I know some foreigners who’ve been living in Sweden for about 10 years, yet they still don’t know any Swedish. They say there’s no need for them to learn, because everyone here speaks English. Some even go as far as to complain that Swedish is difficult to learn.
Yeah? You think so? How much Absolut have you been drinking lately?
Swedish must be one of the easiest European languages out there! Don’t believe me? Check this out:
I am Swedish. - Jag är svensk.
You are Swedish. - Du är svensk.
He/she is Swedish. - Han/hon är svensk.
Instead of the pesky am/are/is, Swedish has just one version – är.
Isn’t that wonderful?
And wait! It gets better. In English we have:
