A1
50 most common Swedish words: level A1
The Swedish words at level A1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ja | /jɑː/ | yes | noun |
| 2 | bara | /ˇbaːra/ | only | adverb |
| 3 | man | /man/ | man | noun |
| 4 | ta | /`tɑːɡɪt/ | take | verb |
| 5 | göra | /`jœːra/ | make | verb |
| 6 | ingen | /`ɪŋːən/ | no one | noun |
| 7 | tack | /tak/ | thanks | noun |
| 8 | gå | /ɡoː/ | go | verb |
| 9 | igen | /ɪjˈɛnː/ | again | adverb |
| 10 | få | /ˈfoː/ | get | verb |
| 11 | se | /seː/ | see | verb |
| 12 | mycket | /`mʏkːə/ | much | adverb |
| 13 | kanske | /ˈkànʃɛ/ | maybe | adverb |
| 14 | lite | /ˇliːtə/ | a little | adverb |
| 15 | aldrig | /`aldrɪ/ | never | adverb |
| 16 | efter | /ˈɛftɛr/ | after | adverb |
| 17 | sen | /seːn/ | late | adjective |
| 18 | bli | /bliː/ | become | verb |
| 19 | mer | /meːr/ | more | adverb |
| 20 | något | /ˈnoːˌɡɔt/ | something | adverb |
| 21 | ge | /jeː/ | give | verb |
| 22 | nog | /nuːɡ/ | probably | adverb |
| 23 | år | /ˈoːr/ | year | noun |
| 24 | säga | /ˈsɛjːa/ | say | verb |
| 25 | mamma | /mamːa/ | mum | noun |
| 26 | vänta | /ˇvɛnta/ | wait | verb |
| 27 | pappa | /papːa/ | dad | noun |
| 28 | borde | /ˈbuːɖə/ | should | verb |
| 29 | rätt | /rɛtː/ | right | noun |
| 30 | vid | /`viːdarə/ | at | adjective |
| 31 | prata | /ˇprɑːta/ | talk | verb |
| 32 | komma | /kɔma/ | come | verb |
| 33 | själv | /ˈɧɛlːv/ | self | noun |
| 34 | alltid | /`altɪd/ | always | adverb |
| 35 | fel | /feːl/ | wrong | noun |
| 36 | hem | /hɛm/ | home | noun |
| 37 | dag | /dɑːɡ/ | day | noun |
| 38 | liv | /liːv/ | life | noun |
| 39 | verkligen | /væɾklɪˈɡɛ̌n/ | really | adverb |
| 40 | tid | /tiːd/ | time | noun |
| 41 | sätt | /sɛtː/ | way | noun |
| 42 | berätta | /beˈrɛta/ | tell | verb |
| 43 | döda | /døːda/ | kill | verb |
| 44 | veta | /ˇveːta/ | know | verb |
| 45 | folk | /fɔlːk/ | people | noun |
| 46 | precis | /prɛˈsiːs/ | exactly | adjective |
| 47 | titta | /tɪta/ | look | verb |
| 48 | barn | /bɑːrn/ | child | noun |
| 49 | bättre | /bˈɛtːrɛ/ | better | adjective |
| 50 | hjälpa | /ˇjɛlpa/ | help | verb |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).