Introduction to Swedish/Common phrases

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Greetings

Stockholm central station

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

Gamla stan (The old town) in Stockholm

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

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

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

From the phrases above, try and find out what these words mean.

1.Tack

2.Klockan

3.grann

4. kväll

5. det

Exercises

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!

Answers to exercises