Free basic Swedish words

A seven-page printable PDF for your first weeks of Swedish: the sounds, how words work, 231 everyday words and sentences to read aloud.

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What's inside

How Swedish soundså, ä and ö, long and short vowels (tak and tack), the sj-sound in sju and the tj-sound in tjugo, the soft k and g, rs said like sh, and the little tune in anden.
How words worken and ett words in two colours, the article on the end for the (bilen, huset), plurals in a small table, verbs that stay the same for everyone, and the verb in second place.
231 words, then show wordsHej, tack and varsågod, family with mormor and farfar, numbers, fika and kanelbulle, places and verbs. Then va?, typ, lagom and nej men!, what to call people, and ten sentences to read before you check.

Read the sounds page aloud, one row at a time. Keep it next to you while you read the rest.
Read the grammar page twice. You don't need to learn it, just to notice en and ett, and where the verb goes.
Learn five words a day. Cover the grey English on the last page, read each sentence aloud, then slide the paper down to check.
Watch something in Swedish with Kitsumi and catch the words you know. Hej, typ and precis turn up in every scene.

Is it free?

Yes. It's a free PDF with no sign-up. Print it, keep it and share it.

Is Swedish hard to pronounce?

Most of it is read as it's written. The tricky parts are å, ä, ö and the sj and tj sounds, and the first page covers them with simple tips.

How do I know if a word is en or ett?

There's no reliable rule, so the sheet colours every noun: en in blue, ett in green. Learn the article with the word and it soon feels natural.