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Intended for students of Swedish, beginners, intermediate and advanced students will find this book useful. It contains 1000 of the most used Swedish words, with example sentences.

The words and sentences are compiled from the MostUsedWords.com Swedish Frequency dictionaries series.

This book serves as an introduction to our books. You will learn Swedish fast and efficiently: This book contains practical vocabulary for both spoken and written Swedish.

If you aren´t familiar with frequency dictionaries, this book will also briefly share with you:

• why it is important to learn words by frequency
• why the example sentences are so important
• valuable tips and hacks to skyrocket your vocabulary learning progress.

To help you become fluent fast, each entry in this book contains

• English translation(s)
• Swedish to English example sentences (parallel text/bilingual book)
• detailed Part of Speech information.

Why Study By Frequency?

Not all words are created equal. Some words are used more than other, and are thus more valuable to know. The secret to becoming fluent fast in a language, is by learning the right vocabulary.

According to scientific research, this is the amount of vocabulary needed for varying levels of fluency :

• 250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words, you cannot construct sentences.
• 750 words: used every single day by every person who speaks the language.
• 2500 words: should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say, although some creativity might be required.
• 5000 words:the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand 95% of all written texts.
• 10,000 words:the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education.
• 20,000 words:needed to recognize passively in order to read, understand, and enjoy a work of literature such as a novel by a notable author.

Keeping above facts in mind, the value of a frequency dictionary is immense. At least, that is if you want to become fluent in a language fast. Study the most frequent words, build your vocabulary and progress naturally.

What is Inside This Book?

An excerpt of the MostUsedWords Swedish word list. A handy dictionary based on the most frequently used Swedish words. The list is established by analysis of 20 gigabytes of Swedish subtitles. (The equivalent of 80.000 books of 200 pages each; more than two large libraries worth of text.)

A large base text collection is absolutely vital in order to establish a reliable general frequency list. Subtitles correspond to written and spoken language. .

This book contains 250 words out of each of the following book

• Swedish Frequency Dictionary 1 – Essential Vocabulary – 2500 Most Common Swedish Words
• Swedish Frequency Dictionary 2 - Intermediate Vocabulary – 2501-5000 Most Common Swedish Words
• Swedish Frequency Dictionary 3 - Advanced Vocabulary – 5001-7500 Most Common Swedish Words
• Swedish Frequency Dictionary 4 - Intermediate Vocabulary – 7500-10000 Most Common Swedish Words

Summary

The Swedish Frequency Dictionary – Essential Vocabulary gives you a practical word list to learn Swedish vocabulary. Study the most used words to rapidly gain a base vocabulary in Swedish.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MostUsedWords.com
• Release date: Feb 28, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386744368

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Key &

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Swedish Words

A Vocabulary List of High Frequency Swedish Words(1000 Words)

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Frequency list & word database established in the Netherlands

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Contents

Why This Book?

How To Use This Dictionary................................................................7

Swedish English Frequency Dictionary

Adjectives

Adverbs

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Pronouns

Nouns

Verbs

Alphabetical order

Contact, Further Reading and Resources

Why This Book?

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It is also an an introduction to our frequency dictionary series. This book is compiled from our 4 books of the Swedish Frequency Dictionary series.

If you aren´t familiar with frequency dictionaries, this book will also briefly share with you:

why it is important to learn words by frequency

why the example sentences are so important

valuable tips and hacks to skyrocket your vocabulary learning progress.

*This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Why Study by Frequency?

Not all words are created equal. The purpose of this frequency dictionary is to list the most used words in descending order, to enable you to learn a language as fast and efficiently as possible.

First, we would like to illustrate the value of a frequency dictionary. For the purpose of example, we have combined frequency data from various languages (mainly Romance, Slavic and Germanic languages) and made it into a single chart.

AMOUNT OF WORDS SPOKENWRITTEN

10053% 49%

1.00085%74%

2.50092%82%

5.00095%89%

7.50097%93%

10.00098%95%

PARETO’S LAW, ALSO known as the 80/20 rule, states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

In language learning, this principle seems to be on steroids. It seems that just 20% of the 20% of the most used words in a language account for roughly all vocabulary you need.

To put his further in perspective: The Concise Oxford English Dictionary has over 240.000 words in current use, while you will only need to know 2.1% (5000 words) to achieve 95% and 89% fluency in speaking and writing. Knowing the most common 10.000 words, or 4.2%, will net you 98% fluency in spoken language and 95% fluency in written texts.

(Yes, this is a frequency dictionary of Swedish, but the above example is purely for illustration purposes. It is safe to assume that all natural languages follow a similar pattern.)

How many words do you need to know for varying levels of fluency?

While it’s important to note that it is impossible to pin down these numbers and statistics with 100% accuracy, these are a global average of multiple sources.

250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words, you cannot construct any sentence.

750 words: those that are used every single day by every person who speaks the language.

2500 words: those that should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say, although some creativity might be required.

5000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education.

10,000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education.

20,000 words: what you need to recognize passively to read, understand, and enjoy a work of literature such as a novel by a notable author.

KEEPING THIS IN MIND, the value of a frequency dictionary is immense. At least, that is if you want to speak a language fast. Study the most frequent words, build your vocabulary and progress quickly. Sounds logical, right?

The Advantages and Importance of Example Sentences.

The example sentences show you Swedish words in usage. The Swedish to English parallel text example sentences provide you with great reading practice.

We selected the example sentences to be a mix of spoken language (usually derived from subtitles) and written language (various written sources).

The advantage of having Swedish to English example sentences:

You discover new vocabulary passively by reading the parellel text.

You will discover the grammar and flow of the language

You will learn common Swedish idioms and expressions

You’ll have read the equivalent of a 100.000 page bilingual novel in Swedish/English

You will learn the vocabulary faster by reading (and pondering) over the example sentences. Words learned in context are learned naturally, and remember faster.

Tips for Studying Vocabulary

It is possible to build up your vocabulary to fluency in 60 days, if you apply yourself. The amount of vocabulary needed for an acceptable level of fluency is 2000 words. By learning 34 new words per day, you will reach 2000 words in 60 days. If that’s too much, learning just 20 new words a day will take you a bit over 3 months. Yard by yard, everything is hard. But inch by inch, life’s a cinch!

Tips on maximizing your vocabulary studies:

Most people learn have never been thought how to learn effectively. We give some pointers on how to earn vocabulary more efficiently. When learning a new word, it’s important that you:

Memorize its meaning:

You don’t have to know the meaning by looking up the translation in your native language. You can also connect the new word to an image or visual picture of the object.

Memorize its spelling

If you goal is strictly communication, you can skip memorizing the exact spelling. Writing a word down helps internalize it in your memory.

Memorize its pronunciation.

A very important step that is too often ignored. It’s vital for certain languages whose spelling is different from pronunciation.

Memorize its use.

If it’s a simple noun, it’s usually not too hard to do, but for others, it’s important to know how to use the word (in our books, we give you example sentences showing you word usage.)

Spaced Repetition Systems.

Flashcards use this principal, and so do audio courses. The intervals published in Pimsleur's paper were: 5 seconds, 25 seconds, 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours, 1 day, 5 days, 25 days, 4 months, and 2 years.

Use Mnemonics:

Mnenomics allow you to create hooks Mnemonics provide hooks for your brain to attach information, which makes them harder to forget.

Effective Time Management Techniques

The Pomodoro Technique is a way of breaking up your study sessions into short segments, followed by even shorter breaks. This helps you study faster and smarter.

Read Books

Bilingual books, also known as parallel texts, make learning fun and pretty much effortless.

spaced repetition anki

SWEDISH FREQUENCY DICTIONARY 1: Essential Vocabulary

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By knowing the 2.500 most common words and verbs you will be able to understand 92% of all daily spoken Swedish, and 82% of all written Swedish text.

The vocabulary is ranked by general frequency, frequency as part of speech and alphabet. It also includes 2.500 Swedish to English example sentences, showing word usage.

Swedish Frequency Dictionary 2: Intermediate Vocabulary

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Made for intermediate students, this book contains vocabulary from roughly CEFR B1 to C1+. You will have the same vocabulary as native speakers without higher education. It is not necessary to have read the first book, but we do recommend it.

The vocabulary is ranked by general frequency, frequency as part of speech and alphabet. It also includes 2.500 Swedish to English example sentences, showing word usage.

Swedish Frequency Dictionary 3- Advanced Vocabulary

The Swedish English Frequency Dictionary – Advanced Vocabulary provides you with the 5001 to 7500 most used Swedish words E:\woordenboek\Ebook Cover\Swedish\MostUsedWords\3D COVERS\swedish - 3 - H1 CB.jpg .

It is designed for advanced learners of Swedish. Get your vocabulary up from roughly CEFR B2+ to C2+. You will have the same vocabulary as a native speaker with a bit of higher education.

The vocabulary is ranked by general frequency, frequency as part of speech and alphabet. It also includes 2.500 Swedish to English example sentences, showing word usage.

SWEDISH FREQUENCY DICTIONARY 4: Master Vocabulary

E:\woordenboek\Ebook Cover\Swedish\MostUsedWords\3D COVERS\swedish - 4 - H1 CB.jpg The Swedish English Frequency Dictionary – Master Vocabulary provides you with the 7501 to 10000 most used Swedish words

Made for advanced and (near) fluent students of Swedish. This book covers vocabulary C2+ and onwards. You will have the same vocabulary as a native speaker with higher education.

The vocabulary is ranked by general frequency, frequency as part of speech and alphabet. It also includes 2.500 Swedish to English example sentences, showing word usage.

Caveats & Limitations.

A FREQUENCY LIST IS never The Definite Frequency List.

Depending on what source material was analyzed, you may get different lists. A corpus on spoken word differs from source texts based on a written language.

That is why we chose subtitles as our source, because, according to science, they cover the best of both worlds: both spoken and written Swedish.

The frequency list is based on analysis of roughly 20 gigabytes of Swedish subtitles.

Visualize a book with almost 16 million pages, or 80.000 books of 200 pages each, to get an idea of the amount words that have been analyzed for this book. A large base text is vital in order to develop an accurate frequency list.

The raw data included over 1 million entries. The raw data has been lemmatized; words are given in their root form.

Some entries you might find odd, in their respective frequency rankings. We were surprised a couple of time ourselves. But the data does not lie. Keep in mind that this book is compiled from a large amount of subtitle data, and may include words you wouldn’t use yourself.

You might find non-Swedish loanwords in this dictionary. We decided to include them, because if they´re being used in subtitle translation, it is safe to assume the word has been integrated into the Swedish general vocabulary.

We tried our best to keep out proper nouns, such as James, Ryan, Alice as well as Rome, Washington or the Louvre, the Capitol".

Some words have multiple meanings. For the ease of explanation, the examples are given in English.

Jack is a very common first name, but also a noun (a jack to lift up a vehicle) and a verb (to steal something). So is the word can It is a conjugation of the verb to be able as well as a noun (a tin can, or a can of soft drink).

This skews the frequency rankings slightly. With the current technology, it is unfortunately not possible to rightly identify the correct frequency placements of above words. Luckily, these words are very few, and thus negligible in the grand scheme of things.

If you encounter a word you think you won’t need in your vocabulary, just skip learning it. The frequency list includes 25 extra words to compensate for any irregularities you might encounter.

The big secret to learning language is this: build your vocabulary, learn basic grammar and go out there and speak. Make mistakes, have a laugh and learn from them.

We hope that you will find this frequency dictionary a truly handy tool. If you like this dictionary, please let others know about it, so they can enjoy it too. Or leave a review/comment online, e.g. on social media, blogs or on forums.

Good luck in you language learning adventure!

How To Use This Dictionary

WORD ORDER

The most common translations are generally given first. This resets by every new respective part of speech. Different parts of speech are divided by ;.

Translations

We made the decision to give the most common translation(s) of a word, and respectively the most common part(s) of speech. It does, however, not mean that this is the only possible translations or the only part of speech the word can be used for.

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Swedish English Frequency Dictionary

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Reviews for Key & Common Swedish Words A Vocabulary List of High Frequency Swedish Words(1000 Words)

[kico714 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Pass on this racist book (see word entrie below)! Most of the words here would not be on the first 2500 words learned in language. There are many religious words that are not common in either spoken or written Swedish unless one is training to be a missionary. Also, the example sentences do not reference proper word order.

3450 neger - negro
Jåsa du had kört över en neger? Oh, you have run over a negro?

[mohsen alamir · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Only every 10 words are mentioned meaning a total of 1000 words and not 10000 meaning 9000 important words were left wasteeee of time and sad