Swedish Slang Words (Verbs) Posted by Tibor 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:
sara:
Very useful post, as usual!
Thank you 😀
Eric Swanson:
How common are these slang words? Are they mostly used in the big cities.
Eric Swanson:
How common are these slang words? Are they mostly used in the big cities?
Eva-Maria Rosengren:
I would say the are common all over the country but with regional differences of course.