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eTICKET SWEDISH
Welcome to eTicket Swedish, from Living Language. Just listen to the native
speakers of Swedish and repeat in the pauses. Lets get started!
PRONUNCIATION
eTicket Swedish uses a simple transliteration system, but keep in mind that its
only an approximation of how Swedish is pronounced. This quick summary of
Swedish spelling and pronunciation will help, but its important to listen to the
native speakers on the audio to really develop a sense of pronunciation.
Vowels

a as in far

svart (svahrt) black

smal (smahl) thin

ai as in air
e as in bet

bra (bay-rah) carry

hjlp (yelp) help

aw as in caught

dlig (daw-lig) bad

as in caf
e as in net

te (tay) tea
det (deh) this

ee as in see
i as in him

ris (rees) rice

tallrik (tahl-rihk) plate

oo as in pool
o as in hot

tio (tee-oo) ten

kort (kort) short

u as in fur (like eh with

rounded lips)

lrdag (luhr-dag)
Saturday

u as in rude

ut (oot) out

ee as in see with rounded lips (like German

or French u)

mycket (mih-ket) much

Consonants

Several consonants in Swedish sound similar to the way they're pronounced in

English.
b

b as in boy

bl (blaw) blue

c as in cake (before a,
o, u, )
c as in ceiling

kaf (kah-fay) caf

penicillin (peh-nee-seeleen) penicillin

d as in day

f
g

elva (ehl-vah) eleven

ks as in excess

byxor (bihk-sor) pants

Note the pronunciation of j, r, and z, which are different from English.

y as in yes

ja (yah) yes

dlig (daw-lig) bad

rolled r, as in Italian

rd (ruhrd) red

f as in father

fem (fem) five

s as in see

zoo (soh) zoo

g as in go (before a, o,
u, )
ng as in sing (before n)

gammal (gah-mahl) old

regn (rehng) rain

h as in him

hundra (huhn-drah)
hundred

k as in keep (before
consonants or a, o, u,
), also similar to sh
(see below)

kvll (kvehl) evening

l as in like

lrdag (luhr-dag)
Saturday

m as in make

mndag (mawn-dag)
Monday

n as in no

nio (nee-oo) nine

p as in person

p (paw) on

s as in see

t as in take

v as in very

also y as in yes (see

below)

The sound of j (y as in yes) is spelled in a few other ways as well.

dj

y as in yes

djur (yuhr) animal

y as in yes (before e, i,
y, , )

gym (yurhm) gym

gj

y as in yes

gjorde (yohr-deh) did

hj

y as in yes

hjlp (yelp) help

lj

y as in yes

ljus (yews) light

There are several ways of spelling the sound sh as in show in Swedish.

ch

sh as in show

checka in (sheh-kuh in)

to check in

sh as in show (before e,
i, y, , )

senare (seh-nah-reh)
later

Norrkping (nohr-shuhping) Norrkping

(a city)

kj

sh as in show

kjol (shohl) skirt

tio (tee-oo) ten

tj

sh as in show

tjugo (shoo-go) twenty

sj

sh as in show
also ch in Scottish loch

sju (shuh) seven

sju (khuh) seven

skj

sh as in show

skjorta (shor-tah) shirt

rs

sh as in show

mars (mahsh) March

Please keep in mind that this is a summary of Swedish pronunciation, and there
are irregularities and more complex rules that will come into play. The phonetic
transliteration will help you, but it's only an approximation of how the Swedish
sounds. As always, the best bet is to listen to the native speakers on the audio.
1. NUMBERS 0 TO 20

nitton

neet-tohn

19

tjugo

shoo-goh

20

2. NUMBERS 21 AND HIGHER

tjugoett

shoo-goh-eht

21

tjugotv

shoo-goh-tvoh

22

tjugotre

shoo-goh-treh

23

tjugofyra

shoo-goh-fee-rah

24

tjugofem

shoo-goh-fem

25

tjugosex

shoo-goh-sex

26

tjugosju

shoo-goh-shuh

27

noll

nohl

tjugotta

shoo-goh-oht-tah

28

ett

eht

tjugonio

shoo-goh-nee-oh

29

tv

tvoh

trettio

treh-tee-oh

30

tre

treh

fyrtio

fuhr-tee-oh

40

fyra

fee-rah

femtio

fem-tee-oh

50

fem

fem

sextio

sex-tee-oh

60

sex

sex

sjuttio

shuh-tee-oh

70

sju

shuh/khuh

ttio

oht-tee-oh

80

tta

oht-tah

nittio

niht-tee-oh

90

nio

nee-oo

etthundra

eht-huhn-drah

100

tio

tee-oo

10

etthundraett

eht-huhn-drah-eht

101

elva

ehl-vah

11

etthundratv

eht-huhn-drah-tvoh

102

tolv

tohl

12

etthundratre

eht-huhn-drah-treh

103

tretton

treh-tohn

13

tvhundra

tvoh-huhn-drah

200

fjorton

fyohr-tohn

14

trehundra

treh-huhn-drah

300

femton

fem-tohn

15

fyrahundra

fee-rah-huhn-drah

400

sexton

sex-tohn

16

femhundra

fem-huhn-drah

500

sjutton

shuh-tohn

17

ettusen

eht-tew-sehn

1,000

arton

ahr-tohn

18

en million

ehn meel-yohn

1,000,000

3. COLORS

fredag

fray-dag

Friday

rd

ruhrd

red

lrdag

luhr-dag

Saturday

bl

blaw

blue

sndag

suhn-dag

Sunday

gul

gewl

yellow

grn

gruhrn

green

6. MONTHS

orange

oh-rahnj

orange

januari

yah-new-ah-ree

January

lila

lee-lah

purple

februari

feh-brew-ah-ree

February

svart

svah(r)t

black

mars

mahsh

March

vit

veet

white

april

ah-preel

April

brun

brewn

brown

maj

my

May

juni

zhuh-nee

June

juli

zhuh-lee

July

4. DESCRIBING THINGS
stor/liten

stohr/lee-tehn

big/small

augusti

aw-gews-tee

August

bra/dlig

brah/daw-lig

good/bad

september

sehp-tehm-ber

September

vacker/ful

vah-ker/fuhl

beautiful/ugly

oktober

ohk-toh-ber

October

varmt/kallt

varmt/kalt

hot/cold

november

noh-vehm-ber

November

lng/kort

lawng/kort

tall/short

december

day-sehm-ber

December

tjock/smal

shawk/smahl

fat/thin

gammal/ny

gah-mahl/neew

old/new

7. TIME EXPRESSIONS

gammal/ung

gah-mahl/uhng

old/young

morgon

maw-rohn

morning

glad/ledsen

glahd/leh-sehn

happy/sad

eftermiddag

ehf-tehr mih-dahg

afternoon

snabb/lngsam

snahb/lawng-sahm

fast/slow

kvll

kvehl

evening

nra/lngt borta

nah-rah/lawngt
bohr-tah

near/far

natt

naht

night

tolv p dagen

tohlf paw dah-gehn

noon

midnatt

meed-naht

midnight

idag

ee-dahg

today

5. DAYS
mndag

mawn-dag

Monday

imorgon

ee-mawr-gohn

tomorrow

tisdag

tees-dag

Tuesday

igr

ee-gawr

yesterday

onsdag

ohns-dag

Wednesday

nu

new

now

torsdag

tohsh-dag

Thursday

senare

say-nah-reh

later

Vad?

vahd

What?

last week

Vad r din e-mail

adress?

vahd ahr deen e-mail

ah-dres

What is your email

address?

nehs-tah maw-nad

next month

Vem?

vem

Who?

den shew-gohn-deh
mahsh

on March 20th

Vem r det dr?

vem ah deh dahr

Who is that?

Nr?

nahr

When?

Vad r dagens datum?

vahd ahr dah-gens

dah-tum

What is the date

today?

Nr anlnder planet?

nahr ahn-lehn-der
plah-net

When does the plane

arrive?

Det r den 25:e april.

deh ahr den shewfehm-tuh ah-preel

Today is April 25th.

Hur?

hewr

How?

omedelbart

ohm-may-dehl-bart

den hr mndagen

den hehr mawn-dag-en this Monday

frra veckan

forh-rah veh-kan

nsta mnad
den 20:e mars

right away

8. TELLING TIME

Hur ringer jag till USA? hewr ring-er yah til

ew-es-ah

How do I call the U.S.?

Hur mycket?

hewr mih-keh

How much?

Hur mycket kostar

det hr?

hewr mih-keh kos-tahr

deh har

How much does this

cost?

Urskta hur mycket r

klockan?

ewr-shehk-tah hewr
mih-kuh ahr kloh-kahn

What time is it?

Klockan r ett.

kloh-kahn ahr eht

Its 1:00.

Klockan r tv.

kloh-kahn ahr tvoh

Its 2:00.

10. SAYING HELLO

Klockan r halv fyra.

kloh-kahn ahr halv

fee-rah

Its 3:30. (lit., half four)

Hej!

hay

Hello!

God morgon!

guh maw-rohn

Good morning!

Klockan r fyra.

kloh-kahn ahr fee-rah

Its 4:00.

God dag!

guh dahg

Good day!

Klockan r kvart i sex.

kloh-kahn ahr kvahrtee-sehks

Its 5:45. (lit., quarter

to six)

God kvll!

guh kvehl

Good evening!

Hur mr du?

hewr mohr dew?

How are you?

Bra.

brah

Fine.

Mycket bra.

mih-keh brah

Very well.

Sisdr.

see-saw-dahr

So-so.

Vad heter du?

vah hay-ter dew

Whats your name?

Mitt namn r Herr

Karlsson.

mit nahmn ahr hehr

kahrl-suhn

My name is Mr.
Karlsson.

Klockan r tre minuter kloh-kahn ahr tray

Its 7:03.
ver sju.
mee-new-tehr uhr-vuhr
khwew
Filmen startar halv nio. feel-men stah-tar halv
nee-ooh

The movie starts at

9:30.

Tget avgr sjutton

ver elva.

The train leaves at 11:17.

taw-guhr ahv-gawr
khew-tohn uhr-vuhr
ehl-vah

9. ASKING QUESTIONS
Var? / Vart?

var / vart

Where?

Var r utgngen?

var ahr ewt-gawng-en

Where is the exit?

Mitt namn r Karlsson. mit nahmn ahr kahrlsuhn

My name is Karlsson.

Mitt namn r Fru

Karlsson.

My Name is Mrs.
Karlsson.

mit nahmn ayh frew

kahrl-suhn

Trevligt att rkas.

trehv-leet aht rawkahss

Its nice to meet you.

Skulle Ni vilja upprepa

det?

skuh-luh nee vihl-yuh

uhp-pray-puh deht

Would you repeat that?

(formal)

Hej d.

hay daw

Good-bye.

Vi ses senare.

vee sayss say-nah-reh

See you later.

Skulle du vilja upprepa skuh-luh dew vihl-yuh

det?
uhp-pray-puh deht

Would you repeat that?

(informal)

Vi ses snart.

vee sayss snahrt

See you soon.

Det r toppen!

dehr taw-pen

Thats great!

God natt.

guh naht

Good night.

Det r frskrckligt!

dehr fuhr-shkrehk-liht

Thats terrible!

Okej.

oh-kay

Okay./Fine./Good.

Jag vet inte.

yah vayt ihn-teh

I dont know.

Det r viktigt!

dehr vihk-tit

Its important!

Var frsiktig!

vahr fuhr-shik-tee

Be careful!

Ha det s trevligt!

hah deht saw tray-vleet Have fun!

11. BASIC EXPRESSIONS

Tack.

tahk

Thank you.

Tack s mycket.

tahk saw mih-kuh

Thank you very much.

Varsgod.

vah-shaw-gohd

Youre welcome.

Snlla.

sneh-lah

Please.

Ja.

yah

Yes.

Nej.

nay

No.

Var?

vahr

Where?

Urskta mig.

ewr-shehk-tuh may

Excuse me.

Var r tullen?

vahr ayr tuh-lehn

Where is customs?

Urskta mig.

ewr-shehkt-tuh may

Pardon me.

Var r passkontrollen?

Jag beklagar.

yah beh-klah-gahr

Im sorry.

vahr ayr pahss-kohntroh-lehn

Where is passport
control?

Jag r ledsen.

yah ayh leh-sehn

Im sorry.

Har du ngot att

frtulla?

hahr dew noh-guht aht

fuhr-tuh-lah

Do you have anything

to declare

Jag frstr inte.

yah fuhr-shtohr in-tuh

I dont understand.

Jag talar inte svenska.

yah tah-lar in-tuh

svehn-skuh

I dont speak Swedish.

Jag har inget att

frtulla.

yah hahr ing-uht aht

fuhr-tuh-lah

I have nothing to
declare.

Talar Ni engelska?

tah-lar nee eng-ehlskuh

Do you speak English?

(formal)

Jag har ngot att

frtulla.

yah hahr noh-guht aht

fuhr-tuh-lah

I have something to
declare.

Talar du engelska?

tah-lar dew eng-ehlskuh

Do you speak English?

(informal)

Min svenska r inte s

bra.

min svehn-skuh ahr intuh soh brah.

My Swedish is not so
good.

Tala lngsamt r Ni
snll.
Tala lngsamt r du
snll.

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12. AT THE AIRPORT

Var r
vahr ayr bah-gahzh-ahv- Where is the baggage
baggageavhmtningen? hehmt-ning-ehn
claim area?
Var r de
internationella
avgngarna?

vahr ayr duh in-tehrnah-shoh-neh-luh ahvgohng-ahr-nah

Where are the

international
departures?

tah-lah lawng-sahmt ahr Speak slowly, please.

nee snehl
(formal)

Var r ankomsthallen?

vahr ayr ahn-kohmsthah-lehn

Where are the arrivals?

tah-lah lawng-sahmt ahr Speak slowly, please.

dew snehl
(informal)

Var r gate 132 (hundra vahr ayr gate huhn-drah Where is gate 132?
trettiotv)?
treh-tee-oh-tvoh

11

Var r informationen /
informationsdisken?

vahr ayr in-for-mahhohn-ehn / in-for-mahhohns-disk-ehn

Where is information?

Finns det ngon

sovvagn?

Jag skulle vilja

yah skuh-luh vil-yah

I would like

Jag skulle vilja ha en

fnsterplats.

14. AROUND TOWN

yah skuh-luh vil-yah hah Id like a window seat.

ehn fehn-ster-plahts

Jag skulle vilja ha en

plats vid gngen.

yah skuh-luh vil-yah hah Id like an aisle seat.

ehn plahts vihd gahngehn

Hr r ditt boardingkort.

hahr ahr dit boardingkort

Here is your boarding

pass. (informal)

Ha en trevlig resa!

hah ehn tray-vlee raysah

Have a good trip!

13. AT THE TRAIN STATION

Jag skulle vilja kpa en yah skuh-luh vil-yah
I would like a ticket,
biljett.
shuh-pah ehn beel-yeht please.
Till Stockholm

til stock-holm

To Stockholm.

En enkelresa.

ehn ayn-kehl-ray-sah

One-way.

Rundresa.

ruhnd-ray-sah

Round-trip.

Frsta eller andra

klass?

fuhr-shtah el-ler ahndrah klass

First class or second

class?

fins deh naw-gon sohvvahn

Is there a sleeping car?

trafikljuset

trah-feek-yew-seht

the traffic light

gatan

gah-tahn

the street

korsningen

korsh-ning-ehn

the intersection

parken

pahr-kehn

the park

busshllplatsen

buhs-hawl-plaht-sehn

the bus stop

tunnelbanestationen

tuh-nehl-bah-neh-stah- the subway station

hoh-nehn

hotellet

hot-tehl-eht

hotel

15. GETTING AROUND

Var kan jag f tag i en
taxi?

vahr kahn yah faw tahg Where can I get a taxi?

ee ehn taxi

Var r bussen?

vahr ayr buhs-sehn

Where is the bus?

Var r tunnelbanan?

vahr ayr tuh-nehl-bahnehn

Where is the subway

(station)?

Var r utgngen?

vahr ayr ewt-gawng-ehn Where is the exit?

Kan jag f en tidtabell? kan yah faw ehn teedtah-behl

May I have a schedule?

Skulle Ni vilja ta mig till skuh-luh nee vil-yuh

denna adress.
tah-may til dehn ahdress

Take me to this
address, please.

Vilken plattform?

vihl-kehn plat-form

Which platform?

Vad r taxan?

vahd ayr tak-sahn

What is the fare?

Nr avgr tget?

nahr ahv-gawr taw-get

When does the train

leave?

Stanna hr r Ni snll.

stah-nah hahr ahr nee

snehl

Stop here, please.

Nr kommer tget?

nahr kohm-mer taw-get When does the train

arrive?

Kommer tget fram i

tid?

kohm-mer taw-get
frahm ee teed

Finns det ngon

restarangvagn?

fins deh naw-gon restaw-rahng-vahng

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Does this bus go to

Kings Street?

Is the train on time?

Gr den hr bussen till gawr dehn hahr buhKungsgatan?

sehn til kuhngs-gahtahn

Is there a dining car?

Skulle jag kunna f en

stadskarta, tack.

Could I please have a

map of the city?

skuh-luh yah kuh-nah

faw ehn stads-kahr-tah
tahk

13

En karta ver
ehn kahr-tah uh-vehr
A subway map, please.
tunnelbanan r Ni snll. tuh-nehl-bah-nahn ayhr
nee snehl

Fr tv personer.

Jag har en reservation. yah hahr ehn reh-sehrvah-hohn

I have a reservation.

16. ASKING DIRECTIONS

Fr hur mnga ntter?

fuhr hewr mawng-ah

neh-tehr

For how many nights?

Fr en natt.

fuhr ehn naht

For one night.

fuhr tvaw pehr-shohnehr

For two people.

Urskta men var

ligger?

ewr-shehk-tuh mehn
vahr lih-gehr

Excuse me, where is?

gaw

Go

Fr tv ntter.

fuhr tvaw neh-tehr

For two nights.

G rakt fram.

gaw rahkt frahm

Go straight ahead.

Fr en vecka.

fuhr ehn veh-kah

For one week.

G den vgen.

gaw dehn veh-gehn

Go that way.

Hr r er nyckel.

hahr ahr ehr nih-kehl

Here is your key.

G till baka.

gaw til bah-kah

Go back.

Hr r ert nyckelkort.

Here is your key card.

Ta till hger.

tah til huh-ger

Turn right.

hahr ahr ehrt nih-kehlkort

Ta till vnster.

tah til vehn-ster

Turn left.

Vnd om.

vehnd ohm

Turn around.

vid slutet av gatan

veed slew-teht ahv

gah-than

at the end of the street

Finns det ngot annat

rum?

fins deh naw-guht

ah-naht ruhm

Do you have another

room?

vid hrnet

veed huhr-neht

on the corner

Med eget badrum?

nsta till

neh-stah til

next to

mehd ay-guht bahdruhm

With a private
bathroom?

den frsta till vnster

dehn fuhr-shtah til

vehn-ster

the first left

Finns det ett tystare

rum?

fins deht tew-stah-reh

ruhm

Is there a quieter room?

den andra till hger

dehn ahn-drah til huhger

the second right

Finns det ett strre

rum?

fins deht stuh-reh ruhm Is there a larger room?

r det nra?

ahr deh nah-rah

Is it near?

Finns det ett

trningsrum?

fins deht treh-nings

ruhm

Is there an exercise
room?

r det lngt borta?

ahr deh lawngt

bawr-tah

Is it far?

Finns det ett gym?

fins deh eht yuhrm?

Is there a gym?

Finns det en
swimmingpool?

fins dehn
swimmingpool

Is there a pool?

Jag skulle vilja checka

in.

yah skuh-luh vil-yah

sheh-kuh in

Id like to check in.

Finns det en
simbassng?

fins deht ehn sihm-bah- Is there a pool?

sehng

Jag skulle vilja ha ett

rum.

yah skuh-luh vil-yah hah Id like a room.

eht rewm

Var r
konferensrummet?

vahr ahr kohn-fehrahnss-ruh-meht

Where is the
conference room?

Var r faxen?

vahr ahr fahk-sahn

Fr en person.

fuhr ehn per-shohn

Where is the fax

machine?

17. CHECKING IN

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For one person.

18. AT THE HOTEL

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Var r portvakten?

vahr ahr port-vahk-tahn Where is the

concierge?

matvaruaffr

maht-vahr-ew-ah-fahr

supermarket

kttaffr

shuht-ah-fahr

butcher shop

Jag skulle vilja checka

ut.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yuah

sheh-kah uht

marknad

mark-nahd

market

Id like to check out.

21. SHOPPING EXPRESSIONS

19. MONEY
pengar

peng-ahr

money

banken

bank-en

bank

Var ligger banken?

vahr lih-ger bank-en

May I ask, where is the

bank?

Jag skulle vilja vxla

lite pengar.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

Id like to change some
vehk-slah lee-tuh peng- money.
ahr

Vad r vxelkursen?

vahd ahr vehk-sehl-kuh- What is the exchange

shen
rate?

Jag skulle vilja ha detta yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

i lgre valrer.
hah deht-tah ee lehgrih vah-luhr-er

Id like that in small

bills.

Vad r kursen?

What is the
commission?

vahd ahr kuh-shen

20. SHOPPING

Hur mycket kostar det? hewr mih-kuh koh-star

deh

How much does this

cost?

Skriv ner det dr r du skreev neer deh dahr

snll.
ahr dew snehl

Write that, please.

Nr ppnar affren?

nahr uhp-nar ah-fahrehn

At what time does the

store open?

Nr stnger affren?

nahr stehng-er ah-fahren

At what time does the

store close?

Vad vill du ha?

vah vihl dew hah

What would you like?

Kan jag hjlpa dig?

kahn ja yehl-pah day

Can I help you?

Jag skulle vilja ha

detta.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

hah deh-tah

I would like this.

Jag skulle vilja ha

batterier.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

hah bah-teh-ree-er

I would like batteries.

Jag skulle vilja ha en

filmrulle,tack.

ja skuh-luh vihl-yah hah I would like a roll of

ehn film-ruh-luh tak
film.

varuhus

vahr-ew-hews

department store

Jag skulle vilja ha en

stadskarta.

ja skuh-luh vihl-yah hah I would like a map of

ehn stahts-kar-tah
the city.

damklder

dam-kleh-dehr

womens clothes

Hr r det.

hahr ahr deh

Here it is.

blus, kjol, klnning

blews, shohl, kleh-ning

blouse, skirt, dress

r det allt?

ahr deh ahlt

Is that all?

herrklder

hehr-kleh-dehr

mens clothes

bihk-sor, shor-tah, slips

pants, shirt, tie

Jag skulle vilja betala

kontant.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

beh-tah-lah kohn-tant

Id like to pay with cash.

byxor, skjorta, slips

skor och strompor

skohr o strom-por

shoes and socks

jeans

jeans

jeans

Jag skulle vilja betala

med kontokort.

Id like to pay by credit

card.

bokhandel

bohk-han-dehl

bookstore

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

beh-tah-lah mayd konto-kort

bageri

bah-geh-ree

bakery

Kan jag bestlla detta

via internet?

Can I order this online?

konditori

kohn-dee-toh-ree

pastry shop

kahn yah beh-steh-lah

deh-tuh vee-ah in-ternet

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22. GOING OUT

kopp

kohp

cup

Kan du rekommendera kahn dew ray-koh-men- Can you recommend a

en restaurang?
day-rah en reh-stawrestaurant?
rang

glas

glahs

glass

isbitar

ees-bee-tahr

ice cube(s)

salt

sahlt

salt

peppar

peh-pahr

pepper (condiment)

socker

soh-kehr

sugar

soppa

sohp-pah

soup

sallad

sahl-lahd

salad

brd

bruhrd

bread

smr

smawr

butter

nudlar

newd-lahr

noodles

ris

rees

rice

ost

ohst

cheese

grnsaker

gruhrn-sah-kehr

vegetables

Kan du rekommendera kahn dew ray-koh-men- Can you recommend a

ett kaf?
day-rah et kah-fay
caf?
Finns det ngon bio hr fins-deh naw-gohn
i nrheten?
bee-oh hahr ee nahrheh-ten

Is there a movie theater

nearby?

Finns det ngot

museum hr i
nrheten?

fins-deh naw-goht
mew-say-um hahr ee
nahr-heh-ten

Is there a museum
nearby?

Finns det ngon bra

bar hr i nrheten?

fins-deh naw-gohn brah Is there a good bar

bahr har ee nahr-heh- nearby?
ten

Var r sevrdheterna?

vahr ay say-vehrd-hayter-nah

Var kan jag g fr att

simma?

vahr kahn yah gaw fuhr Where can I go to

at sim-mah
swim?

kyckling

shik-ling

chicken

flskktt

flehsk-shuht

pork

Var kan jag g cykla

ngonstans hr?

vahr kahn yah gaw

sih-klah naw-gon-stans
hahr

ntktt

nuht-shuht

beef

paj

pie

pie

Var kan jag jogga

ngonstans?

vahr kahn yah zhoh-gah Where can I go to jog?

naw-gon-stans

glass

glahss

ice cream

kryddstarkt

krihd-stahrkt

spicy

Var finns det

dansstlle?

vahr fins-det dans-steh- Where can I go to

leh
dance?

st

suhrt

sweet

sur

sewr

sour

frukost

frew-kohst

breakfast

lunch

luhnch

lunch

middag

mihd-dahg

dinner

Where are the tourist

attractions?

Where can I go to ride

a bike?

23. FOOD
tallrik

tahl-rihk

plate

gaffel

gah-fahl

fork

kniv

kneev

knife

24. AT THE RESTAURANT

sked

shwehd

spoon

pinnar

pee-nahr

chopsticks

Var finns det en bra

restaurang?

vahr fins deh ehn brah

reh-staw-rahn

Where is there a good

restaurant?

servett

sehr-veht

napkin

Ett bord fr tv, tack.

eht bohrd fuhr tvoh

tahk

A table for two, please.

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Jag skulle vilja ha

kttet genomstekt.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

I like my steak wellha shuh-teht yay-nohm- done.
stehkt

The wine list, please.

En till tack.

ehn til tahk

Another, please.

fuhr-reht

appetizer

Lite mer, tack.

lee-tuh mayr tahk

More, please.

huvudrtt

hew-vewd-reht

main course

Snlla skicka

sneh-lah khwee-kah

Please pass the

efterrtt / dessert

ehf-tehr-eht / deh-sahr dessert

Rkare eller icke

rkare?

ruh-kah-reh ehl-lehr
ih-kuh ruh-kah-reh

Smoking or nonsmoking?

Menyn, tack.

meh-neehn takh

The menu, please.

Vinlistan, tack.

veen-list-ahn tahk

frrtt

Jag skulle vilja ha ngot yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

att dricka.
hah naw-guht aht drihkah

I would like something

to drink.

25. MEETING PEOPLE

Hej! Vad heter du?

hay. vah hay-tehr dew

Ett glas vatten, tack.

eht glahss vah-tehn

tahk

A glass of water,
please.

Fr jag sl mig ner?

fawr yah slaw may nehr May I sit here?

En kopp te, tack.

ehn kohp tay tahk

A cup of tea, please.

Det hr r min vn /
kompis.

deh hahr ayh min vehn / This is my friend.

kohm-pis

Kaffe med mjlk.

kah-feh meh myuhlk

Coffee with milk.

Caf au lait.

kah-fay aw leh

Coffee with milk.

En flaska vin.

ehn flah-skah veen

A bottle of wine.

uhrl

beer

saft

sahft

juice

Har Ni ngon
vegetarisk rtt?

hahr nee naw-guhn veh- Do you have a

geh-tah-risk reht
vegetarian dish?

Det var allt.

deh vahr ahlt

Thats all.

Ingr dricks?

een-gawr dricks

Smaklig mltid!
Skl!

Hello! Whats your

name?

Det hr r min pojkvn. deh hahr ayh min

pohyk-vehn

This is my boyfriend.

Det hr r min flickvn. deh hahr ayh min flihkvehn

This is my girlfriend.

Det hr r min fru.

deh hahr ayr min frew

This is my wife.

Det hr r min man.

deh hahr ayr min mahn This is my husband.

Jag r p affrsresa.

yah ayh paw ah-fahshray-sah

Is the tip included?

Jag r ute och reser

med min familj.

jahr ew-tuh oh ray-sehr Im traveling with my

mehd min fah-meehly family.

smah-klee mawl-teed

Enjoy the meal!

Vi r turister.

vee ahr tew-ree-stehr

We are tourists.

skawl

To your health!

Kan jag f trffa din

vn?

kahn yah faw treh-fah

din vehn

Can I meet your friend?

Det smakar underbart! deh smah-kahr uhndehr-bahrt

Its delicious!

Im on a business trip.

Jag skulle vilja ha

kttet blodigt.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah ha I like my steak rare.

shuh-teht blooh-dihkt

26. MAKING FRIENDS

Jag skulle vilja

ha kttet lagom
genomstekt.

yah skuh-luh vihl-yah ha I like my steak medium.

shuh-teht lah-gohm yaynohm-stehkt

Var bor du?

vah bohr dew

Jag bor i Norrkping.

yah bohr ee nohr-shuh- I live in Norrkping.

ping

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Where do you live?

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Ditt land r mycket

vackert.

dit land ahr mih-keh

vah-keht

Your country is very

beautiful.

Finns det ett fax t

mig?

fins deh ayt fahks awt

may

Is there a fax for me?

Har du varit i U.S.A.?

hahr dew vahr-iht ee

ew-ehs-ah

Have you been to the

U.S.?

e-mail

e-mail

email

Var r datorn?

vahr ahr daht-awn

Where is the computer?

Jag tycker mycket bra

om maten hr

yah tih-kehr mih-keh

brah ohm mah-tehn
hahr

I like the food here very

much.

Jag behver skicka ett yah beh-huhr-vehr

e-mail.
shwihk-kah eht e-mail

Tycker du om att g p tih-kehr dew ohm aht

bio?
gaw paw bee-oh

Do you like to go to the

movies?

Tycker du om att
dansa?

tih-kehr dew ohm aht

dahn-sah

Do you like to dance?

Lt oss g!

lawt ohss gaw

Lets go!

Vad har du fr
telefonnummer?

vah hahr dew fuhr tehleh-fohn-nuh-mehr

What is your telephone

number?

Kom och hlsa p!

kohm oh hehl-sah paw

Please visit me!

Jag hade det

jttetrevligt.

yah hah-duh deht yehtuh-tray-vleet

I had a wonderful time.

27. STAYING IN TOUCH

I need to send an email.

Kan jag komma ut p

internet?

kahn yah kohm-mah uht Can I get on the

paw in-ter-net
internet?

Har du en hemsida?

hahr dew ehn hehmsee-dah

Do you have a website?

28. AT THE POST OFFICE

Var ligger Posten?

vahr lihg-ger post-ehn

Where is the post

office?

Jag skulle vilja ha ngra yah skuh-luh vihl-yah

frimrken.
hah naw-grah freemahr-ken

Id like some stamps,

please.

Fr brev.

fuhr brayv

For a letter.

Fr ett vykort.

fuhr eht vih-kort

For a postcard.

Hur mycket kostar

portot?

hewr mih-kuh kos-tar

pohr-toht

How much is the

postage?

Till U.S.A.

til ew-ehs-ah

To the United States.

flygpost

fleeg-pohst

air mail

leverans ver natten

leh-vehr-ans uhr-ver
nah-tehn

overnight delivery

telefon

teh-leh-fohn

Jag mste ringa ett

telefonsamtal.

yah maw-stuh reeng-ah I have to make a phone

eht teh-leh-fohn-sahm- call.
tahl

Finns det en
telefonautomat hr?

fins deh ayn teh-lehfohn-au-toh-maht hahr

Kan jag anvnda din

mobiltelefon?

kahn yah ahn-vehn-dah May I use your cell

deen moh-beel-teh-leh- phone?
fohn

29. GETTING HELP

Vilket nummer?

vihl-keht nuh-mer

What number?

Kan du hjlpa mig?

kahn dew yel-pah may

Can you help me?

Det r upptaget.

day ahr uhp-tah-geht

The line is busy.

fahks

fax

yah hahr tah-paht bort

mit bah-gahzh

Ive lost my baggage.

fax

Jag har tappat bort

mitt baggage.

Jag skulle behva

skicka ett fax.

yah skuh-luh beh-huhr- I need to send a fax.

vah shwihk-kah eht
fahks

Jag har tappat bort

min plnbok.

yah hahr tah-paht bort

meen plawn-bohk

Ive lost my wallet.

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telephone

Is there a public phone

here?

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Jag har tappat bort

mitt pass.

yah hahr tah-paht bort

mit pahs

Ive lost my passport.

Jag har missat mitt tg. yah-hahr mees-saht mit Ive missed my train.
tawg
Jag har gtt vilse.

yah hahr gawt veel-seh Im lost.

Hjlp!

yelp

Help!

Polis!

poh-lees

Police!

Jag har blivit rnad.

yah hahr blee-vit rawnahd

Ive been robbed.

Jag har tappat bort

min fru.

yah hahr tah-paht bort

meen frew

I dont know where my

wife is.

Jag har tappat bort

min man.

yah hahr tah-paht bort

meen man

I dont know where my

husband is.

Jag har tappat bort

mitt barn.

yah hahr tah-paht bort

mit barn

I dont know where my

child is.

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30. SEEING A DOCTOR

Jag r skadad.

yah ay skah-dahd

Im hurt.

Jag behver en doktor. yahg beh-juhr-ver en

dok-tor

I need a doctor.

Ring efter ambulans.

ring ehf-ter ahm-bewlahns

Call an ambulance.

Jag r allergisk mot

penicillin.

yah ay ah-lehr-gisk mot Im allergic to penicillin.

peh-nee-see-leen

Jag knner mig yr.

yah sheh-ner may eewr Im dizzy.

Jag mr dligt.

yah mawr daw-lit

I feel nauseous.

Jag har ont i armen.

yahg hahr ont ee armen

My arm hurts.

Jag har ont i benet.

yah hahr ont ee bay-net My leg hurts.

Jag har ont i huvudet.

yah hahr ont ee hewvew-det

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My head hurts.

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