Words I Dont know 2 Flashcards

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Inse

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Realize

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alldeles

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Right/just/quite

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vansinne

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Madness

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föreningen

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Association (as in an organization)

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Gå åt skogen

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Idiom that means “to fail miserably”

(Literally means “go to the forest”)

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ordförande

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President/chairman (of an association)

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fruktar

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Fear/dread

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förståndet

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The understanding/sense

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Tillslut

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At last/ finally

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Tappat

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Dropped/lost

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Hittills

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So far

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däremot, emellertid

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However, on the contrary
(Two ways of saying)

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Även om

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Even though / even if

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Hon kommer alltså inte?

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So she is not coming?

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Vad gör du helst?

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What would you rather do?
What would you prefer to do?

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ledtrådar

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Clues

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Förnybar

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Renewable

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Ökar

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Increases

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Putser

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Polishes

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Enskild

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Individual; private, separate

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Syftet

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The purpose

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vardagsanknutet

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Everyday life

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vardagar

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Weekdays

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varit med om

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Been through or been involved with
(As in something a person experiences)

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undantag (Ett undantag)
Exception(s) (it is the same plural)
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Flytta vs flyta
Move vs float Flyta (float) is irregular verb: flöt, har flutit
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genomsnitt
Average
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betydelse
Meaning
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vråla
Roar (scream, not exactly the same as “skrika” but very close. It’s more used when angry. Skrika is more used when angry or scared and used by children)
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muntligt test
Oral test
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Mittemot
Across from / opposite (facing each other)
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Ärlig Ärtig
Honest Polite
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Rak och ärlig
Straight and honest. It means you’re direct and honest. (straight like a straight-shooter. I think rak also means straight like a line)
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städar
Cleaning
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höjdrädd
Fear of heights
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rymmer
Holds / room for / contains/ also means: escapes, runs away
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Höjder
Heights
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förvaring
Storage
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Kammar
Combs
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Akta sig
Beware (be careful); but can also mean “move over”
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anmäla sig
Sign up
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Måla sig
Put on makeup
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Skilja dig
Divorce
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övningen
The exercise (as in assignment)
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roade road av roade av
Amused
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rufsig
disheveled
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stiga
Rise
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Klädde om sig
Changed clothes. Klädde på sig=put on clothes Klädde av sig=took off clothes Klädde om sig=changed clothes
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överkroppen
The upper body
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undersökte
Investigated
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Just (as in recently. ”Katten, som nyss hade ätit…”). Nyss is shorter time in past than nyligen Just (as in very soon—short time in future while nyss is short time in the past). Strax is shorter time away than snart.
nyss Strax
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Trubbiga vinklar
Obtuse angles
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Spetsiga vinklar
Acute angles
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område (“i detta område”=in this area)
Area
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bråkar
Fighting
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värre
Worse
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brott (Three meanings)
1. Crime, offense 2. Break, fracture (noun) 3. Quarry (like rock quarry) (Ett-word)
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släktingar
Relatives
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släkt
Family; relatives
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Tycker
Think—used for opinion (not something you’re unsure about. Not a belief)
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Tror
Think—used for a belief or something you might be unsure about. NOT an opinion.
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sammanfatta
Summarize
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färre
Fewer
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Kranen
The faucet
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innanför dörren
Just inside the door. You don’t use innanför for inside the house. You use inne for that (or inomhus). But you use innanför when someone is right inside next to the door.
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Arga
Angry
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Lappar
Notes (noun, like writing angry notes) Patches (verb, like patching a hole)
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gemensam (Plural gemensamma)
Common/joint/collective
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i förväg
In advance
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hellre
Rather
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Visar hänsyn
Show respect
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i förväg
Pre / in advance
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förråd
Storehouse / storage room
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Kliar
Itches
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Kliar sig
Scratching
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ett erbjudande
An offer
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möbel En möbel = a piece of furniture
Furniture
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Ett val
A choice
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nuvarande
Current/present
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generad
Embarrassed (“g” with soft vowel after it)
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klagar
Complains
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en tjänst
A service
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smickrad
Flattered
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lockande
tempting / attractive (as in an attractive offer, not visually)
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kluven
Split / divided
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utmaning
Challenge (En utmaning)
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klarar av
Capable of
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överfull
Overcrowded
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i värsta fall
In the worst case
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beklagar sig ångrar sig
Regret / regrets (Two ways of saying. I don’t know the difference)
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förkrossad
Crushed / broken-hearted
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tröstar
Comforts
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snurrar
Spins
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Någon
someone (when it’s not used with a noun) (with a noun it means some or any and used with an “en” word)
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Något
Something (when it’s not used with a noun) (with a noun it means some or any and used with an “ett” word) Något is same as någonting
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Några
Some ; a few (used with plural nouns) (Often pronounced nåra)
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en porlande bäck
A babbling brook Porlande=rippling Bäck=stream/brook
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Kånka ”Kånken” = a type of backpack from fjällräven
Bära (carry, like carry groceries)
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lerigt
Muddy
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olydiga
Disobedient
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proffsiga
Professional (adjective)
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avsluta
End/finish
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varsin
Each
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var sin
Each (varsin, var sin, och “vars en” — they are all the same. As in “varsin etta”—they each have a one-room apartment)
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genomgång
Review
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Gärna
Gladly
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Helst
Preferably
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ett tag
Awhile (unspecified amount of time) “Om ett tag”
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gör sig i ordning
Getting ready
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säger till
Tells
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någon/något/några nån / nått / nåra
With a noun, they’re the same word meaning “any” or “some”, used for en, ett, or plural. They’re pronounced: nån/nått/nåra
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Har du någon bil? Har du en bil?
Do you have a car [you can use]? Doesn’t have to be your car. Do you have a car [that you own]? Implies it’s your car.
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Vi ska äta på en restaurang Vi ska äta på någon restaurang
“En” restaurant=Speaker knows which restaurant but listener doesn’t. “Någon” restaurant=speaker doesn’t know which restaurant. They’ll eat at some restaurant but they don’t know which one yet.
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okänd
Unknown (Reminder: pronounce k with soft vowel following)
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Känd
Known ; famous
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Berömd ; känd ; ryktbar
Famous
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begagnad
Used, second-hand
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löparskor
Running shoes
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deltagarna
The participants
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bostadsrätt
Buy an apartment and pay fees
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hyresrätt
Renting an apartment
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samhälle
Society ; community/municipality (bigger than a “by” and smaller than a “stad”)
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närheten
Area, vicinity / proximity, nearness
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flyt
Float/ flow, fluency (as in “läs med flyt”)/ flow/ luck
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uppfatta
Perceive, grasp Catch (hear). Like “I didn’t catch that”
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felanmälan
Error report
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jour
On duty, on-call
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Dust (English)
Damm
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Healthy
hälsosam, frisk, friska, sund, välmående
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Tillräckligt Nog
Enough
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Live next door
Bor granne
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varannan (for en words) - varannan dag (every other day) vartannat (for ett words) - vartannat år (every other year)
Every other
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Ammar
Breast-feeding
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Nutritious
näringsrik
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intryck
Impression
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hjälpsamt
Helpful
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jämna
Smooth ; level; ; even (as in an even number) Jämna tal = even numbers
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Udda Udda tal
Odd, uneven odd number
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tävlingen
The competition
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hopfällbart
Foldable
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A business
Ett företag
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Insomnia (eng)
sömnlöshet
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slutligen
Finally
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verklighet
Reality
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lyckats
Succeeded
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Skapade Har skapats
Created Have created
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An earthquake
en jordbävning
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A short story
En novell
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berättelse
Story, report, narrative, tale
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handlar om
Is about
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ett hårstrå
A strand of hair
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Käke Käka Käk
Jaw (en käke) Eat (att käka) Food (informal word similar to grub or chow)
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näve
Hand/fist
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leverera
Deliver
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regelbundna
Regular
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fler flest flera
Fler = more (in number) Flest = most (in number) Flera = more (in number) (same as “fler” but only spoken) OR it also means: multiple/several (Mycket mer mest=not countable) (Många fler flest=countable)
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Gärna Hellre Helst
Would like Would like [more than another] Would like [most of all]
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myndighet
authority
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återskapa
Recreate
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konstighet
Weirdness
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nyttig
Useful Also: wholesome, good
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pynta
Decorate Also slang word for “pay”
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förr
Before; in the past
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stammis
Regular (as in a regular at a cafe/bar/restaurant. A regular customer)
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rim Ett rim
Rhyme
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inrikes
Domestic, inside the country
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misstanke
Suspicion
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fuska
Cheat
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bokföring
Accounting
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åtalad
Prosecuted
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besked
Information; answer; reply; message
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gör detsamma
Do the same
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Have you noticed
Har du märkt
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not immediately
inte direkt
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omedelbart, genast, direkt, omgående
Immediately
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råd ha råd
Advice to have enough money, to afford ”ha råd med” (preposition: med)
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Tänker
Think (For plans “I think I’ll go home later” OR for things you’re thinking about. Using your brain.)
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se dig om
Look around
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jämställdhet
Equality
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sysslorna
The chores (En syssla)
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Vänlig Vanlig
Friendly/kind Normal/common/ordinary/plain
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mer ansvar ju äldre de blir
more responsibility the older they get
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skyldigheter
Obligations
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begränsa
Limit
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Vad syssla du med?
“What do you do?” Occupation, etc.
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pyssla
Tinker/craft (hobbies a person might do)
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bilda familj (“bilda” is an unusual verb used in this context) Can also say “bilda meningar”=build/make/write sentences
Start a family
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Have kids
skaffa barn. Skaffa means “get” Skaffa hus Skaffa hund Skaffa tatuering Skaffa is a permanent type of “get”
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affischer
Posters
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A stool (eng)
En pall
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en kruka
A pot (like for a plant)
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praktisk Praktik=internship (noun) Praktisera=practice (verb)
Practical, handy, useful (adjective) Internship Practice (verb)
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Hög Höjd Höja
High (adjective). Pile, mound (noun) Height (noun) Raise (verb)
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Ljus Ljusna
Light (adjective or noun) Brighten (verb)
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Mörk Mörkna Mörker
Dark Darken Darkness
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Platta Platt
Plate (noun): stove burner, vinyl record are called “platta” Flat (adjective or adverb)
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bl.a. Bland annat or bland andra
Among other things or among other [people] Prefix abbreviation. Sometimes substitutes for e.g.
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skvallrade
Gossiped
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tillfällig
Temporary
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Ett förlag
A publisher Bokförlag=book publisher
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tackade nej tackade ja
Declined Accepted or agreed
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kämpar mot orättvisor
fighting against injustice
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o.s.v. och så vidare
and so on Etc. in English
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Vidare
Further
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förhållande
Relationship
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regelbundet
Regularly
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A contest
En tävling
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I nian
In 9th grade
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Ju
Of course, right, why (Used when it’s information everyone knows) (Satsadverbial)
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Nämligen Faktiskt
Namely. It explains/clarifies what was just said. “Titta ut genom fönstret. Jag har nämligen köpt en ny bil” Actually. It confirms that something is true.
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förresten
By the way (used when we remember something we’ve forgotten) “Jag är förresten upptagen i morgon. Det hade jag glömt!”
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Egentligen
Actually (in fact or in reality). “Han kallas Kalle men han heter egentligen Karl”. “He’s called Kalle but his name is actually Karl”
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Svimmar
Faints
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Rasande
Furious
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Kämpar
Fighting; struggle
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skvallrar
Gossips
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Döper
Baptizes
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inbrott
Burglary
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reagera
React
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nöje
entertainment. Pleasure; fun
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Skum
Foam
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disponibel
Disposable
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livsmedel
Food & drink/provisions (Ett)
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prenumeration abonnemang
Subscription
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underhåll underhållning
maintenance entertainment
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amortering
Installment payments to bank for loan. House payment. (Direct translation: amortization)
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slösa
Waste (waste time or money, not sure about other meanings of waste)
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aktier
Shares (like stock market shares)
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flykt
Escape (en flykt)
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tillbringar
Spends (as in spends time—not spend money) (Better to use “använder” for money)
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A neighborhood
Ett grannskap
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By foot
till fots
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tålamod (Ett tålamod)
Patience
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Commutes
Pendlar
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Jag dricker inte kaffe utan jag dricker te Jag dricker inte kaffe utan te (same thing. The “jag dricker” is implied)
I don't drink coffee, I drink tea —when you use “inte” then you use “utan” to say what you do instead. (You must use “inte” or an other negation first to use “utan” in this construction.)
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A scent
en doft
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allmänt
Generally, commonly, universally Standard, public
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uttrycker en avsikt
expresses an intention
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Trots att Fastän Även om
Although, even though (all three mean the same. There are tiny variations in meanings but not relevant.) “She has ont i huvudet trots att hon har tagit huvudvärkstabletter.” “She has a headache even though she has taken headache tablets.”
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Jag kan bjuda på kaffe medan du väntar.
I can offer coffee while you wait. (***offer or order??)
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för att
In order to (It answers “why” you’re doing something but used when you have a goal or plan.) (It can leave out subject in bisats with för att but not så att) “Jag vaknar tidigt för att gå ut med hunden.” ”Jag ska ringa läkaren för att boka en tid.”
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Ska kunna
Should be able to / be able to
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Färdmedel
Means of transportation
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ett meddelande
A message
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något sådant
something like that
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Ett mönster
A pattern (like striped or dotted)
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skäl
Reason (like what is the reason) Cause, grounds Motive
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otroligt
Unbelievably, incredibly
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frivilliga
Volunteers
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stiger Stiger av Sjunker
Rises; step, tread, walk Stiger av = get off (like get off a train) Sjunker = sinks
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skuldsatt skuldsatta
Indebted
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förvara
Keep, store (verb 1: Förvarar, förvarade)
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Lummig
Leafy
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gott om utrymme
plenty of space
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Ivrigt
Eagerly