Well, this is something Swedish teachers always told us as big plus for Swedish, easy to learn and useful throughout Scandinavia. For me it is quite simple: I got friends in Sweden, they speak German, so I think it is only fair to learn their language, too. Last time, I was quite ashamed that I couldn’t form more then one sentence, while so many people spoke a pretty good German. Next visit I hope to say more then hi hi 🙂
I find Swedish fairly easy to read, write and sometimes understand (some accents are tough, like Skane) but it is very difficult to speak well, the inflections can be very tough. I’ve been told that no matter how long I take Swedish and how long I live in Sweden I will never sound like a native speaker. On the other hand alll my Swedish buddies have perfect English with either a perfect American or British accent.
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