Date and Time

Clock

In this lesson you'll learn common Swedish words and phrases related to dates and times. This lesson contains the words for days of the week, months, seasons, and general expressions of time.

Online flashcards and a quiz are included to help you improve your Swedish vocabulary.


Swedish Vocabulary

Days of the Week

måndag Monday
tisdag Tuesday
onsdag Wednesday
torsdag Thursday
fredag Friday
lördag Saturday
söndag Sunday

Months

januari January
februari February
mars March
april April
maj May
juni June
juli July
augusti August
september September
oktober October
november November
december December

Seasons

vår spring
sommar summer
höst fall, the autumn
vinter winter

Expressions of Time

en dag a day
dagarna the days
en vecka a week
veckorna the weeks
en månad a month
månaderna the months
ett år a year
åren the years
i går kväll last night
i går yesterday
i dag today
per dag per day
dagligen (adv), daglig (adj) daily
per vecka per week
varje vecka weekly
per månad per month
månatligen (adv), månatlig (adj) monthly
varje dag every day
varje kväll every night
nästa vecka next week
nästa månad next month
nästa år next year
i eftermiddag this afternoon
i kväll tonight
på morgonen in the morning
på eftermiddagen in the afternoon
på kvällen. in the evening.
på natten at night

Swedish Phrases

Here are some Swedish phrases for talking about the time.

Vad är klockan? What time is it?
Klockan är ett. It's 1:00.
Klockan är tjugo över ett. It's 1:20.
Klockan är halv sex. It's 5:30.
Vilken tid går du till jobbet? What time do you go to work?
klockan tre at three
Affären öppnar klockan sju på morgonen. The store opens at seven in the morning.
Vi kommer klockan sju på kvällen. We're going at seven at night.

Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the Swedish words for dates and times.

Quiz

Here is a quiz to help you practice the Swedish words related to date and time. Each time you take the quiz the questions will be a bit different.