Swedish - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Swedish language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
noll
zero
1
ett
one
2
två
two
3
tre
three
4
fyra
four
5
fem
five
6
sex
six
7
sju
seven
8
åtta
eight
9
nio
nine
10
tio
ten
11
elva
eleven
12
tolv
twelve
13
tretton
thirteen
14
fjorton
fourteen
15
femton
fifteen
16
sexton
sixteen
17
sjutton
seventeen
18
arton
eighteen
19
nitton
nineteen
20
tjugo
twenty
30
trettio
thirty
40
fyrtio
forty
50
femtion
fifty
60
sextio
sixty
70
sjuttio
seventy
80
åttio
eighty
90
nittio
ninety
100
hundra
hundred
1K
tusen
thousand
1M
miljon
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
vit
white
⚫
svart
black
🔴
röd
red
🔵
blå
blue
🟡
gul
yellow
🟢
grön
green
🟣
lila
purple
🟤
brun
brown
🟠
orange
orange
🌸
rosa
pink
⭐
guld
gold
🌑
silver
silver
☁️
grå
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
hund
dog
🐱
katt
cat
🐴
häst
horse
🐮
ko
cow
🐷
gris
pig
🐦
fågel
bird
🐟
fisk
fish
🐭
mus
mouse
🦊
räv
fox
🐇
kanin
rabbit
🐻
björn
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefant
elephant
🐢
sköldpadda
turtle
🦒
giraff
giraffe
🦆
anka
duck
🕷️
spindel
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familj
family
🧔
man
man
👩
kvinna
woman
👦
pojke
boy
👧
flicka
girl
👶
barn
child
👨🦳
far
father
👩🦳
mor
mother
👴
farfar
grandfather
👵
farmor/mormor
grandmother
🧑🦰
bror
brother
👩🦱
syster
sister
🧑
vän
friend
👥
människor
people
🙋
person
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
hus
house
🏢
byggnad
building
🏫
skola
school
🏪
butik
store
🛣️
väg
road
🌆
stad
city
🌳
träd
tree
💧
vatten
water
☀️
sol
sun
☁️
moln
cloud
📚
bok
book
🖊️
penna
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
nyckel
key
🚗
bil
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
äpple
apple
🍌
banan
banana
🍞
bröd
bread
🧀
ost
cheese
🥩
kött
meat
🥛
mjölk
milk
☕
kaffe
coffee
🍵
te
tea
💧
vatten
water
🍺
öl
beer
🍷
vin
wine
🍽️
mat
food
🍳
ägg
egg
🍚
ris
rice
🥕
grönsaker
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
dag
day
🌙
natt
night
⏰
timme
hour
🗓️
vecka
week
📅
månad
month
🗓️
år
year
🗓️
måndag
Monday
🗓️
tisdag
Tuesday
🗓️
onsdag
Wednesday
🗓️
torsdag
Thursday
🗓️
fredag
Friday
🗓️
lördag
Saturday
🗓️
söndag
Sunday
🌅
morgon
morning
🌆
kväll
evening
🕛
nu
now
🔜
snart
soon
🕒
tid
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
tala
to speak
🚶
gå
to walk
🏃
springa
to run
🍽️
äta
to eat
🍷
dricka
to drink
😴
sova
to sleep
📖
läsa
to read
✍️
skriva
to write
👀
se
to see
👂
höra
to hear
💭
tänka
to think
🤔
veta
to know
❤️
älska
to love
👍
tycka om
to like
👋
komma
to come
🚪
öppna
to open
🔒
stänga
to close
💡
lära sig
to learn
➕
ge
to give
💸
köpa
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
lycklig
happy
😢
ledsen
sad
😠
arg
angry
👍
bra
good
👎
dålig
bad
⬆️
stor
big
⬇️
liten
small
🆕
ny
new
🕰️
gammal
old
💯
många
many
🤏
få
few
🥵
het
hot
🥶
kall
cold
💪
stark
strong
👶
svag
weak
✨
vacker
beautiful
👹
ful
ugly
✅
korrekt
correct
❌
fel
wrong
⚡
snabb
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
och
and
➡️
men
but
👉
eller
or
🤔
eftersom
because
👉
så
so
🤨
dock
however
🤔
därför
therefore
➕
också
also
🕒
när
when
🤔
om
if
🕒
före
before
🕒
efter
after
🕒
sedan
since
🕒
medan
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
lärare
teacher
🧑⚕️
läkare
doctor
👩💻
ingenjör
engineer
👨🍳
kock
chef
🧑🌾
bonde
farmer
👮
polis
police officer
🧑🎨
konstnär
artist
🧑💼
kontorsarbetare
office worker
🔬
vetenskapsman
scientist
🛒
säljare
salesperson
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