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Nouns 266

en å River, stream, creek. Noun, en word.
en affär Shop, store. Noun, en word.
en älg Moose, elk. Noun, en word.
en äng Meadow. Noun, en word.
en anka Duck. Noun, en word.
en apelsin Orange. Noun, en word.
en arm Arm. Noun, en word.
en åska Thunder. Noun, en word.
en bagare Baker. Noun, en word.
en båt Boat. Noun, en word.
en bil Car. Noun, en word.
en biljett Ticket. Noun, en word.
en björn Bear. Noun, en word.
en blomma Flower. Noun, en word.
en bok Book. Noun, en word.
en boll Ball. Noun, en word.
en bonde Farmer. Noun, en word.
en bro Bridge. Noun, en word.
en bror Brother. Noun, en word.
en bulle Bun. Noun, en word.
en buss Bus. Noun, en word.
en by Village. Noun, en word.
en citron Lemon. Noun, en word.
en cykel Bicycle, bike. Noun, en word.

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Nouns, continued

en dag Day. Noun, en word.
en dimma Fog. Noun, en word.
en dörr Door. Noun, en word.
en dotter Daughter. Noun, en word.
en dröm Dream. Noun, en word.
en drottning Queen. Noun, en word.
en dusch Shower. Noun, en word.
en ekorre Squirrel. Noun, en word.
en eld Fire. Noun, en word.
en elev Pupil, student. Noun, en word.
en fågel Bird. Noun, en word.
en familj Family. Noun, en word.
en farbror Uncle (father's brother). Noun, en word.
en farfar Grandfather (father's father). Noun, en word.
en färg Color; paint. Noun, en word.
en farmor Grandmother (father's mother). Noun, en word.
en faster Aunt (father's sister). Noun, en word.
en filt Blanket. Noun, en word.
en fisk Fish. Noun, en word.
en fiskare Fisherman, fisher. Noun, en word.
en fjäril Butterfly. Noun, en word.
en flicka Girl. Noun, en word.
en flod River. Noun, en word.
en flygplats Airport. Noun, en word.
en förälder Parent. Noun, en word.
en fot Foot. Noun, en word.
en fråga Question. Noun, en word.
en fred Peace. Noun, en word.
en fredag Friday. Noun, en word.
en frukost Breakfast. Noun, en word.
en frukt Fruit. Noun, en word.
en gaffel Fork. Noun, en word.
en garderob Wardrobe. Noun, en word.
en gäst Guest. Noun, en word.
en gata Street. Noun, en word.
en gåva Gift. Noun, en word.
en glädje Joy. Noun, en word.
en glass Ice cream. Noun, en word.
en grädde Cream. Noun, en word.
en granne Neighbor. Noun, en word.
en gris Pig. Noun, en word.
en groda Frog. Noun, en word.
en grönsak Vegetable. Noun, en word.
en gurka Cucumber. Noun, en word.
en hamn Harbor, port. Noun, en word.
en hand Hand. Noun, en word.
en handduk Towel. Noun, en word.
en hare Hare. Noun, en word.
en häst Horse. Noun, en word.
en helg Weekend; holiday. Noun, en word.
en himmel Sky; heaven. Noun, en word.
en höna Hen. Noun, en word.
en honung Honey. Noun, en word.
en höst Autumn. Noun, en word.
en hund Dog. Noun, en word.
en hylla Shelf. Noun, en word.
en igelkott Hedgehog. Noun, en word.
en is Ice. Noun, en word.
en jord Earth; soil. Noun, en word.
en jordgubbe Strawberry. Noun, en word.
en kaka Cake; cookie. Noun, en word.
en kanelbulle Cinnamon roll. Noun, en word.
en kärlek Love. Noun, en word.
en karta Map. Noun, en word.
en katt Cat. Noun, en word.
en klocka Clock; watch; bell. Noun, en word.
en ko Cow. Noun, en word.
en kompis Friend, pal, buddy. Noun, en word.
en kopp Cup. Noun, en word.
en korv Sausage. Noun, en word.
en köttbulle Meatball. Noun, en word.
en kudde Pillow, cushion. Noun, en word.
en kung King. Noun, en word.
en kusin Cousin. Noun, en word.
en kväll Evening. Noun, en word.
en kvinna Woman. Noun, en word.
en kyckling Chicken. Noun, en word.
en kyrka Church. Noun, en word.
en låda Box; drawer. Noun, en word.
en lägenhet Apartment, flat. Noun, en word.
en läkare Doctor, physician. Noun, en word.
en lampa Lamp. Noun, en word.
en lärare Teacher. Noun, en word.
en lek Game, play. Noun, en word.
en lök Onion. Noun, en word.
en lördag Saturday. Noun, en word.
en luft Air. Noun, en word.
en lunch Lunch. Noun, en word.
en lycka Happiness; luck. Noun, en word.
en mamma Mom, mother. Noun, en word.
en man Man; husband. Noun, en word.
en månad Month. Noun, en word.
en måndag Monday. Noun, en word.
en måne Moon. Noun, en word.
en människa Human, person. Noun, en word.
en mat Food. Noun, en word.
en matta Rug, carpet. Noun, en word.
en middag Dinner. Noun, en word.
en midnattssol Midnight sun. Noun, en word.
en minut Minute. Noun, en word.
en mjölk Milk. Noun, en word.
en morbror Uncle (mother's brother). Noun, en word.
en morfar Grandfather (mother's father). Noun, en word.
en morgon Morning. Noun, en word.
en mormor Grandmother (mother's mother). Noun, en word.
en morot Carrot. Noun, en word.
en moster Aunt (mother's sister). Noun, en word.
en mun Mouth. Noun, en word.
en mus Mouse. Noun, en word.
en musik Music. Noun, en word.
en mygga Mosquito. Noun, en word.
en näsa Nose. Noun, en word.
en natt Night. Noun, en word.
en natur Nature. Noun, en word.
en nöt Nut. Noun, en word.
en nyckel Key. Noun, en word.
en ö Island. Noun, en word.
en onsdag Wednesday. Noun, en word.
en ost Cheese. Noun, en word.
en pannkaka Pancake. Noun, en word.
en pappa Dad, father. Noun, en word.
en penna Pen; pencil. Noun, en word.
en pojke Boy. Noun, en word.
en potatis Potato. Noun, en word.
en räv Fox. Noun, en word.
en regnbåge Rainbow. Noun, en word.
en ren Reindeer. Noun, en word.
en resa Journey, trip. Noun, en word.
en rygg Back. Noun, en word.
en sak Thing. Noun, en word.
en säl Seal. Noun, en word.
en säng Bed. Noun, en word.
en sång Song. Noun, en word.
en sjö Lake. Noun, en word.
en sked Spoon. Noun, en word.
en skog Forest, wood. Noun, en word.
en skola School. Noun, en word.
en smörgås Sandwich. Noun, en word.
en snö Snow. Noun, en word.
en soffa Sofa, couch. Noun, en word.
en sol Sun. Noun, en word.
en sommar Summer. Noun, en word.
en son Son. Noun, en word.
en söndag Sunday. Noun, en word.
en soppa Soup. Noun, en word.
en spegel Mirror. Noun, en word.
en stad City, town. Noun, en word.
en sten Stone, rock. Noun, en word.
en stjärna Star. Noun, en word.
en stol Chair. Noun, en word.
en strand Beach, shore. Noun, en word.
en svamp Mushroom; sponge. Noun, en word.
en svan Swan. Noun, en word.
en sylt Jam. Noun, en word.
en syster Sister. Noun, en word.
en tallrik Plate. Noun, en word.
en tand Tooth. Noun, en word.
en tid Time. Noun, en word.
en tidning Newspaper. Noun, en word.
en timme Hour. Noun, en word.
en tisdag Tuesday. Noun, en word.
en tomat Tomato. Noun, en word.
en torsdag Thursday. Noun, en word.
en trädgård Garden. Noun, en word.
en trappa Stairs, staircase. Noun, en word.
en tvål Soap. Noun, en word.
en uggla Owl. Noun, en word.
en ugn Oven. Noun, en word.
en väg Road, way. Noun, en word.
en vägg Wall. Noun, en word.
en vän Friend. Noun, en word.
en vår Spring. Noun, en word.
en varg Wolf. Noun, en word.
en värld World. Noun, en word.
en väska Bag. Noun, en word.
en vecka Week. Noun, en word.
en vind Wind. Noun, en word.
en vinter Winter. Noun, en word.
ett ägg Egg. Noun, ett word.
ett äpple Apple. Noun, ett word.
ett år Year. Noun, ett word.
ett arbete Work, job. Noun, ett word.
ett badrum Bathroom. Noun, ett word.
ett barn Child. Noun, ett word.
ett ben Leg; bone. Noun, ett word.
ett berg Mountain. Noun, ett word.
ett bi Bee. Noun, ett word.
ett bibliotek Library. Noun, ett word.
ett blåbär Blueberry, bilberry. Noun, ett word.
ett bord Table. Noun, ett word.
ett brev Letter. Noun, ett word.
ett bröd Bread. Noun, ett word.
ett får Sheep. Noun, ett word.
ett fjäll Mountain above the tree line. Noun, ett word.
ett flygplan Airplane. Noun, ett word.
ett fönster Window. Noun, ett word.
ett glas Glass. Noun, ett word.
ett golv Floor. Noun, ett word.
ett gräs Grass. Noun, ett word.
ett hallon Raspberry. Noun, ett word.
ett hår Hair. Noun, ett word.
ett hav Sea. Noun, ett word.
ett hem Home. Noun, ett word.
ett hjärta Heart. Noun, ett word.
ett hus House. Noun, ett word.
ett huvud Head. Noun, ett word.
ett kaffe Coffee. Noun, ett word.
ett kök Kitchen. Noun, ett word.
ett kött Meat. Noun, ett word.
ett kylskåp Refrigerator. Noun, ett word.
ett land Country; land. Noun, ett word.
ett lingon Lingonberry. Noun, ett word.
ett liv Life. Noun, ett word.
ett löv Leaf. Noun, ett word.
ett mjöl Flour. Noun, ett word.
ett moln Cloud. Noun, ett word.
ett namn Name. Noun, ett word.
ett norrsken Northern lights. Noun, ett word.
ett öga Eye. Noun, ett word.
ett öra Ear. Noun, ett word.
ett ord Word. Noun, ett word.
ett papper Paper. Noun, ett word.
ett päron Pear. Noun, ett word.
ett regn Rain. Noun, ett word.
ett ris Rice. Noun, ett word.
ett rum Room. Noun, ett word.
ett salt Salt. Noun, ett word.
ett sjukhus Hospital. Noun, ett word.
ett skåp Cupboard, cabinet. Noun, ett word.
ett smör Butter. Noun, ett word.
ett socker Sugar. Noun, ett word.
ett spel Game. Noun, ett word.
ett språk Language. Noun, ett word.
ett svar Answer. Noun, ett word.
ett syskon Sibling. Noun, ett word.
ett tåg Train. Noun, ett word.
ett tak Roof; ceiling. Noun, ett word.
ett te Tea. Noun, ett word.
ett torg Square. Noun, ett word.
ett träd Tree. Noun, ett word.
ett väder Weather. Noun, ett word.
ett vatten Water. Noun, ett word.

Verbs 94

åka To go, to ride. Verb.
älska To love. Verb.
använda To use. Verb.
arbeta To work. Verb.
äta To eat. Verb.
baka To bake. Verb.
bära To carry; to wear. Verb.
behöva To need. Verb.
betala To pay. Verb.
bo To live, to reside, to dwell. Verb.
börja To begin, to start. Verb.
bygga To build. Verb.
cykla To cycle, to bike. Verb.
dansa To dance. Verb.
dricka To drink. Verb.
få To get, to receive. Verb.
falla To fall. Verb.
fånga To catch. Verb.
fika To have coffee. Verb.
flyga To fly. Verb.
följa To follow. Verb.
förstå To understand. Verb.
fråga To ask. Verb.
gå To go; to walk. Verb.
ge To give. Verb.
glömma To forget. Verb.
göra To do; to make. Verb.
gråta To cry, to weep. Verb.
ha To have. Verb.
hälsa To greet. Verb.
heta To be called. Verb.
hitta To find. Verb.
hjälpa To help. Verb.
hoppa To jump. Verb.
höra To hear. Verb.
jobba To work. Verb.
känna To feel; to know. Verb.
kasta To throw. Verb.
komma To come. Verb.
köpa To buy. Verb.
köra To drive. Verb.
kunna To be able to, can. Verb.
laga To cook; to repair. Verb.
lära To teach; to learn. Verb.
läsa To read. Verb.
le To smile. Verb.
leka To play. Verb.
leta To search, to look for. Verb.
leva To live. Verb.
ligga To lie (be lying down). Verb.
lyssna To listen. Verb.
måla To paint. Verb.
minnas To remember. Verb.
öppna To open. Verb.
prata To talk. Verb.
regna To rain. Verb.
resa To travel. Verb.
ringa To call, to ring. Verb.
rita To draw. Verb.
säga To say. Verb.
sälja To sell. Verb.
se To see. Verb.
simma To swim. Verb.
sitta To sit. Verb.
sjunga To sing. Verb.
skratta To laugh. Verb.
skriva To write. Verb.
sluta To stop, to end, to finish. Verb.
snöa To snow. Verb.
somna To fall asleep. Verb.
sova To sleep. Verb.
spela To play. Verb.
springa To run. Verb.
stå To stand. Verb.
städa To clean, to tidy. Verb.
stänga To close, to shut. Verb.
svara To answer. Verb.
ta To take. Verb.
tacka To thank. Verb.
tala To speak, to talk. Verb.
tänka To think. Verb.
titta To look, to watch. Verb.
träffa To meet; to hit. Verb.
tro To believe. Verb.
tvätta To wash. Verb.
tycka To think, to have an opinion. Verb.
vakna To wake up. Verb.
välja To choose. Verb.
vänta To wait. Verb.
vara To be. Verb.
växa To grow. Verb.
veta To know. Verb.
vilja To want. Verb.
visa To show. Verb.

Adjectives 85

billig Cheap. Adjective.
blå Blue. Adjective.
blyg Shy. Adjective.
bra Good. Adjective.
bred Wide, broad. Adjective.
brun Brown. Adjective.
dålig Bad. Adjective.
dyr Expensive. Adjective.
enkel Simple, easy. Adjective.
färdig Finished, ready. Adjective.
färsk Fresh. Adjective.
fattig Poor. Adjective.
fin Fine, nice. Adjective.
fri Free. Adjective.
frisk Healthy; fresh. Adjective.
gammal Old. Adjective.
glad Happy, glad. Adjective.
god Good; tasty. Adjective.
grå Gray. Adjective.
grön Green. Adjective.
gul Yellow. Adjective.
hård Hard. Adjective.
hel Whole. Adjective.
hög High; tall; loud. Adjective.
hungrig Hungry. Adjective.
kall Cold. Adjective.
klar Clear; ready, done. Adjective.
klok Wise. Adjective.
kort Short. Adjective.
kul Fun. Adjective.
låg Low. Adjective.
lagom Just right. Adjective.
lång Long; tall. Adjective.
långsam Slow. Adjective.
lätt Easy; light. Adjective.
ledsen Sad; sorry. Adjective.
liten Small, little. Adjective.
ljus Light, bright. Adjective.
lugn Calm. Adjective.
lycklig Happy. Adjective.
mjuk Soft. Adjective.
modig Brave, courageous. Adjective.
möjlig Possible. Adjective.
mörk Dark. Adjective.
mysig Cozy. Adjective.
ny New. Adjective.
öppen Open. Adjective.
rädd Afraid, scared. Adjective.
rak Straight. Adjective.
ren Clean. Adjective.
rik Rich. Adjective.
röd Red. Adjective.
rolig Fun, funny. Adjective.
rosa Pink. Adjective.
rund Round. Adjective.
säker Safe; sure, certain. Adjective.
sann True. Adjective.
sen Late. Adjective.
smal Narrow; thin, slim. Adjective.
smutsig Dirty. Adjective.
snabb Fast, quick. Adjective.
snäll Kind, nice. Adjective.
solig Sunny. Adjective.
söt Sweet; cute. Adjective.
stark Strong. Adjective.
stor Big, large. Adjective.
sur Sour. Adjective.
svag Weak. Adjective.
svår Difficult, hard. Adjective.
svart Black. Adjective.
tidig Early. Adjective.
tom Empty. Adjective.
torr Dry. Adjective.
törstig Thirsty. Adjective.
tråkig Boring. Adjective.
trött Tired. Adjective.
tung Heavy. Adjective.
tyst Quiet, silent. Adjective.
ung Young. Adjective.
vacker Beautiful. Adjective.
vanlig Common, usual, ordinary. Adjective.
varm Warm, hot. Adjective.
våt Wet. Adjective.
viktig Important. Adjective.
vit White. Adjective.

Greetings and small words 60

aldrig Never. Adverb.
alltid Always. Adverb.
att That. Conjunction.
bara Only, just. Adverb.
borta Away, gone. Adverb.
där There. Adverb.
du You (one person). Pronoun.
eftersom Because, since. Conjunction.
eller Or. Conjunction.
för For. Preposition.
förlåt Sorry. Interjection.
från From. Preposition.
ganska Quite, rather. Adverb.
grattis Congratulations. Interjection.
han He. Pronoun.
här Here. Adverb.
hej Hello, hi. Interjection.
hemma At home. Adverb.
hon She. Pronoun.
hur How. Adverb.
ibland Sometimes. Adverb.
igen Again. Adverb.
inne Inside. Adverb.
inte Not. Adverb.
ja Yes. Adverb.
jag I. Pronoun.
kanske Maybe, perhaps. Adverb.
lite A little. Adverb.
med With. Preposition.
mellan Between. Preposition.
men But. Conjunction.
mycket Much, a lot; very. Adverb.
när When. Adverb.
nästan Almost. Adverb.
nej No. Adverb.
ni You (more than one person). Pronoun.
nu Now. Adverb.
och And. Conjunction.
också Also, too. Adverb.
ofta Often. Adverb.
om If. Conjunction.
över Over, above. Preposition.
på On; at. Preposition.
redan Already. Adverb.
sedan Then, afterwards. Adverb.
snart Soon. Adverb.
tack Thanks, thank you. Interjection.
till To. Preposition.
tillsammans Together. Adverb.
under Under, below. Preposition.
upp Up. Adverb.
utan Without. Preposition.
ute Outside, out. Adverb.
vad What. Pronoun.
välkommen Welcome. Adjective.
var Where. Adverb.
varför Why. Adverb.
varsågod You're welcome; here you are. Interjection.
vem Who. Pronoun.
vi We. Pronoun.

How this list was compiled: Everyday Swedish words, each with a short English meaning in our own words. Every word was checked in two dictionaries on 2026-10-09. Its Swedish entry on English Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org, text under CC BY-SA 4.0) gives the part of speech, the meaning and a noun's gender: each English meaning here stands in a definition under the same part of speech there. Svenska Akademiens ordlista, the Swedish Academy's word list (SAOL, https://svenska.se), had to list the same spelling, give a noun, verb or adjective the same word class and print the same article, en or ett, with the noun. A small word's label is Wiktionary's: SAOL calls ja and nej interjections and att, om and eftersom subjunctions, and has förlåt under the verb förlåta. Words on which the two differ were left out: fika as a noun, finger, and a few that SAOL writes another way (hej då, i dag, i går, ned). Nouns carry en or ett, verbs are in the infinitive and adjectives in the form used with en nouns, the forms a dictionary lists. The choice of words is ours and follows no exam or course list. Every meaning was read for a general audience that includes children. Licence: own work

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En or ett

En bok is a book and ett hus a house: every noun card prints its article. Of the 266 nouns here, 202 take en and 64 take ett.

Å, ä and ö close the Swedish alphabet, so a Swedish dictionary lists öga, eye, after every word in z.
Two of those letters are words: en ö is an island and en å is a river or stream.
Du is you for one person and ni is you for more than one.

Questions and answers

What are the Swedish letters å, ä and ö?

Three vowels that count as letters of their own, not as a and o with marks. They follow z, which gives the Swedish alphabet 29 letters. Many everyday words need them: blå is blue, grön is green and kött is meat.

How do I know if a Swedish word is en or ett?

Swedish nouns have two genders, common (en) and neuter (ett). Which one a noun takes is largely arbitrary and nothing in most nouns shows it, so the article is learned with the noun. About three in four take en.

What does lagom mean?

Just right: not too much and not too little. Lagom is on this list as an adjective, with mysig, cozy, and the verb fika, to have coffee.

Where do the Swedish words and meanings come from?

They are everyday vocabulary, from no exam or course list. Each was checked in two dictionaries: its Swedish entry on English Wiktionary for the meaning, and the Swedish Academy's word list (SAOL) at svenska.se for the spelling and each noun's en or ett.