The Swedish language

I can speak 4 languages and therefore I think that I am in the right position to tell you that the Swedish language is one of the easiest in the world. Even though, it sounds complicated and abstract for foreigners, surprisingly it is not. It has the same origins as English and therefore the two languages resembles a lot. That is probably one of the reasons why most of the swedes and myself learn English so easily.

In addition there is basically no Swedish grammar. Meaning that for example if you take the verb “be” in English you say: I am, you are, we are etc. However, in Swedish the verb is the same for all the persons. Therefore in Swedish you would get by translating; I am, you am, we am etc. For this reason, once you know the verb, it is very easy to learn it, understand it and write it in contrary to French and Spanish for example.

Also, the vocabulary is very limited. For example in English there are many different ways to qualify a laugh such as, guffaw, giggle etc. which surprised me because in contrast to Swedish, the number of words existing to qualify a laugh are very limited. However, the biggest difference between Swedish and any other language in the world is that there are three extra letters in the Swedish alphabet: “å, ä, ö”.

Finally, if you can speak, write and read Swedish properly, you can also do the same in Danish and Norwegian because the three languages are very close, which could become a good asset if your intentions are to do business in the Nordic countries or whatsoever.