Introduction to Swedish/Common phrases

Greetings
Hejsan/Hej
 * Hello/Hi

God dag
 * Good day

God morgon
 * Good morning

God kväll
 * Good evening

God natt
 * Good night

Hur är det (med dig)?
 * How are you?

Bra
 * Good/Fine

Dåligt
 * Bad

Inte så bra.
 * Not so good.

Hur går det?
 * How is it going?

Conversational Phrases
Vad heter du?
 * What's your name? ('heter' is a transitive verb meaning "to be called")

Jag heter [...]
 * My name is [...]

Var bor du?
 * Where do you live?

Jag bor i [...]
 * I live in [...]

Var kommer du ifrån?
 * Where are you from?

Jag kommer ifrån [...]
 * I'm from [...]

Hur gammal är du?
 * How old are you?

Jag är [...] år gammal.
 * I am [...] years old.

Vad gör du?
 * What are you doing?

Goodbyes
Hej då/Adjö
 * Good bye (the latter is formal and derived from the French word adieu)

Ha det bra!
 * Have a nice day!

Vi ses!
 * See you later!

Other Useful Phrases
Ja
 * Yes

Nej
 * No

Tackar!/Tack/Tack så mycket/Tusen tack
 * Thanks!/Thank you/Thank you very much/A thousand thanks! (conversational)

Ingen orsak.
 * Don't mention it/You're welcome

Förlåt
 * Sorry/Pardon me

Ursäkta mig
 * Excuse me

Snälla
 * Please

Pratar du svenska/engelska?
 * Do you speak Swedish/English?


 * Ja, lite grann.
 * Yes, a little (response to previous question)


 * Nej, inte alls.
 * No, not at all.

Jag pratar svenska/engelska.
 * I speak Swedish/English.

Jag förstår inte.
 * I don't understand.

Jag vet (inte).
 * I (don't) know.

En öl tack.
 * One beer, please.

Vet du vad klockan är?
 * Do you know what time it is?

Vet du var toaletten är?
 * Do you know where the bathroom is?

Takeaways
From the phrases above, try and find out what these words mean.

1.Tack

2.Klockan

3.grann

4. kväll

5. det

Exercises
Translate into English:

1. Var bor Johan?

2. Johan bor I USA.

3. Vet du var Sara kommer ifrån?

4. Sara kommer ifrån Stockholm.

5. Hej då! Vi ses!

Translate into Swedish:

6. Hello, my name is John.

7. I speak a little Swedish.

8. Excuse me, do you know what time it is?

9. No, I don't know.

10. Bye! Have a nice day!

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