If you want to learn a new language, Swedish could be a good choice. It is very similar to English, German and to other Scandinavian languages. It doesn’t matter if you just want to have a good time while travelling or if you want to attend a language school to learn Swedish from the beginning. Swedish means fun and you could start today!
Words and sentences for your next trip to Sweden
Days and months
- monday = måndag
- tuesday = tisdag
- wednesday = onsdag
- thursday = torsdag
- friday = fredag
- saturday = lördag
- sunday = söndag
- january = januari
- february = februari
- march = mars
- april = april
- may = maj
- june = juni
- july = juli
- august = augusti
- september = september
- october = oktober
- november = november
- december = december
In a conversation
- Good morning! = God morgon!
- Hello! = Hej!
- How are you? = Hur mår du?
- Good. = Bra.
- thank you = tack
- What’s your name? = Hur var namnet?
- My name is … = Mitt namn är …
- Bye! = Hej då!
Going out for dinner
- Where can I find a good restaurant? = Var finns det en bra restaurang?
- A table for two. = Ett bord för två.
- Where is the bathroom? = Var är toaletterna?
- I take … = Jag tar …
- The bill, please. = Kan jag få betala?
Shops
- farmacy = apotek
- bakery = bageri
- drug store = färghandel
- shopping mall = shoppingcenter
- department store = varuhus
- souvenir shop = souvenirbutik
- newspaper stand = tidningskiosk
- supermarket = stormarknad
- hairdressing salon = harfrisörska / frisör
Location
- right = till höger
- left = till vänster
- straight ahead = rakd fram
- in front of = framför
- behind = bakom
- next to = bredvid
- opposite = mittemot
- here = här
- there = där
- near = nära
- far = långt
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