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I am a native English speaker from the USA. I moved to Sweden in 2017 and have been studying Swedish on and off. Learning Swedish still is really hard for me because everyone speaks such good English! I struggle the most with training my ear to understand spoken Swedish. I am currently enrolled in course D of SFI and I know I need more practice speaking with native speakers.
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Elin
Swedish
Dec 5, 2017
Tack! Jag tycker du är duktig och har en bra grund! Med lite mer träning når du snart dina mål:)
Emelie
English
May 9, 2017
A fun lesson learning some Swedish profanities—the most important thing when it comes to sounding like a native ;)
Emelie
English
Feb 22, 2017
Det gjorde du jättebra med texten idag!
Emelie
English
Jan 27, 2017
Really impressed with your reading comprehension today, Christina - you're improving so quickly!
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  • Answered
    I think you have been told wrong informatoin. You can absolutely say the First and Second Continental Congresses! Proper nouns can definitely be pluralized. Hope this helps!
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    January 18, 2018
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  • Corrected

    Today's practice.

    1. I'm up here with his lies        I've had it up to here with his lies

    2. I'm up here with your attitude towards me            I've had it up to here with your attitude towards me.

    3. I can't help but think you talk behind me.                I can't help but think you talk behind my back.

    4. I can't help but think I fall back on English.            Correct

    5. For the sake of my conscience, I said it.                Correct

    6. For the sake of my conscience, I fessed up            Correct (more informal)

    7. Please don't dismantle our relationship.                Correct

    8.It is such a dime a dozen                                            You usually hear this phrase describing something plural.  So I would correct to "They're a dime a dozen".   And for some reason the word "such" just doesn't sound like it belongs here. 

    9. Those faces are a dime a dozen.                            Grammatically correct, but the sentence doesn't make sense....you can't buy faces, so it is a strange comparison to use this expression (which means something is cheap and widely available/easy to get a hold of.)

    10. It's dime a dozen.                                                   They're a dime a dozen.  Same explanation as #8



    Good job with your practice!  I hope this helps!

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    January 16, 2018
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  • Corrected

    Introduction

    Hi people, I'd like improve my introduction in the itakki. So, I wrote a text below. What do you think?

    "Hello. My name is Fernando and I'm Brazilian. I live in Curitiba, in southern Brazil. I'm a credit analyst for a bank. I love soccer, reading, going to the gym, playing video-games and going out with my friends. I like English and want to be fluent because English is the most important language for business and travel. My English is intermediate, level B1, however, I'm improving each day. I'm a native speaker of Portuguese and I can help you in this language. "

    Thank you

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    May 12, 2017
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  • Answered
    The phrases you are asking about all have slightly different meanings. "8 months from now" -- on a date 8 months from today. Example: I'm moving to Atlanta 8 months from now. "in 8 months" -- means exactly the same thing as "8 months from now." Example: I'm moving to Atlanta in 8 months. "the next 8 months" -- starting today, ending on a date 8 months from today. Example: I'm going to live in Brooklyn for the next 8 months. "8 months until ___" -- means there are 8 months until something happens. Example: Only 8 months until I graduate college! Colloquially, people generally say "8 months till ___" (not the full word "until") "8 months ago" -- opposite of "8 months from now." specifies a date 8 months in the past. Example: 8 months ago, I had my first child. "the last/past 8 months" -- opposite of "the next 8 months." specifies a time period that started 8 months ago and ends today. Example: For the last 8 months I haven't spoken to my brother. Hope that helps!
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    May 12, 2017
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  • Answered
    Sounds more natural to me as "What will your point be?"
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    May 12, 2017
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  • Answered
    In this context, "way" means something like "so much". "Way too fast" means really really fast. If you said, the pace of life is too fast, you might mean it's just a little too fast. It's a way for us to modify the word "too" to make it even more meaningful.
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    November 28, 2016
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