There definitely are ways to determine noun gender in swedish. Just note that there usually are a few exceptions to all these rules. Practically all nouns that end in -a have common gender. En tavla, en kaka, en flaska. All of these have plural -or as well. Some exceptions to this are the bodyparts ett öga, ett hjärta, ett öra. And the word 'ett schema' Nouns ending in -(n)ing usually have common gender, as well as plural -ar. Nouns ending in -are, -dom, -else, -het, -ion, -ism and -nad are almost always common gender as well. Examples En lärare, en domare, en sjukdom, en ungdom, en rörelse, en styrelse, en personlighet, en hemlighet, en spion, en station, (en) socialism, (en) turism, en skillnad, (en) vördnad. Som exceptions are ett altare, ett fängelse, ett landsting Nouns ending in -eri and -um are almost always of neuter gender. Ett gymnasium, ett album, ett museum, ett bageri, ett batteri. Exceptions include 'en selleri' Hope that was helpfull. By now I instinctively know these, but in the beginning i memorized a few of these rules. I took some of the examples from a dutch book on swedish grammar. "Van Dale Grammatica Zweeds". It's nice to have such a book so that you're able to quickly look at a comprehensive guide on all the grammar.

You nailed the word order for these 'zich' verbs. And it is indeed written as 'je je' when the subject is 'je'. I noticed a few small mistakes: 4) Technically there should be a capital letter there after the initial 's : 's Morgens Even native dutch people make this spelling mistake all the time though. 7) It's a bit strange to say that they sleep in at a specific time. It would be better to name a day or something like that. 'Pip en Jos slapen uit in het weekend' for example. 10) 'Morgen spreken we af' There should not be a 'Het' here. I would also like to mention that the verb 'zich douchen' almost never is used as a reflexive verb, at least not in the part of the country that I'm from. I'd just say 'Ik douch om zeven uur' or 'Ik douch zeven uur 's ochtends.' But it was part of the exercise of course so that's not a mistake on your part. Overall very well done.

First impressions of italki

It was not before today that I first heard about italki. I came across a related question on Quora, where some people were suggesting it for spoken English improvement. My first impression is that it is a well organized website, with a good starting wizard, that drives guides the new user through the first steps he should take. (or 'that new users though the first steps they should take') Hopefully I'll get a quick response from teachers and friends who will help me fit with my goals.

 

This correction was based on the one from Zack B, but I felt that his correction on row 4 wasn't correct so here's my slightly revised correction.

 

I think both you and Zack B did a Great job.