This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Swedish words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Swedish“.

Cities & Traffic in Swedish

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
shop [Sg]affär
shops [Pl]affärer
department store [Sg]varuhus
department stores [Pl]varuhus
kiosk [Sg]kiosk
kiosks [Pl]kiosker
bakery [Sg]bageri
bakeries [Pl]bagerier
confectionery [Sg]godisaffär
confectioneries [Pl]godisaffärer
butcher’s [Sg]slaktare
butchers [Pl]slaktare
market [Sg]marknad
markets [Pl]marknader
library [Sg]bibliotek
libraries [Pl]bibliotek
church [Sg]kyrka
churches [Pl]kyrkor
cinema [Sg]biograf
cinemas [Pl]biografer
theater [Sg]teater
theaters [Pl]teatrar
hotel [Sg]hotell
hotels [Pl]hotell
bank [Sg]bank
banks [Pl]banker
school [Sg]skola
schools [Pl]skolor
university [Sg]universitet
universities [Pl]universitet
kindergarten [Sg]förskola
kindergartens [Pl]förskolor
chemist’s / drugstore [Sg]apotek
chemists / drugstores [Pl]apotek
hospital [Sg]sjukhus
hospitals [Pl]sjukhus

Cities and Places

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
town / city [Sg]stad
towns / cities [Pl]städer
house [Sg]hus
houses [Pl]hus
building [Sg]byggnad
buildings [Pl]byggnader
street / road [Sg]gata
väg
streets / roads [Pl]gator
vägar
avenue [Sg]aveny
avenues [Pl]avenyer
bridge [Sg]bro
bridges [Pl]broar
center/city center [Sg]centrum
centers/city centers [Pl]centrum
crossing [Sg]korsning
crossings [Pl]korsningar
square [Sg]torg
squares [Pl]torg
park [Sg]park
parks [Pl]parker
landmark / sight [Sg]landmärke
sevärdhet
landmarks / sights [Pl]landmärken
sevärdheter
monument [Sg]monument
monuments [Pl]monument

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
vehicle [Sg]fordon
vehicles [Pl]fordon
car [Sg]bil
cars [Pl]bilar
train [Sg]tåg
trains [Pl]tåg
bus [Sg]buss
busses [Pl]bussar
tram [Sg]spårvagn
trams [Pl]spårvagnar
metro [Sg]tunnelbana
metros [Pl]tunnelbanor
bicycle [Sg]cykel
bicycles [Pl]cyklar
motorbike [Sg]motorcykel
motorbikes [Pl]motorcyklar
taxi [Sg]taxi
taxis [Pl]taxi
airplane [Sg]flygplan
airplanes [Pl]flygplan
ship [Sg]skepp
ships [Pl]skepp
(train) station [Sg](tåg)station
(train) stations [Pl]tågstationer
main station [Sg]centralstation
main stations [Pl]centralstationer
stop [Sg]stopp
stops [Pl]stopp
station / stop [Sg]station
stopp
stations / stops [Pl]stationer
stopp
parking area [Sg]parkeringsplats
parking areas [Pl]parkeringsplatser
petrol station [Sg]bensinstation
petrol stations [Pl]bensinstationer
(to) go by car(att) åka bil
(to) go by motorbike(att) åka motorcykel
(to) go by bike(att) cykla
(to) go by bus(att) åka buss
(to) go by metro(att) åka tunnelbana

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