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Learning the Swedish Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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