Basic Swedish words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Swedish easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Swedish, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Swedish by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Swedish vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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| ENGLISH | SWEDISH |
| Please | Är du snäll |
| Thank you! | Tack! |
| Sorry! | Förlåt! |
| What? | Vad? |
| Who? | Vem? |
| When? | När? |
| Why? | Varför? |
| Which? | Vilken? |
| How? | Hur? |
| Where ? | Var? |
| How much ? | Hur mycket? |
| Yes | Ja |
| No | Nej |
| Maybe | Kanske |
| Of course | Självklart |
| something | någonting |
| nothing | ingenting |
| somebody | någon |
| nobody | ingen |
| before | före |
| after | efter |
| far | fjärran |
| near | nära |
| here | Här |
| there | där |
| today | I dag |
| tomoorow | Tomoorow |
| now | nu |
| man | man |
| woman | kvinna |
| friend | vän |
| more | mer |
| less | mindre |
| always | alltid |
| later | senare |
| never | aldrig |
| same | samma |
| different | olik |
| small | liten |
| large | stor |
| difficult | svår |
| easy | lätt |
| hot | het |
| cold | kall |
| yesterday | Igår |
| after | efter |
| beautiful | Vacker |
| broken | bruten |
| free | gratis |
| a pharmacy | ett apotek |
| money | pengar |
| a bag | en väska |
| a lighter | en tändare |
| a cigarette | en cigarett |
| a bottle | en flaska |
| soap | tvål |
| clean | ren |
| dirty | smutsig |
| a trash can | en papperskorg |
| a trash bag | en soppåse |
| the silence | tystnaden |
| a tool | ett verktyg |
| pregnant | havande |
| sick | sjuk |
| a baby | en bebis |
| a little bit | Lite grann |
| a doctor | en läkare |
| a dentist | en tandläkare |
| a medicine | ett läkemedel |
| a book | en bok |
| a story | en berättelse |
| a phone | en telefon |
| a computer | en dator |
| a car | en bil |
| a plane | ett plan |
| the name | namnet |
| the adress | adressen |
| the age | åldern |
| the nationality | medborgarskapet |
| a choice | ett val |
| an answer | ett svar |
| the key | nyckeln |
| the light | ljuset |
| the television | tv:n |
| the bed | sängen |
| the house | huset |
| the shower | duschen |
| the window | fönstret |
| the door | dörren |
| the table | tabellen |
| tired | trött |
| water | Vatten |
| open | öppna |
| closed | stängd |
| clothes | kläder |
| coffee | kaffe |
| tea | te |
| lunch | lunch |
| dinner | middag |
| a fruit | en frukt |
| a vegetable | en grönsak |
| a beverage | en dryck |
| a child | ett barn |
| rain | regn |
| the entrance | ingången |
| the exit | utgången |
| music | musik |
| a smile | ett leende |
| the world | världen |
| the sky | himlen |
| a river | en flod |
| the sea | havet |
| the mountain | Berget |
| the lake | sjön |
| the island | ön |
| the beach | stranden |
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- Useful adverbs
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- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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