LANGUAGE
From written signs to everyday conversation.
Mandarin Chinese / Taiwan
Bopomofo / Zhuyin
注音符號A set of phonetic symbols used to show Mandarin pronunciation. Syllables are assembled from an initial, a medial or final, and a tone.
The first version was created in 1913 and released in 1918. It remains a practical reading, dictionary, and keyboard tool in Taiwan.
- SYMBOLS
- 37
- TONES
- 5
- ALSO CALLED
- Zhuyin / Zhuyin Fuhao
Initials
21Medials
3Finals
13Tones
5PUBLISHED · FOUNDATION 01 · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
Swedish: start here
Latin with å ä ö; vowel length and consonant length interact.
Track direction: Common/neuter noun gender and verb-second order.
Published below: one grammar rule, worked example, exercise with an answer, introductory words and expressions. Planned next: sound contrasts, wider grammar and guided reading/listening. This is the start of the course.
SWEDISH / FOUNDATION 01
Svenska
Common/neuter noun gender and verb-second order.
The words for everyday life.
Find a situation, read the phrase, or show the native text. Learn common replies as well as questions.
Pronunciation & how to use these phrases
Latin with å ä ö; vowel length and consonant length interact. Device speech, when available, is only a model for that installed voice; historical and unsupported varieties have no automatic voice here.
Published: a first rule with a worked example and answer, introductory vocabulary, and basic expressions. Next: sound contrasts → inflection and sentence patterns → connected reading/listening → independent use. Du is widely used in ordinary interactions. Swedish in Finland and Sweden includes different accents and some vocabulary; neither is an error to erase.
6 phrases
Basics & communication
Further reading & cultural sources
Common/neuter noun gender and verb-second order.
Many singular nouns mark definiteness with a suffix: en bil → bilen; ett hus → huset. Learn en/ett with each noun. Not all nouns take the same suffix shape.
en bil / bilen; ett hus / huseta car / the car; a house / the house
Explain why the answer follows the rule. Then return to the example and identify the unchanged part. This first unit is published; the full grammar sequence remains in development.
Try it yourself
1 / 1 · 0 correctApply the rule.
the house: ___
All words · vocabulary quiz
1 / 6 · 0 correctChoose the English meaning.
vatten
vattenwater
vattenwater
hushouse
hushouse
bilcar
bilcar
brödbread
brödbread
jayes
jayes
nejno
nejno
Between the words
Du is widely used in ordinary interactions. Swedish in Finland and Sweden includes different accents and some vocabulary; neither is an error to erase.
Hej.
HelloDu is widely used in ordinary interactions. Swedish in Finland and Sweden includes different accents and some vocabulary; neither is an error to erase.
Hej.
A short foundation is not a complete conversation course. Follow the named language variety and source recordings.
Read the situation
1 / 1 · 0 correctRecall the first expression or reading form.
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