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Swedish A2: vocabulary and grammar lists

17 flashcard lists in Swedish, level A2, written for English speakers.

17 lists · 1,540 cards

Level A2 — elementary: can communicate in simple routine situations.

A few words at this level: döda, hålla med, byta kläder, en åker, en resa.

Vocabulary

The body and looks, illness and health, accidents, danger and the police in Swedish, with words such as en mage, en förkylning, ett apotek, farlig and polisen.

Adjectives and adverbs for describing and comparing: qualities, shapes, colours and materials, such as “modern”, “tung”, “rosa”, “trä” and “sämre”.

Miscellaneous

A2 67 cards

Mixed everyday words and phrases of A2, such as nästan, ganska, en kung, tur and hantera, with their English meanings.

School and work

A2 109 cards

School and work in Swedish: school subjects and supplies, grammar words, exams, and the people, places and tasks of work, such as en elev, en linjal, kemi, en tentamen and en kollega.

Swedish phrases for everyday conversation: wishes and replies (Lycka till!, Varsågod), reactions (Oj då!, Åh nej!), agreeing, suggesting and linking words such as kanske and förresten.

Relatives, friends and feelings, with words such as “morfar”, “kusin”, “kompis”, “rädd” and “hoppas”, and a few verbs for family life.

Places and buildings in town and the words for finding your way: kyrka, bibliotek, torg, vänster, höger, rakt fram.

Shops, money and clothes in Swedish: shops and customers, prices and saving, and what people wear, from en kund and en rabatt to spara, en tröja and en handske.

The home and the daily routine in Swedish: rooms and furniture, chores and the bathroom, with words such as en trappa, en soffa, en handduk, diska and gå och lägga sig.

Food and drink in Swedish: fruit and vegetables, meat and sweet things, drinks, dishes and cutlery, ordering in a restaurant and cooking, with words such as en morot, en sked, en efterrätt, beställa and koka.

Times, numbers and measures in Swedish: past and future (i förrgår, i övermorgon, framtiden), ordinals and round numbers (tolfte, hundra, tusen), festivals (påsk, julafton) and units (en liter, ett kilo).

Weather, seasons, landscape, animals, compass points, and countries with their nationalities: “en höst”, “ett moln”, “en skog”, “en elefant”, “Österrike”.

Little words

A2 41 cards

Swedish little words: pronouns (allt, ingenting, man), conjunctions (eftersom, antingen) and prepositions (utom, utan, genom att). These little words often have several translations: the list is practised as flashcards, and you judge your own answer.

Phones, computers, the internet, post and media in Swedish: devices, messages and the verbs for using them, such as en laddare, ett tangentbord, ett sms, ett frimärke and ladda ner.

Common verbs

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Common Swedish verbs for everyday actions and for what you can or should do, from kunde and borde to bygga, glömma, hålla and försöka.

Travel and getting around: planes, trains, buses and cars, hotels and camping. Typical words: ett flyg, ett pass, bagage, en perrong, en motorväg.

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