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<div>Return to ''[[Introduction to Swedish]]''<br />
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==Greetings==<br />
'''Hej/Hejsan'''<br />
:Hello/Hi<br />
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'''Goddag'''<br />
:Good day/Hello (polite form)<br />
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'''God morgon'''<br />
:Good morning<br />
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'''God kväll'''<br />
:Good evening<br />
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'''God natt'''<br />
:Good night<br />
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'''Hur mår du?'''<br />
:How are you?<br />
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'''Bra'''<br />
:Good/Fine<br />
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'''Dåligt'''<br />
:Bad<br />
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'''Inte så bra.'''<br />
:Not so good.<br />
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'''Hur går det?'''<br />
:How is it going?<br />
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==Conversational Phrases==<br />
'''Vad heter du?'''<br />
:What's your name? ('heter' is a transitive verb meaning "to be called")<br />
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'''Jag heter [...]'''<br />
:My name is [...]<br />
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'''Var bor du?'''<br />
:Where do you live?<br />
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'''Jag bor i [...]'''<br />
:I live in [...]'''<br />
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'''Var kommer du ifrån?'''<br />
:Where are you from? <br />
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'''Jag kommer ifrån [...]'''<br />
:I'm from [...]<br />
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'''Hur gammal är du?'''<br />
:How old are you?<br />
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'''Jag är [...] år gammal.'''<br />
:I am [...] years old.<br />
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'''Vad gör du?'''<br />
:What are you doing?<br />
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==Goodbyes==<br />
'''Hej då/Adjö'''<br />
:Good bye (the latter is formal and derived from the french word <i>adieu</i>)<br />
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'''Ha det bra!'''<br />
:Have a nice day! <br />
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'''Vi ses!'''<br />
:See you later! <br />
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==Other Useful Phrases==<br />
'''Ja'''<br />
:Yes<br />
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'''Nej'''<br />
:No<br />
'''Tackar!/Tack/Tack så mycket/Tusen tack'''<br />
:Thanks!/Thank you/Thank you very much/A thousand thanks! (conversational)<br />
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'''Ingen orsak.'''<br />
:Don't mention it/You're welcome <br />
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'''Förlåt'''<br />
:Sorry/Pardon me<br />
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'''Ursäkta mig'''<br />
:Excuse me<br />
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'''Snälla'''<br />
:Please<br />
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'''Talar du svenska/engelska?'''<br />
:Do you speak Swedish/English?'''<br />
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:'''Ja, lite grann.'''<br />
::Yes, a little (response to previous question)<br />
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:'''Nej, inte alls.'''<br />
::No, not at all.<br />
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'''Jag talar svenska/engelska.'''<br />
:I speak Swedish/English.<br />
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'''Jag förstår inte.'''<br />
:I don't understand.<br />
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'''Jag vet (inte).'''<br />
:I (don't) know.<br />
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'''En öl tack.'''<br />
:One beer, please.<br />
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'''Vet du vad klockan är?'''<br />
:Do you know what time it is?<br />
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'''Vet du var toaletten är?'''<br />
:Do you know where the bathroom is?<br />
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[[Category:Swedish]]<br />
[[Category:Translated phrases]]<br />
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<div>{{Welcome and expand}}<br />
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Swedish (or ''svenska'') is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]], related to Danish and Norwegian. It is spoken primarily in Sweden but also in parts of Finland as well as isolated parts of Russia. The purpose of this course is to teach the basics of Swedish grammar as well as some vocabulary.<br />
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==Lessons==<br />
Lesson I:<br />
*[[Common phrases in Swedish]]<br />
Lesson II:<br />
*[[Swedish alphabet]]<br />
Lesson III:<br />
*[[Swedish Nouns and Pronouns|Nouns & Pronouns]]<br />
Lesson IV:<br />
*[[Swedish Verb Tenses|Verb Tenses]]<br />
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[[Category:Introductions]]<br />
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