Swedish Vocabulary

The Swedish vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: ett	Two: två	Three: tre
Four: fyra	Five: fem	Six: sex
Seven: sju	Eight: åtta	Nine: nio
Ten: tio	First: första	Second: andra

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: måndag	Tuesday: tisdag	Wednesday: onsdag
Thursday: torsdag	Friday: fredag	Saturday: lördag
Sunday: söndag	Now: nu	Yesterday: i går
Today: i dag	Tonight: i kväll	Tomorrow: i morgon

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: frukter	Apples: äpplen
Bananas: bananer	Tomatoes: tomater
Potatoes: potatisar	Onions: lökar

Red: röd	Green: grön	Blue: blå
White: vit	Black: svart	Grey: grå

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: frukost	Lunch: lunch
Dinner: middag	Milk: mjölk
Coffee: kaffe	Bread: bröd

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: soligt	Windy: blåsigt	Rainy: regnar
Snowy: snöar	Cold: kallt	Hot: hett

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: pojke	Girl: flicka
Son: son	Daughter: dotter
Brother: bror	Sister: syster
Man: man	Woman: kvinna
Father: far	Mother: mor
Grandfather: farfar/morfar	Grandmother: farmor/mormor

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: hus	Toilet: toalett	Room: rum
Bedroom: sovrum	Kitchen: kök	Table: bord

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: katt	Dog: hund	Mouse: mus
Bird: fågel	Cow: ko	Horse: häst

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: strumpor	Shoes: skor	Trousers: byxor
Shirt: skjorta/tröja	Sweater: tröja	Coat: rock/kappa

Most popular languages in the world:

English: engelska	French: franska	German: tyska
Spanish: spanska	Italian: italienska	Portuguese: portugisiska
Greek: grekiska	Russian: ryska	Arabic: arabiska
Hindi: hindi	Chinese: kinesiska	Japanese: japanska

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: taxi	Bus: buss
Hotel: hotell	Reservation: bokning
Airport: flygplats	Passport: pass

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: elev, student	Teacher: lärare	Pen: penna
Books: böcker	Page: sida	Dictionary: ordbok

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: hand	Feet: fötter	Hair: hår
Eye: öga	Mouth: mun	Nose: näsa

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambulans	Doctor: läkare
Hospital: sjukhus	Pharmacy: apotek
Police: polis	Stomach Ache: ont i magen

As you can see, this Swedish vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.