Greetings and Common Phrases (Hälsningar och Vanliga Fraser)

When it comes to learning Swedish, there are simply some words and phrases you have to know.

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Check out this chart to learn some Swedish Basics:

  • Hej - 'Hello'
  • Hur mår du? - 'How are you?'
  • God morgon - 'Good morning'
  • God eftermiddag - 'Good afternoon'
  • Godnatt - 'Good night'
  • Hej då - 'Good bye'
  • Mitt namn är... - 'My name is...'
  • Ja tack - 'Yes, please'
  • Nej tack - 'No thank you'
  • Ibland - 'Sometimes'
  • Aldrig - 'Never'
  • Alltid - 'Always'

Numbers (Tal)

Learn how to spell and say Swedish numbers:

  • Ett - 'One'
  • Två - 'Two'
  • Tre - 'Three'
  • Fyra - 'Four'
  • Fem - 'Five'
  • Sex - 'Six'
  • Sju - 'Seven'
  • Åtta - 'Eight'
  • Nio - 'Nine'
  • Tio - 'Ten'
  • Elva - 'Eleven'
  • Tolv - 'Twelve'
  • Tretton - 'Thirteen'
  • Fjorton - 'Fourteen'
  • Femton - 'Fifteen'
  • Sexton - 'Sixteen'
  • Sjutton - 'Seventeen'
  • Arton - 'Eighteen'
  • Nitton - 'Nineteen'
  • Tjugo - 'Twenty'

Listing Numbers in Swedish Numerically (Noteringsnummer på Svenska Numeriskt):

  1. Första
  2. Andra
  3. Tredje
  4. Fjärde
  5. Femte
  6. Sjätte
  7. Sjunde
  8. Åttonde
  9. Nionde
  10. Tionde

Common Swedish Verbs (Vanliga Svenska Verb)

  • att tala - 'to speak'
  • att vara - 'to be'
  • att veta - 'to know'
  • att leva - 'to live'
  • att älska - 'to love'
  • att jobba - 'to work'
  • att tänka - 'to think'
  • att vänta - 'to wait'
  • att kunna - 'to be able to'
  • att förstå - 'to understand'
  • att göra - 'to do'
  • att vilja - 'to want'

The Swedish language has nine vowels, including: a, e, i, o, u, y, å, ä, and ö.

Swedish is the most popular of the Scandinavian languages, with around 9.2 million speakers. Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish are considered mutually intelligible, making them easy to pick up after learning one.

Colors (Färger)

  • Röd - 'Red'
  • Orange - 'Orange'
  • Gul - 'Yellow'
  • Grön - 'Green'
  • Blå - 'Blue'
  • Lila - 'Purple'
  • Svart - 'Black'
  • Vit - 'White'
  • Grå - 'Gray'
  • Brun - 'Brown'
  • Ljus - 'Light'
  • Mörk - 'Dark'

Blue and gold have always been the colors of the Swedish flag. The blue represents justice, loyalty, truth, vigilance and perseverance, while the gold represents generosity.

Days, Weeks, and Months (Dagar, Veckor och Månader)

  • Måndag - 'Monday'
  • Tisdag - 'Tuesday'
  • Onsdag - 'Wednesday'
  • Torsdag - 'Thursday'
  • Fredag - 'Friday'
  • Lördag - 'Saturday'
  • Söndag - 'Sunday'
  • Dag - 'Day'
  • Vecka - 'Week'
  • Månad - 'Month'
  • År - 'Year'
  • Årtionde - 'Decade'
  • Januari - 'January'
  • Februari - 'February'
  • Mars - 'March'
  • April - 'April'
  • Maj - 'May'
  • Juni - 'June'
  • Juli - 'July'
  • Augusti - 'August'
  • September - 'September'
  • Oktober - 'October'
  • November - 'November'
  • December - 'December'

Notice how many of the months of the year sound very similar to English. This is because both Swedish and English share many of their same roots with Latin.

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