Swedish Lecture 1

Vocabulary from Lesson 1

Träffas

date/meeting, “Meet up”

Trevligt att träffas!

Nice to meet you!

Italien

Italy

Frankrike

France

Tjeckien

Czech

Grekland

Greece

Tyskland

Germany

Estland

Estonia

Bulgarien

Bulgaria

Nederländerna

Netherlands

Ungern

Hungary

Sydkorea

South Korea

Rumänien

Romania

Lettland

Latvia

Vad

What

Var

Where

Varifran

Where from

Vem

Who

När

When

Hur

How

Jobbar

Work (informal)

Arbetar

Work (formal)

Pluggar

Studying (informal)

Studerar

Studying (proper)

Läser + noun

e.g Jag läser biokemi

Studying

Läser

e.g Jag läser en biokemi bok

Reading

Kock

Cook

Frisör

Hairdresser

Polis

Police

Webbdesigner

Web designer

Lärare

Teacher

Sjuksköterska /²ɧʉːkˌɧøːtɛrska/

Nurse

Pensionär

Pensionar

Servitör

Waiter

Läkare

Doctor

Ingenjör

Engineer

Advokat

Lawyer

Tandläkare

Dentist

Lycka till!

Good luck!

Programmarare

Programmer

Grafisk Designer

Graphic Designer

Universitet

University

Ligga <ligger>

Lie ( to be situated )

Kul

Fun

Rolig

Fun

Du då?

How about you?

Rekrytering /rɛkryˈteːrɪŋ/

Recruitment

Med

• Translates to “with”

• Often used as “together with”

• Used to describe the means by which something happens

  e.g I am with her

Hos

• With | among | at | by

• Marks a location where something takes place

• Used as “at someone’s place”

  e.g I am at her place

På

• At | on

• Used when using the proper name for something e.g I work at Nordbank

• Used when talking about islands (?)

• Used with swedish words that contain -plats

I

• In

• On weekdays that have passed “on last Tuesday”

  e.g I am in Stockholm/ I am in the hallway etc.

Till

• To | for

• Used when talking about direction

• Used when talking about direction in a more abstract sense e.g I have applied for a course

• Used when the action involves some type of change e.g I want to change this for a bigger size

• Can be used when sending/giving something away e.g I have a surprise for you!

• For any accessories, attachments and side dishes e.g Can I have a cinnamon bun with my coffee?

Från

• From