Dutch vs Swedish
Two germanic languages, side by side.
Dutch
Nederlands
- Curated vocabulary
- 390 words
- Curriculum
- 18 units · 80 lessons
- Verbs inflect for person
- Yes
- Tenses drilled
- 5
- Tutor speaks it aloud
- Yes
- Pronunciation practice
- Yes
Swedish
Svenska
- Curated vocabulary
- 415 words
- Curriculum
- 18 units · 80 lessons
- Verbs inflect for person
- No
- Tenses drilled
- 1
- Tutor speaks it aloud
- Yes
- Pronunciation practice
- Yes
The first words in each
| Dutch | Swedish | English |
|---|---|---|
| de | en | the (common gender) / a/an (common gender) |
| het | ett | the (neuter) / a/an (neuter gender) |
| een | -en | a, an / the (common, suffixed) |
| ik | -et | I / the (neuter, suffixed) |
| jij | -na | you (informal sg., stressed) / the (plural, suffixed common) |
| je | jag | you (informal sg., unstressed); your / I |
| u | du | you (formal) / you (sg.) |
| hij | han | he |
Dutch vs Swedish - FAQ
- Is Dutch or Swedish harder to learn?
- We won't rank them: it depends on what you already speak. Dutch changes its verbs according to who is acting, while Swedish does not - which is usually the biggest early difference in effort.
- Can I practise speaking both?
- Yes. The tutor speaks both Dutch and Swedish aloud, and both support pronunciation practice with your microphone.