Chapter 3 of 9
My Day
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This chapter is about a normal day. You learn to say what you do from morning to night, ask and tell the time, use the days of the week, start a sentence with a time word, say how often you do something, put small words such as not and also in the right place, join two sentences and hear which word in a sentence gets the stress.
The eight lessons explain one point each in English, with Swedish example sentences and common mistakes. Then come a short text about one person's day, a dialogue between two classmates and the full chapter vocabulary.
Every lesson in this chapter is a written page. Read them in order, or open any lesson from the list.
Lessons
What I Do Every Day
Describe a normal day with everyday verbs in the present. See the three common ways Swedish makes the present, the short form gör, and words for meals, work and school.
What Time Is It
Ask and tell the time in Swedish with whole hours, över, i, kvart and halv, where halv points to the next hour, and say when something starts and ends.
Days and Parts of the Day
The days of the week, the difference between på måndag and på måndagar, the words i dag, i morgon and i kväll, the parts of the day and varje for every.
Starting with a Time Word
Start a Swedish statement with a time word such as i dag or på morgonen, put the verb second and the subject after it, use först and sedan, and place inte after the subject.
How Often
Say how often you do something with alltid, ofta, ibland and aldrig, see where these words go in a statement, ask with hur ofta and say early or late with tidigt and sent.
Where Inte, Ofta and Också Go
See where inte, alltid, ofta, ibland, aldrig and också go in statements, after a time word and in questions, and agree with Jag också or Inte jag heller.
And, But, Or, Because and So
Join two sentences with och, men, eller, för and så, keep the subject before the verb in the second sentence, and see where the comma usually goes.
Stress and Melody in a Sentence
Find the word that gets the stress in a Swedish sentence, see why small words are said lightly, and learn to recognize spoken forms such as ja for jag and sen for sedan.
Read and Review
Reading and Dialogue, My Day
A short original text about a normal day for Tariq and a dialogue about mornings, evenings and the time, with word help and an English version to open when you are ready.
Chapter Vocabulary, My Day
Every new word and phrase of the chapter in groups, including the verbs with their present forms, the days of the week and the time words, with an example for each word.