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introduction
The Swedish language (svenska svenska) gave us ombudsman and smorgasbord,
which just confirms the image of the Swedes as a nation thats good at making the
most of life in more ways than one. As a member of the Germanic language fam-
ily, Swedish shares common roots with English and German. German, in particular,
has influenced Swedish in the form of numerous loanwords. However, the closest
relatives of Swedish are, of course, the other Scandinavian languages, Danish and
Norwegian all of them descendants of Old Norse, which started branching out from
the 9th century and the Viking age.
The oldest inscriptions in Old Norse, dating from the same period, used the runic
alphabet and were written on stone or wood. The missionaries who introduced Chris-
tianity in the 12th century brought the Roman alphabet (and the custom of writing
on parchment) to the emerging Scandinavian languages, but some modification was
necessary to represent the specific vowel sounds, so additional letters were even-
tually developed. The turning point in the evolution of Swedish coincided with the
achievement of independence from Danish rule in 1526, when the first translation
of the New Testament appeared. The modern literary language was shaped after the
first Swedish translation of the whole Bible, known as Gustav Vasas Bibel as it was
published under the patronage of King Gustav Vasa in 1541.
The standard language or Rikssvenska reeksvenska (lit: kingdom-Swedish) is
based on the central dialects from the area around Stockholm. Some of the rural
dialects that are spoken across the country are quite diverse for example, Sknska
skawnska, spoken in the southern province of Skne, has flatter vowel sounds (and
sounds a lot more like Danish), whereas Dalml daalmawl, spoken in the central re-
gion of Dalarna, has a very up-and-down sound.
Interestingly, Swedish doesnt have official status in Sweden itself, but it does
in neighbouring Finland. This is easily explained though Swedish is the national
language of Sweden, spoken by the majority of residents (around 8.5 million), and it
simply wasnt felt necessary to enforce its use by law. Finland, on the other hand, was
part of Sweden from the mid-14th century until 1809, and Swedish was the language
of administration. Today, it shares official status with Finnish and is a mandatory sub-
ject in schools, but its the first language for only about 300,000 people or 6% of
Finlands population. PS: any traveller to Sweden should know that the Swedish Chef
from the Muppets doesnt really speak Swedish at all.
SWEDISH
svenska
swedish alphabet
A a
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B b
bey
C c
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D d
dey
E e
ey
F f
ef
G g
gey
H h
hoh
I i
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J j
yoy
K k
koh
L l
el
M m
em
N n
en
O o
oh
P p
pey
Q q
ku
R r
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S s
es
T t
tey
U u
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V v
vey
W w
dobelt vey
X x
eks
Y y
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Nor way
Russia
Lithuania
Latvia
Kaliningrad
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Estonia
Finland
Belarus
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Gotland
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N O R T H
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N O R W E G I A N
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Gteborg
Malm
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Uppsala
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Norrkping
Stockholm
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english
equivalent
swedish
example
transliteration
b bed bil beel
ch cheat tjur choor
d dog dyr dewr
f fat filt filt
fh
f pronounced with
rounded lips
sjuk fhook
g go grd gawrd
h hat hrd hawrd
k kit kung kung
l lot land land
m man man man
n not nej ney
ng ring sng sawng
p pet penna pena
r red rosa rohsa
s sun sol sohl
sh shot frsta feushta
t top trja trorya
v very vit veet
y yes jag yaag
word stress
In Swedish, stress usually falls on the first syllable in a word, but sometimes it falls
on two syllables. Its important to get the stress right, as it can change the mean-
ing of words (eg anden anden duck versus anden anden spirit). Words borrowed
from other languages are often stressed on the last syllable (eg bibliotek bibliotek
library). In this chapter, the stressed syllables are always in italics.
pronunciation
vowel sounds
Swedish vowel sounds can be either short or long generally the stressed vowels are
long, except when they are followed by double consonants, in which case they are
short. The vowels in unstressed syllables are also short.
symbol
english
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swedish
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transliteration
a run glass glas
aa father glas glaas
ai aisle kaj kai
aw saw g gaw
e bet vn ven
air hair grna yairna
ee see hit heet
eu nurse st seut
ew
ee pronounced
with rounded lips
nytt newt
ey
as in bet, but
longer
heta heyta
i hit hitta hita
o pot kopp kop
oh oh bott boht
oo zoo kul kool
u put buss bus
consonant sounds
Most Swedish consonants sounds are similar to their English counterparts. One ex-
ception is the fh sound (a breathy sound pronounced with rounded lips, like saying f
and w at the same time), but with a little practice, youll soon get it right.
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language difficulties
Do you speak English?
Talar du engelska? taalar doo engelska
Do you understand?
Frstr du? feurshtawr doo
I (dont) understand.
Jag frstr (inte). yaa feurshtawr (inte)
What does (snus) mean?
Vad betyder (snus)? vaad betewder (snoos)
How do you ? Hur ? hoor
pronounce this uttalar man detta uttaalar man deta
write (sprvagn) skrivar man skreevar man
(sprvagn) (spawrvangn)
Could you please ? Kan du vara snll och ? kan doo vaara snel o
repeat that upprepa det upreypa det
speak more tala lite taala leete
slowly lngsammare lawngsamare
write it down skriva ner det skreeva neyr de
essentials
Yes. Ja. yaa
No. Nej. ney
Please. Tack. tak
Thank you (very much). Tack (s mycket). tak (saw mewke)
Youre welcome. Varsgod. varshagohd
Excuse me. Urskta mig. oorshekta mey
Sorry. Frlt. feurlawt
numbers
0 noll nol 16 sexton sekston
1 ett et 17 sjutton fhuton
2 tv tvaw 18 arton arton
3 tre trey 19 nitton niton
4 fyra fewra 20 tjugo shoogo
5 fem fem 21 tjugoett shoogoet
6 sex seks 22 tjugotv shoogotvaw
7 sju fhoo 30 trettio tretee
8 tta ota 40 fyrtio fewrtee
9 nio neeoh 50 femtio femtee
10 tio teeoh 60 sextio sekstee
11 elva elva 70 sjuttio fhutee
12 tolv tolv 80 ttio otee
13 tretton treton 90 nittio nitee
14 fjorton fyorton 100 ett hundra et hundra
15 femton femton 1000 ett tusen et toosen
time & dates
What time is it? Hur mycket r klockan? hur mewke air klokan
Its one oclock. Klockan r en. klokan air eyn
Its (two) oclock. Klockan r (tv). klokan air (tvaw)
Quarter past (one). Kvart ver (en). kvart euver (eyn)
Half past (one). Halv (tv). (lit: half two) halv (tvaw)
Quarter to (nine). Kvart i (nio). kvart ee (neeoh)
At what time ? Hur dags ? hur daks
At (10) oclock. Klockan (tio). klokan (teeoh)
am frmiddagen (f m) feurmidaagen
pm eftermiddagen (e m) eftermidaagen
Monday mndag mawndaa
Tuesday tisdag teestaa
Wednesday onsdag ohnsdaa
Thursday torsdag torshdaa
Friday fredag freydaa
Saturday lrdag leurdaa
Sunday sndag seundaa
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January januari yanuaaree
February februari februaaree
March mars mars
April april apreel
May maj mai
June juni yoonee
July juli yoolee
August augusti awgustee
September september september
October oktober oktohber
November november nohvember
December december deysember
What date is it today?
Vilket datum r det idag? vilket daatum air de eedaag
Its (15 December).
Det r (femtonde December). de air (femtonde deysember)
since (May) sedan (maj) seyn (mai)
until (June) till (juni) til (yoonee)
last
night igr kvll eegawr kvel
week frra veckan feura vekan
month frra mnaden feura mawnaden
year frra ret feura awret
next nsta nesta
week vecka veka
month mnad mawnad
year r awr
yesterday igr eegawr
morning morse morshe
afternoon eftermiddag eftermidaag
evening kvll kvel
tomorrow imorgon eemorron
morning bitti biti
afternoon eftermiddag eftermidaag
evening kvll kvel
weather
Whats the weather like? Hur r vdret? hur air veydret
Its
cold Det r kallt. de air kalt
cloudy Det r molnigt. de air molnit
hot Det r het. de air heyt
raining Det regnar. de rengnar
snowing Det snar. de sneuar
sunny Solen skiner. sohlen fheener
warm Det r varmt. de air varmt
windy Det blser. de blawser
spring vr vawr
summer sommar somar
autumn hst heust
winter vinter vinter
border crossing
Im here Jag r yaa air
in transit i transit i transit
on business p affrsresa paw afairshreysa
on holiday p semester paw semester
Im here for Jag stannar hr yaa stanar hair
(10) days (tio) dagar (teeoh) daagar
(three) weeks (tre) veckor (trey) vekor
(two) months (tv) mnader (tvaw) mawnader
Im going to (Trelleborg).
Jag resar till (Trelleborg). yaa reysa til (trelebory)
Im staying at the (Grand Hotel).
Jag bor p (Grand Hotell). yaa bor paw (grand hohtel)
I have nothing to declare.
Jag har ingenting att frtulla. yaa har ingenting at feurtula
I have something to declare.
Jag har ngot att frtulla. yaa har nawgot at feurtula
Thats (not) mine.
Det r (inte) min. de air (inte) min
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transport
tickets & luggage
Where can I buy a ticket?
Var kan jag kpa en biljett? var kan yaa sheupa eyn bilyet
Do I need to book a seat?
Mste man boka? mawste man bohka
One ticket (to Jag skulle vilja ha en yaa skule vilya haa eyn
Stockholm), please. (till Stockholm). (til stokholm)
one-way enkelbiljett enkelbilyet
return returbiljett retoorbilyet
Id like to my Jag vill grna yaa vil yairna
ticket, please. min biljett. min bilyet
cancel upphva upheyva
change ndra endra
collect hmta hemta
confirm bekrfta bekrefta
Id like a seat, Jag vill grna ha en yaa vil yairna haa eyn
please. plads. plads
nonsmoking icke-rkande ikereukande
smoking rkande reukande
How much is it?
Hur mycket kostar det? hoor mewke kostar de
Is there air conditioning?
Finns det luft-konditionering? fins de luftkondifhoneyring
Is there a toilet?
Finns det en toalett? fins de eyn tohaalet
How long does the trip take?
Hur lnge undgr resan? hoor lenge undgawr reysan
Is it a direct route?
r det en direktfrbindelse? air de eyn deerektfeurbindelse
Id like a luggage locker.
Jag vill grna f ett lsbara yaa vil yairna faw et lawsbara
skp till mit bagage. skawp til mit bagaash
My luggage has Mit bagage r mit bagaash air
been blivit bleevit
damaged skadat skaadat
lost frlorat feurlohrat
stolen stulit stoolit
getting around
Where does flight (SK403) arrive/depart?
Var ankommar/avgr var ankomar/aavgawr
flyg (SK403)? flewg (es koh fewra nol trey)
Wheres (the) ? Var finns ? var fins
arrivals hall ankomsthallen ankomsthalen
departures hall avgngshallen aavgawngshalen
duty-free shop en duty-free affr eyn dyooteefree afair
gate (12) gate (tolv) gayt (tolv)
Is this the r den hr air den hair
to (Stockholm)? till (Stockholm)? til (stokholm)
boat bten bawten
bus bussen busen
Is this the r det hr air de hair
to (Stockholm)? till (Stockholm)? til (stokholm)
plane planet plaanet
train tget tawget
What times the bus? Nr gr ? nair gawr
first frsta bussen feurshta busen
last sista bussen sista busen
next nsta buss nesta bus
At what time does it arrive/leave?
Hur dags anlnder/avgr den? hoor daks anlender/aavgawr deyn
How long will it be delayed?
Hur mycket r det frsenat? hoor mewket air dey feursheynat
What station/stop is this?
Vilken station/hllplats r denna? vilken stafhohn/hawlplats air deyna
Whats the next station/stop?
Vilken r nsta station/hllplats? vilken air nesta stafhohn/hawlplats
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Does it stop at (Lund)?
Stannar den p (Lund)? stanar deyn paw (lund)
Please tell me when we get to (Linkping).
Kan du sga till nr vi kommer kan doo sayya til nair vee komer
till (Linkping)? til (linsheuping)
How long do we stop here?
Hur lnge stannar vi hr? hoor lenge stanar vee hair
Is this seat available?
r denna plads ledig? air deyna plats leydig
Thats my seat.
Det r min plads. de air min plats
Id like a taxi Jag vill grna f yaa vil yairna faw
en taxi eyn taksee
at (9am) klockan (nio klokan (neeoh
p morgonen) paw moronen)
now nu noo
tomorrow imorgon eemoron
Is this taxi available?
r denna taxi ledig? air deyna taksee leydi
How much is it to ?
Vad kostar det till ? vaad kostar de til
Please put the meter on.
Kan du kr p taxametern? kan doo sheur paw taksameytern
Please take me to (this address).
Kan du kra mig till (denna address)? kan doo sheura mey til (deyna adres)
Please Kan du ? kan doo
slow down sakta ner sakta neyr
stop here stanna hr stana hair
wait here vnta hr venta hair
car, motorbike & bicycle hire
Id like to hire a Jag vill hyra en yaa vil hewra eyn
bicycle cykel sewkel
car bil beel
motorbike motorcykel mohtorsewkel
with med meyd
a driver chauffr fhofeur
air conditioning luft-konditionering luftkondifhoneyring
antifreeze kylarvtska shewlarvetska
snow chains snkedja sneushedya
How much for Hur mycket kostar hoor mewke kostar
hire? det ? de
hourly per timma peyr tima
daily per dag peyr daag
weekly per vecka peyr veka
air luft luft
oil olja olya
petrol bensin benseen
tyres dck n dek
I need a mechanic.
Jag behver en mekaniker. yaa beheuver eyn mekaaniker
Ive run out of petrol.
Jag har ingen bensin kvar. yaa har ingen benseen kvar
I have a flat tyre.
Jag har ftt punktering. yaa har fawt punkteyring
directions
Wheres the ? Var ligger ? var liger
bank banken banken
city centre centrum sentrum
hotel hotellet hohtelet
market salutorget saalootoryet
police station polisen pohleesen
post office posten posten
public toilet en offentlig toalett eyn ofeyntlig tohaalet
tourist office turistinformationen tooristinformafhohnen
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Is this the road to (Gteborg)?
Gr den hr vgen till (Gteborg)? gawr den hair veygen til (yeutebory)
Can you show me (on the map)?
Kan du visa mig (p kartan)? kan doo veesa mey (paw kartan)
Whats the address?
Vilken adress r det? vilken adres air de
How far is it?
Hur lngt r det? hoor lawngt air de
How do I get there?
Hur kommer man dit? hoor komar man deet
Turn Svng sveng
at the corner vid hrnet veed heurnet
at the traffic lights vid trafikljuset veed trafeekyooset
left/right till vnster/hger til venster/heuger
Its Det r de air
behind bakom baakom
far away lngt lawngt
here hr hair
in front of framfr framfeur
left till vnster til venster
near (to ) nra (p ) nairra (paw )
next to bredvid breydveed
on the corner vid hrnet veed heurnet
opposite mitt emot mit eymoht
right till hger til heuger
straight ahead rakt fram raakt fram
there dr dair
by boat med bt me bawt
by bus med buss me bus
by taxi med taxi me taksee
by train med tg me tawg
on foot till fods til fohts
north nord nord
south syd sewd
east st eust
west vst vest
signs
Ingng/Utgng ingawng/ootgawng Entrance/Exit
ppet/Stngt eupet/stengt Open/Closed
Lediga Rum leydiga rum Rooms Available
Fullt/Inga Lediga Rum fult/inga leydiga rum No Vacancies
Information informafhohn Information
Polisstation pohleesstafhohn Police Station
Frbjudet feurbyoodet Prohibited
Toaletter tohaaleter Toilets
Herrar herar Men
Damer daamer Women
Varm/Kall varm/kal Hot/Cold
accommodation
finding accommodation
Wheres a ? Var finns det ? var fins de
camping ground en campingplats eyn kampingplats
guesthouse ett gsthus et yesthoos
hotel ett hotell et hohtel
youth hostel ett vandrarhem et vandrarhem
Can you recommend Kan ni rekommendera kan nee rekomendeyra
somewhere ? ngot ? nawgot
cheap billigt bilit
good bra braa
nearby i nrheten ee nairheyten
Id like to book a room, please.
Jag skulle vilja boka ett rum. yaa skule vilya bohka et rum
I have a reservation.
Jag har bokat. yaa har bohkat
My names
Jag heter yaa heyter
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Do you have a room? Har ni ? har nee
single ett enkeltrum et enkeltrum
double ett dubbeltrum et dubeltrum
twin ett rum med et rum me
tv sngar tvaw sengar
How much is it Hur mycket kostar hoor mewket kostar
per ? det per ? de peyr
night natt nat
person person peyrshohn
Can I pay by ? Tar ni ? taar nee
credit card kreditkort kredeetkort
travellers cheque resecheckar reyseshekar
Id like to stay for (two) nights.
Jag tnker stanna (tv) dagar. yaa tenkar stana (tvaw) daagar
From (July 2) to (July 6).
Frn (annan Juli) till (sjtte Juli). frawn (anen yoolee) til (fhete yoolee)
Can I see it?
Kan jag f se rummet? kan yaa faw se rumet
Am I allowed to camp here?
Fr jag campa hr? fawr yaa kampa hair
Is there a campsite nearby?
Finns det ngon campingplats fins de nawn kampingplats
i nrheten? ee nairheyten
requests & queries
When/Where is breakfast served?
Nr/Var serveras frukost? nair/var serveyras frookost
Please wake me at (seven).
Kan ni vcka mig klockan (sju). kan nee veka mey klokan (fhoo)
Could I have my key, please?
Jag vill grna ha min nyckel. yaa vil yairna haa min newkel
Can I get another (blanket)?
Kan jag f en (filt) till? kan yaa fawr eyn (filt) till
Is there an elevator/a safe?
Finns det en hiss/frvaringsbox? fins de eyn his/feurvaaringsboks
The room is too Rummet r fr rumet air feur
expensive dyrt dewrt
noisy bullrigt bulrit
small litet leetet
The doesnt work. funkar inte. funkar inte
air conditioning Luftkonditioneringen luftkondifhoneyringen
fan Flkten flekten
toilet Toaletten tohaaleten
This isnt clean. Denna r inte ren. deyna air inte reyn
pillow kudde kude
sheet lakan laakan
towel handduk handuk
checking out
What time is checkout?
Hur dags mste man checka ut? hoor daks mawste man sheka ut
Can I leave my luggage here?
Kan jag lmna min bagage hr? kan yaa lemna min bagaash hair
Could I have Kan jag f ? kan yaa fawr
my , please?
deposit min depositionsavgift min depohsifhohnsaavyift
passport mitt pass mit pas
valuables mina vrdesaker meena vairdesaaker
communications & banking
the internet
Wheres the local Internet caf?
Var finns det lokala Internet kafet? var fins de lohkaala internet kafeyet
How much is it per hour?
Hur mycket kostar det per timma? hoor mewke kostar de par tima
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Id like to Jag skulle vilja yaa skule vilya
check my email kolla min e-post kola min eypost
get Internet koppla upp mig kopla up mey
access till Internetet til internetet
use a printer anvnda en printer anvenda eyn printer
use a scanner anvnda en scanner anvenda eyn skaner
mobile/ cell phone
Id like a Jag skulle vilja ha yaa skule vilya haa
mobile/cell phone en mobil telefon eyn mohbeel telefohn
for hire till hyra til hewra
SIM card for your ett sim-kort till detta et simkort til deta
network ntverk neytverk
What are the rates? Vad r prisarna? vaad air preesarna
telephone
Whats your phone number?
Vad r ditt telefonnummer? vaad air dit telefohnnumer
The number is
Numret r numret air
Wheres the nearest public phone?
Var ligger nrmaste publiktelefon? var liger nairmaste publeektelefohn
Id like to buy a phonecard.
Jag skulle vilja ha ett telefonkort. yaa skule vilya haa et telefohnkort
I want to Jag skulle vilja yaa skule vilya
call (Singapore) ringa till (Singapore) ringa til (singapoor)
make a local call ringa lokalt ringa lohkaalt
reverse the charges gra ett ba-samtal yeura et beaasamtaal
How much does cost? Hur mycket kostar ? hoor mewke kostar
a (three)-minute ett (tre)minuter- et (trey)minoote
call samtal shamtaal
each extra minute varje extra minut varye ekstra minoot
Its (three) kronor per minute.
(Tre) kronor per minut. (tre) krohnor par minoot
post office
I want to send a Jag skulle vilja skicka ett yaa skule vilya fhika et
fax fax faks
letter brev breyv
parcel paket pakeyt
postcard vykort vewkort
I want to buy Jag skulle vilja ha yaa skule vilya haa
an envelope kuvert koover
stamps frimrken freemairken
Please send it Var snll och skicka den var snel o fhika deyn
(to Australia) by (till Australien) (til ostraalyen)
airmail med flygpost me flewgpost
express mail express ekspres
registered mail som rekommenderat som rekomendeyrat
brev breyv
surface mail som ytpost som ewtpost
Is there any mail for me? Finns det post til mig? fins de post til mey
bank
Wheres a/an ? Var finns det en ? var fins de eyn
ATM bankomat bankohmaat
foreign exchange utlndsk valuta ootlensk valoota
office
Id like to Jag skulle vilja yaa skule vilya
arrange a transfer verfra pengar euverferra pengar
cash a cheque lsa in en check leusa in eyn shek
change a travellers vxla resecheckar veksla reyseshekar
cheque
change money vxla pengar veksla pengar
get a cash advance ta ut kontant p taa oot kontant paw
mitt bankkort mit bankkort
withdraw money dra ut pengar draa oot pengar
Whats the ? Vad r ? vaad air
charge for that belastningen fr det belastningen feur de
exchange rate vxelkursen vekselkoorshen
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Its Det r de air
(25) kronor (tjugofem) kronor (shoogofem) krohnor
free gratis graatis
What time does the bank open?
Hur dags ppnar banken? hoor daks eupnar banken
Has my money arrived yet?
r mina pengar kommit n? air meena pengar komit en
sightseeing
getting in
What time does it open/close?
Hur dags ppnar/stnger de? hoor daks eupnar/stengar dom
Whats the admission charge?
Hur mycket kostar det i intrde? hoor mewke kostar de i intreyde
Is there a discount for children/students?
Finns det barnrabatt/studentrabatt? fins de barnrabat/stoodentrabat
Id like a Jag skulle vilja ha en yaa skule vilya haa eyn
catalogue katalog katalohg
guide resehandbok reysehandbohk
local map lokal karta lohkaal karta
Id like to see Jag skulle vilja se yaa skule vilya se
Whats that? Vad r det? vaad air de
Can I take a photo? Fr jag fotografera? fawr yaa fohtohgrafeyra
tours
Whens the next ? Nr avgr nsta ? nair aavgawr nesta
day trip dagsturen dakstooren
tour turen tooren
Is included? Inkluderas inkloodeyras
accommodation logi loshee
the admission charge intrden intreyden
food mat maat
transport transport transport
How long is the tour?
Hur lnge undgr turen? hoor lenge oongawr tooren
What time should we be back?
Hur dags kommer vi tillbaka? hoor daks komar vee tilbaaka
sightseeing
castle slott n slot
cathedral domkyrka domshewrka
church kyrka shewrka
main square stortorget n stortoryet
monastery kloster n kloster
monument monument n monooment
museum museum/museet n mooseyoom/mooseyet
old city gamla stan gamla staan
palace palats palats
ruins ruiner rooeener
stadium idrottsplats idrotsplats
statues statyer statewer
shopping
enquiries
Wheres a ? Var finns det ? var finns de
bank en bank eyn bank
bookshop en bokhandel eyn bohkhandel
camera shop en fotoaffr eyn fotohafair
department store ett varuhus et varoohus
grocery store en livsmedelsaffr eyn leevsmeydelsafair
market en torghandel eyn toryhandel
newsagency en pressbyr eyn presbewraw
supermarket ett snabbkp et snabsheup
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Where can I buy a (padlock)?
Var kan jag kpa ett (hngls)? var kan yaa sheupa et (henglaws)
Im looking for
Jag letar efter yaa leytar efter
Can I look at it?
Fr jag se den? fawr yaa se deyn
Do you have any others?
Har ni ngra andra? har nee nawra andra
Does it have a guarantee?
Har den garanti? har deyn garantee
Can I have it sent overseas?
Kan jag f den skickat utomlands? kan yaa fawr deyn fhikat ootomlants
Can I have (my backpack) repaired?
Kan jag fr (min ryggsck) reparerad? kan yaa fawr (min rewgsek) repareyrad
Its faulty.
Den r felaktig. deyn air feylakti
Id like , please. Jag vill grna yaa vil yairna
a bag ha en kasse ha eyn kase
a refund f en terbring faw eyn awterbairing
to return this terlmna denna awterlemna deyna
paying
How much is it?
Hur mycket kostar det? hoor mewke kostar de
Can you write down the price?
Kan du skriva ner priset? kan du skreeva neyr preeset
Thats too expensive.
Det r fr dyrt. de air feur dewrt
Whats your lowest price?
Vad r dit lgste pris? vaad air dit leygste prees
Ill give you (50) kronor.
Jag ger dig (femtio) kronor. yaa yer dey (femti) krohnor
Theres a mistake in the bill.
Det r ett fel p rkningen. de air et fel paw reykningen
Do you accept ? Tar ni ? tar nee
credit cards kreditkort kredeetkort
debit cards betalkort betaalkort
travellers cheques resecheckar reyseshekar
Id like , please. Jag vill grna ha yaa vil yairna ha
a receipt ett kvitto et kvito
my change min vxel min veksel
clothes & shoes
Can I try it on? Fr jag prva den? fawr yaa preuva deyn
My size is (40). Min storlek r (fyrtio). min storleyk air (fewrtee)
It doesnt fit. Den passar inte. deyn pasar inte
small liten leeten
medium medelstor meydelstor
large stor stor
books & music
Id like a Jag skulle vilja ha en yaa skule vilya haa eyn
newspaper (engelsk) tidning (engelsk) teedning
(in English)
pen penna pena
Is there an English-language bookshop?
Finns det an bokhandel fins de eyn bohkhandel
med bcker p engelska? me beuker paw engelska
Im looking for something by (Henning Mankell).
Jag letar efter ngot av yaa leytar efter nawt aav
(Henning Mankell). (hening mankel)
Can I listen to this?
Kan jag f hra denna? kan yaa faw heura deyna
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photography
Could you ? Kan du ? kan doo
burn a CD from brnna en CD frn brena eyn sede frawn
my memory card min memory kort min memoree kort
develop this film framkalla denna framkala deyna
filmen filmen
load my film ladda film i min lada film i min
kamera kaamera
I need a film Jag skulle vilja ha en yaa skule vilya haa eyn
for this camera. till den hr kameran. til deyn hair kaamera
APS APS-film aapeesfilm
B&W svart-vit film svartvit film
colour frg film fairg film
slide dia-film deeafilm
(200) speed (tvhundra)-film (tvawhundra)film
When will it be ready? Nr r den klar? nair air deyn klaar
meeting people
greetings, goodbyes & introductions
Hello. Hej. hey
Hi. Hejs. heysaw
Good night. Godnatt. gohnat
Goodbye. Adj./Hej d. aayeu/hey daw
See you later. Vi ses senare. vee seys seynare
Mr herr her
Mrs fru froo
Miss frken freuken
How are you? Hur str det till? hoor stawr de til
Fine, thanks. And you? Bra, tack. Och dig? braa tak o dey
Whats your name? Vad heter du? vaad heyter doo
My name is Jag heter yaa heyter
Im pleased to meet you. Trevligt att trffas. treyvlit at trefas
This is my Detta r min deta air min
boyfriend pojkvn poykven
brother bror bror
daughter dotter doter
father far far
friend vn/vninna m/f ven/venina
girlfriend flickvn flikven
husband man man
mother mor mor
partner (intimate) partner partner
sister syster sewster
son son sohn
wife fru froo
Heres my Hr r min hair air min
Whats your ? Vad r din ? vaad air din
address adress adres
email address e-post adress eypost adres
Heres my Hr r mitt hair air mit
Whats your ? Vad r ditt ? vaad air dit
fax number fax-nummer faksnumer
phone number telefonnummer telefohnnumer
occupations
Whats your occupation? Vad har du fr yrke? vaad har doo feur ewrke
Im a/an Jag r yaa air
artist konstnr konstnair
business person affrsman afairshman
office worker kontorist kontorist
scientist naturvetare natoorveytare
tradesperson detaljhandlare detalyhandlare
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background
Where are you from? Varifrn kommer du? vareefrawn komer doo
Im from Jag kommer frn yaa komer frawn
Australia Australien ostraalyen
Canada Kanada kanada
England England england
New Zealand Nya Zealand newa seyland
the USA USA ooesaa
Are you married? r du gift? air doo yift
Im married. Jag r gift. yaa air yift
Im single. Jag r ogift. yaa air ohyift
age
How old ? Hur gammal ? hoor gamal
are you r du air doo
is your daughter r din dotter air din doter
is your son r din son air din sohn
Im years old.
Jag r r gammal. yaa air awr gamal
He/She is years old.
Han/Hon r r gammal. han/hon air awr gamal
feelings
Im (not) Jag r (inte) yaa air (inte)
Are you ? r du ? air doo
happy glad glaad
hot varm varm
hungry hungrig hunggreeg
sad ledsen lesen
thirsty trstig teurshteeg
tired trtt treut
Are you cold? Fryser du? frewser doo
Im (not) cold. Jag fryser (inte). yaa frewser (inte)
Are you OK? Mr du bra? mawr doo braa
Im (not) OK. Jag mr (inte) bra. yaa mawr (inte) braa
entertainment
going out
Where can I find ? Var finns ? var fins
clubs klubbarna klubarna
gay venues gayklubbarna gayklubarna
pubs pubbarna pubarna
I feel like going Jag vil grna g yaa vil yairna gaw
to a/the p paw
concert konsert konseyr
movies bio beeoh
party fest fest
restaurant restaurang restawrang
theatre teater teeayter
interests
Do you like ? Tycker du om ? tewker doo om
I (dont) like Jag tycker (inte) om yaa tewker (inte) om
art konst konst
cooking att laga mat at laaga maat
movies film film
nightclubs natklubbar natklubar
reading att lsa at leysa
shopping att shoppa at shopa
sport sport sport
travelling att resa at reysa
Do you like to ? Tycker du om att ? tewker doo om at
dance dansa dansa
go to concerts g p konsert gaw paw konseyr
listen to music lyssna p musik lewsna paw mooseek
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food & drink
finding a place to eat
Can you Kan du kan doo
recommend a ? anbefalla en ? anbefala eyn
bar bar bar
caf kaf kafey
restaurant restaurang restawrang
Id like , please. , tack. tak
a table for (four) Ett bord fr (fyra) et bord feur (fewra)
the nonsmoking Rkfria avdelningen reukfreea aavdelningen
section
the smoking Rkavdelningen reukaavdelningen
section
ordering food
breakfast frukost frookost
lunch lunch lunsh
dinner middag midaa
snack mellanml n melanmawl
todays special dagens rtt daagens ret
What would you recommend?
Vad skulle ni anbefalla? vaad skule nee anbefala
Id like (the) Jag skulle vilja ha yaa skule vilya haa
bill rkningen reykningen
drink list drickslistan drikslistan
menu menyn menewn
that dish den matrtt deyn maatret
drinks
(cup of) coffee (en kopp) kaffe (eyn kop) kafe
(cup of) tea (en kopp) te (eyn kop) tey
with milk med mjlk me myeulk
without sugar utan socker ootaan soker
(orange) juice (apelsin)juice (apelseen)djoos
soft drink lsk lesk
boiled water kokt vatten n kohkt vaten
mineral water mineralvatten n mineraalvaten
water vatten n vaten
in the bar
Ill have
Jag vill ha yaa vil haa
Ill buy you a drink.
Jag kper dig en drink. yaa sheuper dey eyn drink
What would you like?
Vad vill du ha? vaad vil doo haa
Cheers!
Skl! skawl
brandy brandy brandee
cocktail cocktail koktayl
cognac cognac konyak
a shot of (whisky) 2 cl (whiskey) tvaw sentileyter (viskee)
a of beer l eul
bottle en flaska eyn flaska
glass ett glass et glaas
a bottle of en flaska eyn flaska
a glass of ett glas et glaas
red wine rdvin reudveen
sparkling wine mousserande vin mooseyrande veen
white wine vitt vin vit veen
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Whats the local speciality?
Vad r den lokala specialiteten? vaad air deyn lohkaala spesialiteyten
Whats that?
Vad r det? vaad air de
How much is (a kilo of cheese)?
Hur mycket kostar (en kilo ost)? hoor mewke kostar (eyn sheeloh ohst)
Id like Jag vil ha yaa vil ha
(100) grams (hundra) gram (hundra) gram
(two) kilos (tv) kilo (tvaw) sheeloh
(three) pieces (tre) styck (trey) stewk
(six) slices (sex) skivor (seks) fheevor
Less. Mindre. mindre
Enough. Det rcker. de reker
More. Mera. meyra
special diets & allergies
Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?
Finns det en vegetarisk fins de eyn vegetaarisk
restaurang i nrheten? restawrang ee nairheyten
Do you have vegetarian food?
Har ni vegetarisk mat? har nee vegetaarisk maat
Could you prepare Kan ni laga kan nee laaga
a meal without ? en matrtt utan ? eyn maatret ootan
butter smr smeur
eggs gg eg
meat stock kttspad sheutspaad
Im allergic to Jag r allergisk mot yaa air alleyrgisk moht
dairy produce mejeriprodukter meyereeprodookter
gluten gluten glooten
MSG MSG emesgee
nuts ntter neuter
seafood fisk och skaldjur fisk o skaalyoor
menu reader
rtsoppa airtsopa yellow pea soup with pork
biff la Lindstrm bif a la lindstreum patties of minced meat & beetroot,
served with a fried egg
blodpudding med
lingon
blohdpuding me
lingon
black pudding with lingonberry jam
bckling beukling smoked herring
falukorv faalukorv lean sausage cut in thick slices & fried
glass glas ice cream
gravad lax graavad laks cured salmon
grnsakssoppa greunsaakssopa vegetable soup
gryta grewta casserole
havskrftor haavskreftor prawns
hnssoppa heunssopa chicken soup
inlagd sill inlagt sil pickled herring
isterband n isterband sausage of pork, beef & barley grains
Janssons frestelse yansons frestelse potato, onion & anchovy, oven-baked
with lots of cream
kldolmar kawldolmar stuffed cabbage leaves
kalops kalops meat casserole with onions & allspice
klsoppa med
frikadeller
kawlsopa me
frikadeler
cabbage soup with boiled meatballs
(usually pork)
kanelbulle kaneylbule sweet roll with cinnamon & cardamom
kavring kaavring dark sweetened rye bread
knckebrd n knekebreud crispbread, usually rye
kttbullar sheutbular meatballs
kttsoppa sheutsopa beef broth with meat & vegetables
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lvbiff leuvbif very thinly sliced beef
mazarin mazareen pastry with almond paste filling
nsselsoppa neselsopa nettle soup with a hard-boiled egg
nyponsoppa newponsopa rosehip soup, eaten with cream
ostkaka ostkaaka cheese cake
pannbiff med lk panbif me leuk minced beef patties with fried onion
prinsesstrta prinsestawrta layered sponge cake with jam, cream &
custard filling, covered with marzipan
pyttipanna pewtipana diced meat, boiled potatoes & onion,
fried & served with beetroot & a fried egg
rgbrd n rawgbreud rye bread
raggmunkar ragmunkar pancakes made from grated potatoes
rkor reykor shrimps
rstekt potatis rawstekt pohtaatis potato slices fried in oil
renskav n reynskaav thinly sliced reindeer meat
ris la malta n rees a la malta rice with whipped cream & orange
schwartzwaldstrta shvartsvaldstawrta meringue, cream & chocolate cake
skalpotatis skaalpohtaatis potatoes boiled in their jackets
smlndsk ostkaka smawlands awstkaaka baked curd cake with almonds
sockerkaka sokerkaaka sponge cake flavoured with lemon
sotare sohtare lightly salted & grilled herring
stlimpa seutlimpa sweetened brown loaf
stuvad potatis stoovad pohtaatis potatoes in white sauce
svampsoppa svampsopa mushroom soup
tunnbrd n tunbreud very thin crisp or soft barley bread
viltgryta viltgrewta game casserole
vrtbrd n vertbreud rye bread flavoured with wort (a herb)
emergencies
basics
Help! Hjlp! yelp
Stop! Stanna! stana
Go away! Frsvinn! feurshvin
Thief! Ta fast tjuven! ta fast shooven
Fire! Elden r ls! elden air leus
Watch out! Se upp! se up
Call ! Ring ! ring
a doctor efter en doktor efter en doktor
an ambulance efter en ambulans efter en amboolans
the police polisen pohleesen
Its an emergency!
Det r ett ndsituation! de air et neudsitooafhohn
Could you help me, please?
Kan du hjlpa mig? kan doo yelpa mai
I have to use the telephone.
Jag mste anvnda telefonen. yaa mawste anvenda telefohnen
Im lost.
Jag har gtt vilse. yaa har got vilse
Where are the toilets?
Var r toaletten? var air tohaaleten
police
Wheres the police station?
Var r polisstationen? var air pohleesstafhohnen
I want to report an offence.
Jag vill anmla ett brott. yaa vil anmeyla et brot
I have insurance.
Jag har frskring. yaa har feursheykring
Ive been assaulted.
Jag r blivit utsatt fr vervld. yaa air bleevit utsat feur euvervawld
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Ive been Jag har blivit yaa har bleevit
raped vldtagen voltaagen
robbed rnad rawnad
Ive lost my Jag har frlorat yaa har feurlohrat
backpack min ryggsck min rewksek
bags mina vskor meena veskor
credit card min kreditkort min kredeetkort
handbag min handvska min handveska
jewellery mina smycken meena smewken
money mina pengar meena pengar
passport mitt pass mit pas
travellers cheques mina resecheckar meena reyseshekar
wallet min plnbok min plawnbohk
I want to contact my Jag vill kontakta yaa vil kontakta
consulate mitt konsulat mit konsoolaat
embassy min ambassad min ambasaad
health
medical needs
Wheres the nearest ? Var r nrmaste ? var air nairmaste
dentist tandlkaren tandleykaren
doctor doktorn doktorn
hospital sjukhuset fhookhuset
(night) pharmacist (natt)apoteket (nat)apohteket
I need a doctor (who speaks English).
Jag behver en lkare yaa beheuver eyn leykare
(som talar engelska). (som taalar engelska)
Could I see a female doctor?
Kan jag f trffa en kvinnlig lkare? kan yaa faw trefa eyn kvinli leykare
Ive run out of my medication.
Jag har ingen medikament kvar. yaa har ingen medikament kvar
symptoms, conditions & allergies
Im sick. Jag r sjuk. yaa air fhook
It hurts here. Det gr ont hr. de yeur ont hair
I have nausea. Jag mr illa. yaa mawr ila
I have (a) Jag har yaa haa
asthma astma astmaa
bronchitis bronkit bronkeet
constipation frstoppning feurshtopning
cough en hosta eyn hohsta
diarrhoea diarr deearey
fever feber feyber
headache huvudvrk hoovudvairk
heart condition en hjrttillstnd eyn yairttilstawnd
pain ont ont
sore throat ont i halsen ont ee halsen
toothache tandvrk tandverk
Im allergic to Jag r allergisk mot yaa air aleyrgisk moht
antibiotics antibiotika anteebeeohtika
anti- anti-inflammatoriska anteeinflamatohriska
inflammatories medel meydel
aspirin magnecyl magnesewl
bees bin been
codeine kodein kohdeen
penicillin penicillin penesileen
antiseptic antiseptiskt medel n anteeseptiskt meydel
bandage frband n feurband
condoms kondomer kondohmer
diarrhoea medicine medel mot diarr n meydel moht deearey
insect repellent insektsmedel n insektsmeydel
laxatives laxermedel n laksermeydel
painkillers smrtstillande medel n smairtstilande meydel
rehydration salts vtskeerstt-ningsmedel n vetskeersetningsmeydel
sleeping tablets sovmedel n sohvmeydel
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check-in incheckning inchekning
chest brst breust
child barn barn
cigarette cigarett sigaret
city storstad stawrstaad
clean a ren(t) reyn(t)
closed stngd/stngt stengd/stengt
coee kae kafe
coins mynt mewnt
cold a kylig(t) shewlig/shewlit
collect call ba-samtal beaasamtaal
come komma koma
computer dator daator
condom kondom kondohm
contact lenses kontaklinser kontaktlinser
cook v laga mat laaga maat
cost n kostnad kostnad
credit card kreditkort kredeetkort
cup kopp kop
currency exchange vxel veyksel
customs (immigration) tullen tulen
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dangerous farlig(t) farlig/farlit
date (time) datum daatum
day dag daag
delay drjsml dreuysmawl
dentist tandlkare tandleykare
depart avresa aavreysa
diaper blja bleuya
dictionary ordbok ordbohk
dinner middag midaag
direct direkt deerekt
dirty smutsig(t) smutsig/smutsit
disabled handikappad handeekapad
discount n rabatt rabat
doctor lkare leykare
double bed dubbelsng dubelseng
double room dubbelt rum dubelt rum
drink n dricka drika
drive v kra sheura
drivers licence krkort sheurkort
drug (illicit) narkotika narkohtika
dummy (pacier) napp nap
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ear ra eura
east st eust
eat ta eyta
economy class ekonomiklass ekonohmeeklas
electricity elektricitet eylektrisiteyt
elevator hiss his
email e-post eypost
embassy ambassad ambasaad
emergency ndsituation neudsitooafhohn
English (language) engelska engelska
entrance ingng ingawng
evening kvll kvel
exchange rate vxelkurs veykselkursh
exit n utgng ootgawng
expensive dyr(t) dewr(t)
express mail expresspost eksprespost
eye ga euga
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fast snabb(t) snab(t)
father far faar
lm (camera) lm lm
nger nger nger
rst-aid kit frbandslda feurbantslawda
rst class frsta klass feushta klas
sh n sk sk
food mat maat
foot fot foht
fork gael gafel
free (of charge) gratis graatis
friend vn/vnnina / ven/venina
fruit frukt frukt
full fylld/fyllt fewld/fewlt
funny rolig(t) rohlig/rohlit
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gift gva gawva
girl icka ika
glass (drinking) glas glaas
glasses glasgon glaaseugon
go ka awka
good bra braa
green grn(t) greun(t)
guide n guide gaid
H
half n halv halv
hand hand hand
A
accident olycka ohlewka
accommodation husrum husrum
adaptor adapter adapter
address n adress adres
after efter efter
air-conditioned luftkonditionerad/luftkonditionerat
luftkondifhoneyrad/luftkondifhoneyrat
airplane ygplan ewgplaan
airport ygplats ewgplats
alcohol alkohol alkohohl
all alla ala
all (everything) n allt alt
allergy allergi alergee
ambulance ambulans ambulans
and och ok
ankle vrist vrist
arm arm arm
ashtray askfat askfaat
ATM bankomat bangkohmaat
B
baby baby beybee
back (body) rygg rewg
backpack ryggsck rewgsek
bad drlig(t) dawrlig/dawrlit
bag vska veska
baggage claim bagageavhmtning
bagaashaavhemtning
bank bank bank
bar bar baar
bathroom badrum baadrum
battery batteri bateree
beautiful vacker(t) vaker(t)
bed sng seng
beer l eul
before framfr framfeur
behind bakom baakom
bicycle cykel sewkel
big stor(t) stawr(t)
bill rkning reykning
black svart svart
blanket lt lt
blood group blodgrupp blohdgrup
blue bl(tt) blaw/blot
boat bt bawt
book (make a reservation) v boka bohka
bottle aska aska
bottle opener askppnare askeupnare
boy pojke poyke
brakes (car) bromsar bromsar
breakfast frukost frookost
broken (faulty) snder seunder
bus buss bus
(do) business handla handla
buy kpa sheupa
C
caf kaf kafey
camera kamera kaamera
camp site campingplats kampingplats
cancel upphva upheyva
can opener burkppnare burkeupnare
car bil beel
cash n kontant kontant
cash (a cheque) v lsa in (en check) leusa in (eyn shek)
cell phone mobiltelefon mohbeeltelefohn
centre center senter
change (money) v vxla (pengar) veyksla (pengar)
cheap billig(t) bilig/bilit
check (bill) rkning reykning
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(informal) and pol (polite) where necessary. Note that Swedish nouns are either masculine, feminine or
neuter. Masculine and feminine forms (known as common gender) take the indenite article en (a) while
the neuter forms take the article ett (a). Every Swedish noun needs to be learned with its indenite article (en
or ett). Weve only indicated the neuter nouns with after the Swedish word. Note also that the ending t
is added to adjectives for the neuter form (ie when they accompany indenite singular nouns). In some cases
both forms of the adjective (ie & form and form) are spelled out in full and separated with a slash.
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neck hals hals
new ny(tt) new(t)
news nyheter newheyter
newspaper tidning teedning
night natt nat
no nej ney
noisy bullrig(t) bulrig/bulrit
nonsmoking icke-rkande ikereukande
north nord nord
nose nsa neysa
now nu noo
number nummer numer
O
oil (engine) olja olya
old gammal(t) gamal(t)
one-way ticket enkelbiljett enkelbilyet
open a ppen/ppet eupen/eupet
outside utanfr ootanfeur
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package paket pakeyt
paper papper paper
park (car) v parkera parkeyra
passport pass pas
pay betala betaala
pen penna pena
petrol bensin benseen
pharmacy apotek apohteyk
phonecard telefonkort tellefohnkort
photo foto fohtoh
plate tallrik talreek
police polis pohlees
postcard postkort postkort
post o ce posten posten
pregnant gravid graveed
price pris prees
Q
quiet stilla stilla
R
rain n regn rengn
razor rakhyvel raakhewvel
receipt kvitto kvitoh
handbag handvska handveyska
happy glad glaad
have ha haa
he han han
head huvud hoovud
heart hjrta yairta
heat n hetta heta
heavy tung(t) tung(t)
help v hjlp yelp
here hr hair
high hg(t) heug(t)
highway huvudvg hoovudveyg
hike v fotvandra fohtvandra
holiday semester semester
homosexual n&a homosexuell hohmohseksooel
hospital sjukhus fhookhoos
hot varm(t) varm(t)
hotel hotell hohtel
hungry hungrig(t) hunggrig/hunggrit
husband man man
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identication (card) identitetskort
eedentiteytskort
ill sjuk(t) fhook(t)
important viktig(t) viktig/viktit
included inklusiv inklooseev
injury skada skaada
insurance frskring feusheykring
Internet Internet internet
interpreter tolk tolk
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jewellery smycke smewke
job arbete aarbeyte
K
key nyckel newkel
kilogram kilo(gram) sheeloh(gram)
kitchen kk sheuk
knife kniv kneev
L
laundry (place) tvttstuga tvetstooga
lawyer advokat advohkaat
left (direction) vnster venster
left-luggage o ce resgodsinlmning
reysgohdsinlemning
leg ben beyn
lesbian a lesbisk lezbisk
less mindre mindre
letter (mail) brev breyv
lift (elevator) hiss his
light ljus yoos
like v tycka om tewka om
lock n ls laws
long lng(t) lawng(t)
(be) lost (of a person) vilse vilse
(be) lost (of property) borta borta
lost-property o ce hittegodsexpedition
hitegohdsekspedifhohn
love v lska elska
luggage bagage bagaash
lunch lunch lunsh
M
mail n post post
man man man
map karta karta
market marknad/torg marknaad/tory
matches tndstickor tenstikor
meat ktt sheut
medicine medicin mediseen
menu meny/matsedel menew/maatseydel
message bud bood
milk mjlk myeulk
minute minut minoot
mobile phone mobiltelefon mohbeeltelefohn
money pengar pengar
month mnad mawnad
morning morgon morgon
mother mor mawr
motorcycle motorcykel mohtorsewkel
motorway motorvg mohtorveyg
mouth mun mun
music musik mooseek
N
name namn namn
napkin servett seyrvet
nappy blja bleuya
near nra naira
red rd/rtt reud/reut
refund n terbring awterbairing
registered mail vrdefrsndelse
vairdefeushendelse
rent v hyra hewra
repair v reparera repareyra
reservation bestllning bestelning
restaurant restaurang restawrang
return v tervnda awtervenda
return ticket returbiljett reytoorbilyet
right (direction) hger heuger
road vg veyg
room rum rum
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safe a trygg(t) trewg(t)
sanitary napkin dambinda daambinda
seat sittplats sitplats
send skicka fhika
service station bensinstation benseenstafhohn
sex samlag samlaag
shampoo schampo fhampoo
share (a dorm) dela deyla
shaving cream rakkrm raakkreym
she hon hoon
sheet (bed) lakan laakan
shirt skjorta fhorta
shoes skor skor
shop n ar afair
short kort kort
shower n dusch doosh
single room enkelt rum enkelt rum
skin hud hood
skirt kjol shohl
sleep v sova sohva
slowly sakta sakta
small liten/litet leeten/leetet
smoke (cigarettes) v rka reuka
soap tvl tvawl
some ngon/ngot nawgon/nawgot
soon snart snart
south syd sewd
souvenir shop souvenir ar suveneer afair
speak tala taala
spoon sked fheyd
stamp frimrke freemairke
stand-by ticket standbybiljett standbaibilyet
station (train) (jrnvgs)station (yairnveyks)stafhohn
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stomach mage maage
stop v stanna/hlla stana/hawla
stop (bus) n (buss)hllplats (bus)hawlplats
street gata gaata
student studerande stoodeyrande
sun sol sohl
sunscreen solkrm sohlkreym
Sweden Sverige sverya
Swedish (language) svenska svenska
Swedish a svensk(t) svensk(t)
swim v simma sima
T
tampons tampong tampong
taxi taxi taksee
teaspoon tesked teyfheyd
teeth tnder tener
telephone n telefon telefohn
television TV teyvey
temperature (weather) temperatur temperatoor
tent tlt telt
that (one) den &/det deyn/dey
they dem dom
thirsty trstig(t) teushtig/teushtit
this (one) den hr &/det hr den hair/dey hair
throat strupe stroope
ticket biljett bilyet
time tid teed
tired trtt treut
tissues nsdukar neysdookar
today i dag i daag
toilet toalett tohaalet
tomorrow imorgon eemorron
tonight i kvll ee kvel
toothbrush tandbrste tandbeushte
toothpaste tandkrm tandkreym
torch (ashlight) cklampa klampa
tour n tur toor
tourist o ce turistbyr tooristbewraw
towel badduk baaddook
train tg tawg
translate verstta euveseta
travel agency resebyr reysebewraw
travellers cheque resecheck reyseshek
trousers byxor bewksor
twin beds tv sngar tvaw sengar
tyre dck dek
U
underwear underklder underkleyder
urgent angelgen/angelget
anyeleygen/anyeleyget
V
vacant ledig(t) leydig/leydit
vacation semester semester
vegetable n grnsak greunsaak
vegetarian a vegetarian vegetaareeaan
visa visum veesum
W
waiter servitr serviteur
Waiter! Vaktmstern! vaktmestern
walk v g gaw
wallet plnbok plawnbohk
warm a varm(t) varm(t)
wash (something) tvtta tveta
watch n klocka kloka
water vatten vaten
we vi vee
weekend helg hely
west vst vest
wheelchair rullstol rulstohl
when nr nair
where var var
white vit(t) veet/vit
who vem vem
why varfr varfeur
wife fru froo
window fnster feunster
wine vin veen
with med meyd
without utan ootaan
woman kvinna kvina
write skriva skreeva
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yellow gul(t) gul(t)
yes ja yaa
yesterday igr igawr
you sg inf du doo
you sg pol & pl ni nee
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