Swedish/Vocabulary

How to use this vocabulary

All the conjugation forms of verbs, nouns and adjectives have been given here.

If the ending of the word has been, at some point, divided with a slash (/), it means that the ending has to be attached to the word by dropping the following letter(s) separated by the slash from the rest of the word.

E.g. en abborr/e, -en, -ar, -arna should become en abborre, abborren, abborrar, abborrarna. Notice how the "e" in abborre is dropped, leaving the stem "abborr", to which the endings -en, -ar or -arna are attached.

If there is no dividing slash at some point in the end of a noun or a verb, the ending is directly attached to the word. E.g. en arm, -en, -ar, -arna becomes en arm, armen, armar, armarna.

Also notice that en and ett are both articles and are dealt with in the grammar section.

Contents:	Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

abborr/e, -en, -ar, -arna (/abore/) -- n. perch
absolut -- n. absolute, definite
affär, -en, -er, -erna -- n. business, shop, store
afton, -en -- n. evening
akta, -de, -t -- v. be careful with, take care of
alla -- pron. all, everyone
allihop -- pron. all of us
allmos/a, -an, -or, -orna (/almu:sa/) -- n. alms
allt -- pron. all, everything
alltid -- adv. always
alm, -en, -ar, -arna (/alm/) -- n. elm
annan -- pron. other, another one
ansikte, -t, -n, -na (/ansikte/) -- n. face
använda -- v. use, employ
ap/a, -n, -or, -orna -- monkey
arbet/a, -ar, -ade, -at (/arbe:eta/) -- v. work
arbete, -t, -n, -na (/arbe:ete/) -- n. work
arg (/arj/) -- adj. angry
arm, -en, -ar, -arna (/arm/) -- n. arm
ask, -en, -ar, -arna (/ask/) -- n. ash (living tree)
aska, -n (/aska/) -- n. ash (burnt tree)
askkopp, -en, -ar, -arna (/askop/) -- n. ashtray
asp, -en, -ar, -arna (/asp/) -- n. aspen

B

bad/a, -ar, -ade, -at -- bath v.
ett badkar, -et, badkar, -en -- bathtub
bak/a, -ar, -ade, -at -- bake v.
en balj/a, -an, -or, -orna -- tub, bowl
bandspelar/e, -(e)n -- tape recorder
en bank, -en, -er, -erna -- bank
en bankomat, -en, -er, -erna -- ATM (one of two brands in Sweden)
ett barn, -et, barn, -en -- child
ett ben, -et, ben, -en -- leg; bone
berg, -et, berg, -en -- mountain
en berg-och-dalban/a, -an, -or, -orna -- rollercoaster
en bil, -en, -ar, -arna (short for automobil) -- car
en bild, -en, -er, -erna -- image, picture
en, bildskärm, -en, -ar, -arna -- monitor (CRT)
en biljett, -en, -er, -erna -- ticket
billig, -t, -a -- cheap
en björn, -en, -ar, -arna -- bear
en blixt, -en, -ar, -arna -- flash
en blomm/a, -an, -or, -orna -- flower
en blomkruk/a, -an, -or, -orna -- flower pot
bly, -(e)t -- lead
bläck, -et -- ink
en bläckfisk, -en, -ar, -arna -- octopus
en bok, -en, -ar, -arna -- beech
en bok, -en, böck/er, -erna -- book
en bokhyll/a, -an, -or, orna -- bookshelf
ett bord, -et, bord, -en -- table
brännvin, -et -- vodka
ett bröd, -et, bröd, -en -- bread
en buss, -en, -ar, -arna -- bus
en busshållplats, -en, -er, -erna -- bus stop
en bärsärk, -en, -ar, -arna -- berserker
ett par byxor, -orna -- a pair of trousers

C

en central, -en -- center, central station
centrum -- center
en chaufför -- driver, chauffeur
chef -- boss, head, manager
choklad -- chocolate
cirk/el, -eln, -lar, -larna -- a circle
cirkla -- to circle (verb)
en citron, -en, -er, -erna -- lemon
en cyk/el, -eln, -lar, -larna -- bicycle

D

dag -- day
dagbok -- diary, journal
dagis -- daycare center
dagg -- dew
daggmask -- earthworm
dal -- valley
dam -- lady
damm -- (1) dust (2) pond (3) damm
dammsugare -- vacuum cleaner
danmark -- denmark
dansa -- dance
dator -- computer
dass -- outhouse or toilet (esp. outdoor, non-WC)
decennium -- decade
del -- portion, part, section, share
dela -- divide, share
deras -- their
dikt -- poem
din -- your
diska -- wash up, do the dishes
djup -- deep
djur -- animal
dricka --drink
dröm, -en, -ar, -arna -- dream
du -- you
ett dund/er -ret -er -ren -- thunder
dyr -- expensive
då -- then, at that time, in those days
dålig -- bad, poor, weak
där -- there
därför -- so, therefore
därifrån -- from there
dö, dog, dött -- die

E

efter -- after, behind
egen -- own
egenskap -- quality, characteristic
ej -- not
ek -- oak
eka -- small, oar propulsed wooden boat
eka -- echo v.
ekhjul -- oak wheel
eko -- echo
ekonomi -- economy
ekorre -- squirrel
elak -- naughty, evil, wicked
eld -- fire
elev -- student, pupil
eller -- or
emot -- against
enda -- only
enkel -- simple, easy
ensam -- alone, solitary
er -- your, yours
erfarenhet -- experience

F

falsk -- false
familj -- family
farlig -- dangerous
fatta -- catch, grasp
fel -- wrong
fest -- party, feast
festa -- have a good time, party v
fika -- have some coffee, coffee break
fjäder -- feather
fjäll -- a mountain with bare top in the Nordic countries
flod -- river (outside the Nordic countries)
fluga -- fly n.
flyga -- fly v.
flygplan -- aeroplane
flygplats -- airport
fläsk -- pork
folk -- people
fot -- foot
frisk -- well, healthy, not sick
fråga -- question n
fråga -r -de -t -- ask
fura -- pine tree. the word tall is more common.
furu -- pine wood
fusk -- cheating
få, fick, fått -- get
fågel -- bird
får -- sheep
färsk -- fresh
förstå -- understand
förälska -- fall in love

G

gaff/el, -eln, -lar, -larna -- Fork
galen -- mad, crazy
gammal -- old, ancient
gat/a, -an, -or, -orna -- Street
ge, gav, givit (col. "gett") -- give, grant
genast -- at once, immediately
genom -- through, by way of, thanks to
gifta sig, gifte sig, gift sig -- marry oneself
glad -- happy, pleased, delighted
glas, -en, -ar, -arna -- Glass
glass -- Ice cream
glädje -- joy, delight, happiness
glöm/ma, -de, -t -- forget
god -- good, nice, pleasant
godis, -et, (no pl.) -- Candy
golv, -et, -, -en -- floor
grann/e, -en, -ar, -arna -- neighbor
gran, -en, -ar, -arna -- Spruce
grej, -en, -er, -erna -- (jargon) thing, gadget
gris, -en, -ar, -arna -- Pig
grisa, -de, -t -- (1) What a sow does when she gets piglets. (2) To behave like a pig, typically in conjunction to a party.
griskulting, -en, -ar, -arna -- Piglet
grod/a, -an, -or, -orna -- Frog
gräns, -en, -er, -erna -- boundary, border
grön -- green
gubb/e, -en, -ar, -arna -- Old man
gud, -en, -ar, -arna -- (a) god
Gud -- God
guld, -et, (no pl.) -- Gold
gumm/a, -an, -or, -orna -- old woman
gyllene -- Golden
gå, gick, gått -- walk
göra, gjorde, gjort -- do, make

H

ha, hade, haft -- have
hals, -en, -ar, -arna -- neck, throat
halsa, -de, -t -- (jargon) drink directly from a bottle,
halv -- half
hand, -en, händer, -na -- hand
handduk, -en, -ar, -arna -- towel
handla, -de, -t -- shop, trade, deal, do business v
hans -- his
hat, -et, (no pl.) -- hatred
hav, -et, -, -en -- sea, ocean
hembränt, -, (no pl.) -- Moonshine (i.e. home made vodka)
hej! -- hi!
hel -- whole, full, complete
heller -- either
helvete, -t, -n, -na -- hell
hem, -et, -, -en -- home
herr/e, -en, -ar, -arna -- gentleman, man
hinna, hann, hunnit -- reach, get, find
hit -- here
hitta, -de, -t -- find
hjort, -en, -ar, -arna -- deer
hjälp -- help, assistance
hjälp/a, -te, -t -- help, aid
hjärta, -t, -n, -na -- heart
hon -- she, her
hund, -en, -ar, -arna -- dog
hur -- how
hus, -et, -, -en -- house
hyr/a, -de, -t -- rent, hire
hål, -et, -, -en -- hole
hår -- hair
härifrån -- from here
högskol/a, -an, -or, -orna -- college of higher learning
hök, -en, -ar, -arna -- hawk
hön/a, -an, -or, -orna -- hen
hör/a, -de, -t -- hear, learn, be told

I

Ilska -- Anger
Ingenjör -- Engineer
Inget -- Nothing
Inte -- Not
Intighet -- Void
Illa -- badly
Is -- ice
Iller -- polecat
Iskall -- as cold as ice
Italien -- Italy

J

Jacka -- Jacket
Jaga -- Hunt v.
Jakt -- Hunt n.
Jord -- Soil/Dirt
Jorden -- The Earth
Järn -- Iron
Järnväg -- Rail road
Järv -- Wolverine

K

kaffe, -t, (no pl.) -- coffee
katt, -en, -er, -erna -- cat
kattung/e, -en, -ar, -arna -- kitten
kalv, -en, -ar, -arna -- calf
kniv, -en, -ar, -arna -- knife
ko, -n, -r, -rna -- cow
kontinent, -en, -er, -erna -- continent
Kontinenten -- Europe minus the Nordic countries (often including Denmark)
krabb/a, -an, -or, -orna -- crab
kräft/a, -an, -or, -orna -- crayfish
kräft/a, -an, -or, -orna -- cancer (medic, obsolete: instead use Cancer /kanser/)
kräftan -- Cancer (zodiac)
kvinn/a, -an, -or, -orna -- woman
kyckling, -en, -ar, -arna -- chicken
kär -- in love
kärlek, -en, -ar, -arna -- love n.
kök, -et, -, -en -- kitchen
kött, -et, (no pl.) -- meat
kör, -en -- choir
kam, -en -- comb
kamel, -en -- camel
kille, -en -- boy

L

Lampa -- Lamp
Land -- Land, Country
Lax -- Salmon
Leka -- Play
Lycka -- Happiness
Läka -- Heal
Läkare -- Doctor (physician)
Läxa -- Homework
Läsa -- read
Lämna -- leave

M

Majs -- Corn
Man -- Man
Mardröm -- Nightmare
Mark -- Ground
Maskin -- Machine
Mat -- Food
Mejla -- E-mail v.
Minut -- Minute
Minuten -- ATM (one of two brands in Sweden)
Misstag -- Mistake
Mint -- Mint (flavor)
Mjöd -- Mead
Mjöl -- Flour
Mjölk -- Milk
Mobba -- Bully
Mobbning -- Bullying
Mynt -- Coin n.
Mynta -- (1) Coin v. (2) Mint (herb)
Månad -- Month
Måne -- Moon

N

Natt -- Night
Nord -- North n.
Norden -- The Nordic Countries
Norge -- Norway
Norr -- North prep.
Norrman -- Norwegian
Norska -- Norwegian (language or woman)
Ny -- New
Nybörjare -- Beginner, Novice, N00b, Newbie
Nyhet -- News
Nyheterna -- The news
Nätet -- The (Inter)Net

O

Olycka -- Accident, Misfortune
Ondska -- Evil
Orkan -- Hurricane
Orm -- Snake
Ost -- Cheese
Otur -- Bad luck
Ond -- evil
Ostron -- oyster
Om -- if
Oss -- us

P

Paket -- Parcel, Package
Pengar -- Money
Pris -- prize
Plastpåse -- plastic bag
Pojke -- boy
Paj -- pie
Påsk -- Easter

Q

Qatar -- Qatar

R

Rak -- Straight
Ren -- Reindeer
Rep -- Rope
Rike -- State, Country, Realm
Ris -- Rice
Rum -- Room; Space (in mathematics)
Rymd -- Space
Rymden -- Space (the Universe)
Råtta -- Rat
Rät -- Straight
Rätt -- Right, Correct
Rättighet -- Right jur. De mänskliga rättigheterna. (The human rights)

S

se, såg, sett -- See
sekel -- century
sekund -- second
silver -- silver
sked -- spoon
skjorta -- shirt
sko -- shoe
skola -- school
skorsten -- chimney
skott -- Shot
skottkärra -- Wheelbarrow
skottland -- Scotland
skottår -- Leap year
slang -- hose
slang -- slang
slut -- end, finish n. (and vulgarly adj.)
sluta, -de, -t -- end, finish, stop v.
slända -- distaff
slända -- an insect in the order of Odonata, such as dragonflies and damselflies.
smak -- taste, flavor n.
smaka, -de, -t -- taste v.
SMS -- SMS n.
SMS:a -- SMS v.
sol -- sun
sova, sov, sovit -- Sleep v.
spel -- game
spårvagn -- tram
spöke -- ghost
stav -- staff
stjärna -- star
stjärnbild -- constellation
stjärntecken -- astrological sign
ström -- Stream, Current; Electric power. Vi har ingen ström! (We have no power!)
stål -- steel
suga -- suck
svensk -- Swede, Swedish adj.
svenska -- Swedish (language or woman)
Sverige (/sværje/) -- Sweden
syd -- south prep.
synd -- sin; Pity. Vad synd! (That's a shame!)
syrsa -- cricket (insect)
såg -- saw, sawmill
söder -- south n.
sömn -- sleep n.

T

ta, tog, tagit -- take
tall, -en, -ar, -arna -- Pine tree
tallrik, -en, -ar, -arna -- Plate
tenn -- Tin
tennsoldat, -en, -er, -erna -- Tin soldier
tid, -en, -er, -erna -- Time
timme, -en, -ar, -arna -- Hour
toa, -n, (no pl.) -- Toilett
toalett, -en, -er, -erna -- Toilett
troll, -et, -, -en -- Troll
trolla, -de, -t -- Do (stage) magic
trollsländ/a, -an, -or, -orna -- Dragonfly
träd, -et, -, -en -- Tree
tunnelban, -en, -er, -erna -- Subway
tupp, -en, -ar, -arna -- Rooster
tur, -en, -er, -erna -- Good luck
Tyskland -- Germany
tåg, -et, -, -en -- Train
tågstation, -en, -er, -erna -- Train station

U

Ull -- Wool (sheep hair)
Undulat -- Budgerigar
Universitet -- University
Upplevelse -- (an enjoyable) Experience
Ute -- Outside
Utrikes -- Abroad, Overseas
Uggla -- owl

V, W

Vatten -- Water
Webben -- The (World Wide) Web
Vecka -- Week
Vin -- Wine
Väg -- Way, Road
Vänstersväng -- Left turn
Värld -- World
Väst -- West prep.
Väster -- West n.
Växa -- Grow
Växt -- Plant

X

Xylofon -- Xylophone

Y

Yxa -- Axe
Yrke -- Occupation
Ylle -- Wool (textile)
Ytterdörr -- front door

Z

Zooma -- Zoom v.
Zebra -- zebra

Å

en å, -n, -ar, -arna -- river
ett år, -et, år, -en -- year
århundrade, -t, -n -- century
årtionde, -t, -n -- decade
årtusende, -t, -n -- millennium
en år/a, -an, -or, -orna -- oar
en åsikt, -en, -er, -erna -- opinion; vara av samma åsikt med ngn (to agree with smbd); vara av annan åsikt med ngn (to disagree with smbd)
en åsk/a, -an, -or, -orna -- thunder

Ä

Älg -- Moose
Älska -- Love v.
Älv -- River (in the Nordic Countries)
Älva -- Female elf
Ände -- End (of something physical, such as a rope)
Äpple -- Apple
Äta -- Eat

(skol)Ämne -- subjekt

Ö

Ö -- Island
Öl -- Beer
Örn -- Eagle
Öst -- East prep.
Öster -- East n.
Önska -- Wish v.
Önskning -- Wish n.