Colloquial Swedish (Colloquial Series) [Paperback]

Jennie Ahlgren (Author), PHILIP Holmes (Author), Gunilla Serin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 20, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0415362741 | ISBN-13: 978-0415362740 | Edition: 3

This new edition of Colloquial Swedish has been revised and updated to make learning Swedish easier and more enjoyable than ever before. Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, this clear, accurate course delivers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Swedish.

The best choice in personal language learning, this third edition features:

• new texts and dialogues throughout
• links to websites about Sweden, its history, society and culture
• clear grammar notes and summary.

No prior knowledge of the language is required, and by the end of this rewarding course students will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Swedish in a broad range of everyday situations. With two sixty-minute cassettes or CDs available to complement the book, Colloquial Swedish provides every opportunity to perfect pronunciation, listening and speaking skills using material recorded by native speakers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 3 edition (November 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415362741
• ISBN-13: 978-0415362740
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,789,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Swedish
  • #62 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > More Languages > Swedish

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Important, August 25, 2008

By 

Liviu Florea "Liviu Florea" (Galati, Romania) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Colloquial Swedish (Colloquial Series) (Paperback)

The way the book is presented on amazon is very misleading. First it is offered with Colloquial Swedish (Colloquial Series (Book Only)) (Paperback) at the price of 68 $ and by being so you might thing it is workbook to the first ,offered with the cassettes and the Cd-s. This fact is reinforces when you read the product description: first 344pages, this one 288 pages. YOU are wrong. It is the same book in both cases the difference is that on the second package you receive the cd-s and cassettes, so if you fell for the trick and buy both for 68 $(thinking there are two different products from the same learning package) you would end like me: buying two,identical books. The reason I am not returning the first one is that shipping from Romania to USA is expensive and takes a lot of time so I will have to keep it or try to sell it.

Anyway this particular package priced ad 42$ is quite good and really helps you with your first steps in Swedish. There are 17 chapters focusing on the vocabulary you would need in various situations from day-to-day life: from introducing yourself to cooking, going on holiday, learning.In every chapter basic grammar issues or rules are discussed.

I am giving this product only 4 stars because I a feel cheated by amazon.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Required for class, October 25, 2007

By 

Susan Nilsson "Swedish baby steps" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Colloquial Swedish: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) (Paperback)

I purchased this book as it was required for a "Beginners 2" class at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago. It's very informative as far as grammar goes; however, some of the vocabulary is a bit extreme. I'm not sure when I'll use many of the words that I'm being exposed to. There is a CD that's available; however, I was not offered it when I purchased the book. I think that it should be "suggested" to get the CD as well, which helps a lot for pronunciation. Love the class and looking forward to surprising some relatives with my improved Swedish!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent selection, June 24, 2007

By 

winterdawn "Change is constant" (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Colloquial Swedish: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) (Paperback)

I have bought this book based on the review of the users. It appeared to be a really nice book, although I didnt know that it also has audio cds that I had to buy separately, this is a really good book. All the explanations are detailed with examples and pronunciations.I would recommend you to buy this book if you are a beginner who wanted to learn swedish.