Hello my favorite students! I hope you’re doing well today.

As some of you might know, I have been struggling with a wrist injury for a year now and it has not been getting better. I have tried and tried and tried to rest while still posting episodes each week. A combo that has not been ideal.

Now that I have more or less confirmed with my doctor that nothing is broken, it’s just inflamed due to overuse, I have decided to take the two remaining months of the year off.

This is obviously not something I want to do, or I would’ve done it many months ago. But I’ve reached a point of no return and if I want to get my life back, I have to take the healing and rehab seriously.

So what is this going to mean for you guys? Well, there won’t be any new episodes until January. If you are a Patreon member, your payment will be paused for two months starting November 1st, but you’ll keep access to all the materials.

Anyone who decides to join Patreon during my time off will be charged the $10 fee to access everything, but won’t be charged again until I’m back.

Again, I’m so sorry it has come to this. I really felt like we were on a roll and I hate to bring it to a halt. But at the same time, two months will be over in no time. I hope.

A lot of lovely Patreon members said they wanted to keep paying for their membership during my time off. Even though I will be pausing all subscriptions, I will be adding a little something to the Patreon shop for the price of two months for those of you who want to keep paying.

Until I’m back, make sure to review the episodes we have gone through so far! There are more than enough episodes available for you to review one or two per week.

Thank you for listening to the Learn Swedish with Katrin podcast and I hope you’ll still be here when I get back!

If you want to join Learn Swedish on Patreon to access all the study materials, you can do that here:

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Today, we’re going to talk about something that every Swedish learner needs to understand: position and placement verbs.

These position and placement verbs describe not just where something is, but how it’s there. Swedish doesn’t just say the book is on the table. We want to say whether the book is lying, standing, sitting, or hanging.

The video I made with my mom:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CuO18vcL6WE/

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Happy learning! 💛

Today, you will listen to a little short story in Swedish. The story is called En höstdag i stugan, which means An autumn day in the cabin.

It is a calm story about being in nature, enjoying the quiet, and thinking about someone you have lost. The language is not too difficult, but it might include a few new words.

You can download the transcript, vocabulary list (cheat sheet), and exercises on Patreon.

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Happy learning! 💛

Today’s episode is about nouns. More specifically, how Swedish nouns change depending on how you use them.

This is something that confuses a lot of learners, because in English you usually just say "cat" or "the cat". It is the same form. But in Swedish, the word changes a little bit.

You can download the transcript, vocabulary list (cheat sheet), and exercises on Patreon.

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Happy learning! 💛

We have arrived at our second quiz week! So in this week’s podcast episode, I will speak in Swedish, using vocabulary you have learned these past 20 weeks.

I have made this week’s Patreon content free for all of you to download, so even if you’re not a member yet, you can quiz yourself and see how much you know!

Quiz yourself:

https://www.patreon.com/slowswedish

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Happy learning! 💛

Today we are going to talk about something super practical: how to say days, dates, and months in Swedish. You need these words all the time: to talk about birthdays, meetings, holidays, or just what you are doing this week.

And I know… it can sound a little boring to just memorize a list of days and months. But trust me, once you know these, you will use them all the time.

You can download the transcript, vocabulary list, and exercises on Patreon.

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Happy learning! 💛

Fall is officially here and I think it’s about time you learn some fall vocabulary. But instead of just going through new words, I thought I’d challenge you a little extra.

Welcome to your very first Swedish Story episode! Yep, you heard me. Today, you are getting a short story in Swedish, packed with must-know fall vocabulary.

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Happy learning! 💛

This week, we’re continuing the pronunciation theme from last week. This episode is about something that might sound a little boring at first… but I promise it’s super important if you want to sound natural in Swedish. We’re going to talk about the Swedish alphabet and especially about long and short vowels.

Long and short vowels can completely change the meaning of a word. Two words might look very similar, and even sound quite similar, but the vowel length changes everything.

Instagram videos:

AOUÅ: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKOr_Lks-UT/

EIYÄÖ: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKrKkS2MohG/

You can download the transcript, vocabulary list, and exercises on Patreon.

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Happy learning! 💛

This week’s episode is a masterclass in pronunciation! And it’s one of my favorite topics to teach. We are going to dive into the unique R-combinations in the Swedish language!

When the letter R comes before certain consonants, the sound changes completely (in most parts of the country). These are called retroflex sounds.

You can download the transcript, vocabulary list, and exercises on Patreon.

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Happy learning! 💛

This week's episode is about Swedish traditions and holidays. And don’t worry… this is NOT going to be a dry lecture where I list dates and food. I can’t imagine anything more boring.

Instead, I’ll give you the Swedish words and phrases you need to talk about traditions. You’ll learn how to say if you celebrate them, if you don’t, and how to compare them to traditions in your own country. And of course, I’ll give you some insight into weird things Swedes do while celebrating these holidays.

You can download the transcript, vocabulary list, and exercises on Patreon.

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Browse all episodes here: https://slowswedish.com/

Happy learning! 💛