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Swedish Language Basics Cheat Sheet
A concise cheat sheet for Swedish language learners, covering essential grammar, vocabulary, and phrases to get you started.
Basic Greetings & Phrases
Greetings
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Hej! |
Hello! / Hi! |
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Hallå! |
Hello! (formal) |
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God morgon! |
Good morning! |
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God dag! |
Good day! |
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God kväll! |
Good evening! |
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God natt! |
Good night! |
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Adjö! |
Goodbye! |
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Hejdå! |
Goodbye! (informal) |
Basic Phrases
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Hur mår du? |
How are you? |
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Jag mår bra. |
I’m fine. |
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Tack! |
Thank you! |
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Varsågod! |
You’re welcome! |
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Ja. |
Yes. |
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Nej. |
No. |
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Snälla. |
Please. |
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Förlåt. |
Sorry. |
Essential Vocabulary
Common Nouns
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Man |
Man |
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Kvinna |
Woman |
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Barn |
Child |
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Hus |
House |
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Bil |
Car |
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Mat |
Food |
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Vatten |
Water |
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Pengar |
Money |
Useful Verbs
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Att vara |
To be |
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Att ha |
To have |
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Att göra |
To do / To make |
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Att säga |
To say |
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Att gå |
To go |
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Att se |
To see |
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Att veta |
To know |
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Att vilja |
To want |
Adjectives
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Stor |
Big |
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Liten |
Small |
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Bra |
Good |
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Dålig |
Bad |
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Ny |
New |
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Gammal |
Old |
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Varm |
Warm |
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Kall |
Cold |
Grammar Essentials
Word Order
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Swedish generally follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order, similar to English. Example: |
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In questions, the word order often changes to Verb-Subject. Example: |
Nouns and Articles
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Swedish nouns have two genders: en (common) and ett (neuter). Examples: |
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For plural nouns, the definite article is often indicated with -na. Example: |
Pronouns
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Jag |
I |
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Du |
You (singular, informal) |
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Han |
He |
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Hon |
She |
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Den/Det |
It |
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Vi |
We |
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Ni |
You (plural/formal) |
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De/Dem |
They/Them |
More Useful Phrases
Asking for Directions
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Var är…? - Where is…? Example: Var är toaletten? - Where is the toilet? |
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Hur kommer jag till…? - How do I get to…? Example: Hur kommer jag till stationen? - How do I get to the station? |
Dining Out
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Jag skulle vilja beställa… - I would like to order… Example: Jag skulle vilja beställa en öl. - I would like to order a beer. |
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Notan, tack. - The bill, please. |
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Kan jag få menyn, tack? - Can I have the menu, please? |
Numbers
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Ett |
One |
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Två |
Two |
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Tre |
Three |
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Fyra |
Four |
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Fem |
Five |
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Sex |
Six |
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Sju |
Seven |
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Åtta |
Eight |
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Nio |
Nine |
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Tio |
Ten |