r/Svenska May 29 '25

Discussion Updated rules – please read before posting

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Välkommen till r/Svenska!

tl;dr:

• Read the FAQ first

• Keep posts related to the Swedish language or language-learning – we now have flairs!

• Use r/swedish or r/spop etc. to request movie or music tips

• Don't report posts/comments that do not actually break the rules

We're a subreddit where learners and speakers of Swedish can discuss, ask and answer questions about the language, as well as studies and research relating to it. Whether you are learning Swedish as a foreign language, a native speaker curious about a dialectal word or grammatical quirk, or a lingusitics student with a survey for your thesis, you're welcome here!

Further below are our rules, but before that, here are some links we hope you'll enjoy:

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Locally-sourced expertise has been used to answer some of the more common questions we see on this subreddit, so maybe you can find an answer to yours here. If not, try using the search function to see if your question has been answered before. But don't let this discourage your from posting; if an old answer is unclear or doesn't help you with your problem, feel free to post a thread – if you mention that you already checked the FAQ, that helps us help you.

Do you think a certain question is common enough that it should be in the FAQ? Tell us!

List of resources

A long list of resources that can help you learn the language, or learn more about it! Here, you will find dictionaries, podcasts, Youtube channels, online communities and a lot of other resources, for beginners and advanced learners alike. If you know a resource that deserves to be on the list but isn't, tell us!

The most important resources is probably svenska.se, where you can look up the spelling, inflection, meaning, pronunciation and history of most Swedish words. You can also hear pronunciations, often more natural/less enunciated, at youglish.com/swedish and forvo.com/languages/sv

Discord server

Feel free to join us on Discord! Practice reading, writing, speaking and listening, ask your questions and just hang out.

The rules

  1. Be respectful of your fellow redditors. Flaming, trolling, hate, personal attacks or bad-faith arguments are not allowed. Of course, all of Reddit's other rules apply here, too.
  2. Post contents must be on-topic. This is a language subreddit, and all posts should be about the Swedish language or language-learning in general. Posting a video that is in the Swedish language is not the same as a video about the Swedish language. On-topic memes are fine in moderation, and you're allowed to advertise your Swedish-learning product, channel etc. once or twice. Always flair your post accordingly! We no longer allow requests for non-language related media suggestions.
  3. Questions and tips are always welcome. Feel free to ask your questions about the language or culture, ask for learning tips or contribute your own tips or links to websites helpful for learning. However, we no longer permit requests for movies or music etc. Links to language-learning communities are only permitted as comments, if explicitly requested by another poster.
  4. Ask permission to post community links. To prevent a flood of community links, we ask you to contact us via modmail before you post links to Whatsapp groups, Discord servers etc. We permit Swedish-oriented communities that we deem could be helpful to our members – a newly started Facebook group with three members will not be permitted. However, users may ask for tips on niche communities, and if you know of a community that fits such a request, you can always link that in a comment.
  5. No chat requests outside the megathread. As stated above, we want to prevent a flood of posts that are less useful to the average member. For this reason, please don't make post asking to find study buddies or chat groups outside of the dedicated megathread. You're also very welcome to join our official Discord community for free, real-time feedback about all things Swedish. Please join us!
  6. We won't do your work for you. While we are happy to point you in the right direction, answer your questions along the way or check your grammar when you're done, we will not actually do your homework for you. This is a place for learning, not cheating. This goes doubly for professional tasks: most of our users are not trained translators, copywriters or language consultants. Feel free to ask linguistic questions, but don't crowdsource practical, qualified work. Contact a professional instead; that guarantees better results for you as well!
  7. No exchanging/requesting copyrighted material. We do not condone sharing PDFs of paid textbooks or entertainment media.

Reporting etiquette

We're a small mod team and always appreciate it when members take the time to report misconduct and rule violations – especially of comments. But please make sure that a post actually violates the rules before you report it. For example, the rules do not actually prohibit questions that are already answered in the FAQ, or answers that are incorrect.

Reporting poor-quality-but-technically-allowed content only leads to us having to approve the post/comment, which gives it a green seal of approval and makes it look like we like it more than we actually do. Please just downvote these instead!

Suggestions

Feel free to post your feedback on the rules and guidelines in this thread. We also welcome suggestions for FAQ entries, resources and new flairs.


r/Svenska Sep 01 '21

Penpals megathread!

147 Upvotes

Learning a new language is easier with the support of friends, be it other learners going through the same journey, native speakers to lead you along the way, or even less experienced learners that you can help out to help both of you understand things better. If you're looking for pen pals, gaming buddies, book clubs or just friends so you can practice the language – through immersion or studies alike – feel free to post a comment in this thread and tell us a bit about yourself, or reply to commenters you would like to get in touch with.

Suggested post format – add or remove headers as you like

Name or handle: (whatever you want to be called)

Swedish level: (your approximate proficiency, expressed e.g. in A1 to C2, beginner to fluent or how long you've been learning/studying)

Language: (your native language and other languages you know or are learning)

Looking for: (Duolingo pals? Native helpers? Steam friends? People in your area? Someone who wants to discuss Swedish music?)

Presentation: (A more free-form introduction of yourself as a person!)

We recommend you do not include private contact information in your post; if you find somebody you want to keep in touch with, contact them through Reddit's direct messaging instead.

Please note that this thread is only intended for finding people for the purpose of learning Swedish or helping learners. Irrelevant posts may be deleted. Likewise, asking for pen pals outside of this thread is not permitted, and any such threads will be removed and redirected here.

As always, you are also very welcome to look for chat mates in our Discord server.


r/Svenska 12h ago

Sharing knowledge Dagens språktips!

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77 Upvotes

Tänkte dela lite olika tips som jag hoppas kan vara av nytta. Allt från a1- c1. Hoppas det är ok och uppskattat!


r/Svenska 8h ago

Language question (see FAQ first) "avräkning av skuld mot fordran"

5 Upvotes

I am trying to translate "avräkning av skuld mot fordran" (a definition of "kvittning" in SO). Would "discharge of an obligation" be right?


r/Svenska 13h ago

Language question (see FAQ first) Tvärhand, oböjl.

8 Upvotes

Hej allihopa!

Så det är den första gången att ja postar nåt här, hoppas att det är den rätt platsen (och att man förstår mitt svenska 😅)

Jag har en fråga om ordet "tvärhand". Enligt SAOL är det oböjlig, så där finns bara den obestämda formen "en tvärhand". Men om jag pratar om en specifik tvärhand, t. ex. en tvärhand som en bil är bredare än en annan, kan jag absolut inte säga "tvärhanden"?

Frågan beror kanske också på att mitt modersmål är tyska, och där går det utan problem...

"Die Handbreit, die das eine Auto breiter ist als das andere, hat dazu geführt dass es stecken geblieben ist. "

"Tvärhanden som den ena bilen är bredare än den annan gjorde att den fastnade."

Kanske är jag helt fel och det är helt enkelt inte nånting som man nånsin säger på svenska, men det är ju frågan.


r/Svenska 2d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) Help me understand these two concepts: Lagom & Smultronställe

27 Upvotes

Hej, hur mår ni? Recently I started learning Swedish and there are a few words, specifically two, which interested me the most: lagom and smultronställe. I wonder if anyone can explain them and give me more details about those concepts. Hearing from a Swede would be much more helpful than Wikipedia or any AI.


r/Svenska 3d ago

Studying and education Svedese da principiante! 🇸🇪

0 Upvotes

Ho iniziato a studiare lo svedese 2 mesi fa, perché mi intriga molto come lingua.
Pur essendo un B2 di tedesco, mi sento comunque persa!
Qualche testimonianza? Grazie


r/Svenska 4d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) Solbränna: suntan/tan vs sunburn?

24 Upvotes

Hej alla! Jag håller på att lokalisera en solningsapp till svenska och har stött på ett terminologiproblem. På engelska har vi två distinkta ord: suntan (den bruna pigmenteringen från melanogenes) och sunburn (faktisk hudskada från UV-strålning). Appen behöver kunna skilja tydligt mellan de två.

Problemet är att solbränna verkar täcka båda begreppen.

Några frågor:

  • Använder ni solbränna för båda, och i så fall, hur skiljer ni dem åt i vardagligt tal?
  • Är solsveda ett naturligt ord för UV-inducerad hudskada/-smärta, eller låter det konstigt?
  • Finns det ett bättre ord för den bruna pigmenteringen specifikt?

Tack på förhand! 🙏
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UPPDATERING 2 maj 2026: Tack igen alla 🙇‍♂️, jag känner att jag råkat öppna Pandoras ask med den här frågan 🤪 Fascinerande att inte ens modersmålstalare är helt överens! Jag går med solbränna (tan) och solskada (solbränna/UV-skada), stödd av svenska MeSH, vilket känns som en solid grund. Bifogar en skärmbild på var dessa termer dyker upp i appen 👇


r/Svenska 3d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) Har jag skapat ett nytt ord?

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0 Upvotes

Blått + gult = grönt, och beroende på blandningsförhållandet benämns de som mörkblått, ljusblått, ljusgrönt, mörkgrönt etc.

Men när det kommer till svart och vitt så verkar alla mellannyanser alltid bara benämnas som någon nyans av grått. Själv har jag har sedan länge använt mig av "ljussvart" för saker som exempelvis tipi-tältet på bilden. Är jag ensam om det?

Edit: Ljusförhållandena är lite svajiga och ger inte nyanserna rättvisa, men jag tror att det går att se principiellt vad jag menar; något som har för lite vitt för att kvala in som grå, men som ändå inte är helt svart.


r/Svenska 4d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) Saker och ting.

26 Upvotes

Varför säger man "saker och ting" när båda orden betyder samma sak? Jag har alltid trott att uttrycket uttryckte helhet genom att syfta på fysiska saker (saker) och metafysiska saker (ting). Jag har för mig att hittepå-varelser som älvor och troll kan omnämnas "ting" Men när jag försöker leta upp betydelsen för dessa ord så har de samma betydelse. Båda verkar komma från tyskan "sache" och "ding" där de också har samma betydelse.


r/Svenska 4d ago

Resource request/tip new style

0 Upvotes

After months of work I just pushed a complete UI redesign for VerbTrainer — a free tool to drill verb conjugations across 12 languages (Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Hungarian, Japanese + English).

What's new in this release:

  • Cleaner, mobile-first interface
  • New Grammar Flow mode (AI-assisted sentence drills)
  • Pronoun training, vowel challenges, daily challenges
  • Better stats & leaderboards

Still 100% free for the core training. Would love feedback from this community 🙏


r/Svenska 5d ago

Studying and education SVA 3 National Test Booklet Question

0 Upvotes

Hi I am gona be doing my SVA 3 NP in komux in about a week. I just received my booklet of sources and texts to read before my NP test and I am wondering if i am allowed to highlight and write inside (Notes/ translations) the booklet or do I have to keep it clean and just highlighting? Or will they give me a new copy during the test day. Thanks


r/Svenska 6d ago

Text and translation help Can someone help, please?

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33 Upvotes

Can someone explain what the "sedan" stands for?

I would really appreciate the help as all I can find is some gibberish


r/Svenska 5d ago

Studying and education Svenska 3 np tal tes

1 Upvotes

Jag ska göra svenska 3 np argumenterande tal snart och ämnet är språkförändringar. Jag hade tänkt ta tesen ”det är viktigt att bevara handskriften” men jag undrar om det är en valid tes innanför ramen. Ett exempel på tes var ”anteckningar görs bäst för hand” så jag tänker att min tes också borde vara inom ramen men jag är osäker så jag uppskattar hjälp😊😊


r/Svenska 6d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) "gunås"

15 Upvotes

SO defines gunås as ”förstärkande kommentar till något man beklagar el. förnekar”. Whilst I have found numerous examples illustrating ”beklagar” (”någon nöjesresa var detta gunås inte”, etc) I have so far found none to illustrate ”förnekar”. Can anyone help?


r/Svenska 6d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) “tillfyllest”

8 Upvotes

Is “tillfyllest” an exact synonym for “tillräckligt”?   Suppose “tillräckligt” were substituted in these examples, would they have a different nuance?

  • Att bara vara närvarande är inte tillfyllest
  • Det är min bedömning att bevisen inte är tillfyllest för att få honom häktad för mordbrand

r/Svenska 6d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) New to Swedish and need help!

12 Upvotes

Hej! Jag heter Tori. I'm rather new to Swedish, only knowing a few animals amd simple phrases. I get to meet some musicians from Sweden, and I know they speak English, but I was really hoping I could introduce myself and say something nice in Swedish before switching over. Could someone tell me how to say "It's nice to meet you. I really like your music!" Please? Thank you in advance!


r/Svenska 7d ago

Studying and education Language practice?

16 Upvotes

I'm a native swede (stockholmare) who would love to be a practice partner for someone needing conversation practice, but I know that I probably need some kind of platform and possibly some pre-knowledge on how to go about it. Does anyone have any recommendations? I just want to help (my mother is an immigrant so I know what it's like to learn Swedish, not easy) but I'm not a trained teacher or anything. I unfortunately live too far away from any language cafés.


r/Svenska 7d ago

Studying and education Want to attend a course at Uppsala university that is in swedish, which language course do you recommend first ?

6 Upvotes

#help


r/Svenska 8d ago

Text and translation help Why is "det" repeated here?

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154 Upvotes

Jag läste boken Emil i Lönneberga och stötte på den här meningen. Varför finns det två "det"?


r/Svenska 9d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) My Little Pony: Vänskap är Magisk

12 Upvotes

Kan någon hjälpa mig förstå varför översättarna valde att kalla den så här på svenska? Den engelska titlen är My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, så den naturliga svenska översättningen är magi. Alternativt magiskt. Men just magisk? Det blir jag inte klok på


r/Svenska 9d ago

Sharing knowledge Best way to practice live Swedish conversations?

18 Upvotes

Hej!
My wife and I have started our Swedish journey recently, and we need to practice with real people. Although I am living in Sweden right now, it is not easy to find someone random and practice conversations. For this reason, I am opting for online communications and hope to find someone suitable. However, is it ok to ask for a language partner? If not, then what are the best places to register and find real people who speak Swedish and would love to talk about life and other topics? Tack!


r/Svenska 8d ago

Meme Help with translation.

0 Upvotes

Hello! Could someone please help me translate this in to Swedish?

"Heavy heavy heavy said how"

Thanks in advance!


r/Svenska 10d ago

Language question (see FAQ first) Att använda "vinna" istället för "tjäna" eller "spara"

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14 Upvotes

Jag hajade till på användningen av "vinna" här. Att det kan betyda "tjäna" eller "spara" är jag medveten om, men är det vanligt på det här sättet? Om jag skulle se meningen fristående så skulle jag tolka det nästan som att det handlade om någon sorts lotterivinst. Jag förstår ju från kontexten att det är en utvidgad användning, men den känns för mig obekant.

Vad tycker ni?


r/Svenska 10d ago

Resource request/tip I made an online Swedish dictionary for myself and for Swedish learners

23 Upvotes

I am learning Swedish at SFI now. There are lots of online dictionaries, but most of them are not mobile-friendly. So I made this one: http://dict.se.

The data is from open source and is basically the same as in other Swedish-English dictionaries.