How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Swedish words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Swedish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

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.

Swedish vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Swedish adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 Swedish words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Swedish	English
igen	again
nästan	almost
redan	already
också	also
dåligt	badly
bakom	behind
bättre	better
nere	downstairs
någon annanstans	elsewhere
långt	far
äntligen	finally
här	here
framför	in front
sent	late
lite	little
länge	long time
kanske	maybe
under tiden	meanwhile
mycket	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
sedan	next
i synnerhet	notably
ofta	often
till vänster	on the left
bara	only
där borta	over there
fort	quickly
snarare	rather
verkligen	really
så mycket	so much
ibland	sometimes
rakt fram	straight ahead
därefter	then
således	thus
i dag	today
i morgon	tomorrow
för mycket	too much
bra	well
i går	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

Swedish	English
absolut	absolutely
visserligen	admittedly
bakåt	backwards
dessförinnan	beforehand
nedanför	below
av en slump	by chance
säkert	certainly
helt	completely
för närvarande	currently
direkt	directly
betydligt	distinctly
med lätthet	easily
enormt	enormously
väsentligen	essentially
extremt	extremely
förr i tiden	formerly
lyckligtvis	fortunately
uppriktigt sagt	frankly
gratis	free of charge
hädanefter	from now on
omedelbart	immediately
inne	inside
huvudsakligen	mainly
normalt	normally
perfekt	perfectly
för gott	permanently
troligen	probably
sällan	rarely
regelbundet	regularly
relativt	relatively
allvarligt	seriously
helt enkelt	simply
lätt	slightly
uteslutande	solely
säkerligen	surely
tyvärr	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

Swedish	English
tvärt	abruptly
årligen	annually
approximativt	approximately
genast	at once
lugnt	calmly
försiktigt	cautiously
korrekt	correctly
gärna	gladly
ärligt	honestly
vänligt	kindly
månatligen	monthly
högljutt	noisily
då och då	occasionally
med flit	on purpose
artigt	politely
i lugn och ro	quietly
inom kort	shortly
ljudlöst	silently
uppriktigt	sincerely
plötsligt	suddenly
systematiskt	systematically
tillfälligt	temporarily
vanligtvis	usually
vagt	vaguely
synbarligen	visibly
med svårighet	with difficulty

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Swedish words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Swedish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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.