100 Most Common Swedish Words for Beginners: Essential Vocabulary List
Master some of the most common Swedish words to boost your confidence and kickstart fluency in everyday conversation.
As highlighted in our previous blog post, '5 Tips for Learning a New Language,' mastering the top 100 most common words in your target language is an effective way to build a strong foundation for fluency. In this post, we've compiled 100 frequently used Swedish words, which will not only help you construct basic sentences but also boost your confidence, making it easier to progress in your language learning journey.
1. och - and
2. det - it
3. att - to
4. i - in
5. en - a/an
6. jag - I
7. han - he
8. av - of
9. för - for
10. med - with
11. till - to
12. är - is/are
13. på - on
14. den - it
15. som - as/who
16. de - they
17. oss - us
18. inte - not
19. ett - one
20. du - you
21. man - one
22. men - but
23. här - here
24. nu - now
25. var - was
26. mig - me
27. sig - himself/herself
28. vi - we
29. ni - you (plural)
30. kan - can
31. sin - his/her
32. om - about/if
33. från - from
34. vad - what
35. skulle - would
36. ut - out
37. när - when
38. hon - she
39. alla - all
40. ingen - no one
41. vill - want
42. blir - becomes
43. ju - just
44. upp - up
45. eller - or
46. dem - them
47. mycket - much
48. ska - shall
49. din - your
50. då - then
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51. även - even
52. vara - be
53. sitt - his/her (reflexive)
54. så - so
55. har - have
56. efter - after
57. första - first
58. varför - why
59. över - over
60. sverige - Sweden
61. denna - this
62. utan - without
63. detta - this
64. in - in (different context)
65. allt - everything
66. mitt - my
67. mellan - between
68. under - under
69. något - something
70. ta - take
71. bara - just
72. dig - you
73. där - there
74. ny - new
75. måste - must
76. dag - day
77. gör - do/make
78. tid - time
79. stor - big
80. bra - good
81. fler - more
82. igen - again
83. kunde - could
84. någon - someone
85. två - two
86. mer - more
87. endast - only
88. förstå - understand
89. säger - says
90. genom - through
91. annat - other
92. inom - within
93. sedan - since
94. vet - know
95. kanske - maybe
96. egen - own
97. tre - three
98. människa - human
99. del - part
100. komma - come