Swedish With Axel - Lesson 2 - Verbs

[@metalhammer5]

Learnt more from watching 2 of your videos than from 5 months of SFI classes... Du är bäst!

[@sophiadewinter3233]

I like speaking languages, and now I'm fourteen (Dutch) and I always wanted to learn a scandinavian language. Thanks for teaching me this!

[@zainabffcl]

same for me

[@guspro6675]

Fantastik, tack så mychet Axel. Please keep going you explain perfectly.

[@jonajona8734]

Thank you Axel, so far your ar the best in teaching Swedish Language. Finally I understand the Swedish grammar. Really helpfull for me.

[@cindyolson5849]

I just found your videos! they are great! I have an Uncle Axel. My dad spoke fluently in Swedish. I just took it for granted and tuned it out. Ive been using youtube and different apps to learn.

[@arsnakehert]

Wooow, jättebra! The grammar explanation is on point!

[@64imma]

Can't wait for more lessons.

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

In response to K DeV: It's perfectly correct to say "Vara", but 95 % of the times you'll hear "va". It's comparable to "I am" vs "I'm".

[@caashoali2803]

Swedish With Axel s0maliska

[@cindyolson5849]

👍🏻

[@soumadip_banerjee]

Tack!

[@jonardnabartey1552]

Hi Axel. I am still looking forward to more lessons from you. I am learning Swedish through your KZbin videos.

[@sandrajanoff4643]

Tack

[@julianahpm]

Great class! Keep going! My family will change to Sweden in January 2020. We need all help to learn svenska!!! Tack så mycket!!?

[@vivienb.7630]

Thank you so much! Please make more of these videos because they are so helpful :)

[@yangmingwon]

Hey Alex, Many Thanks! This is the right way to learn language. Please keep going! :)

[@curtpiazza1688]

Enjoyable quick lesson!

[@TaeAhn]

I really enjoyed your lessons. Will you be making more in the future??

[@vanderoliver7129]

Great lessons, keep on doing them, pleaseeee

[@mariakarin]

Thank you Axel! This is very clear and informative. Cheers! :)

[@myriamsugastti6040]

Hey, pal. You have no idea how much I want to learn swedish. Unfortunately there is not a lot of videos in youtube. I think a public organization like a Ministry of Education of your country should make and upload videos focused on Swedish language learning. There are not a lot books in my country Paraguay and when I visited USA there were not enough books. People want to know more about Swedish language but no help from Sweden

[@CollieNike3]

Thank you for these, they're very helpful.

[@curtpiazza1688]

Great presentation!

[@Peter_1986]

The verb "vill" can sort of be used at the end of a sentence, although this is of course very casual and there is always a verb dropped at the end. If you say "jag vill!" then it has a slightly childish tone and is similar to the English "I wanna!". You can also sometimes hear things like "jag vill också!", which literally means "I want, too!" and sounds like "I want to do that, too!".

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

Thanks for the correction. You're absolutely right: when the context is obvious, it may be used that way in colloquial speech.

[@j.ingrid5315]

Please, don't stop to post videos! 🙏🏻

[@naomikourt1667]

More videos pls. They are great ...

[@lottew3447]

This set of videos has been a great introduction - I find the "layout" much better for learning to construct sentences than having to pick apart stock phrases like in so many teaching materials. Please keep going!

[@kamalakshrao7230]

Totally how many lessons are there in Swedish with axel ?

[@gaprilniraneta3889]

Is it always structured in the "present first, infinitives next way"? Are there situations in which more than one present is used? Are presents only used in adverbs describing another verb?

[@onecrazymomof4]

lease make more videos. I am new to learning Swedish ns I like your method of teaching.

[@lightstar27]

You're à good teacher thank you for this videos.

[@aweomepenguin5639]

When do you know when to use ar and when to use var? Some sentences are Jag ar and others show Jag var or vara

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

Vara = infinitive (to be) Är = present (am/are/is) Var = past (was/were)

[@tatuajesnash3312]

thr best swedesh lesson i ever have!!

[@تعلمالروسيةمععمرالحدي]

Thanks so much

[@cityhunterfan]

'Vara' is pronounced 'va'? Always? I know you have that annotated, but just asking to be sure. There isn't a wealth of Swedish where I am other than to listen to/watch Martin Beck videos. Without youtube, I'm sure many of us here would be lost. Thanks!

[@yilinyu3138]

your video is very helpful!! Tack!!

[@AandCMusic]

I'm confused! Varför är det 'Hon behöver jobba' och inte 'Hon behöver att jobba'? Behöver man använda att? Tack! :)

[@evgeniy_moscow_gooner]

Tack för lektionen.

[@64imma]

A few questions. I was taught that like = tycker om and work = arbeta. So what is the difference between saying jag tycker om juice / jag gilla juice. As well as jag behöver / jag jobbar ?

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

"Tycka om" and "gilla" are absolute synonyms. "Behöva" = need "Jobba" = work

[@64imma]

Swedish With Axel I meant arbetar instead of behöver. Is there any difference between arbetar and jobbar?

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

64imma Both refer to the same thing (work), but jobba has a less formal tone and is therefore used more frequently.

[@halina4352]

Starting to learn Swedish language. Do you have the complete personal pronouns for formal and colloquial. Thanks.

[@italianmuser]

Thank you for your videos! I have a question about the verb "vilja"; you said that it has to be combined with another verb, but in a poetry I had read I found the verse "rött vill till rött". The meaning is always "to want", so "red wants red", more or less. Why is there no verb? Is it due to the word "till", perhaps?

[@nebelung1]

That's a pretty unusual sentence, but it could mean something like "red attracts red", "red wants to go towards red" or something like that. It literally means "red wants to (go to) red". Just like in English poetry you can sometimes find weird sentences like that and sometimes even archaic grammar. ;) For example, in Swedish poetry you can also still find the old plural present tense of verbs that has mostly been abandoned in Swedish otherwise since a while ago. I can give you an example with the word "vara" - "to be" in present tense: jag är - I am du är - you are han/hon/den/det är - he/she/it is vi äro - we are ni äro - you are (plural) de äro - they are In modern Swedish we would use "är" for all persons in present tense, as you are probably aware of. Some more examples: "de vilja följa med" (modern Swedish "de vill följa med", English "they want to follow"), "flickorna gingo i skogen" (modern Swedish "flickorna gick i skogen", English "the girls walked in the forest"). These declensions are rarely used nowadays but it is always good to be familiar with them, because every now and then they do appear, especially if you read a lot of poetry.

[@italianmuser]

Thank you very much! Swedish is so beautiful and melodious, but (as other Germanic languages I'm studying) it is also difficult. So your advices are very useful!

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

Thanks for pointing this out. You're right - in some cases it can be used as the sole verb in a sentence. Examples: "Jag vill hem" (I want to go home) and "Vad vill du?" (What do you want?).

[@luluarsenal3519]

Swedish With Axel can you make another lessons please

[@mahshidbavardi9681]

Great ! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@rottenstump0]

väldigt bra video! :)

[@davidbrycke2279]

hi,can you show some thing that i can improve my swedish_

[@maanabboud8770]

Tack så mycket

[@kamalakshrao7230]

Last year I was in Sweden for three months . didn't try learning. I came here in gotenburg ten days ago. Today saw your tutorials.See Swedish also is not a phonetic language like english. So it becomes difficult for new entrant on pronounciation.Almost all Indian languages are phonetic.you pronounce what you write. Since I know many languages,I think with your systematic approa ch,I should be able to grasp . Pronounciation can be written in English,side by side if feasible.

[@sagalcaday8833]

Jag vill prata svanska snapt

[@Ashalati]

good job

[@rexignatvs3198]

Would it be incorrect to say "Han behöver till äta"?

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

Yes, that's incorrect.

[@pegbars]

I'm having so much trouble hearing the words in sentences. At this point, I find it easier to read than to pronounce (or hearing someone speak it). When hearing someone speak the words in a sentence I am looking at on the screen... I cannot make the connection between what I'm seeing and what I'm hearing. It almost sounds like they are saying something other than what is written. It's very discouraging. I'm hoping this is a matter of practice and not some permanent mental block from being 57 years old and only speaking English my entire life.

[@ceejay4284]

@pegbars, do not be discouraged about not being able to make the connection between what you are seeing and what you are hearing. It may be that the speakers are speaking really fast for you to make the connections. This just happened to one of the videos in Swedish I watched today. I had to pause the video after the Swedish was read and read the English version. If you really want to learn any language, just persevere, as with anything in life ):. Also, there is no age limit to language, actually 57 is no age at all LOL! I would recommend using a language app like Duolingo, which enables you to listen, write and speak. Good luck with your learning.

[@julissaandersen6833]

Kan du göra fler videor? Du är jättebra lärare Tack

[@hyperborean72]

such a pity that you did not find inspiration to continue your fantastic course

[@ramintanha8818]

tusen tack

[@DanielvanderScheun]

You rock!

[@alikarimi5581]

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[@ingridbaer9585]

Önska ' Önskar

[@justinmak8577]

Why vara is pronounced as [va]?

[@simarjeetkaur8688]

👍🏻👌🏻

[@michaelshort2388]

is pronouncing "vara " as "va" a dialekt thing?

[@swedishwithaxel5825]

I don't know of any dialects where they don't do it.

[@mike20809]

1,50 A real Swedish Viking

[@diemaestro]

the best part is where the african child needs to eat

[@attachmentbehavior4889]

LMAO

[@nikosbitz7863]

savage!!

[@marksalvador8020]

swedish is hard

[@akke2]

04：23 barm säger

[@CRIMMIE]

whats wrong with me i cant learn y me !!!brain doesnt hellpor what "COMON" my brain doesnt help me !!!!

[@fazlicmire2489]

tack