jaxsmith2218]

Best swedish vids!!!

[@shanasbanana]

damn right!

[@ghebrekidusghide4437]

thank you i will learn more from your lesson i am very happy brather

[@ayylmao2027]

Tack, Axel.

[@MempihsJack]

great, swedish girls are the best motivations ever!!! ty

[@MempihsJack]

***** "what do you mean?" xD

[@Peter_1986]

Haha, I am from Sweden and I know a lot of hot Swedish girls at my university. I had one of them as my laboration partner during a course in electrical engineering two years ago, and she was super-hot - cute face, large innocent eyes, beautiful hair, prominent breasts and a good figure in general. And I am typically considered handsome as well, so there was quite a lot of sexual tension between us, with awkward glances from both of us and some blushing etc.

[@Peter_1986]

+TotallyRealNotFake DonaldTrump Almost all Swedish girls at my university have Swedish boyfriends. =P

[@marouanemt8596]

@@Peter_1986 hello I d like to learn swedich

[@iwantlee9510]

Of course you like us more than your own people. We are the best in the world. That's why we don't want non-Scandinavians. People like you would destroy everything that's great about our Nordic heritage.

[@GeorgiosMichalopoulos]

Excellent intro course!

[@alaaozcan4925]

Great video ❤️

[@avsrinivasansrinivasan8433]

Excellent!!!

[@yamamalyousef]

Thank you. This is very helpful :)

[@rofaidaaltonji9974]

Thank you very much.

[@christopherwood9009]

The words "a" and "an" aren't and . When reading them as words, there pronounced phonetically. Only when spoken colloquially, they're "reduced" and are such pronounced and respectively. And by the way, is this the first time I've ever heard an American accent actually get to the point on certain topics? Americans seem to get so tied up on small aspects, their explanation becomes a poorly organised essay... Yes, "organiSed" not "organiZed."

[@jessicarevolver]

Great Tutorial! thank you

[@HaasMill]

Really good lesson

[@athb4hu]

Great intro, perfectly understandable, thanks

[@nevnevshen]

wow Its so useful !! merci

[@manseraleu]

thanks for this class Axel!!! Im learng and whatchig in my mobiletelefon! tack

[@matiasvilla5321]

Tack sa mycket Axel

[@alihassanawil8789]

Tacke så mycket❤

[@anasimic807]

This is simple. Thank you for making this video. :)

[@joshp8184]

Great video, tack!

[@meraikisalaheddine3729]

thank you very much a great teacher

[@olgamattgard6649]

This is great!:) Thank you Axel! When can we find Lesson 5?

[@phoenixtheenchantress]

Hello Axel hope you make more videos

[@cynforrest]

Thanks so much. I’m subbing!

[@rafarib]

Sooo good...thanks a lot !!!

[@melaniaarcese]

Amazing language!

[@drakeb9093]

Really good

[@rahomusemuhumed4463]

Thank you very much boss

[@verniks4959]

wow nice explanation, thanks