(edit title) Beginner book for learning Swedish What book would you recommend? Options

[Clando]

Can anyone recommend a good book for me to familiarise myself with the Swedish language? I am looking for something very basic. Something for pronounciation, as well as touching down on the basic verbs (their endings etc.), their order (subject object verb?) and sentence structure in general.

I just want something that I can use as a rough guide for myself for a little while, so I can hit the ground running (more likely crawling) when I join SFI.

I have experience learning other languages if that helps.

Cheers

[gplusa]

I bought a book/cd series titled "På Svenska" and also a book/cd called "Colloquial Swedish". Both those will give you the grounding in language structure you're after. På Svenska is slightly more practical, focusing on daily situations.

[grapefruit]

These two books have been amazing for me. Turns out one of them was actually provided to me by my SFI tutor, but since I already have/read it, it wasn't necessary and I'd given myself a good head start.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentials-Swedish...1330&sr=8-1

And

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Swedish-.../ref=pd_sim_b_1

I tried a few Berlitz ones as well.. but didn't get on with those. They're okay, but definitely more tourist-orientated and not so concentrated on actual structure and grammar.

I have http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swedish-Verbs-Full.../ref=pd_sim_b_5 also - which I thoroughly recommend, but it's best to get to grips with the first two and try to understand the grammar before you blow your mind with the tenses.

[Johno]

Check out The Swedish Teachers newly added http://astore.amazon.com/swediclass-20 On Amazon US unfortunately, but you can note the titles.