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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