Hallå

Welcome to the Learn Swedish course. In the first lesson, you'll get some tips on how to pronounce the Swedish language. You'll also learn some very useful Swedish phrases that are used for greeting people and saying goodbye, as well as the Swedish numbers from 1 to 10.

A short conversation in Swedish is included to help you learn how to speak conversational Swedish.

Flashcards and a quiz are included at the end of the lesson to help you learn the Swedish phrases and the words for the numbers introduced in this lesson.

Swedish Pronunciation

Pronunciation of the Swedish language is fairly straightforward. Here are a few things to remember.

The letter J is pronounced like the y in yes.

The letter Å is pronounced like the oa in boat or like the o in hot when followed by two consonants.

The letter Ä is pronounced like e in get.

The letter Ö represents a sound that is not in English. It's pronounced similar to the u in fur. It has the same pronunciation as ö in German.

Swedish Phrases

Here are some very useful Swedish phrases that you can use when greeting people and meeting new people. Along with the Swedish phrase, the English equivalent is shown. Press the audio button to hear how the phrase is pronounced.

Swedish	English
Hallå.	Hello.
Adjö.	Goodbye
Hej då.	Bye.
Vi ses senare.	See you later.
Vi ses snart!	See you soon.
God morgon.	Good morning.
God natt.	Good night.
Vad heter du?	What's your name?
Mitt namn är ___.	My name is ___.
Trevligt att träffas.	Nice to meet you.
Var är du ifrån?	Where are you from?
Jag är från ___.	I'm from ___.