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What is the best non-native English speaking country?
The Netherlands
The Netherlands has been ranked the world’s best non-native speakers of English in a yearly international ranking. The country overtook last year’s winner, Sweden, which was relegated to second place. Norway completed the top three, followed by Denmark and Singapore.
Is Sweden good for English speakers?
English might not be the official language in Sweden, but almost everyone in Sweden excels at speaking it. In 2017 Sweden ranked 2nd out of 80 countries in the EF English Proficiency Index ↗️ (EF EPI), which measures the language proficiency of non-native speaking countries.
Scandinavians speak English well because it’s very similar to their native languages. The similarity includes not only related vocabulary, but also grammatical structures.
How easy is Swedish for English speakers?
Swedish is one of the easier languages for an English native speaker to learn, with a lot of vocabulary and grammar in common. Still, there are some tricky components, from the melodic rhythm to complicated compounds.
How prevalent is English in Sweden?
Although more than 80 percent of people in Sweden do speak English, you might still come across people who don’t, so it’s best to learn some basic Swedish phrases for common niceties.
Do Norway and Sweden speak the same language?
There is no single official language of Sweden and Norway and the people of the countries speak Swedish and Norwegian respectively. Every common language of Scandinavian countries has its own unique features. Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish form a dialect continuum of Scandinavian languages.
Why Swedish is easy?
What are the benefits of learning English in Sweden?
You will be fine in restaurants, bars, and anywhere else, all throughout Sweden as well and not just in the capital. This is a huge benefit compared to so many other countries in Asia and Latin America especially, where English fluency can be patchy at best.
Which Dutch city has the best non-native speakers of English?
According to this year’s EF English Proficiency Index, the Netherlands has the best non-native speakers of English, and when it comes to the Dutch city, Rotterdam residents score the highest.
What is it like to speak English in Sweden?
Swedes seem happy to integrate English into their life, since they acknowledge the importance of it for business especially. It is even being used a primary language in some lines of work, though nowhere near all occupations yet.
How old are children taught English in Sweden?
They are taught English from age 8 or 9 at least and sometimes as young as 7, so by the time they have left even high school they have had almost a decade of learning it. English is also taught as a core subject in Swedish schools and not just an optional fringe subject, with lessons on several days a week at least.