Destination: SWEDEN
Essential Info PreTrip Essentials Customs/Money Communications Hours/Holidays Health Driving Language National Transportation Offices to Serve You Abroad	USEFUL WORDS & PHRASES Swedes are not used to foreigners speaking their language, although efforts to speak Swedish are appreciated; most Swedes also speak English. German, Danish and Norwegian are often understood. In Swedish, a vowel sound is usually long when it is the final syllable, and verbs are the same regardless of person. Definite articles are determined by the ending of the noun: -en and -et for singular nouns and -na or -n for plural. There are an additional three letters in the Swedish alphabet - å, ä and ö - which always appear at the end in alphabetical lists. There are two words for “you”: du and ni. Ni is the polite form, du is the familiar form. Unlike some other European countries, it is not necessarily impolite to address a complete stranger with the familiar form. In fact, many Swedes consider the polite form to be old-fashioned. Do you speak English? Talar ni Engelska? excuse me ursäkta mig hello hej goodbye adjö/hej då yes/no ja/nej how much is it? hur mycket kostar den? I am American Jag är från U.S.A. I'd like Jag skulle vilja ha I don't understand Jag förstår inte non-smoking rökning förbjuden open öppen/öppet closed stängt please snälla, vänligen thank you tack (one-way) ticket en enkelbiljett What is your name? Vad heter du? the hotel hotell breakfast frukost lunch lunch dinner middag key nyckel room rum shower dusch the restaurant restaurang bread bröd coffee/tea kaffe/te beef nötkött, oxkött chicken kyckling fish fisk lamb lammkött pork fläsk poultry fågel beer öl wine vin dessert efterrätt ice cream glass please bring the check notan tack	COUNTRY Introduction Things To Know Survival Guide TimeLine Essential Info REGION CITIES Stockholm MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK