Numbers

Swedish Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Swedish. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Swedish Classes.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Swedish is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Swedish, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Numbers in Swedish

Numbers Swedish Audio
Oneett
Firstförsta
Twotvå
Secondsekund
Threetre
Thirdtredje
Fourfyra
Fourthfjärde
Fivefem
Fifthfemte
Sixsex
Sixthsjätte
Sevensju
Seventhsjunde
Eightåtta
Eighthåttonde
Ninenio
Ninthnionde
Tentio
Tenthtionde
Elevenelva
Eleventhelfte
Twelvetolv
Twelfthtolfte
Thirteentretton
Thirteenthtrettonde
Fourteenfjorton
Fourteenthfjortonde
Fifteenfemton
Fifteenthfemtonde
Sixteensexton
Sixteenthsextonde
Seventeensjutton
Seventeenthsjuttonde
Eighteenarton
Eighteenthartonde
Nineteennitton
Nineteenthnittonde
Twentytjugo
Twentiethtjugonde
Thirty three (31)trettiotre
One hundred (100)ett hundra
Three hundred and sixty (360)treehundrasextio
One thousand (1000)ett tusen
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)tvåtusenfjorton
One millionen miljon
Onceen gång
Twicetvå gånger

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Swedish sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Swedish Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers Swedish Audio
I'm 30 years oldJag är trettio år gammal
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherJag har två systrar och en bror
English is my first languageengelska är mitt första språk
Her second language is SpanishHennes andra språk är Spanska.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact me using the Swedish contact form on the header above.

Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Swedish

School Swedish Audio
AnswerSvar
Bookbok
Booksböcker
Chairstol
Deskskrivbord
Dictionaryordbok
LaptopSpråk
Librarybibliotek
Notebook (paper notebook)Anteckningsbok
Pagesida
Paperpapper
Penpenna
Pencilblyertspenna
Questionfråga
SchoolSkolan
Studentelev/student
Teacherlärare
UniversityUniversitet

Daily Conversation in Swedish

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Swedish Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Swedish

English Swedish Audio
I have a questionJag har en fråga
To listenAtt lyssna
To readAtt läsa
To speakatt tala
To thinkAtt tänka
To understandAtt förstå
To writeAtt skriva
What's the name of that book?Vad är namnet på boken?
What do you do for a living?Vad jobbar du med?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)Jag är lärare/konstnär/ingengjör
Oh! That's good!Åh, va bra!
Can I practice with you?Kan jag träna med dig

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Swedish about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Swedish Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Swedish homepage.

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