Now you know how to talk about date and time in Swedish, let’s continue with some more special occasions, holidays and how to wish people well in Swedish.

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

Holidays & Good wishes in Swedish

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Good wishes

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
All the best!Med vänliga hälsningar!sv-sing_all-the-best
Congratulations!Grattis!sv-sing_congratulations
Good luck!Lycka till!sv-sing_good-luck
Happy birthday!Grattis på födelsedagen!sv-sing_happy-birthday
Merry Christmas!God jul!sv-sing_merry-christmas
Happy Easter!Glad påsk!sv-sing_happy-easter
Happy New Year!Gott nytt år!sv-sing_happy-new-year
with all my heart / wholeheartedmed hela mitt hjärta
helhjärtat		sv-sing_with-all-my-heartwholeheartedly
sv-sing_with-all-my-heartwholeheartedly-2

Holidays & festive occasions

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
birthday [Sg]födelsedagsv-sing_birthday
birthdays [Pl]födelsedagarsv-plur_birthday
Christmas [Sg]julsv-sing_christmas
Christmas [Pl]jularsv-plur_christmas
Yule [Sg]julsv-sing_yule
Yule [Pl]jularsv-plur_yule
Christmas Eve [Sg]julaftonsv-sing_christmas-eve
Christmas Eve [Pl]julaftnarsv-plur_christmas-eve
Easterpåsksv-sing_easter
Easter holidayspåskhelgersv-sing_easter-holidays
Pentecost / Whitsunpingstsv-sing_pentecostwhitsun
New Year’s Eve [Sg]nyårsaftonsv-sing_new-years-eve
New Year’s Eve [Pl]nyårsaftnarsv-plur_new-years-eve
New Yearnyårsv-sing_new-year
wedding [Sg]bröllopsv-sing_wedding
weddings [Pl]bröllopsv-plur_wedding
name day [Sg]namnsdagsv-sing_name-day
name days [Pl]namnsdagarsv-plur_name-day
Valentine’s Dayalla hjärtans dagsv-sing_valentines-day
anniversary [Sg]årsdagsv-sing_anniversary
anniversaries [Pl]årsdagarsv-plur_anniversary

Verbs

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
(to) invite(att) bjuda insv-sing_to-invite
(to) wish(att) önskasv-sing_to-wish
(to) make a gift(att) göra en gåvasv-sing_to-make-a-gift
(to) get(att) hämta
få		sv-sing_to-get
sv-sing_to-get-2

Vocabulary & Phrases

EnglishSwedishPronunciation
(Audio)
party [Sg]festsv-sing_party
parties [Pl]festersv-plur_party
birthday party [Sg]födelsedagsfestsv-sing_birthday-party
birthday parties [Pl]födelsedagsfestersv-plur_birthday-party
invitation [Sg]inbjudansv-sing_invitation
invitations [Pl]inbjudningarsv-plur_invitation
I invite you to the party!Jag bjuder in dig till festen!sv-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party
wish [Sg]önskansv-sing_wish
wishes [Pl]önskningarsv-plur_wish
What would you like? / What do you want?Vad skulle du vilja ha?
Vad vill du ha?		sv-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want
sv-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want-2
surprise [Sg]överraskningsv-sing_surprise
surprises [Pl]överraskningarsv-plur_surprise
present / gift [Sg]present
gåva		sv-sing_presentgift
sv-sing_presentgift-2
presents / gifts [Pl]presenter
gåvor		sv-plur_presentgift
sv-plur_presentgift-2

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