Basic Swedish in 10 Days 2026
Learn basic Swedish in 10 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 3 lessons a day, about 75 minutes daily. Each day you read the lessons, listen to the phrases and take that day's quiz. The final assessment draws 40 questions at random from the whole course; score 80% or more to download your certificate.
Kort svar
Den här gratiskursen har cirka 750 minuters lektioner, 10 temaquiz utan tidsgräns (300 frågor totalt) och ett tidsbegränsat slutprov med 40 slumpvis valda frågor. Få 80 % eller mer på slutprovet för att ladda ner ett kursintyg (privat, inte ackrediterat). Kontrollerad mot officiella källor den 13 oktober 2026.
Det här lär du dig
- Greet people, introduce yourself and use du and ni correctly
- Say and understand numbers, prices, dates and clock times
- Talk about your family, your home, your work and your free time in short sentences
- Order at a café, shop for food and clothes, and pay at the checkout
- Ask for directions, buy a ticket and understand simple train information
- Make an appointment and handle a short phone call
- Say what you did yesterday and what you plan to do
- Ask for help in an emergency
Få minst 80 % för att ladda ner ditt certifikat.
Din studieplan
Läs varje lektion, gör temaquizet (utan tidsgräns, med förklaringar) och sedan det tidsbegränsade slutprovet. Varje gång dras en ny blandning av frågor. Dina framsteg sparas i den här webbläsaren.
- Läs lektionerna30 lektioner, cirka 750 min
- Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye and About me20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me
- Dag 2: Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 4: Numbers 0–100 · Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time
- Dag 3: Family, Describing people and Home20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people · Unit 9: Home
- Dag 4: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café
- Dag 5: In town, Getting around and Weather and seasons20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons
- Dag 6: My day, Work and jobs and Free time20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 16: My day · Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time
- Dag 7: Health, Clothes and colours and Phone and appointments20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours · Unit 21: Phone and appointments
- Dag 8: Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans
- Dag 9: Can you help me?, Services and Renting a home20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 25: Can you help me? · Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home
- Dag 10: Emergencies, Small talk and Review20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review
- Slutprov40 frågor, 45 min · Minst 80 %
Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye and About me
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Fråga 1 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. 29
Swedish has the 26 letters of English plus å, ä and ö: 29 letters in all.
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Fråga 2 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. å, ä, ö
The order is å, ä, ö. Æ and ø are Danish and Norwegian letters, not Swedish.
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Fråga 3 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. How do you spell that?
Stava means “to spell” and hur means “how”.
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Fråga 4 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. tak
One consonant after a vowel usually means a long vowel. Tak (roof) has one k; tack, glass and kött have two consonants, so the vowel is short.
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Fråga 5 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. Like y in “yes”
Swedish j sounds like English y, so ja sounds like “yah”.
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Fråga 6 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. Like y in “yes”
Before e, i, y, ä and ö, g usually sounds like English y.
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Fråga 7 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. glass
Glass (two s, short a) is ice cream. Glas (one s, long a) is a drinking glass.
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Fråga 8 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Berg
The letters are B, E, R, G: Berg. Efternamn means family name.
Transkription
Mitt efternamn är Berg. B, E, R, G.
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Fråga 9 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. tack
You hear tack (thanks), with a short a. Tak (roof) has a long a.
Transkription
Tack, Anna!
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Fråga 10 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Spell it slowly
Stava means spell and långsamt means slowly. Förlåt means sorry.
Transkription
Förlåt, kan du stava det? Långsamt, tack.
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Fråga 11 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Goodbye
Hej då means goodbye. Hej alone means hello.
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Fråga 12 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. God kväll!
God kväll means good evening. God natt is for when someone goes to bed.
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Fråga 13 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. du
Swedes say du to almost everyone, also doctors and bosses. Ni is for two or more people, or very formal.
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Fråga 14 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. ni
Ni is “you” for two or more people.
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Fråga 15 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. Bra, tack. Och du?
Hur mår du? means “How are you?”. Answer bra (fine) and ask back: och du?
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Fråga 16 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. heter
Use heter (the present tense) to give your name. Heta is the dictionary form, and har means “have”.
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Fråga 17 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. Nice to meet you!
Trevligt means nice and träffas means meet. Say it when you meet someone new.
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Fråga 18 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. Tomorrow
Vi ses i morgon means “see you tomorrow”.
Transkription
Anna: Hej då, Erik!
Erik: Hej då! Vi ses i morgon! -
Fråga 19 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Jonas
The second person says “Jag heter Jonas”. Lena is the person who asks.
Transkription
Lena: Hej! Jag heter Lena. Vad heter du?
Jonas: Jag heter Jonas. Trevligt att träffas! -
Fråga 20 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Fine
Maria says “Bra, tack”: fine, thanks.
Transkription
Johan: Hej Maria! Hur mår du?
Maria: Bra, tack! Och du? -
Fråga 21 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Where do you come from?
Varifrån means “from where” and kommer means “come”. “Where do you live?” is Var bor du?
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Fråga 22 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. är
The verb vara (to be) is är for every person: vi är. Var means “was” or “where”.
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Fråga 23 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. Sverige
Countries like Sverige start with a capital letter. Languages (svenska), nationalities (svensk) and days (fredag) start with a small letter.
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Fråga 24 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. they
De means “they” and sounds like “dom”. We is vi, she is hon, and ni is “you” for two or more people.
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Fråga 25 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. Han är norsk.
The nationality is norsk. Norska is the language (Han talar norska) and Norge is the country.
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Fråga 26 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Talar du svenska?
In a yes/no question, the verb comes first, then the person: Talar du svenska?
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Fråga 27 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. In Gothenburg
“Nu bor jag i Göteborg” means “now I live in Gothenburg”. He comes from Syria.
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Fråga 28 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. English and French
Kim says “Jag talar engelska och franska”: English and French.
Transkription
Jag heter Kim. Jag kommer från Kanada. Jag talar engelska och franska.
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Fråga 29 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. In Malmö
Sofia says “Jag bor i Malmö” (I live in Malmö). Spanien is where she comes from.
Transkription
Peter: Var bor du, Sofia?
Sofia: Jag bor i Malmö, men jag kommer från Spanien. -
Fråga 30 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. Jag talar lite svenska.
Svenska is the language. Svensk is the nationality and Sverige is the country.
Tangentbord: 1–4 för att svara, Enter för nästa fråga.
Bra att veta före provet
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) calls levels A1 and A2 “basic user” levels.
- At CEFR level A1, a learner can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves and others, and ask and answer simple questions about personal details, such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They can interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is ready to help.
- Sweden’s municipal adult education in Swedish for immigrants (SFI) teaches basic Swedish for everyday life, society, studies and work. It is free. You can start from 1 July of the year you turn 16 if you live in Sweden and do not yet have basic Swedish.
- SFI has four courses, A, B, C and D, which get harder step by step. Learners start at a course that fits their background, and D is the last SFI course. Courses are graded Pass or Fail.
- 112 is the emergency number everywhere in the European Union, including Sweden. It is free and works from fixed and mobile phones.
- The Swedish Police say: call 112 for urgent help from the police, and call 114 14 for all other police matters. The 114 14 line is open all day, every day, with staff who speak Swedish and English.
Vanliga frågor
Which plan should I choose: 7, 10, 15 or 30 days?
All four plans have the same 30 units and the same questions. Only the daily load changes: about 4–5 units a day in 7 days, 3 a day in 10 days, 2 a day in 15 days, and 1 a day in 30 days. Choose the plan that fits the time you have each day.
What level will I reach?
The course covers the basics of level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): everyday phrases, simple questions and answers, and short conversations when people speak slowly and clearly.
Is this an official Swedish certificate?
No. This is an independent practice course. It is not an official language exam or an SFI course, and it is not connected to the Swedish government or any testing body. If you need proof of your Swedish, take an official course or exam.
How do the listening questions work?
Press the play button and your device reads the Swedish text aloud with a computer voice. You can play it again. After you answer, you can read the text.
Which Swedish does the course teach?
Standard Swedish as it is spoken in Sweden. Swedish is also spoken in parts of Finland, where some words and sounds are a little different. All instructions and explanations are in English.
What should I do after this course?
Keep practising every day: review the units, read and listen to simple Swedish, and speak with other people. Then move on to level A2. If you live in Sweden, you may be able to study Swedish for free in SFI.
Är intyget ackrediterat eller officiellt erkänt?
Nej. Det är ett privat kursintyg, bara för dina kunskaper. Det är inte erkänt, ackrediterat eller godkänt av någon myndighet, tillståndsmyndighet, tillsynsmyndighet eller utbildningsinstitution, och det ersätter inte någon licens, certifiering eller utbildning som krävs enligt lag.
Källor
- Council of Europe – CEFR global scale (Table 1)
- Skolverket (Swedish National Agency for Education) – About Swedish for immigrants (SFI)
- European Commission – 112, the European emergency number
- Swedish Police (Polisen) – Contacting the Police
- Swedish Police (Polisen) – Ring till polisen (easy Swedish)
- 1177 – Healthcare advice in other languages
- SOS Alarm – 112