Learn Swedish Online

at the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

Did you know?

The Swedish word 'blunda' has no translation in English. It means 'to close your eyes' or 'to turn a blind eye.'

Hej! Swedish is spoken by roughly ten million people, eight million of whom speak it natively. It is the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among Scandinavian languages and in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands). It is among the easier Germanic languages for English speakers to learn, with many similarities in grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.

The numerous English/ Swedish cognates include äpple (apple), bror (brother), bok (book), detonator, exhibitionist, hus (house), katt (cat), kursbok (course book), mamma (mother), odyssé (odyssey), parkera (to park), peppar (pepper), pippa (pipe), pudding, studera (to study), and tre (three).

How many words and phrases do you
already know?

Common

Yes.

No.

Please.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

I don't understand.

I can't speak Swedish (well).

Do you speak English?

Look out!

Where is the restroom?

Ja.

Why a Virtual Classroom instead of an App?

Your best choice to learn Swedish online is the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute. Our faculty and courses are proven, effective, and extremely popular with residents of the Los Angeles area.

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Meet

your Swedish Teachers

Margareta

Swedish teacher @ #BHLingual
for 30 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

The climate, the proximity to the ocean, and the great cultural and restaurant offerings.

Recommend a place to visit where Swedish is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

The Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden.

What Swedish film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

'The Young Astrid,' about a famous children's author.

What most surprises your students about Swedish?

How much fun it is to learn.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

That I appreciate having experienced both Swedish and American cultures and traditions.

Why do Students Choose #BHLingual?

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute is the premier Swedish language school in Los Angeles, fostering a dedicated student body and a rich, supportive atmosphere for learning Swedish.

We offer Swedish classes for all levels of students, with highly educated, native-speaking Swedish teachers and university texts.

Swedish language tutors are also available for private instruction and corporate programs.

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Swedish Language Classes

We offer a comprehensive schedule of online Swedish language classes. The courses scheduled reflect our current students' needs and the anticipated requirements of new students.

Fall II 2025
New Year 2026

Mon 27 Oct - Sat 20 Dec

All regularly scheduled group courses run online for one term (eight weeks), one day (80 minutes) per week.

Each group course is limited to 8 students.

If your level and preferred time is not shown, please call us at (323) 651-5000 or write us. We often add classes after the schedule is published in order to accommodate demand.

Beginner's Swedish

Beginner I

Beg I · Thu · 7:35 PM PT

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Thursdays 7:35 PM PT (8 classes, 1 class per week)

Beginner II+

Beg II+ · Mon · 7:35 PM PT

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Mondays 7:35 PM PT (8 classes, 1 class per week)

Intermediate Swedish

Intermediate XV+

Int XV+ · Fri · 10:00 AM PT

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Fridays 10:00 AM PT (8 classes, 1 class per week)

Advanced Swedish

Advanced - 0

Adv - 0 · Thu · 7:30 AM PT

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Private Swedish Classes

We offer semi-private Swedish classes or private Swedish lessons for any level of Swedish.

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

4 classes (80-minutes each)
8 classes (80-minutes each)
12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

Please write us or call (323) 651-5000 to schedule your private class.

Mon 05 Jan - Sat 28 Feb

All regularly scheduled group courses run online for one term (eight weeks), one day (80 minutes) per week.

Each group course is limited to 8 students.

If your level and preferred time is not shown, please call us at (323) 651-5000 or write us. We often add classes after the schedule is published in order to accommodate demand.

Beginner's Swedish

Beginner I

Beg I · Thu · 6:00 PM PT

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Thursdays 6:00 PM PT $295 (8 classes, 1 class per week)

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Intermediate Swedish

Intermediate I

Int I · Mon · 7:35 PM PT

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Mondays 7:35 PM PT $295 (8 classes, 1 class per week)

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Intermediate XVI

Int XVI · Fri · 10:00 AM PT

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Fridays 10:00 AM PT $295 (8 classes, 1 class per week)

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Advanced Swedish

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Adv - 0 · Thu · 7:30 AM PT

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Thursdays 7:30 AM PT $295 (8 classes, 1 class per week)

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Private Swedish Classes

We offer semi-private Swedish classes or private Swedish lessons for any level of Swedish.

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

4 classes (80-minutes each)
8 classes (80-minutes each)
12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

Please write us or call (323) 651-5000 to schedule your private class.

Why Learn Swedish?

Learning Swedish will enable you to converse in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Estonia, and—to a lesser degree—Iceland. Swedish is one of the official languages of Finland (where it is taught in school) and is intelligible to Norwegians, Danes and Icelanders.

Famously socially progressive, Sweden is the land of free education and health care, ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base, Avicii, Volvo, Saab, and IKEA. It is a mecca for those who appreciate interior design. If you want to learn to understand a part of the world where nearly half the government consists of women, then Swedish is the language for you.

Mastering a new language can change your life.

Spending time studying an unfamiliar alphabet, practicing different sounds, and generally striving to master a foreign language like Swedish has been proven to have a positive effect on the learner's mind. Studies show that adults learning new languages stimualte similar brain parts as children learning you speak. You'll find it easier to learn and remember new things, and you'll likely enjoy the ability to hold more things in short-term memory.

Bilingual individuals often demonstrate increased open-mindedness, creativity, and approachability compared to those who speak only one language. Learning a new language extends beyond acquiring linguistic skills; it cultivates new sensibilities and a broadened perspective on the world. Consequently, multilingualism promotes a deeper understanding of diverse cultures and customs, fostering greater acceptance of new ideas.

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute invites you to learn Swedish at our award-winning school, where we are proud to offer Swedish and more than 35 other languages.

Our language school hires and retains exceptional Swedish teachers, eager to share their knowledge and love for their native land and the Swedish language.

Our attractive location, on-site parking and schedule all combine to facilitate your Swedish courses.

Read what our students say about us—and come experience the Swedish language best Swedish courses in Los Angeles.

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More About Swedish

The Swedish alphabet has 29 letters: the 26 letters of the English alphabet, plus three more vowels: å, ä and ö. There are nine vowels in Swedish, including y.

The Swedish language used to have three genders—masculine, feminine, and neuter—but now counts only two (common and neuter). They are determined by articles en (common) or ett (neutral), before a noun. There are similar to 'a/ an' in English, but without the benefit of rules. Most Swedish nouns take common gender.

There is no definite article ('the') in Swedish. Instead, the article is tacked on at the end of the noun, like a suffix. 'A car' is en bil; 'the car' is bilen. 'An apple' is ett äpple; 'the apple' is äpplet.

Just as in English, you add an -s suffix to the end of a word to show possession.

The conjugation of Swedish verbs does not change according to the subject. Every verb has one specific form for each verb tense, making it easier to conjugate verbs in Swedish than in English.

Swedish differentiates between paternal and maternal grandparents. 'Far' means father, and 'mor' means mother. 'Mormor' is your mother's mother, and 'farmor' is your father's mother. It's the same with grandfather: 'morfar' or 'farfar.'

Swedish boasts one of the most melodic pronunciations of any language. Generally, although not always, the first syllable of the word is stressed in Swedish. Changes in pitch on different syllables in a word indicate the meaning of the word. Swedish words can have a 'rising' tone, where the pitch rises on the stressed syllable and falls on the next, or a 'falling-rising-falling' tone, where the pitch falls on the stressed syllable, then rises and falls again on the next. Several Swedish words are spelled the same but mean different things depending on how the syllables are stressed: anden can mean 'the duck' or 'the spirit;' banan can be 'banana' or 'the track;' and boken can mean 'the book' or 'overripe.'

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Learn Swedish Online

at the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

Did you know?

The Swedish word 'blunda' has no translation in English. It means 'to close your eyes' or 'to turn a blind eye.'

How many words and phrases do youalready know?

Ja.

Nej.

Snälla.

Tack.

Var så god.

Ursäkta.

Jag är ledsen.

Jag förstår inte.

Jag kan inte tala svenska [så bra].

Talar du engelska?

Se upp!

Var är toaletten?

God morgon.

God eftermiddag.

God natt.

Vad heter du?

Jag heter ___.

Hur mår du?

Tack, jag mår bra.

God dag.

Hej.

Trevligt att träffas.

Adjö.

Hej då.

Meet

your Swedish Teachers

Margareta

Swedish teacher @ #BHLingual for 30 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

Recommend a place to visit where Swedish is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

What Swedish film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

What most surprises your students about Swedish?

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

Schedule

How many words and phrases do you
already know?

Swedish teacher @ #BHLingual
for 30 years