Learning Swedish - PAGE 3

Lesson 21: Relatives - Släktingar

In Sweden they have made the naming of family a bit complicated. If it is on Mothers side, it is said and written differently than on the fathers side. See below. There are most likely more words depending on area. But these are the most common. Like adult is in Swedish Vuxen.

Direkt Familj Kvina - Direct Family Female ENG Audio Direkt Familj Manlig - Direct Family Male ENG Audio
Föräldrar Parents - - -
Mamma Mamma Pappa Pappa
Mor Mother Far Father
Fru, Hustru eller Maka Wife Make Husband
Dotter Daughter Son Son
Syster Sister Bror Brother
Lillasyster Little Sister Lillebror Little Brother
Storasyster Big Sister Storebror Big Brother
Barn Child - - -
Kvinna - Female ENG Audio Manlig - Male ENG Audio
Kvinna Woman Man Man
Flicka Girl Pojke Boy
Tjej Girl Kille Boy
Tonårsflicka Teenage Girl Tonårspojke Teenage Boy
Mors Sida Kvinna - Mother's Side Female ENG Audio Mors sida Manlig - Mother's Side Male ENG Audio
Morföräldrar Grandparents - - -
Mormor Great-Grandmother Morfar Great-Grandfather
Mormors mor Grandmother mormors far Grandfather
Moster Ant Morbror Uncle
Systerdotter Niece Systerson Nephew
Dotterdotter Granddaugther Dotterson Grandson
Fars Sida Kvinna - Father's Side Female ENG Audio Fars sida Manlig - Father's Side Male ENG Audio
Farföräldrar Grandparents - - -
Farmor Grandmother farfar Grandfather
Farfars mor Great-Grandmother Farfars far Great-Grandfather
Faster Ant Farbror Uncle
Brorsdotter Niece Brorson Nephew
Sondotter Granddaugther Sonson Grandson
- ENG Audio - ENG Audio
Barnbarn Grandchild Barnbarnsbarn Great-Grandson
Syskon Siblings Kusin Cousin
Svär (K) - In-Laws (F) ENG Audio Svär (M) - In-Laws (M) ENG Audio
Svärföräldrar Parents in law - - -
Svärmor Mother in law Svärfar Father in law
Svärdotter Daughter in law Svärson Son in law

Lesson 22: First, Second - Första, Andra

We have been through the normal counting already in lesson 2. But how do you say 1st, 2nd or tell on which number of bus to take, or how many rooms an apartment has. Let me show you.

Eng Swe Eng Swe Eng Swe
1st Första 11th Elfte 21st Tjugoförsta
2nd Andra 12th Tolfte 22nd Tjugoandra
3rd Tredje 13th Trettonde 30th Trettionde
4th Fjärde 14th Fjortonde 40th Fyrtionde
5th Femte 15th Femtonde 50th Femtionde
6th Sjätte 16th Sextonde 60th Sextionde
7th Sjunde 17th Sjuttonde 70th Sjuttionde
8th Åttonde 18th Artonde 80th Åttionde
9th Nionde 19th Nittonde 90th Nittionde
10th Tionde 20th Tjugonde 100th Hundrade

Click on the play button to listen to the "Counting Part 2" in Swedish.


If someone ask how many room you have you can answer as following. If you have been looking around for a place to stay, you might have seen they wrote this as R.O.K or ROK. This seems to be only used for bed and living rooms, kitchen and bathroom is not included in that. Let me show you some sample questions and the answer below.

Question Eng Fråga Swe Svar Swe Answer Eng Audio
How big an apartment does Perry have? Hur stor lägenhet har Perry? (1 r.o.k) Etta One
How big an apartment does Lisa have? Hur stor lägenhet har Lisa? (2 r.o.k) En tvåa Two
How big an apartment does Jerry have? Hur stor lägenhet har Jerry? (3 r.o.k) En trea Three
How big an apartment does Mandy have? Hur stor lägenhet har Mandy? (4 r.o.k) En fyra Four
How big an apartment does Dean have? Hur stor lägenhet har Dean? (5 r.o.k) En femma Five
How big an apartment does Melanie have? Hur stor lägenhet har Melanie? (6 r.o.k) En sexa Six

If some ask or you ask which bus to take to a certain place they say the numbers a bit diffent. See below some samples

Question Eng Fråga Swe Svar Swe Answer Eng Audio
Which bus goes to the airport? Vilken buss går till flygplatsen? (30) Trettian Thirty
Which bus goes to Tivoli park? Vilken buss går till Tivoli-parken? (12) Tolvan Twelve
Which bus goes to the cinema? Vilken buss går till biografen? (43) Fyrtiotrean Forty three
Which bus goes to the library? Vilken buss går till biblioteket? (11) Elvan Eleven
Which bus goes to the hospital? Vilken buss går till sjukhuset? (107) Hundra sjuan One hundred seven

One last example with numbers is if you are still going to school, people can ask you in which grade you are. See below how to answer this.

Question Eng Fråga Swe Svar Swe Answer Eng Audio
In which grade/year does Maja go? I vilken årskurs går Maja? (åk. 1) I ettan 1st
In which grade/year does Bastian go? I vilken årskurs går Bastian? (åk. 2) I tvåan 2nd
In which grade/year does Jessica go? I vilken årskurs går Jessica? (åk. 3) I trean 3rd
In which grade/year does Sam go? I vilken årskurs går Sam? (åk. 4) I fyran 4th
In which grade/year does Lady go? I vilken årskurs går Lady? (åk. 5) I femman 5th
In which grade/year does Max go? I vilken årskurs går Max? (åk. 6) I sexan 6th
In which grade/year does Savannah go? I vilken årskurs går Savannah? (åk. 7) I sjuan 7th

Lesson 23: Body Parts - Kroppsdelar

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Click on the play button to listen to the "Body Parts" in Swedish.


Lesson 24: Words end with -tion and -sion

In an earlier lesson (11) I mentioned that words like Station is written same in each language, but pronounced differently. This is for all words ending with -tion and -sion See and listen to some examples. You will catch up soon. I have been told that their approx 5000 words that is written the same in every language, but pronounce it differently. I did not check if this is true for all, but the languages that I am familiar with it is indeed correct.

-Tion och -Sion -Tion och -Sion
Information Antidepression
Proposition Circumcision
Revision Sensation
Administration Division
Station Supervision
Invasion Instrumentation
Intermission Adoption
Comprehension Reception

Click on the play button to listen to the "Tion och Sion" in Swedish.

Quiz Time - Part 3

It is time for a quiz. Go the quiz tab and look up the "Swedish Quiz - Lessons 17 - 24" There is a new quiz as well. This is a quiz you can write down the answers yourself. The questions are random from any of the lessons. Good Luck!