1000 unforgettable words
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***ADJECTIVES***
kta - authentic
annars - otherwise
ansvarig - responsible
rlig - honest
ball - super/great
bekvm - comfortable
besvrad - self-conscious
besviken - disappointed
blgd - nave (literally translates to blue-eyed)
blodig -bloody
bortskmd - spoiled
deprimerad - depressed
duktig - clever
frdig - finished
farligt - dangerous
fiffig - ingenious
frlt - sorry
frsvunnen - gone (or lost)
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frtjusande - charming
frvnad - amazed
frvirrad - confused
frmmande - alien, or strange
ful - ugly
full - drunk
genomsnitt - average
gratis - free
gravid -pregnant
grinig - whiny
grn - green
gullig - cute
handskriven - handwritten
hrd - tough
hedrande - honored
hjlpls - helpless
hoppfull - hopeful
hoppls - hopeless
hysterisk - hysterical
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jttetrtt - tired as all get out
knslig - sensitive
kaxig - cocky
kinkig - difficult to please
kvinnlig - feminine
lcker - tasty
lmplig - appropriate
lskigt - creepy
lillgammal -precocious (but more negative than in English)
manlig - masculine
mrklig - funny (peculiar)
mrkligt -peculiar
mrk - dark
dmjuk - humble
ofattbar - incomprehensible
oknd - unknown
onjdig - unnecessary
otrolig - unbelievable
ptaglig - obvious
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pinsamt - embarrassing
prktig - splendid (but often used to describe someone who is a boob)
pryd -prudish
rdd - afraid
rimligt - reasonable
saftig -juicy
skerhet - safety
seg - weary
sjlvbelten - self-satisfied
sjlvstndig - self-sufficient
sjlvupptagen - self-absorbed
skamlig - shameful
sknhet -beauty
sliten - worn
spnnande - exciting
speciell - special (usually used to describe someone who is difficult,
strange, unpleasant)
stolt -proud
suvernt - superb
svartsjuk -jealous
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syrlig - acerbic
tillsammens - together
tokig - crazy
tom - empty
trkigt -boring
trovrdig - trustworthy
tveksam - hesitant
utanfr - outside
vlsignad -blessed
vanlig - normal
vnlig - friendly
vit - white
***ADVERBS***
alldeles - completely
ntligen - finally
det samma - likewise
eventuellt -possibly
fr sig - individually
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frmodligen -presumably
grna - with pleasure (like the German "gern")
ibland - sometimes
knasig - wacky
liksom - like
oehrt - tremendously
omedelbart - immediately
otrevligt - unpleasant
sjlvklart - obviously
skeptisk - skeptical
drfr -because
***EXCLAMATIONS***
aj! - ouch!
fan ocks - (something like dammit, too)
hjlp! - help!
ja - yes
jvla dum - fucking stupid
jvla idioter - damn fools
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jvlar - devils (but used as curse word - like dammit)
jvlar, satan och helvete - (literally, devils satan and hell, but really
more like our fuck fuck fuck!)
oj - (exclamation of surprise)
skit ocks - shit, too!
skitkallt - fucking cold
skitsnygg - fucking gorgeous
vad - what?
***EXPRESSIONS & PHRASES***
60-talet - the '60s
70-talet - the '70s
allt eller inget - all or nothing
ndhllplats - the end of the line
ntligen ensam - alone at last
r det till rckligt bra? - is that good enough?
tminstone - at least
bakis - hung over
baklnges - facing backwards
betrd ej grsmattah - keep off the grass
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bland annat - among other things
bltt ga - black eye
bortrest - gone travelling
brud och brudgum - bride and groom
dlig mage - weak stomach
dlig uppfostran - bad upbringing
dligt samvete - bad conscience
det r dags - it's about time
det beror p - that depends on
det gr inte - it doesn't work
det stmmer - that's right
det var kul - that was nice
du r en klippa, (someone) - you are a rock, (someone)
du r inte klok - you are not smart (like you're crazy)
en riktig god jul - a very merry Christmas
enkel biljett - one-way ticket
ett r gammal - one year old
ett visst antal - a certain number
farvl - farewell
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fegis - chickenshit yellow-belly coward
fr mycket - too much
fr mycket jobb - too much work
fr tamt - too tame
frls oss ifrn ondo - deliver us from evil
fruktansvrd hemskt - horribly awful
gul och bl - (in place of black & blue, for a bruise)
halva priset - half price
hr kommer solen - here comes the sun
has oss - at our place
helt fascinerande - utterly fascinating
helt otroligt - totally unbelievable
hem ljuva hem - home sweet home
hemifrn - from home
hur stark som helst - as strong as can be
I brjan - in the beginning
i vrsta fall - in the worst case
igr kvll - yesterday evening
ingen aning - no idea
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ingen orsak - no big deal
Ja, m han leva uti hundrade r! - may he live to be a hundred!
Jag r snyggare naken - I'm better-looking naked
jag beklagar - I'm so saddened
jag har faktiskt blivit svensk medborgare - I've actually become a
Swedish citizen
jag har inte ftt s mnga hits frut - I've never gotten so many hits
before (on the web site)
jag orkar inte - I can't get up the energy to
jag saknar dig - I miss you
jag tror att du har ringt fel - I believe you have the wrong number
jag vntar p - I'm waiting
jag vet inte, faktiskt - I don't know, actually
Jobbar du naken? - do you work naked?
kissndig - in desperate need of taking a piss
klara, frdiga, g - on your mark, get set, go!
klockan 6.59 / en i sju / sex-femtio-nio - (6:59am, or one minute
before 7, or six fifty-nine)
kvart I sju - 6:45
lgg av - cut it out already!
lmna ett meddelande - leave a message
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lngt bortifrn - from a long way off
lilla fittan pa prrien - little (c-word) on the prairie (?)
lugn och ro - peace and quiet
mer senare - more later
min konkurrent - my competitor
min stora krlek - my true love
nr och fjrran - near and far
nolltolerans - zero tolerance
nu kan vi f betala, tack - can we pay now, please
ont i halsen - sore throat
ont i magen - stomach ache
ppet dygnet runt - open 24 hours
verhuvudtaget - on the whole
vriga frgor - miscellaneous questions
p grund av (pga) - on account of
p hemvg - homeward bound
p landet. - in the countryside
parkerung frbjuden - parking forbidden
psykiskt strd - mentally ill
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rdda barnen - save the children
rest bort - gone away
ring mig bara - just call me
rr ej - don't touch
rrd till trar - moved to tears
sg till - let me know
sakta men skert - slowly but surely
skottdagen - February 29 (leap day)
smaklig mltid - enjoy your meal
smningom - little by little
smultronstlle - metaphor for an idyllic spot on earth
snack - small talk
sticka! - get lost / beat it
stor skillnad - big difference
stor succ - great success
svag is - thin ice
svrt att f tag p ngon - difficult to get a hold of somebody
svrt att sga - difficult to say
tillbacka - back again
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tjejmiddagen - girls' night out
tjugolapp - twenty bucks (ish, if the krona was one dollar)
trsmak - taste of wood (used to describe your butt being sore from ahard surface)
trotslder - terrible twos
tusen tack - a thousand thanks
tvrtom - on the contrary
tyvrr inte - I'm afraid not
underbar knsla - wonderful feeling
vad hnde? - what happened?
vad har hnt - what has happened?
Vad sade du? - what's that you said?
vad som helst - whatever
vad trkigt - that's too bad
vlkommen ter - come back soon
valvaka - (sitting up to watch the election results come in)
Var finns biblioteket ngonstans? - where is the library?
var har ni rest - where have you travelled?
verkligen - for real
vi skiter i det - we shit on it / we'll forget about it
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vuarldsbermd - world famous
***GREETINGS***
fy p dig! - shame on you!
god fortsttning - happy new year
god jul - Merry Christmas
god jul och gott nytt r - merry christmas and happy new year
goddag - good day (formal -- not the way people greet each other
now)
grattis p fdelsedag, mamma - happy birthday, mom
hejd - goodbye
natti-natti - night-night
sov s gott - sleep well
tack och lov - thank god
tack s hemskt mycket - thanks awfully much
tack ska du ha - thanks ever so kindly
vlkommen tillbaka - welcome back
vi ses - see you later, or we'll be in touch
***NOUNS***
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adj - adieu
ktenskap - marriage
aktier - shares (like stock)
alla hjrtans dag - St. Valentine's Day
andra - second (or another)
anledning - reason/cause
apa - monkey
ret - the year
rstiderna - the seasons
ventyr - adventure
banta - diet
barndom - childhood
bebis - baby
begravningsentreprenr - mortician
begrepp - concept
bensinmack - filling station
berg- och dalbana - rollercoaster
besatt - obsessed
beslut - decision
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besvikelse - dissapointment
beteende - behavior
bl - blue
bl viol - wild violet
blad - leaf
blomma - flower
brllop - wedding
brllopet - the wedding
brllopsresa - honeymoon
brott - crime
camp - camp
chokladbrul med hallon - chocolate crme brulee with raspberries
citat - quote
deckare - detective story
diskriminering - discrimination
dom - judgment
dop - baptism
drm - dream
drottningen - the queen
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efterrtt - dessert
ett hrstr - a hair
expedit - cashier
fngelse - prison
frg - color
farmor - grandmother (paternal)
fattiga riddare - french toast
fest - party
filmjlk - Scandinavian yoghurt-like dairy product
fisk - fish
flderblom saft - a drink made from elderflowers
frldraskap - parenthood
frfattare - writer
forlg - publishing house
frlorare - loser
formgivare - designer
frort - suburb
frskring - insurance
frsamlingen - the congregation
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Frtroende - trust
frvntningar - expectations
fotograf - photographer
framtiden - the future
Frankrike - France
frken - miss (the form of address)
frukost - breakfast
frukt - fruit
fyrverkeri - fireworks
gamla testamentet - the old Testament
Garbos trar - Garbo's tears (pastries)
gster - guests
gengngare - ghosts
getnig - wasp
godis - candy (which the Swedes love)
grannarna - the neighbors
grnsen - the border
grs - grass
grattis - congratulations
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grevinnan - the countess
grisar - pigs
Gud - God
gul - yellow
gullviva - cowslip
halsduk - scarf
hnsyn - consideration
hrvrd - hair care
hej - hit man
hemlig - secret
hjltar - heroes
hjrta - heart
hgmod - pride (not in a nice way)
hunden - the dog
husdjur - pet
intryck - impact
invandrare - foreigners
invandrare - immigrant/foreigner
istapp - icicle
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jmkning - the tax adjustment for having a loan on a house
Jmnt - (the general theme in Sweden that nobody is better than
anyone else)
Jon Blund - (the sandman)
jordrtskocka - Jerusalem artichoke
julklapp - xmas present
julmarknad - a Xmas market)
kakelugn - tile stove
kndisar - famous people
kanel - cinnamon
kaniner - rabbits
kantareller - chanterelles
krlek - love
kartan - the map
kattfot - cat's foot (flower)
kedja - chain
kille - guy (like "Mensch")
kiss - pee
klder - clothes
klocka - bell (and clock)
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kock - cook
kokosmjlk - coconut milk
kolsyra - carbon dioxide
komiker - comedian
kommunikation - transportation
konstnr - artist
konto - account
kr - choir (when pronounced w/ a hard k), or drive (when
pronounced with a soft k, like an sh)
kortspelare - cardplayer
kriget - the war
kuk - cock
lgenhet - apartment
lagom - the middle way (everything in moderation)
lkemedel - medicine
lngtan - longing
lederskap - leadership
lejonklipporna - lion rocks
levande ljus - candle
lillebror - little brother
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lgnare - liar
ljrom - whitefish roe
lk - onion
lurad - tricked
Lussekatter - (saffron pastries)
lussetg - St. Lucia procession -- for the holiday
majstng - maypole
makt - power
mandeblom - meadow saxifrage
marmor - grandmother (maternal)
matsal - dining room
medeltiden - middle ages
mellanml - snack
metafor - metaphor
misstag - error
mittelvggen - the middle way
mord - murder
mus - mouse
narkoman - junkie
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nsan - the nose
novell - short story
nummerlapp - (the numbered paper from the take-a-number machines)
- island
ogrs - un-grass (weed)
ken - desert
olycka - accident
onda - pain
ondus - gravitas (ish)
onsdagar - Wednesdays
oro - anxiety
ost bgar - cheese doodles
versvmning - inundation
pminnelse - reminder
partnerskap - partnership
pskkrringar - (the little girls who dress up as freckle-faced witches
and beg for sweets at Easter)
pendeltg - commuter train
pepparkakor - gingerbread
personutveckling - personal development
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plantskola - nursery (plant nursery)
pojke - boy
priset - the prize / the price (both)
pristagare - prize-winner
promenad - a walk (or promenade)
protest - protest
puss - kiss (friendly)
rdsla - fear
rdsla - fear
raggmunk - potato pancake
resenr - traveller
risgrynsgrt - rice pudding
rd - red
rdda kvarn - red mill
rrmokare - plumber
rtt - red
saker och ting - things (or stuff)
samtal - conversation
samtal - conversation
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sngare - singer
sanningen - the truth
schack - chess
schlager - a kind of music (pop?)
sekel - century
semester - vacation
sex - six (and sex, apparently)
sexton - the number 16
sjl - soul
sjuk - sick
sjukhuset - the hospital
sjuksriven - disability (the social service support)
skdespelare - actor
skmt - joke
skr - pink
skitstvel - bastard
skrckfilm - horror movie
skratt - laugh
skrattkammare - funhouse
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skvaller - gossip
skvallerspalt - gossip column
skymningen - the dusk
slktingarna - the relatives
slask - slush
smaklk - tastebud (literally translates as "taste onion" !)
smaksinne - sense of taste
snapsvisor - drinking songs
sngubbe - snowman
snopp - willie
socker - sugar
skmotor - search engine
sommaren - the summer
sommarlov - summer vacation
smntablett - sleeping pill
spex - student farce
sprngmne - explosives
stadsbo - citydweller
stjrnor - stars
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std - support
stolthet - pride (which isn't good in Sweden)
storasyster - big sister
storstad - metropolis
strlande - radiant
stranden - the beach
suck - sigh
suger - suck
syfte - purpose
systersdotter - niece
tlamod - patience
tandktt - gums
tandkrm - toothpaste
teater - theater
tid - time
tjnsteman - civil servant
tjuv - thief
torped - hit man
trdgrd - garden
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trdgrdssax - pruning shears
tranbr - cranberry
trapphuset - stairwell
tredje - third
trolleri - magic
trst - solace
trottoar - sidewalk
tvl - soap
underjorden - the underworld
uppfattning - understanding (or apprehension)
uppmrksamhet - attention
U-svng - U-turn
utmaning - challenge
utveckling - development
vdret - the weather
val - choice (and also whale)
val - election
vlsignelse - blessing
vana - habit
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vnskap - friendship
vantar - mittens
vr - spring
vrdhem - nursing home
vstvggen - the west way
vax - wax
ved - wood
vetenskap - science
viltktt - game
vinet - the wine
vintersolstnd - winter solstice
uppehllstillstnd - residence permit
***NEARLY-WHOLE-SENTENCES***
...och det spelar ingen roll nd om hon ser ganska tjock ut, eller hur?
- and it doesn't matter anyway if she looks fat, does it?
r dina frdldrar religisa? - are your parents religious?
att vara eller inte vara - to be or not to be
Det finns inget dligt vder, bara dliga klder - there is no bad
weather, only bad clothing
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I hetaste laget - Some Like it Hot (the movie-- it really means "getting
a little too hot")
Men pappa, du vet att jag vet att det finns ingen jultomte! - but Dad,
you know that I know that there is no such thing as Santa Claus!
min man fyller r idag - today is my husband's birthday
och vilket sprk anvnder ni i sngkammaren? - and what language do
you use in bed?
periodiska systemet - Periodic Table of Elements
***PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS AND PRONOUNS***
ned/ner - down (ned for verbs of movement, ner with verbs where no
movement is implied)
du - informal form of "you"
eller - or
inte - not
mot - against
ni - formal form of "you" (not used)
oss - us
***PROPER NOUNS & HOLIDAYS***
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fastan - Lent
Gravitationens Regnbge - Gravity's Rainbow
Helsingfors - Helsinki
januari - January
juni - June
Kristihimmelsfrd - Ascension
Lngfredag - Good Friday
Lettland - Latvia
McBengt - Big Mac-like burger in McDonalds in Sweden
Mors dag - Mother's Day
Pingst - Pentecost
Skrtorsdagen - Maunday Thursday
Storbritannien - Great Britain
Svansjn - Swan Lake
vnsterpartiet - the Left Party (what used to be called the communist
party in Sweden)
viktvktarna - weight watchers
***SLANG NAMES***
besserwisser - know it all
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busunge - naughty little boy
dum i huvudet - dumbhead
finnjvel - Finn devil (something like that)
gubbe - old fart
gubbsjuk - dirty old man
kuf - (oddball, weirdo, etc.)
lumpen - (slang for military service)
morgonpigg - (expression used to describe early-morning-shiny-
happy-people)
skitbra - shit-good
slusk - shabby fellow
sderkis - slang for boy who is native to Sdermalm (area of
Stockholm that likes to think of itself as Sweden's answer to Soho)
stackan -poor thing
tantig - little-old-ladyish
vrsta brud - foxy chick
***VERBS***
att ka p frjan - to go by ferry
att anta - to assume
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att rva - to inherit
att bada - to bathe
att banta - to diet
att beundra - to admire
att bli - to be/to become (when a change of condition is implied)
att d av trst - to die of thirst
att dofta - to smell (in a sweet way)
att duka - to set the table
att fika - to have a coffee
att flrta - to flirt
att frysa ihjl - to freeze to death
att garva - to laugh hysterically
att gnlla - to whine
att ha roligt - to have fun
att lsa - to read, or to study
att lova - to promise
att orka - to have the will to
att verskatta - to overestimate
att resa - to travel
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att ropa - to yell
att skaka - to shake
att skjutsa - to give a ride to
att skynda p - to hurry along
att smeka - to caress
att srja - to mourn
att sparka - to kick
att springa - to run
att svlja - to swallow
att svara - to answer
att syssla - to work with (as in an occupation)
att trttna - to tire of
att tvivla - to doubt
att undra - to wonder
att undvika - to avoid
att uppskatt - to appreciate
att vga - to dare
att vara - to be (when no change of condition is implied)
grt - cry
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mobbing -bullying
rdda - to save