Simple Swedish Podcast - #222 - Flytande svenska utan att bo i Sverige?

Episode Date: April 24, 2024

Tjena tjena! Idag ska vi prata om hur man lär sig flytande svenska utan att bo i Sverige! I avsnittet nämner jag programmet Language Gym, klicka här för att läsa mer om det. Om du vill stödja podden och bli patron - klicka här! Om du vill kunna chatta med mig och alla andra, se till att välja 10€-nivån. ------------------- Instagram: swedish.linguist YouTube: Swedish Linguist Website: www.swedishlinguist.com Language Lock-in: https://www.languagelockin.com/ ------------------- Ett smakprov (sample) på transkriptet:   Ja, då säger jag välkommen till dig som lyssnar på Simple Swedish Podcast. Och ja, dagens ämne är: kan man lära sig flytande svenska utan att bo i Sverige? Och först, innan vi börjar prata om det så ska jag tacka en rad nya patrons. Så det är Sitong, Audrius, Sam, Zhuanzhuan, Julie, Jaqueline, Rahel, Negar, Anna, Bara, Glenn och Tamkeen.   Så tack, tack, tack till er för att ni stödjer den här podden. Utan patrons så blir det ingen Simple Swedish Podcast. Så ja, tack till er. Och alla patrons får ju transkript till alla avsnitt. Och om du är patron på 10-euronivån då får du också tillgång till chattrummet på Discord där du kan skriva med mig och alla andra. Så ja, gå till www.patreon.com/swedishlinguist om du vill bli patron. Så först innan vi ska prata om hur man lär sig flytande svenska utan att bo i Sverige, om det är ens möjligt, ja då måste vi först prata om vad det betyder att prata flytande. För det finns faktiskt ingen riktig definition på det. Så alla kan ha sin egen definition. Jag personligen skulle säga att om jag och en annan person kan kommunicera länge och effektivt utan problem, ja då kan jag säga att jag pratar flytande det språket.   Så på spanska, på engelska, på svenska, ja, jag kan prata med en annan person, effektivt, och under en lång tid, utan problem. Jag förstår dem. De förstår mig. Jag kanske inte alltid förstår allting. Men om jag till exempel inte förstår, då kan jag fortfarande kanske fråga. Men jag behöver inte byta språk, jag kan fortfarande stanna i språket, och fråga kanske.   Men generellt, om jag kan kommunicera effektivt och under en lång tid, och om de flesta olika ämnen, i de flesta situationer, då kan jag säga att jag pratar flytande.   Men det finns såklart olika nivåer också där.   ....för att läsa hela transkriptet till detta och alla andra avsnitt, klicka här!

Welcome to you who are listening to Simple Swedish Podcast. Today's topic is, can you learn fluent Swedish without living in Sweden. And before we start talking about that, I would like to thank a number of new Patrons. So, it's S'Tong, Audreus, Sam, Joanne Joanne, Julie, Jacqueline, Rahel, Negar, Anna, Bara, Glenn and Tamkin. So, thank you for supporting this podcast. Without Patrons, there will be no Symbol Swedish Podcast. Thank you and all Patrons will get a transcript for all episodes. And if you are a Patreon on the 10 euro level,

you will also get access to the chatroom on Discord, where you can write to me and everyone else. So go to patreon.com slash Swedish Linguist if you want to be a patron. So, first, before we talk about how to learn fluent Swedish without speak fluently, because there is actually no real definition of that. So everyone can have their own definition. I personally would say that if I and another person can communicate long and effectively without problems, then I can say that I speak the language fluently. So in Spanish, English, Swedish, I can talk to another person effectively and for a long time without problems. I understand them, they understand me. But for example, I may not always understand everything, but if I don't understand, I can still ask, but I don't need to change languages.

I can still stay in the a long time, and if most of the different topics in most situations, then I can say that I speak fluently. But there are of course different levels, and another definition would be that you can speak completely freely, without thinking. You can say exactly everything you want, without any problems. Understand everything you hear, you understand humour. And you can do the same things you can on your mother's level. Of course, it's not exactly the same level, but you can do everything. The pronunciation and grammar are good and natural, so it's a very, very high level.

But I would say that you can still say that you speak fluently, only you can communicate effectively with all people about a lot of different topics and you can do it effectively for a long time without any bigger problems. You may still need to think a little, you may do a little wrong, you may have specific situations that you can't handle. And that is often a B2 level. B2, what is that? C1 and C2 are more academic levels. So you can be on B2 and actually speak fluently. But C1 and C2 are more academic, I would say. But then we have come to, do you actually need to live in the country where the language is spoken to learn fluently.

Because many people say, I have to live there, otherwise I can't learn well. It's much easier to learn if I live there. And yes, it is clear that it is easier to learn Swedish if I live in Sweden, or Spanish if I live in Spain or Argentina or something like that. But many people use it as an excuse, like, I can't learn well because I don't live there. Okay. But, okay, if you live in the country, then it's clear there are more opportunities. You have the language around you, so it's easier. But it won't be easy

for you to live in the country. And even if you don't live in the country, you can still learn a language at a high level and speak fluent. However, I would say that if you talk about the other definition of floating. That it's almost a mother's speech. That it's a very high level where you can do the same things you can on your mother's speech. If you're talking about that level, this very high level, where you don't have to think, where everything just flows without any problems. Okay, then I would say that you actually need to be in the country for a longer time to reach that level where you just talk freely, you understand everything, you understand humor,

you can be in group conversations, you can do your job in the language, all that. It's hard to do when you're not in the country, and it's hard in the country as well, because you really have to bathe in the language every day for a long time. Use it for many hours every day. Talk to people a lot, a lot, a lot. Like, feel free to block out other languages and do that until it starts to live in the head. But if you actually don't want to live your life in Sweden, then why do you need to reach that very, very high level? I personally, my goal is often my own definition of speaking fluently. And I would say that many people who learn languages, who have it as a hobby, who like to learn in language, they often have this definition that you, well, you might not be able to do everything very well,

but you can communicate effectively with all different people in most situations. If you can do that, I would say that is often a good goal. Because it means that you can do most of it. You can talk to everyone, you can do what you want to do. You can read books, watch movies, talk to people. Okay, you don't need this very high level if you don't actually want to live in Sweden and live there for long and like get into society. So how do you do to reach a level where you speak fluently. And I would say a stable B2 level, if you don't live in Sweden. Because that is absolutely possible and I have seen that happen.

I have had several students that I have taught, who have reached a very good level in Swedish, who have learned to speak fluent Swedish without living in Sweden. Okay, so what do you need to do to do that. First and foremost, I would say that in general, you just need to spend as much time as possible that the language is present, that it is there with you every day and you are in the language as much as possible. The concept is so called understandable input. It is material on your level. Material that fits your level. Books, movies, series, podcasts, all of those things. So, make sure to get a lot of time focused on this type of resources. So consume material at your level, understandable input, every day. And I would say at least 60 minutes, one hour every day.

It doesn't have to be every day, but most days. And make sure to listen and read. The more, the better of course. Create a language bath for yourself. Integrate the language as much as possible in your life. Start doing more and more things in Swedish. So what you can do in Swedish, do it in Swedish. Step by step, integrate the language more and more. Instead of watching a movie in your language, watch a movie in Swedish. Instead of reading a book in your language, read a book in Swedish, and so on.

And of course you can't do that if you're a beginner. So, okay, you have to think about what level you are at right now. So if you have started with Swedish quite recently, okay. You don't need to create a language course and do everything in Swedish right away. But that's the goal. The goal is to advance step by step so that you spend more and more time with the Swedish language. And you have to have a lot to speak Swedish. And then it's important to have an environment that feels safe, so that you can feel relaxed, comfortable, safe, and that you talk to people that you actually like to talk to.

And I would say at least one hour a week and a focused conversation of course. So you're always given time to get into the language. Not like five minutes here, five minutes there. No, but real conversations. So at least an hour a week, but more push yourself to the next level. So if I feel that everything I do now, I'm comfortable with, then it's time to challenge myself a little, to do something a little harder. But not too hard, okay? It's important that it's not too hard, because you have to feel competent as well. You have to feel that you can do this. So, yes.

And it's also important to have a personal connection to the language, a personal connection to the language. That you do things you actually like. That you talk to people you can build a relationship with. So, yes, it is a combination of time and focus and to open up to the language and have... for example, now I'm reading a book in Spanish by an author from Argentina. So that I read a book in original language, I also do in Russian, so I like to find books that I can read in original language. I like to talk to people, I like to watch series. So, find things you like and actually spend a lot of time with it. And focused time, also important. So if you do this, if you find good resources at the right level for you, you spend a lot of time with them, a lot of focused time, you find different ways to integrate the language and you have a lot of conversations, then you will definitely be able to reach a level where you speak fluent Swedish, of course.

And I also just want to give a tip about our program The Language Gym, because this program is the Language Gym. For this program is especially for people who already can have conversations in Swedish, but you feel that you need to practice a lot. So you may have conversations, but it is still difficult. You need to think a lot, you need to learn many new words, you need to overcome the nervousness of talking to other people. So that's why we created this program. And you talk in small groups with other people who are in the same situation as you. People from all over the world, so it can be very interesting conversations. And this, everything is based on different topics. So we have group lessons every day.

So you have the chance to be in group lessons every day. So you have the chance to be part of the group lesson every day, if you want. Different topics, different teachers. I myself am a teacher there, so if you want to have lessons with me, it is also possible. So we have group lessons, you are divided into smaller groups Three or four people in each group And talk about different things, practice on different things So if you are interested in that, go to languagelockin.com There is a link to The Language Gym

and I will also leave a link in the description. Well, that was all for today. So, I hope you have felt that this is a good tip for you. And think of one thing you can start doing to become more fluent in Swedish. What would that be? So, thinking about that, I'll see you in the next episode. Bye bye!