Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. Beginner's Swedish with Online Audio

Learn Swedish with this complete course, now with free audio download!Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken by 10 million people worldwide, primarily in Sweden and parts of Finland. It is also mostly mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish.Ideal for those new to Swedish, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Swedish with Online Audio includes:Ten carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic such as greetings, dining, or tourist-related topics, followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercisesAnswer key to the exercisesSwedish-English and English-Swedish glossariesSections on cultural information such as Geography, History, Politics, Social Welfare, Business, Arts, Holidays, Education and Everyday Life that will be useful to students and travelersAn etymology section in each unit that compares Swedish and English words to encourage students to make vocabulary connectionsOnline MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers Autorid: Scott A. Mellor