Swedish Vocabulary
Learning the Swedish Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Swedish language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Swedish.
Swedish vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Swedish Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Ordförråd |
| Countries | Länder |
| Australia | Australien |
| Cambodia | Kambodja |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | Kina |
| Egypt | Egypten |
| England | England |
| France | Frankrike |
| Germany | Tyskland |
| Greece | Grekland |
| India | Indien |
| Indonesia | Indonesien |
| Italy | Italien |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Mexiko |
| Morocco | Marocko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Spanien |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| USA | USA |
| |
| Languages | Språk |
| Arabic | Arabiska |
| Chinese | Kinesiska |
| English | Engelska |
| French | Franska |
| German | Tyska |
| Greek | Grekiska |
| Hebrew | Hebreiska |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italienska |
| Japanese | Japanska |
| Korean | Koreanska |
| Latin | Latin |
| Russian | Ryska |
| Spanish | Spanska |
| Urdu | Urdu |
| |
| Days | Dagar |
| Monday | Måndag |
| Tuesday | Tisdag |
| Wednesday | Onsdag |
| Thursday | Torsdag |
| Friday | Fredag |
| Saturday | Lördag |
| Sunday | Söndag |
| |
| time | tid |
| hour | timme |
| minute | minut |
| second | sekund |
List of Vocabulary in Swedish
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Swedish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Swedish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Swedish Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | färger |
| black | svart |
| blue | blå |
| brown | brun |
| gray | grå |
| green | grön |
| orange | orange |
| purple | lila |
| red | röd |
| white | vit |
| yellow | gul |
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| sizes | storlekar |
| big | stor |
| deep | djup |
| long | lång |
| narrow | smal |
| short | kort |
| small | liten |
| tall | hög |
| thick | tjock |
| thin | tunn |
| wide | bred |
| |
| tastes | smaker |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | frisk |
| salty | salt |
| sour | sur |
| spicy | kryddig |
| sweet | söt |
| |
| qualities | egenskaper |
| bad | dålig |
| clean | ren |
| dark | mörk |
| difficult | svår |
| dirty | smutsig |
| dry | torr |
| easy | lätt |
| empty | tom |
| expensive | dyr |
| fast | snabb |
| foreign | utländsk |
| full | full |
| good | bra |
| hard | hård |
| heavy | tung |
| inexpensive | billig |
| light | ljus |
| local | lokal |
| new | ny |
| noisy | bullrig |
| old | gammal |
| powerful | kraftfull |
| quiet | tyst |
| correct | korrekt |
| slow | långsam |
| soft | mjuk |
| very | mycket |
| weak | svag |
| wet | våt |
| wrong | fel |
| young | ung |
| |
| food | Mat |
| almonds | mandlar |
| bread | bröd |
| breakfast | frukost |
| butter | smör |
| candy | godis |
| cheese | ost |
| chicken | kyckling |
| cumin | kummin |
| dessert | efterrätt |
| dinner | middag |
| fish | fisk |
| fruit | frukt |
| ice cream | glass |
| lamb | lammkött |
| lemon | citron |
| lunch | lunch |
| meal | måltid |
| meat | kött |
| oven | ugn |
| pepper | peppar |
| plants | växter |
| pork | fläsk |
| salad | sallad |
| salt | salt |
| sandwich | smörgås |
| sausage | korv |
| soup | soppa |
| sugar | socker |
| supper | kvällsmål |
| turkey | kalkon |
| apple | äpple |
| banana | banan |
| oranges | apelsiner |
| peaches | persikor |
| peanut | jordnöt |
| pears | päron |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | vindruvor |
| strawberries | jordgubbar |
| vegetables | grönsaker |
| carrot | morot |
| corn | majs |
| cucumber | gurka |
| garlic | vitlök |
| lettuce | sallad |
| olives | oliver |
| onions | lökar |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | potatis |
| pumpkin | pumpa |
| beans | bönor |
| tomatoes | tomater |
| |
| alligator | krokodil |
| alligators | krokodiler |
| bear | björn |
| bears | björnar |
| bird | fågel |
| birds | fåglar |
| bull | tjur |
| bulls | tjurar |
| cat | katt |
| cats | katter |
| cow | ko |
| cows | kor |
| deer | rådjur |
| many deer | många rådjur |
| dog | hund |
| dogs | hundar |
| donkey | åsna |
| donkeys | åsnor |
| eagle | örn |
| eagles | örnar |
| elephant | elefant |
| elephants | elefanter |
| giraffe | giraff |
| giraffes | giraffer |
| goat | get |
| goats | getter |
| horse | häst |
| horses | hästar |
| lion | lejon |
| lions | lejon |
| monkey | apa |
| monkeys | apor |
| mouse | mus |
| mice | möss |
| rabbit | kanin |
| rabbits | kaniner |
| snake | orm |
| snakes | ormar |
| tiger | tiger |
| tigers | tigrar |
| wolf | varg |
| wolves | vargar |
| |
| objects | föremål |
| bathroom | badrum |
| bed | säng |
| bedroom | sovrum |
| ceiling | innertak |
| chair | stol |
| clothes | kläder |
| coat | rock/kappa |
| cup | kopp |
| desk | skrivbord |
| dress | klänning |
| floor | golv |
| fork | gaffel |
| furniture | möbler |
| glass | glas |
| hat | hatt |
| house | hus |
| ink | bläck |
| jacket | jacka |
| kitchen | kök |
| knife | kniv |
| lamp | lampa |
| letter | brev |
| map | karta |
| newspaper | tidning |
| notebook | anteckningsbok |
| pants | byxor |
| paper | papper |
| pen | penna |
| pencil | blyertspenna |
| pharmacy | apotek |
| picture | bild |
| plate | tallrik |
| refrigerator | kylskåp |
| restaurant | restaurang |
| roof | tak |
| room | rum |
| rug | matta |
| scissors | sax |
| shampoo | schampo |
| shirt | skjorta/tröja |
| shoes | skor |
| soap | tvål |
| socks | strumpor |
| spoon | sked |
| table | bord |
| toilet | toalett |
| toothbrush | tandborste |
| toothpaste | tandkräm |
| towel | handduk |
| umbrella | paraply |
| underwear | underkläder |
| wall | vägg |
| wallet | plånbok |
| window | fönster |
| telephone | telefon |
| |
| this | denna/detta |
| that | den/det |
| these | dessa |
| those | de där |
| |
| Questions | Frågor |
| how? | hur? |
| what? | vad? |
| who? | vem? |
| why? | varför? |
| where? | var? |
| |
| different objects | olika föremål |
| art | konst |
| bank | bank |
| beach | strand |
| book | bok |
| by bicycle | med cykel |
| by bus | med buss |
| by car | med bil |
| by train | med tåg |
| cafe | kafé |
| country | land |
| desert | öken |
| dictionary | ordbok |
| earth | jorden |
| flowers | blommor |
| football | fotboll |
| forest | skog |
| game | spel |
| garden | trädgård |
| geography | geografi |
| history | historia |
| house | hus |
| island | ö |
| lake | sjö |
| library | bibliotek |
| math | matematik |
| moon | måne |
| mountain | berg |
| movies | filmer |
| music | musik |
| ocean | ocean |
| office | kontor |
| on foot | till fots |
| player | spelare |
| river | flod |
| science | vetenskap |
| sea | hav |
| sky | himmel |
| soccer | fotboll |
| stars | stjärnor |
| supermarket | stormarknad |
| swimming pool | simbassäng |
| theater | teater |
| tree | träd |
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| weather | väder |
| bad weather | dåligt väder |
| cloudy | molnigt |
| cold | kallt |
| cool | kyla |
| foggy | dimmigt |
| hot | varmt |
| nice weather | fint väder |
| pouring | ösregn |
| rain | regn |
| raining | regnar |
| snow | snö |
| snowing | snöar |
| ice | is |
| sunny | soligt |
| windy | blåsigt |
| spring | vår |
| summer | sommar |
| autumn | höst |
| winter | vinter |
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| people | människor |
| aunt | faster/moster |
| baby | bebis |
| brother | bror |
| cousin | kusin |
| daughter | dotter |
| dentist | tandläkare |
| doctor | läkare |
| father | far |
| grandfather | farfar/morfar |
| grandmother | farmor/mormor |
| husband | make |
| mother | mor |
| nephew | brorson/systerson |
| niece | brorsdotter/systerdotter |
| nurse | sjuksköterska |
| policeman | polisman |
| postman | brevbärare |
| professor | professor |
| son | son |
| teacher | lärare |
| uncle | farbror/morbror |
| wife | hustru |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Swedish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Swedish Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Swedish lessons here: Learn Swedish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.