Idag arbetar vi annorlunda.

Because Swedish follows the V2 rule in main clauses: the finite verb normally comes in the second position.

So when Idag is placed first, the verb arbetar must come next, and the subject vi comes after it:

• Idag arbetar vi annorlunda.

Compare:

• Vi arbetar annorlunda idag.
• Idag arbetar vi annorlunda.

Both are correct, but when a time word like idag starts the sentence, Swedish usually switches to this verb-second order.

Yes, absolutely.

Both of these are natural:

• Idag arbetar vi annorlunda.
• Vi arbetar annorlunda idag.

The difference is mainly focus:

• Idag arbetar vi annorlunda puts extra attention on today.
• Vi arbetar annorlunda idag sounds a bit more neutral.

This is very common in Swedish: moving something to the front changes emphasis, and then the verb stays in second position.

Arbetar is the present tense of the verb arbeta, which means to work.

So:

• att arbeta = to work
• arbetar = work / am working / are working / is working

In Swedish, the present tense is the same for all subjects:

• jag arbetar = I work
• du arbetar = you work
• vi arbetar = we work

Unlike English, Swedish does not change the verb depending on the subject.

Both mean to work, but they differ a little in style.

• arbeta = more neutral or slightly more formal
• jobba = more everyday, informal speech

So these are both possible:

• Idag arbetar vi annorlunda.
• Idag jobbar vi annorlunda.

A learner will hear jobba/jobbar very often in conversation, while arbeta/arbetar may sound a bit more formal or written.

Here annorlunda works like an adverb, describing how we work.

It answers the question:

• How do we work today?
• Annorlunda = differently

So in this sentence:

• arbetar = work
• annorlunda = differently

It is not describing a noun here; it is describing the action.

Yes. Annorlunda can often be used both ways, depending on the sentence.

For example:

• Vi arbetar annorlunda.
  Here it functions adverbially: differently

• Hon är annorlunda.
  Here it describes a person: different

This is quite common in Swedish: some words do not change form between adjective-like and adverb-like uses as much as they do in English.

Usually, yes: idag is very common.

You may also see i dag, written as two words. Both are accepted, but idag is very common in modern Swedish.

So these are both possible:

• Idag arbetar vi annorlunda.
• I dag arbetar vi annorlunda.

For a learner, it is useful to recognize both, even if you choose one style consistently.

A simple learner-friendly approximation might be:

• ee-DAHG ar-BEH-tar vee AN-nor-lun-da

A few pronunciation notes:

• Idag has stress on the second syllable: i-DAG
• arbetar has stress on AR
• vi is pronounced like vee
• annorlunda is stressed early, roughly AN-nor-lunda

Swedish pronunciation varies by region, but the main thing is to get the rhythm and stress reasonably right.

Because Swedish usually does not use an extra helper verb like English do in ordinary statements.

English can say:

• We work differently today.
• We do work differently today. (for emphasis)

Swedish just uses the main verb:

• Vi arbetar annorlunda idag.

If you want emphasis in Swedish, you usually change word order, stress, or add other words, rather than inserting a verb like do.

Yes. The Swedish present tense often covers both meanings that English separates:

• we work differently today
• we are working differently today

Swedish does not normally need a separate progressive form like English am/is/are working.

So arbetar can often translate either simple present or present continuous, depending on context.

No, not in normal standard Swedish.

Swedish usually requires an explicit subject, so you need vi:

• Idag arbetar vi annorlunda.

Unlike some languages, Swedish does not normally drop the subject in this kind of sentence.

Yes, it is completely natural.

It sounds like something you might hear in a workplace, presentation, or discussion about routines, methods, or organization.

For example, it could be used in contexts like:

• a company changing its routines
• people working remotely
• a team using a new method
• a comparison with how things were done before

So the sentence is grammatically normal and stylistically natural.