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100 intermediate Swedish words

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

Grammar 18 words

SwedishEnglish
älskato love
drickato drink
skrikato shout
torrdry
mildgentle
sötpretty
tidigtearly
visserligenadmittedly
inneinside
varkennor
redan frånas early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
blandamongWithin a larger group
den härthisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
demthemStressed pronoun after a preposition
jayesAffirmative answer
lägga undanto put away
sätta påto turn on
avvisato turn down

Everyday life 58 words

SwedishEnglish
farvälfarewell
hejsanhi there
ursäktapology
partibatch
högpile
hundrahundred
gryningdawn
festcelebration
julChristmas
irisiris
nervnerve
njurekidney
hostacoughNoun, the symptom itself
förkylningcold
hostmedicinsyrup
äldsta barneteldest child
värdhost
sorgmourning
naivnaive
artigpolite
ledaboredom
vasvase
kylskåpfridge
lampalamp
filfile
sågsaw
hinkbucket
linlinen
veckpleat
handskeglove
björnbärblackberry
stekroast joint
läsksoft drink
bitterbitter
faddbland
glasburkjar
momsvalue added tax
paketparcel
insättningdeposit
bänkbenchPublic seat
tivolifair
klosterabbey
däcktyre
färjaferry
bromsbrake
spaspa
visumvisa
övernattato stay overnight
frostfrost
dyndune
dismist
gåsgoose
lodjurlynx
savsap
vaxwax
kubcube
buggbug
menymenu

Fields 24 words

SwedishEnglish
muntligt provoral test
godkändpassed
småföretagsmall business
ledighetleave
murarebricklayer
bartenderbartender
setset
boxningboxing
tärningdice
baldance ball
jazzjazz
logedressing room
dnaDNA
jonion
sorteringsorting
lösviktloose goods
revisionaudit
bubblabubble
visumvisa
förseelseoffence
strejkstrike
gisslanhostage
uppståndelsebuzz
mediummedia

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