Introduction to Swedish/Common phrases
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Greetings[edit | edit source]
Hejsan/Hej
- Hello/Hi
God dag
- Good day
God morgon
- Good morning
God kväll
- Good evening
God natt
- Good night
Hur är det (med dig)?
- How are you?
Bra
- Good/Fine
Dåligt
- Bad
Inte så bra.
- Not so good.
Hur går det?
- How is it going?
Conversational Phrases[edit | edit source]
Vad heter du?
- What's your name? ('heter' is a transitive verb meaning "to be called")
Jag heter [...]
- My name is [...]
Var bor du?
- Where do you live?
Jag bor i [...]
- I live in [...]
Var kommer du ifrån?
- Where are you from?
Jag kommer ifrån [...]
- I'm from [...]
Hur gammal är du?
- How old are you?
Jag är [...] år gammal.
- I am [...] years old.
Vad gör du?
- What are you doing?
Goodbyes[edit | edit source]
Hej då/Adjö
- Good bye (the latter is formal and derived from the French word adieu)
Ha det bra!
- Have a nice day!
Vi ses!
- See you later!
Other Useful Phrases[edit | edit source]
Ja
- Yes
Nej
- No
Tackar!/Tack/Tack så mycket/Tusen tack
- Thanks!/Thank you/Thank you very much/A thousand thanks! (conversational)
Ingen orsak.
- Don't mention it/You're welcome
Förlåt
- Sorry/Pardon me
Ursäkta mig
- Excuse me
Snälla
- Please
Pratar du svenska/engelska?
- Do you speak Swedish/English?
- Ja, lite grann.
- Yes, a little (response to previous question)
- Nej, inte alls.
- No, not at all.
Jag pratar svenska/engelska.
- I speak Swedish/English.
Jag förstår inte.
- I don't understand.
Jag vet (inte).
- I (don't) know.
En öl tack.
- One beer, please.
Vet du vad klockan är?
- Do you know what time it is?
Vet du var toaletten är?
- Do you know where the bathroom is?
Takeaways[edit | edit source]
From the phrases above, try and find out what these words mean.
1.Tack
2.Klockan
3.grann
4. kväll
5. det
Exercises[edit | edit source]
Translate into English:
1. Var bor Johan?
2. Johan bor I USA.
3. Vet du var Sara kommer ifrån?
4. Sara kommer ifrån Stockholm.
5. Hej då! Vi ses!
Translate into Swedish:
6. Hello, my name is John.
7. I speak a little Swedish.
8. Excuse me, do you know what time it is?
9. No, I don't know.
10. Bye! Have a nice day!