Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
National Language
Sweden
  
Sweden
  
Second Language
Finland
  
Finland
  
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
  
Antartica, Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hej
  
hej
  
Thank You
tacka dig
  
tacka dig
  
How Are You?
hur mår du
  
hur mår du
  
Good Night
godnatt
  
godnatt
  
Good Evening
god kväll
  
god kväll
  
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
  
god eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
god morgon
  
god morgon
  
Please
vänligen
  
vänligen
  
Sorry
ledsen
  
ledsen
  
Bye
hej då
  
hej då
  
I Love You
jag älskar dig
  
jag älskar dig
  
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
  
ursäkta mig
  
Dialect 1
Dialects
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Gabon
  
Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Dialects
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Georgia
  
Georgia
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Dialects
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
France
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
8.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Svenska
  
Svenska
  
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
French Name
suédois
  
suédois
  
German Name
Schwedisch
  
Schwedisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Origin
13th Century
  
13th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Swedish
  
Old Swedish
  
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
  
Standard Swedish
  
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sv
  
sv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swe
  
swe
  
ISO 639 2/B
swe
  
swe
  
ISO 639 3
swe
  
swe
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
swed1254
  
swed1254
  
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Swedish and Swedish 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 Swedish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and Swedish language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or Swedish word for "Thank You" is tacka dig. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and Swedish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs Swedish Difficulty
The Swedish vs Swedish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish Alphabets and Swedish 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 Swedish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and Swedish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn Swedish time required is 24 weeks.