Hello everybody!
I was given the permission to start a Swedish lesson for all of you who are interested in learning.

Come on in, dont be afraid!
Dont mind the Crumple-Horned Snorcack in the corner, he's just there to protect us from anything evil

Let's start off with the basics, if you have any questions or want something translated Swedish-English/English-Swedish do not hesitate to ask

So its the swedish word followed by a very improvised way of how to say the words.
Please remember that this is just for fun and im sorry if the ''fontetics'' are bad, but do feel free to ask about them and i'll do my best to answer them. Or maybe another swedish knowing member can

~ Hello!

• Hej! [Hey] - Formal
  
  Hejsan! [Hey-sàn (Like the "san" in Danielsan from the Karate Kid movies)] - Informal
  
  Hallå! [Hàll-uo] - Informal - Usually used when answering the phone

~ Goodbye!

• Hejdå! [Hey-dou] - Informal, most used
  
  Adjö! [Adjeu (Like the french word, the last syllable is like a swedish Ö)] - Most formal word, not used commonly nowadays but does come up from time to time
  
  Hej! [Hey] - Very very informal, almost rude and nonchalant way of saying bye (I mean why cant you say the last word aswell? Lazy people )

~ Good Morning!

• God Morgon! [Gooud Mòurrgone (almost like saying 'moron' = morgon)]
  
  also, the word Morgon is usually said 'Morron' - Mòrr-on (on is said like 'un') - Informal

~ Good Afternoon!

• God Eftermiddag! [Gooud F-tair-midd-à (midd like in 'middle')] - Informal

~ Good Evening!

• God Kväll! [Gooud Kvèll] - informal
  
  God Afton [Gooud Aff-ton (Aff like in Africa, 'ton'- like the wheight)] - formal (Goder Afton was used in old swedish)

~ Good Night!

• God Natt! [Gooud Nàtt (Natt like in 'Nott, but with an A!)]

Note: Words with 'God' in the beginning usually do not pronounciate the 'D' at the end.

• God Morgon - Gò Morgon
  
  also, the word Morgon is usually said 'Morron' - Mòrr-on (on like in switch on) - Informal

~ See You!

• Vi ses! [Ve séass (E like in Ego = siess)]

~ See You Later!

• Vi ses Senare! [Ve séass Sénnaerre]

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Hope you enjoyed this so far, theres more to come!

Let me know if the ''fonetics'' are to difficult and ill change them, if theres something *bleh* feel free to feed me to the Swedish Short Snout tell me!


~ Claudia

Just like Claudia wrote above. Adjö is pronouces almost exactly like the French Adieu. I am going to point out some similarities in pronounciation between French and Swedish. I know that this is only a help if you know French but anyway. Ö is pronounced as the french eu. A good examples of this is the French word is jeux etc. Å is pronounced as eau. Like the French words eau, drapeau and chapeau etc. Ä is prounounced as ai. Like in the sentence J'ai 20 ans. I hope this was helpful for someone. If I can think of any counterparts for this in English I will try to post them too.

@Claudia: Ledsen för att jag tränger mig på men jag tänkte att det kunde vara till nytta om man ska lära sig svenska.

eeeeeeep, sorry for not replying

and great, backup!
its good Zimpe! I wasnt sure how to explain the french part, and the more the merrier! this will definately help the ''swedish students''

this thread is after all, made to help and im glad if you guys want to participate! We should liven up the scandinavian forum

Hello again!
We continue the lessons with the days of the week and the months!
I will also write how to pronounce the words, what the names mean and some neat history underneath.
Again, this is my way of explaining and not a scientific fact!

Veckodagarna - Weekdays

The days of the week are named after gods from the Norse Mythology.
Ya know, those dudes up there in Valhalla =p

- In Sweden, the week starts off with Monday

Måndag - Monday [Monndáh - Like the english word Monk]

Mån - dag = Moon - Day. Måne, the moon, was a god

Tisdag - Tuesday [Tees-dáh]

Tis is named after the god Tyr, also known as Tir

Onsdag - Wednesday [Oons-dáh] Like saying Oompa Loompa...

Ons is the shortened name, after the god Oden.

Torsdag - Thursday [Tours - dáh. Same Oompa Loompa 'O' here aswell!]

Tors Dag = Tor's Day - Tor is perhaps the most famous Norse Mythology god. He is the one with the hammer!

Fredag - Friday [Fr-ie-dáh]

Supposedly the day is called after Oden's wife Frigg. Others say its after the godess Freja. But they might be the same 'person'.

Lördag - Saturday [L-oe-r-dáh]

The name comes from the Viking tradition - löga, which means washing. Lögardagen - Washing day.

Söndag - Sunday [S-oen-dáh]

This day is called after the Sun godess, in Norse mythology also known as Sunna or Sunne. Sunnudagr = The Sun's Day

Månaderna - Months

Januari - January Ya-nuuu-ah

Februari - February Feb-ru-ari

Mars - March Má-Rrr-sh

April - April App-Rrr-ill

Maj - May M-à-eee

Juni - June Y-un-ee

Juli - July Y-ul-ee

Augusti - August Ah-goose-tí

September - September Septemb-eh-r

Oktober - October Oo-ktooo-bèh-Rrr

November - November No-vem-bèh-Rrr

December - December Dess-èh-mbèRrr

Questions? Do not hesitate to ask!

I just wanted to say that this thread is awesome. I'd like to widen my Sweedich vocabulary. The only thing I can really say Is Gröna Lund, but that's probably because I spent 6 weeks in there.

Keep up the good work.

Lots of love from Iceland!!

aaw cute!

sött att det finns folk som vill lära sig svenska aaaw

keep up the good work

If there's anything you'd like to learn, don't hesitate to either PM me or Nordic Witch or post here, and we'll see if we can put up another lesson.