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Swedish Slang Words (Verbs) Posted by on Sep 26, 2011 in Grammar

Some of the Swedish slang words are estabilished in today´s written language. It is a trend that salng words come and go fast, but some of them become a part of the everyday vocabulary. Hereby, follows some example:

(to do nothing, to rest, to be lazy) att vila, att lata sig= att dega

(to drink beer) att dricka öl=att bärsa

(to drink coffee) att dricka kaffe=att fika

(to have sex) att ha sex/samlag=att knulla (note!:vulgare)

(to have the energy to, to be able to) att orka=att palla

(to invite, offer, treat) att bjuda=att bjussa

(to make out, to kiss) att kyssas=att hångla

(to look/watch)att titta=att kolla

(to pay) att betala=att pröjsa

(to spend some time together) att tillbringa tid tillsammans=att hänga

(to understand) att förstå=att fatta,att haja

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments:

  1. sara:

    Very useful post, as usual!
    Thank you 😀

  2. Eric Swanson:

    How common are these slang words? Are they mostly used in the big cities.

  3. Eric Swanson:

    How common are these slang words? Are they mostly used in the big cities?

  4. Eva-Maria Rosengren:

    I would say the are common all over the country but with regional differences of course.