Commonly Used Swedish Words with English Translation

Here are some basic Swedish words, which you may need to know to understand what's discussed or what's happening when you visit a school, hospital or a shop or when you travel in a train or bus in Stockholm.

Thanks to our daughter Sharanya, who has written this blog post :-)

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I, You, We....

Education
Shopping
Numbers
Healthcare
Weather Seasons
Travelling
Greetings
Food
Family
Time
Calendar Months
House
Cloths

I, You, We....

I - Jag
Me - Mig
You - Du(YOU are nice)/ Dig(I love YOU)

We - Vi

Mine - Min

Your - Din

It's / Someone's - Sin

Itself - Sig

Us - Oss

Our - Vår / Våran 

They - Dem /De / Dom (Used in different Sentences)

Theirs - Deras 

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Education
Teacher -  lärare
School - skola
Class - Klass
Students - Elever
Exam - Prov
Books - Böcker
Principal - Rektor
Homework - Läxa
Mathematics - Matte
English - Engelska
Swedish - Svenska
Science - SO(Social Science)/NO (Natural Science)
Art & Craft - Bild
Gymnastics - Idrott
Daycare - Dagis
Preschool -  Förskola
After school - Fritids
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Shopping

Shop - Affär
Sell - Sälja
Buy - Köpa
Customer - Kund
Shopkeeper - Butiksinnehavare
Return -  Lämna tillbaka
Exchange -  Byta Ut
Bag - Väska
Price - Pris
Receipt - Kvitto
Sale/Discount - Rea
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Numbers

One - Ett
Two - Två
Three - Tre
Four - Fyra
Five - Fem
Six - Sex
Seven - Sju
Eight - åtta
Nine - Nio
Ten - Tio
Hundred - Hundra
Thousand - Tusen
Million - Miljon
Billion - Miljard
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Healthcare

Hospital - Sjukhus
Doctor - Läkare
Nurse - Sjuksköterska
Patient - Patient
Cold - Förkyld
Fever - Feber
Pain - Ont
Medicine - Mediciner
Appointment - Anställning
Cancellation - Avbokning
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Weather Seasons

Autumn - Höst
Winter - Vinter
Summer - Sommar
Spring/Rainy - Vår
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Travelling

Bus - Buss
Train - Tåg
Flight - Flyg
Travel - Åka
Towards - Mot
Luggage - Bagage
Tickets - Biljetter
Seat - Sittplats 
Bus stop - Busshållplats
Station - Station
Driver - Förare
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Greetings

Happy Birthday - Grattis på Födelsedagen
Merry Christmas - God Jul
Happy Easter - Glad Påsk
New year - Gott Nytt  År

Good Morning - God Morgon
Good Evening - God Kväll
Good Night - God Natt
Good Afternoon - God Eftermiddag

Welcome - Välkommen(Welcome someone to your house..)/Varsågod(When someone says Thanks)
Thank you - Tack
Hello! - Hej /Tjena!
How are you? - Hur mår du?

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Food

Food - Mat
Breakfast - Frukost
Lunch - Lunch
Snacks - Mellanmål
Dinner - Middag
Coffee - Kaffe
Vegetables - Grönsaker
Fruits - Frukt
Cheese - Ost
Pepper - Peppar
Salt - Salt
Sugar- Söcker
Water - Vatten
Deserts - Efterrätt
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Job
Work - Arbeta

Family

Family - Familj
Mamma - Mamma
Papa - Pappa
Sister - Syster
Brother- Bror
Siblings- Syskon
Cousins - Kusiner & Släkt
Father in Law - Svärfar
Mother in Law - Svärmor
Aunt - Moster(Mother's Sister)/ Faster(Father's Sister)
Uncle - Farbror(Father's Brother)/ Morbror(Mother's Brother)
Grandfather - Farfar(Fater's Father)/ Morfar(Mother's Father)
Grandmother - Farmor(Father's Mother)/ Mormor(Mother's Mother)
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Time

Time- Tid
Clock - Klockan
Half past - Halv
Quarter past - Kvart i
Quarter to - Kvart över

Monday - Måndag
Tuesday - Tisdag
Wednesday - Onsdag
Thursday - Torsdag
Friday - Fredag
Saturday - Lördag
Sunday - Söndag
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Calendar Months

January - January
February - Febrauri
March - Mars
April - April
May - Maj
June - Juni
July - Juli
August - Augusti
September  - September
October - Oktober
November - November
December - December
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House

Kitchen - Kök
Hall - Vardagsrum
Bedroom - Sovrum
Bathroom - Toa(toilet)/Badrum(For bathing)
Laundry - Tvättstuga
Balcony - Balkong
House - Hus
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Clothes

Pant - Byxor
Shirt - Sjorta
T-Shirt - T-Shirt
Jacket - Jacka
Cap - Mössa
Gloves - Vantar
Frock/Dress - Klänning
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