Some basic phrases

God morgon = Good Morning
Hej / Goddag = Hello / Good Day
God kväll = Good Evening
God natt = Good Night
Hej då / Adjö (more formal) = Goodbye
Var snäll = Please
Tack (så mycket) = Thank you (very much)
Ingen orsak / Var så god = Don't mention it / You're welcome
Ja / Nej = Yes / No
Herr / Fru / Fröken = Mister / Misses / Miss
Hur är det? / Hur har du det? = How are you?
Hur mår du? = How are you? (How are you feeling?)
Bra = Good / Fine
Inte så bra. = Not so good
Vad heter du? = What's your name?
Vad är ditt namn? = What's your name?
Jag heter... = I am called...
Mitt namn är... = My name is...
Trevligt att träffas! = Pleased to meet you!
Välkommen! = Welcome!
Varifrån kommer du? = Where are you from?
Jag kommer från... = I'm from...
Var bor du? = Where do you live?
Jag bor i... = I live in...
Hur gammal är du? = How old are you?
Jag är ___ år (gammal). = I am ____ years old.
Talar du svenska? = Do you speak Swedish?
Jag talar englska. = I speak English.
Ja, lite grann. = Yes, a little bit.
Nej, inte alls. = No, not at all.
Jag förstår [inte.] = I [don't] understand.
Jag vet [inte.] = I [don't] know.
Ursäkta / Förlåt = Excuse me / Pardon me
Ha det så bra! = Take care!
Vi ses senare / snart = See you later / soon
Hej / Hej då = Hi / Bye
Jag älskar dig. = I love you.
Jag saknar dig. = I miss you.

Welcome!

Hi all,

I recently moved to Sweden and to be able to face life here head on I will obviously need to learn the language!

The easiest way for me to do this is one step at a time with various online resources as well as additional lessons that I will be taking in the near future at the Folks Universitet (University of the People) in Gothenburg and then of coarse with the help of my Swedish speaking boyfriend and his family.

Join me and together we can learn this very interesting and somewhat advanced language. I will share what I get to learn and hopefully you will find it useful as well.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Janita