Swedish Language

Sounds and Greetings

Greet someone and say your name aloud using correct Swedish sounds.

Nouns and Gender

Assign the correct gender article en or ett to everyday nouns and use them in a phrase.

Present Tense Verbs

Construct a grammatical present-tense statement about daily activities using the -r ending.

Sentence Word Order

Produce a correctly ordered Swedish sentence that starts with a time or place adverbial.

Numbers and Time

State the time, date, and price of an item correctly in spoken Swedish.

Food and Café Swedish

Order food and drink at a café and handle the payment exchange.

People and Descriptions

Describe a person's appearance and relationship to you using adjectives and possessives.

Places and Directions

Ask for and understand simple directions to a named location in a Swedish town.

Everyday Conversations

Hold a short, polite conversation about daily life, feelings, and plans.

Past Events

Talk about something that happened yesterday or last week using the preteritum.

Perfect Tense Actions

Use har + supine to describe past actions with relevance to now in real conversations.

Modal Verbs Expanded

Use ska, vill, kan, måste, and borde to express plans, ability, obligation, and advice in daily situations.

Subordinate Clause Order

Form grammatically correct subordinate clauses with proper adverb placement in everyday explanations.

Shopping and Services

Handle a complete Swedish shopping or service interaction from entry to payment.

Health and Body

Describe symptoms and health needs clearly enough to get help at a clinic or pharmacy.

Home and Daily Routines

Describe your home, furniture, and a full daily routine using sequenced time expressions.

Work and Study Life

Talk about your job, workplace, studies, and daily professional interactions in Swedish.

Weather and Seasons

Discuss Swedish weather, seasonal activities, and clothing choices in natural conversation.

Swedish Social Culture

Navigate Swedish social norms, celebrations, and key cultural concepts in everyday interactions.

Travel and Transport Planning

Plan and execute a journey in Sweden using public transport confidently from start to finish.

Expressing Opinions

Give and ask for opinions, agree, disagree, and justify a point of view in everyday conversation.

Definite and Indefinite

Use definiteness correctly across adjective + noun phrases in real descriptions and stories.

Connected Everyday Speech

Produce flowing multi-sentence spoken and written Swedish by linking ideas with varied connectors and discourse markers.

Describing Past Experiences

Talk about personal experiences and past events with detail and time references.

Future Plans and Intentions

Express future plans, predictions, and intentions with varied structures.

Comparing and Contrasting

Make detailed comparisons between people, places, and options in real conversations.

Asking for and Giving Advice

Request, give, and respond to advice naturally in Swedish conversations.

Talking About Quantity and Amounts

Express quantities, measurements, and amounts accurately in real-world contexts.

Pronunciation Polish

Produce natural-sounding Swedish speech with accurate stress, rhythm, and key sounds.

Reading Strategies

Extract information and gist from authentic Swedish texts independently.

Writing Everyday Swedish

Write clear, coherent everyday texts such as messages, emails, and descriptions.

Swedish Society and Institutions

Understand and discuss Swedish public institutions and civic life confidently.

Extended Conversations

Sustain longer, more natural conversations on familiar and abstract topics.

Talking About Media and Interests

Discuss books, films, music, and media confidently with opinions and detail.

Nuanced Verb Constructions

Use complex verb structures including passive voice, compound tenses, and advanced modal combinations to discuss abstract situations.

Formal and Written Register

Write and recognise formal Swedish in professional emails, reports, and official documents.

Clause Structures

Construct complex multi-clause sentences using relative clauses, cleft structures, and embedded questions for precise expression.

Precise Adjective and Noun Use

Apply advanced noun and adjective morphology including compound nouns, partitive constructions, and rare agreement patterns with full accuracy.

Academic and Professional Vocabulary

Command a working vocabulary for professional meetings, academic texts, and workplace argumentation in Swedish.

Spoken Fluency and Discourse

Sustain long spoken turns, manage discourse in group discussions, and handle interruptions and misunderstandings with confidence.

Reading Complex Texts

Read and critically engage with authentic Swedish texts including news articles, opinion pieces, and official communications.

Argumentation and Debate

Construct and deliver a well-structured argument in Swedish, handle counterarguments, and participate in formal debate.

Swedish Society at Depth

Discuss Swedish civic life, political institutions, and societal norms with nuance, including the 2026 citizenship requirements.

Swedish Dialects and Variation

Recognise and understand major Swedish regional dialects and spoken variation encountered in authentic media and daily life.

Nuanced Writing Skills

Produce extended, cohesive written texts in Swedish including essays, reviews, and persuasive pieces with varied register and style.

Error-Free Grammar

Identify and correct the most persistent advanced grammar errors in Swedish including de/dem, participle agreement, and complex definiteness.

Stylistic Precision

Produce stylistically precise Swedish in speech and writing by exploiting register-appropriate word choice, advanced connectors, and nuanced hedging.

Spoken Interaction

Sustain complex spontaneous spoken interaction in Swedish, managing the floor, repairing misunderstandings, and expressing subtle stance with confidence.

Complex Reading Mastery

Extract meaning, evaluate argument, and infer authorial intent from complex authentic Swedish texts including editorial, academic, and legal genres.

Writing Craft

Produce well-structured, stylistically varied Swedish writing across academic, professional, and creative genres with minimal error.

Sophisticated Grammar Control

Command complex Swedish grammatical structures including advanced clause embedding, participle phrases, and subtle definiteness rules with near-native accuracy.

Professional and Academic Discourse

Participate fully in professional meetings, academic seminars, and formal presentations in Swedish with appropriate vocabulary and interaction strategies.

Swedish Citizenship and Civic Language

Command the language of Swedish civic life including the 2026 citizenship test requirements, democratic discourse, and rights-based vocabulary at C1 depth.

Dialect Fluency and Cultural Identity

Comprehend and respond appropriately to regional Swedish dialects and cultural variation, and reflect on language identity in Swedish-speaking contexts.

Phonological Mastery

Achieve near-native phonological accuracy including pitch accent, sje/tje sounds, and natural sentence prosody across dialects and formal speech.

Integrative C1 Competence

Demonstrate full C1 Swedish competence by integrating all language systems in authentic, complex, and unpredictable real-world tasks.

Mastering Lexical Depth

Deploy precise, idiomatic, and register-aware vocabulary choices across all domains of Swedish life and work.

Syntax at Full Stretch

Construct and interpret the most complex syntactic structures in Swedish, including nested clauses and inversion under discourse pressure.

Native-Like Fluency Moves

Deploy the discourse strategies, prosody, and repair moves of a highly proficient Swedish speaker in any spoken interaction.

Masterclass in Writing

Produce polished, stylistically varied Swedish texts across genres — from literary prose to academic argumentation — with near-native control of register and form.

Cultural Insider Knowledge

Interpret and produce culturally embedded Swedish discourse — including implicit social norms, contemporary references, and regional identity — at a level indistinguishable from an educated native speaker.

Critical Reading and Analysis

Critically engage with the full range of authentic Swedish written genres — literary, journalistic, legal, and academic — extracting implicit meaning and evaluating rhetorical choices.

Civic and Legal Swedish

Operate fully and independently within Swedish civic, legal, and administrative language contexts, including the 2026 citizenship framework.

Integrative C2 Mastery

Demonstrate full C2 mastery by producing and interpreting Swedish with spontaneous accuracy, cultural authenticity, and stylistic command across all modes and domains.