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Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Swedish words and brings each one back at the right moment.

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They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

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Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 advanced Swedish words

100 Swedish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Swedish	English
förneka	to deny
våga	to dare
svära	to swear
mjuk	soft
mogen	ripe
sliten	worn out
med flit	on purpose
plötsligt	suddenly
genast	at once
kort sagt	briefly
utom	except
under hela	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
ingen	no oneFormal or legal register
sig	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
sådan	such
ta på sig	to put on
gå igenom	to go over
överväga	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

Swedish	English
hallå	helloOn the phone, when picking up
kom in	come in
oartig	ill mannered
engelsk mil	mile
uns	ounce
volt	volt
datera	to date
påsk	Easter
brådskande	urgent
ögonfrans	eyelash
hörsel	hearing
skinka	buttock
öroninflammation	ear infection
halsfluss	throat infection
blodbrist	anaemia
svärdotter	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
änkling	widower
yngre syskon	younger sibling
slug	cunning
envis	stubborn
pratsam	talkative
lakan	sheet
häck	hedge
köksfläkt	cooker hood
såga	to saw
mutter	nut
bult	bolt
skosnöre	shoelace
parkas	parka
flipflops	flip flops
kiwi	kiwi
timjan	thyme
dadel	date
rivjärn	grater
fritera	to fry
panera	to coat in breadcrumbs
frimärke	stamp
kundvagn	trolley
tidningskiosk	newsstand
saluhall	market hall
avlopp	sewer
gå längs	to go along
domkraft	jack
motorhuv	bonnet
hyttventil	porthole
semesterstuga	holiday cottage
handpenning	deposit payment
bagage	luggage
brink	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
frysa	to freeze
rimfrost	frost coating
tång	seaweed
bräka	to bleat
häger	heron
kaki	khaki
ockra	ochre
skräppost	spam
emoji	emoji

Fields 24 words

Swedish	English
krita	chalk
suddgummi	eraser
bemanningsarbete	temporary work
motivera	to motivate
truckförare	forklift driver
vinhandlare	wine merchant
häck	hurdle
judo	judo
spelpjäs	piece
karusell	merry go round
pantomim	mime
rampfeber	stage fright
axiom	axiom
bägare	beaker
kvot	quota
sopor	rubbish
offert	quote
börskrasch	market crash
erkännande	confession
alibi	alibi
valurna	ballot box
lobbygrupp	lobby
scoop	scoop
viral	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Swedish words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Swedish vocabulary on iPhone.

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