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