Svenska

Swedish

Germanic

FamilyGermanic Speakers~10M ScriptLatin CountriesSweden, Finland (Finnish-Swedish ~290K), Estonia (Estonian-Swedish historical) Official inSweden, Finland (alongside Finnish), EU Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3swe

Also known as: Swedish, Svenska

Swedish (Svenska) is a North Germanic language with ~10M speakers — sole official language of Sweden, co-official with Finnish in Finland (Finland-Swedish minority ~290K, especially Åland Islands). Sister to Danish and Norwegian (mutually intelligible Scandinavian dialect continuum, especially in writing). Distinguished by pitch-accent system (acute vs grave on stressed syllables, contrasting words like ánden "the duck" vs ànden "the spirit"). Latin orthography from 13c. Christianization. Standardized 1526 Bible translation. SVO with V2 main clause / V-final subordinate.

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87 core words in Swedish

Water

vatten

vatːɛn

Fire

eld

ɛld

Sun

sol

suːl

Moon

måne

moːnɛ

Star

stjärna

ˈɧæːɳa

Night

natt

natː

Rain

regn

rɛŋn

Snow

snö

snøː

Wind

vind

vɪnd

Earth

jord

juːrd

Stone

sten

steːn

Mountain

berg

bærj

Sea

hav

hɑːv

Mother

mamma

mamːa

Father

pappa

papːa

Daughter

dotter

ˈdɔtːɛr

I

jag

jɑːɡ

You

du

dʉː

We

vi

viː

Name

namn

namn

Person

människa

ˈmɛnːɪɧa

Head

huvud

ˈhʉːvɵd

Eye

öga

øːɡa

Ear

öra

øːra

Nose

näsa

ˈnɛːsa

Mouth

mun

mɵn

Tooth

tand

tand

Tongue

tunga

ˈtɵŋa

Hand

hand

hand

Foot

fot

fuːt

Heart

hjärta

ˈjæʈːa

Bone

ben

beːn

Blood

blod

bluːd

Poop

bajs

bajs

Love

kärlek

ɕæːɭɛk

Tree

träd

trɛːd

Dog

hund

hɵnd

Cat

katt

katː

Fish

fisk

fɪsk

Bird

fågel

ˈfoːɡɛl

Butterfly

fjäril

ˈfjæːrɪl

Egg

ägg

ɛɡː

Bear

björn

bjœːɳ

Horse

häst

hɛst

House

hus

hʉːs

Milk

mjölk

mjœlk

Honey

honung

ˈhoːnɵŋ

Salt

salt

salt

Wine

vin

viːn

Rice

ris

riːs

Chocolate

choklad

ɕʊˈklɑːd

Iron

järn

jæːɳ

Wheel

hjul

juːl

Silk

silke

ˈsɪlkɛ

Book

bok

buːk

Eat

äta

ɛːta

Drink

dricka

drɪkːa

Sleep

sova

ˈsuːva

One

en

eːn

Two

två

tvoː

Three

tre

treː

Four

fyra

ˈfyːra

Five

fem

fɛmː

Hundred

hundra

ˈhɵndra

Hello

hej

hɛj

Thank you

tack

takː

Good

bra

brɑː

New

ny

nyː

Red

röd

røːd

White

vit

viːt

Black

svart

svart

Green

grön

ɡrøːn

Blue

blå

bloː

Cuckoo

gök

jøːk

Woof

voff voff

vɔf vɔf

Cock-a-doodle-doo

kuckeliku

ˌkɵkːəliˈkʉː

Computer

dator

ˈdɑːtɔr

Wi-Fi

wifi

ˈwiːfi

Sushi

sushi

ˈsʉːɧi

Tea

te

tʰeː

Coffee

kaffe

ˈkafːɛ

Sugar

socker

ˈsɔkːɛr

Orange

apelsin

apɛlˈsiːn

Ninety-nine

nittionio

ˈnɪtːiuˌniːu

Dopamine

dopamin

dɔpaˈmiːn

At sign

snabel-a

ˈsnɑːbɛlɑː

Internet laughter

haha

haha

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning SwedishNorwegianNorwegian NynorskOld FrisianFaroeseOld SaxonLow German
Water vatten /vatːɛn/ vann /vɑnː/ vatn /vɑːtn/ wetir /wetir/ vatn /vahtn/ watar /ˈwatar/ Water /vɑːtɐ/
Fire eld /ɛld/ ild /ilː/ eld /ɛld/ fiur /fjuːɾ/ eldur /ɛltʊɹ/ fiur /fiur/ Füer /fyːɐ/
Sun sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sunne /sunːe/ sól /sɔuːl/ sunna /ˈsunːa/ Sünn /zʏn/
Moon måne /moːnɛ/ måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnə/ mōna /moːnɑ/ máni /mɔaːnɪ/ māno /ˈmaːno/ Maan /maːn/
Star stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stera /ˈstɛra/ stjørna /ˈtʃœdna/ sterro /ˈsterro/ Steern /steːrn/
Night natt /natː/ natt /nɑtː/ natt /nɑtː/ nacht /naxt/ nátt /nɔtː/ naht /naxt/ Nacht /naxt/
Rain regn /rɛŋn/ regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛjn/ rein /rɛin/ regn /rɛɡn/ regan /reɣan/ Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/
Snow snö /snøː/ snø /snøː/ snø /snøː/ snē /sneː/ kavi /ˈkɛaːvɪ/ snēo /ˈsneːo/ Snee /sneː/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
Swedish
Jag vill prova en kostym som jag såg i en butik mittemot hotellet
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Swedish
Jag vill prova en kostym som jag såg i en butik mittemot hotellet

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