A terminal app for practicing Swedish (A1-A2 level), built with Go and Bubble Tea.
- Vocabulary — Translate words between Swedish and English
- Typing — Type Swedish words exactly as shown
- Translate — Translate full sentences (SV↔EN)
- Speed Round — Answer as many questions as you can in 60 seconds
- Hardcore Mode — No AI, no hints, stricter matching — 2x XP
- Roadmap — Visual learning journey from Nyborjare to Mastare
- AI Help — Type
?during any challenge to get an AI-powered explanation - Gamification — XP, levels, daily streaks, and achievements
- Statistics — Track your progress, category mastery, and achievements across sessions
- Flexible matching — Accepts partial answers, strips parentheticals, splits alternatives on
/ - 27 word categories and 4 sentence difficulty levels
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| Vocabulary — translate words | Speed Round — 60s timed challenge |
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| Hardcore — no AI, no hints, 2x XP | Roadmap — your learning journey |
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| Results — round summary | Statistics — track your progress |
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crisecheverria/svenska/main/install.sh | shWorks on macOS and Linux (amd64/arm64). No Go required.
To update later:
svenska updatesvenskaNavigate with ↑↓ or j/k, select with enter, go back with b or esc.
During a challenge, type ? and press enter to get AI help with the current word or sentence.
The classic modes — practice words or sentences at your own pace with 10 questions per round.
Race against the clock! You have 60 seconds to answer as many vocabulary questions as possible. No feedback between questions — just keep going. Track your best score and compete with yourself.
Prove your Swedish knowledge the hard way:
- No AI help (
?is disabled) - No English hints in Typing mode
- Stricter answer matching (exact answers only, no alternatives)
- 2x XP on all correct answers
AI help uses free models via OpenRouter — no API key or account needed. Just type ? during any challenge.
Note: AI-generated explanations are not perfect and may contain mistakes. Use them as a helpful guide, not as a definitive source. When in doubt, verify with a textbook or native speaker.
Models used (with automatic fallback):
- Primary:
arcee-ai/trinity-large-preview:free - Fallback:
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free
For higher rate limits, you can optionally set an OpenRouter API key (Recommended):
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-..."Add it to your shell config (~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc) to persist across sessions.
Your learning journey has 8 levels, each with recommended activities:
| Level | Name | XP | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyborjare | 0 | Greetings, Numbers, Pronouns |
| 2 | Elev | 100 | Colors, Family, Food & Drink |
| 3 | Studerande | 300 | Verbs, Adjectives, Beginner sentences |
| 4 | Praktikant | 600 | Professions, Shopping, Elementary sentences |
| 5 | Kunnig | 1,000 | Intermediate sentences, Speed Rounds |
| 6 | Avancerad | 1,800 | Challenge yourself with Hardcore mode |
| 7 | Expert | 3,000 | Master Advanced sentences |
| 8 | Mastare | 5,000 | Du har bemastrat svenskan! |
- XP & Levels — Earn 10 XP per correct answer, bonus for streaks and perfect rounds
- Hardcore Bonus — 2x XP for all Hardcore mode answers
- Daily Streak — Play every day to build your streak
- Achievements — Unlock badges like Forsta stegen, Perfekt!, Snabbis, Harding, and more
- Category Mastery — Track accuracy per category
- Speed Records — Track your best speed round score
- Greetings, pronouns, numbers, time, countries, professions, family, food, shopping, clothing, colors, home, furniture, body, health, weather, animals, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, education, transport, leisure, everyday words, and conjunctions
- 4 sentence levels: Beginner (A1), Elementary (A1-A2), Intermediate (A2), Advanced (A2+)
Your progress is saved to ~/.local/share/svenska/stats.json and persists across sessions.