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Phrase Book

When reading the imitated pronunciation, stress the part that is Useful Words
underlined. Pronounce each syllable as if it formed part of an big stor stOOr
English word, and you will be understood sufficiently well. small liten leeten
Remember the points below, and your pronunciation will be even hot varm varrm
closer to the correct Swedish. cold kall kall
good bra brah
ai: as in ‘fair’ or ‘stair’ bad dålig dawleeg
ea: as in ‘ear’ or ‘hear’ enough tillräcklig tillraikleeg
ew: like the sound in ‘dew’ open öppen urpen
EW: try to say ‘ee’ with your lips rounded closed stängd staingd
oo: as in ‘book’ or ‘soot’ left vänster vainster
OO: as in ‘spoon’ or ‘groom’ right höger hurger
r: should be strongly pronounced straight on rakt fram rahkt fram
near nära naira
Swedish Alphabetical Order far långt lawngt
In the list below we have not followed Swedish alphabetical order. up/over upp/över ewp/urver
The letters å, ä and ö have been interfiled within the Latin alphabet, down/under ner/under near/ewnder
not ordered after z. early tidig teedee
late sen sehn
You entrance ingång ingawng
ewtgawng
exit
utgång
There are two words for ‘you’: ‘du’ and ‘ni’. ‘Du’ is the familiar form; ‘ni’ toilet toalett too-alett
is the polite form. It is not impolite to address a complete stranger more mer mehr
with the familiar form. less mindre meendre
In an Emergency Shopping
Help! Hjälp! yelp How much - Hur mycket - hewr mewkeh
Stop! Stanna! stanna! is this? kostar den här? kostar dehn hair
Call a doctor! Ring efter en ring efter ehn I would like … Jag skulle vilja … yah skewleh vilya
doktor! doktor Do you have? Har du/ni …? hahr dew/nee …
Call an ambulance! Ring efter en ring efter ehn I’m just Jag ser mig yah sear may
ambulans! ambewlanss looking bara omkring bahra omkring
Call the police! Ring polisen! ring poleesen Do you take Tar du/ni tahr dew/nee
Call the fire brigade! Ring efter ring efter credit cards? kreditkort? kredeetkoort
brandkåren! brandkawren What time När öppnar ni? nair urpnar nee
Where is the Var finns vahr finnss do you open?
nearest närmaste nairmasteh What time När stänger ni? nair stainger nee
telehone? telefon? telefawn do you close?
Where is the Var finns vahr finnss- This one. den här dehn hair
nearest närmaste nairmasteh That one. den där dehn dair
hospital? sjukhus? shewkhews expensive dyr dewr
cheap billig billig
Communication Essentials size (clothes) storlek stOOrlek
Yes Ja yah white vit veet
No Nej nay black svart svart
Please (offering) Varsågod vahrshawgOOd red röd rurd
Thank you Tack tack yellow gul gewl
Excuse me Ursäkta ewrshekta green grön grurn
Hello Hej hay blue blå blaw
Goodbye Hej då/adjö haydaw/ahyur antiques shop antikaffär anteek-affair
Good night God natt goonutt bakery bageri bahgeree
Morning Morgon morron bank bank bank
Afternoon Eftermiddag eftermiddahg book shop bokhandel bOOkhandel
Evening Kväll kvell butcher’s slaktare slaktareh
Yesterday Igår ee gawr cake shop konditori konditoree
Today Idag ee dahg chemist apotek apoteak
Tomorrow I morgon ee morron fishmonger fiskaffär fisk-affair
Here Här hair grocer speceriaffär spesseree-affair
There Där dair hairdresser frisör frissurr
What? Vad? vah market marknad marrknad
When? När? nair newsagent tidningskiosk teednings-cheeosk
Why? Varför? vahrfurr post office postkontor posstkontOOr
Where? Var? vahr shoe shop skoaffär skOO-affair
supermarket snabbköp snabbchurp
Useful Phrases tobacconist’s tobakshandel tOObaks-handel
How are you? Hur mår du? hewr mawr dew travel agency resebyrå reasseh-bewraw
Very well, Mycket bra, mewkeh brah,
thank you. tack. tack Sightseeing
Pleased to Trevligt att treavlit att art gallery konstgalleri konnst-galleree
meet you. träffas. traiffas church kyrka chewrka
See you soon. Vi ses snart. vee seas snahrt garden trädgård traidgawrd
That’s fine. Det går bra. dea gawr brah house hus hews
Where is/are …? Var finns …? vahr finnss… library bibliotek beebleeotek
How far is it to …? Hur långt är hewr lawngt ea museum museum mewseum
det till ...? dea till square torg tohrj
Which Hur kommer hewr kommer street gata gahta
way to …? jag till …? yah till … tourist turist- tureest-
Do you speak Talar du/ni tahlar dew/nee information informations- informashOOns
English? engelska? engelska office kontor kontOOr
I don’t understand Jag förstår inte. yah furshtawr inteh town hall stadshus statshews
Could you Kan du/ni kan dew/nee closed for stängt för staingt furr
speak more tala lång- tahla lawng- holiday semester semester
slowly, please? sammare, tack? ssamareh tack bus station busstation bewss-stashOOn
I’m sorry. Förlåt. furrlawt railway station järnvägsstation yairnvaigs-stashOOn
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