I was reading through some of our older posts here and realized it had been quite some time since we got down to some of the basics. The days of the week. And the months.

Luckily for you, Tibor did an amazing job of explaining the Time Adverbs with certain tenses. It’s a great way of explain what you did yesterday, what you’re doing today, and what you plan to do tomorrow. Of course, you might want to know exactly how to say the days of the week you plan on doing something.

They’re pretty straightforward. In fact, you’ll notice quite a few similarities between the English words and the Swedish words. So, without further ado, the days of the week:

måndag = Monday
tisdag = Tuesday
onsdag = Wednesday
torsdag = Thursday
fredag = Friday
lördag = Saturday
söndag = Sunday

You’ll notice I started with måndag when listing the days of the week. I did that on purpose. When listing the days of the week in Sweden, people star with måndag and work their way down to söndag.

You’ll also notice within the sentence that I did not capitalize the word måndag. That’s because you don’t capitalize days of the week or months of the year in Swedish. While this might not have any bearing on your ability to speak Swedish, it most definitely does on your ability to write in Swedish. Just something to keep in mind as you continue working on your Swedish production.

Now that we’ve got the weeks down, let’s work on the months of the year. Again, you’ll notice quite a few similarities between the Swedish words for each month and the English word for each month.

januari = January
februari = February
mars = March
april = April
maj = May
juni = June
juli = July
augusti = August
september = September
oktober = October
november = November
december = December

So there you have it. One of those things that sometimes gets neglected, but is incredibly important in your everyday life.  Plus, it’s super easy. And when learning a language, it really is important to get those little victories that remind you that you did learn something and that you are making progress.  If you find yourself struggling with your language skills, check out our post Swedish Language Learning Tips for a few more helpful hints.  As always, good luck!