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Learn Swedish with videos · A2–B1 · 12 min

Learn Swedish with “Regler för dubbelkonsonanter (kall, platt, kyss) SFI”

A video by Peter SFI, with the words to know first and an honest look at how hard it is.

“Ja, jag tittade i gamla videor och gjorde en chockerande upptäkt. Jag har inte pratat om dubbelkonsonanter och…” is the opening line. Video © Peter SFI, embedded from YouTube.

How hard is it?

76% of the words spoken in this video are among the 1,000 most common in Swedish, 83% among the 2,000 most common and 88% among the 5,000 most common. That puts the vocabulary at roughly A2–B1.

This measures words only; speed, accents and background noise matter too. Not sure of your own level? Take the free level test.

Words to know before you watch

The words from the video most worth learning, most frequent first. Each one links to its full entry.

dubbel
double
kort
card, photo
regel
rule, custom
ord
word
exempel
example
viktig
important, stuck-up
undantag
exception
korta
to shorten
observera
notice
använda
employ, use
sätta
place, put
skriva
write
resa
travel, raise
ihåg
remember
dam
lady, madam
alltså
in other words, accordingly
olika
different, unlike
höst
fall (US), autumn
borr
gimlet, drill
lam
paralysed, paralyzed (US)
bil
motorcar, car
före
by, before
trött
tired
kall
cool, cold

How to study with it

  1. Read the word list below first and say each word out loud once.
  2. Watch with Swedish subtitles on (the CC button), not English ones. Pause whenever a whole sentence goes past you.
  3. Watch a second time without subtitles. You will be surprised how much more you catch.
  4. Pick three sentences you understood and say them back, copying the rhythm.

In Lingolib, Watch opens any Swedish YouTube video with a transcript that follows along: tap a word to see what it means and save it for practice.

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