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These 50 words cover ~40% of everyday Swedish
Pronouns(15)
det
it, that
/deː/
som
who, which, that, as
/sɔm/
den
it, the (common gender)
/dɛn/
jag
I
/jɑːɡ/
de
they, the (plural)
/dɔm/
han
he
/han/
vi
we
/viː/
hon
she
/huːn/
du
you (singular)
/dʉː/
sig
oneself, himself, herself
/sɛj/
alla
all, everyone
/ˈalːa/
sina
his, her, its, their (reflexive possessive)
/ˈsiːna/
sin
his, her, its (reflexive possessive, common)
/siːn/
vad
what
/vɑːd/
hans
his
/hans/
Articles(2)
en
a, an, one
/eːn/
ett
a, an, one (neuter)
/ɛt/
Core Verbs(8)
är
is, are, am
/ɛːr/
har
have, has
/hɑːr/
hade
had
/ˈhɑːdɛ/
kan
can, may
/kan/
vara
to be
/ˈvɑːra/
ska
shall, will
/skɑː/
kommer
comes, will
/ˈkɔmːɛr/
säger
says, say
/ˈsɛːjɛr/
Adverbs(9)
inte
not
/ˈɪntɛ/
var
was, were; where
/vɑːr/
så
so, then, thus
/soː/
också
also, too
/ˈɔksoː/
nu
now
/nʉː/
sedan
then, since, afterwards
/ˈseːdan/
där
there, where
/dɛːr/
bara
only, just
/ˈbɑːra/
här
here
/hɛːr/
Prepositions(12)
i
in, at
/iː/
på
on, at, in
/poː/
av
of, by, from
/ɑːv/
för
for, because
/fœːr/
med
with
/meːd/
till
to, until, for
/tɪl/
om
if, about, around
/ɔm/
från
from
/frɔːn/
vid
at, by, near
/viːd/
över
over, above, across
/ˈøːvɛr/
efter
after, behind
/ˈɛftɛr/
under
under, during
/ˈɵndɛr/
Connectors(4)
och
and
/ɔk/
att
to, that
/at/
men
but
/mɛn/
eller
or
/ˈɛlːɛr/