Learn Swedish

Short guides for people learning Swedish words. Find out how to tell en from ett, which words to learn first, how spaced repetition and FSRS keep words in memory, and how to build vocabulary lists for SFI.

Guides

• En or ett: how to know a Swedish noun's genderWhy Swedish nouns are en or ett, the patterns that predict it, and how to remember the rest.
• Common Swedish words to learn firstPractical starter sets for greetings, home, work, shopping, numbers and time, with en or ett for every noun.
• Spaced repetition and FSRS, explainedWhat spaced repetition is, why it works, how the FSRS scheduler picks the next review, and how Worbi uses it.
• Vocabulary for SFIWhat SFI is, what vocabulary the course works with, and how to build word lists that stick.

Worbi is a Swedish-English flashcard app. Type a Swedish word and Worbi fills in the translation, examples and inflections, then spaced repetition (FSRS) brings each word back right before you would forget it. Get Worbi on the App Store.