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.

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearljussv-sing_lightclear
darkmörksv-sing_dark
colorcolorfärgsv-sing_color
coloredcoloredfärgadsv-sing_colored
whitewhitevitsv-sing_white
blackblacksvartsv-sing_black
yellowyellowgulsv-sing_yellow
orangeorangeorangesv-sing_orange
redredrödsv-sing_red
pinkpinkrosasv-sing_pink
violetvioletviolettsv-sing_violet
blueblueblåsv-sing_blue
greengreengrönsv-sing_green
brownbrownbrunsv-sing_brown
greygreygråsv-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
newnysv-sing_new
oldgammalsv-sing_old
smalllitensv-sing_small
large / bigstorsv-sing_largebig
youngungsv-sing_young
kind / pleasanttrevligsv-sing_kindpleasant
unkind / unpleasantotrevligsv-sing_unkindunpleasant
patienttålmodigsv-sing_patient
talllångsv-sing_tall
middle sizedmedelstorsv-sing_middle-sized
smalllitensv-sing_small
fatfetsv-sing_fat
thin / slimsmalsv-sing_thinslim
nice / prettysnyggsv-sing_nicepretty
beautifulvackersv-sing_beautiful
uglyfulsv-sing_ugly
ill / sicksjuksv-sing_illsick
healthyhälsosamsv-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfullyckligsv-sing_happycheerful
sadledsensv-sing_sad
sportysportigsv-sing_sporty
ambitionedambitioneradsv-sing_ambitioned
intelligentintelligentsv-sing_intelligent
creativekreativsv-sing_creative
activeaktivsv-sing_active
sentimentalsentimentalsv-sing_sentimental
rationalrationellsv-sing_rational
emotionalkänslosamsv-sing_emotional
naturalnaturellsv-sing_natural
romanticromantisksv-sing_romantic
nice / amiablesympatisksv-sing_niceamiable
spontaneousspontansv-sing_spontaneous
energeticenergisksv-sing_energetic
stressed (out)stressadsv-sing_stressed-out
relaxedavslappnadsv-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustreradsv-sing_frustrated
talentedtalangfullsv-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(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

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