Hur mår du?

In this lesson you'll learn some more very common Swedish phrases, as well as the Swedish words for some common colors.

You'll also learn some more tips on how to pronounce the Swedish language.

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 words for colors introduced in this lesson.

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Swedish Pronunciation

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

The letter combination dj is pronounced like the y in yes.

Before the vowels (e i y ä ö) or in the combination gj, g is pronounced like the y in yes. Otherwise it is pronounced like the g in go.

Before the vowels (e i y ä ö) or in the combination kj, k is pronounced similar to like sh in shirt. Otherwise it is pronounced like k in king.

The letter e is pronounced like the e in bed.

The letter i is pronounced like the i in bid.

Swedish Phrases

Here are some very common Swedish phrases along with the English equivalent. Press the audio icon to hear how the phrase is pronounced.

Swedish English
Listen Ja. Yes.
Listen Nej. No.
Listen Okej. Okay.
Listen Hur mår du? How are you?
Listen Bra tack. Good thanks.
Listen Bra tack, och du? Good thanks and you?
Listen Jag är ledsen! I'm sorry!
Listen Jag förstår. I understand.
Listen Jag förstår inte. I don't understand.
Listen Ursäkta mig. Excuse me. Pardon me.
Listen Tack. Thanks.
Listen Varsågod. You're welcome.

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Conversations

Read and listen to the following conversation between Nils and Maja to help you improve your comprehension of conversational Swedish.

Nils: Vill du ha en kaffe? Would you like a coffee?
Maja: Ja tack. Yes, please.
Nils: Här är ditt kaffe. Here's your coffee.
Maja: Tack så mycket. Thank you very much.
Nils: Varsågod. You're welcome.

Colors

Here are the Swedish words for some common colors.

listen gul (yellow)
listen blå (blue)
listen vit (white)
listen grå (grey)
listen brun (brown)
listen svart (black)
listen röd (red)
listen grön (green)

Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the Swedish phrases included in this lesson and the previous lesson, as well as the Swedish words for common colors.

Quiz

Here is an online quiz to help you learn the Swedish phrases included in the last two lessons, as well as the Swedish words for common colors. Each time you take the quiz the questions will be a bit different.

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