by Sofi | 18,03,01 | ARTICLES, Language Learning, Pronunciation
1. Not teaching you the right pronunciation Swedish is a rhythmic language. There are many short syllables, and in each sentence, a few long syllables. A long syllable consists of a long vowel and a long consonant. Long means that it takes a long time to say. In glas... by Sofi | 18,02,04 | ARTICLES, Language Learning, Pronunciation, Swedish Language Training
Very recently, I was given a new learner. In order not to reveal anything about their identity, I cannot give you more details than that they needed to improve their Swedish pronunciation drastically, in order to save their career. Pronunciation is a sensitive topic.... 
by Sofi | 17,11,24 | ARTICLES, Language Learning, Pronunciation
Monster or mönster – what is the scariest to you? You know when you want to make that monster really frightening, and you end up calling it a pattern? There must be plenty of post-ignorant expats out there, laughing smugly at their idiotic co-patriots who are... 
by Sofi | 17,06,19 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Featured: VOICES, Language Learning, Pronunciation, Vocabulary
It is late mid morning, and your Swedish colleague you are working together with, suddenly says: Hejurere? Jörenåt aja ätelunch nu? Jae ungri. You will need to answer with: Reelungt. Gårebra omja joinarej? Your colleague, a bit distracted on their phone, goes: Vasaru?... 
by Sofi | 17,06,16 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Pronunciation, Swedish Language Training
There are some more complicated and some less complicated challenges when it comes to Swedish pronunciation. I have collected five particularities of the Swedish language, that should be rather easy to master technically, as soon as you have recognised their... 
by Sofi | 16,06,02 | ARTICLES, Featured: VOICES, Pronunciation, Swedish Language Training
Recently, one of our Facebook posts caught much more attention than I expected. The question: how to pronounce number 27 – tjugosju – like a Swede. Most Swedes would not spell out the whole tjugo, but would shorten it to tju – making 27 tju-sju.... by Sofi | 15,05,18 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Pronunciation
R This is the letter – or more correctly – the sound that is subject to most concern for my students. It shouldn’t be. There are letters, or sounds, that should be given much more attention, and if mispronounced can cause confusion or misunderstanding. To be able to...