Swedish Texts for Beginners

Are you interested in learning Swedish? Here we offer you an essential resource: Texts in Swedish with reading comprehension exercises, of different levels and topics, that will help you improve your level of the language.

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These texts were written by professionals in the teaching of the Swedish language. They are intended for people who want to learn or improve their level in Swedish. Each one of the texts is accompanied by an audio file so that you can read and listen at the same time and, in this way, train your ear.

Each of the texts has questions that you can use as an exercise to evaluate your reading comprehension. If you wish, you can also download the readings with their exercises in PDF format.


Level A1

  • Det här är min familj
    Simon introduces us to his family.
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  • Emma berättar om sitt rum
    Emma describes her bedroom and what's in it.
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  • Ett besök på favoritkaféet
    Amina and her sister are going to drink coffee.
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  • Jesper är min bästa vän
    Olof is very happy to have a friend like this.
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Level A2

  • Anna köper en födelsedagspresent
    Looking for a birthday present
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  • Charlottas vanliga måndag
    An ordinary day in the life of Charlotta
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  • Jennifer bokar bord på La Copita
    We want to reserve a table for this weekend.
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  • Min familj
    I'll tell you a bit about my family.
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  • Mitt rum
    I have a big bedroom all to myself.
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Level B1

  • Alma skriver en jobbansökan
    Alma is looking for work as a receptionist.
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  • Amirs klass planerar en klassresa
    Amir and his class voted on where to go on a field trip.
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  • Berlin
    We arrived in our favorite city in Europe.
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  • Björns lägenhet
    Björn lives in an apartment in the center of Stockholm.
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  • Brev till en vän
    Nothing's changed here in Stockholm.
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  • Camilla och Tom reserverar hotellrum
    Welcome to Hotel Kronan! How can I help?
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  • Min familj
    My name's Patrick and I'm 14.
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  • Min garderob
    The clothes in my closet
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  • Mina grannar
    My next-door neighbors
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Level B2

  • Familjen Jansson på zoo
    The Jansson family loves animals.
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  • Kladdkakans dag i Sverige
    In Sweden, cakes have their own days.
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