Swedish Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Swedish easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Swedish for greetings and Introductions, 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
Hello	Hallå
Good morning!	God morgon!
Good afternoon!	God eftermiddag!
Hi	Hej
Good evening	God kväll
Good night	Godnatt
Sleep well	Sov gott
How are you?	Hur mår du?
I’m fine, thank you.	Jag mår bra tack.
How about you?	Och du då?
Nice to meet you.	Trevligt att träffas.
Nice to meet you too.	Trevligt att träffa dig med.
Likewise	likaså
It’s good to see you.	Det är kul att se dig.
Nice to see you again.	Trevligt att se dig igen.
Pleased to meet you.	Trevligt att träffas.
How nice to see you!	Vad trevligt att se dig!
What’s up?	Vad händer?
What brings you here?	Vad får dig att komma hit?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	Adjö
I hope we’ll meet again.	Jag hoppas att vi ses igen.
I’ve got to go.	Jag måste gå.
It was good meeting you.	Det var bra att träffa dig.
It was great seeing you again.	Det var fantastiskt att se dig igen.
It was great to catch up!	Det var härligt att komma ikapp!
See you again sometime.	Vi ses igen någon gång.
See you in the morning	Vi ses i morgon bitti
See you later	Vi ses senare
See you soon	Ses snart
See you tomorrow	Vi ses imorgon
See you tonight	Ses ikväll
Sleep well	Sov gott
Take care.	Ta hand om dig.
Other greetings
Bless you	Välsigna dig
Cheers!	Skål!
Farewell	Farväl
Good luck!	Lycka till!
Talk to you soon	Vi hörs snart
Welcome	Välkommen
Well done!	Bra gjort!

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