TOP 100 Basic Swedish Phrases
Traveling to Sweden? Then these 100 most useful and basic Swedish phrases will make your life easier. Even though most of the Swedes speak English, knowing some words in their language wont be a bad thing.
- Hello = Hej
- How are you? = hur mår du?
- I’m fine = Jag mår bra
- I’m not well = Jag mår inte bra
- I come from (America) = Jag är från USA
- What country are you from? = Vilket land kommer du ifrån?
- Thank you = Tack
- Sorry = Förlåt
- No problem = Inga problem
- Goodbye = hejdå
- Can you speak English? = pratar du engelska?
- What is your name? = vad heter du?
- My name is John = Jag heter John
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Basic Swedish phrases for addressing people
- I = Jag
- I am = Jag är
- You = Du
- You are = Du är
- He/She/They = Han,hon, dom
- He is/She is/They are = han är, hon är, dom är
- Female/Male (junior) = hon/han
- Female/Male (senior) = Ni är
Basic Swedish phrases for directions (taxis, buses, airport, etc.)
- Speak slowly = Prata långsamt
- Do you use the taxi meter? = Använder ni taxi meter?
- Nearby = Nära
- Go straight = Gå rakt
- Take/Go left = Gå vänster
- Go right = Gå höger
- Stop = Stopp
- To the airport please = Till flygplatsen tack
- Station = Stationen
- Bus stop = Buss station
- Bus = Buss
- Train = Tåg
- Airplane = Flygplan
- Minibus = Minibuss
- Car = Bil
- Bicycle =Cykel
- Motorcycle = Motorcykel
- Boat = Båt
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Basic Swedish phrases for shopping
- How much? = hur mycket kostar denna?
- Very expensive = Mycket dyrt
- Can you reduce the price? = Kan man få lite rabatt?
- I want this one = Vill ha denna
Basic numbers
- 1 = Ett
- 2 = två
- 3 = Tre
- 4 = fyra
- 5 = fem
- 6 = sex
- 7 = sju
- 8 = åtta
- 9 = nio
- 10 = tio
- 11 = elva
- 12 = tolv
- 13 = Trettån
- 20 = tjugo
- 21 = tjugoett
- 22 = tjugotvå
- 30 = Trettio
- 31 = Trettioett
- 40 = fyrtio
- 50 = femtio
- 60 = sextio
- 70 = Sjuttio
- 80 = åttio
- 90 = nittio
- 100 = hundra
- 500 = femhundra
- 1,000 = ettusen
Basic phrases for restaurants or cafes
- Restaurant = Restaurang
- Café = Kafe
- Excuse me = ursäkta mig
- Bathroom = Toalett
- What is this? = vad är detta?
- Hungry = hungrig
- May I have the menu = kan jag få meny
- Vegetarian = Vegetarian
- Vegan = Vegan
- Water = Vatten
- Beer = öl
- Chicken = kyckling
- Rice = ris
- Cold = kall
- Hot = varm
- Please no ice =ingen is tack
- No sugar = utan socker
- 1 more please = en till snälla
- I like spicy = jag gillar starkt
- Not spicy = inte starkt
Basic phrases for an emergency
- Hurts = ont
- Tooth = tand
- Dentist = tandläkare
- Where is the police station? = var är polisstationen?
- Where is the hospital? = vart ligger sjukhuset
- Call an ambulance = ring ambulansen
- I’m lost = jag är vilse
- Can you help = kan ni hjälpa mig
Swedish phrases for a night out
- Single = Singel
- Would you like a drink = vill du ha en drink
- I’m drunk = jag är full
- Cheers = skål