Swedish Basics
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Everyday Swedish words and phrases, every noun tagged en or ett and shown with its definite form, since Swedish glues the word for the onto the end of the noun.
- en (a, an)
- A or an, for common gender nouns. About four out of five Swedish nouns take it.
- ett (a, an)
- A or an, for neuter nouns.
- The definite article is a suffix
- Swedish tacks the word for the onto the end of the noun instead of putting it in front.
- Adjectives agree with gender
- An adjective adds -t before an ett word and nothing before an en word.
- Swedish has a pitch accent
- Many words carry a rising and falling melody that can separate two different words.
- hej
- Hello, hi.
- hejsan
- Hi there.
- god morgon
- Good morning.
- god kväll
- Good evening.
- god natt
- Good night.
- hej då
- Goodbye, bye.
- vi ses
- See you.
- tack
- Thank you; and also please, when asking for something.
- tack så mycket
- Thank you very much.
- varsågod
- Here you go; you are welcome.
- ja
- Yes.
- nej
- No.
- förlåt
- Sorry, forgive me.
- ursäkta
- Excuse me.
- hur mår du?
- How are you?
- vad heter du?
- What is your name?
- jag heter
- My name is.
- trevligt att träffas
- Nice to meet you.
- jag förstår inte
- I do not understand.
- talar du engelska?
- Do you speak English?
- vad kostar det?
- How much does it cost?
- var är toaletten?
- Where is the toilet?
- fika
- A coffee break taken with other people, usually with something sweet.
- lagom
- Just the right amount, neither too much nor too little.
- välkommen
- Welcome.