This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Swedish. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Swedish“.
Previous lesson: Basic Conversation in Swedish
Next lesson: Countries & Languages in Swedish
Colors
English | Swedish | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
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light / clear | ljus | sv-sing_lightclear | |
dark | mörk | sv-sing_dark | |
color | färg | sv-sing_color | |
colored | färgad | sv-sing_colored | |
white | vit | sv-sing_white | |
black | svart | sv-sing_black | |
yellow | gul | sv-sing_yellow | |
orange | orange | sv-sing_orange | |
red | röd | sv-sing_red | |
pink | rosa | sv-sing_pink | |
violet | violett | sv-sing_violet | |
blue | blå | sv-sing_blue | |
green | grön | sv-sing_green | |
brown | brun | sv-sing_brown | |
grey | grå | sv-sing_grey |
Appearance & attributes
English | Swedish | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
---|---|---|---|
new | ny | sv-sing_new | |
old | gammal | sv-sing_old | |
small | liten | sv-sing_small | |
large / big | stor | sv-sing_largebig | |
young | ung | sv-sing_young | |
kind / pleasant | trevlig | sv-sing_kindpleasant | |
unkind / unpleasant | otrevlig | sv-sing_unkindunpleasant | |
patient | tålmodig | sv-sing_patient | |
tall | lång | sv-sing_tall | |
middle sized | medelstor | sv-sing_middle-sized | |
small | liten | sv-sing_small | |
fat | fet | sv-sing_fat | |
thin / slim | smal | sv-sing_thinslim | |
nice / pretty | snygg | sv-sing_nicepretty | |
beautiful | vacker | sv-sing_beautiful | |
ugly | ful | sv-sing_ugly | |
ill / sick | sjuk | sv-sing_illsick | |
healthy | hälsosam | sv-sing_healthy | |
happy / cheerful | lycklig | sv-sing_happycheerful | |
sad | ledsen | sv-sing_sad | |
sporty | sportig | sv-sing_sporty | |
ambitioned | ambitionerad | sv-sing_ambitioned | |
intelligent | intelligent | sv-sing_intelligent | |
creative | kreativ | sv-sing_creative | |
active | aktiv | sv-sing_active | |
sentimental | sentimental | sv-sing_sentimental | |
rational | rationell | sv-sing_rational | |
emotional | känslosam | sv-sing_emotional | |
natural | naturell | sv-sing_natural | |
romantic | romantisk | sv-sing_romantic | |
nice / amiable | sympatisk | sv-sing_niceamiable | |
spontaneous | spontan | sv-sing_spontaneous | |
energetic | energisk | sv-sing_energetic | |
stressed (out) | stressad | sv-sing_stressed-out | |
relaxed | avslappnad | sv-sing_relaxed | |
frustrated | frustrerad | sv-sing_frustrated | |
talented | talangfull | sv-sing_talented |
Questions & phrases
English | Swedish | Pronunciation (Audio) | |
---|---|---|---|
What does he look like? | Hur ser han ut? | sv-sing_what-does-he-look-like | |
What does she look like? | Hur ser hon ut? | sv-sing_what-does-she-look-like | |
What is he like? | Hur är han? | sv-sing_what-is-he-like | |
What is she like? | Hur är hon? | sv-sing_what-is-she-like |
Vocabulary trainer: Colors & Appearance in Swedish
How do you say
middle sized
in Swedish?
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