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Swedish/Vocabulary/Common phrases
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Swedish (Germanic)
Swedish: svenska /'svɛnska/
hello: hej /hɛj/ (hey)
good-bye: hej då /hɛj doː/ (HEY-doh)
please: tack /tak/ (tahck) as in “yes, please” or snälla /'snɛla/ (snella) as in “please, show me to the station” or “var så god” /vaʂɔ'guːd/ (vahr saw gohd) as in “please come in and make yourself at home”
excuse me: ursäkta mig /'ʉːʂɛkta mɛj/ or /ʉ'ʂɛkta mɛj/ (uor-SECKTAH may)
sorry: förlåt / (ferlawht)
thank you: tack /tak/ (tahck)
that one: den där /dɛn dæːɾ/ (den dehr)
how much?: hur mycket? /hʉːɾ 'mʏkːɛ/ (huwr MICK-eh)
English: engelska /'ɛŋːɛlska/ (ENG-el-skah)
yes: ja /jɑː/ or /ja/ (yah)
no: nej /nɛj/ (neiy)
generic toast: skål /skoːl/ (skal or skol)
banana: banan /ba'nɑːn/ (buh-NAAN)
what time is it?: vad är klockan? /vɑː æ 'klɔkːan/ (vaad air KLAWCK-an)
Where's the bathroom?: var är toaletten? /vɑːɾ æ tʊa'lɛtːɛn/ (vahr eyr twah-LET-en)
I don’t understand: jag förstår inte /ja fœ'ʂtoːɾ 'ɪntɛ/ (yah fur-SHTOHR in-teh)
Do you speak English?: Talar du engelska? /'tɑːlaɾ dʉ 'ɛŋːɛlska/ (TAH-lahr doo ENG-elska) [with NG as in 'siNGer', not as in 'fiNGer']