Learning Swedish

A very interesting article that u can read if u wana know more about the Swedish language. I'm currently taking the SFI course that was mentioned in the article. Some excerpts:

It's hardly a secret that Swedes are exceptionally good at speaking English. Yet many new arrivals find... To work, or simply to get by in daily life, anyone staying in Sweden for more than a few months will need to pick up (Swedish).

This meant enrolling at a “Svenska För Invandrare” (Swedish For Immigrants) language course. These free courses are offered by adult educational facilities all over the country and usually take up around 15 contact hours per week.

One of the first things I faced, was the Swedish alphabet. The extra letters å (think 'autumn'), ä (as in 'apple'), and ö (as in 'urban') take a while for many people to get used to. “Pronouncing the letters and words is also quite difficult as Swedish has a particular sound and flow. It’s a very melodic language full of tones, dips and flows..

One of the aspects of SFI that many people find enriching is the sheer variety of people they meet...

So true...