Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Sweden
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Finland
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
South Africa
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Not Available
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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English-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Thank you
How Are You?
hur mår du
How are you?
Good Night
godnatt
Good Night
Good Evening
god kväll
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
god morgon
Good Morning
I Love You
jag älskar dig
I love you
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Dialects
American English
Where They Speak
Gabon
United States of America
Dialect 2
Dialects
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Georgia
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Dialects
Welsh English
Where They Speak
France
United Kingdom
Native Name
Svenska
English
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Not Available
French Name
suédois
anglais
German Name
Schwedisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Not Available
Origin
13th Century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Standard English
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
swed1254
stan1293
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Swedish and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Swedish and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and English language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs English Difficulty
The Swedish vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Swedish and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.