The other day I was thinking about abbreviations and thought it might be helpful to learn some. There are hundreds more but these are probably a good start and will make everyday life in Sweden a whole lot easier.<\/p>\n
| \u00a0Abbreviations<\/td>\n | \u00a0Swedish<\/td>\n | \u00a0English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0alt.<\/td>\n | \u00a0alternativt<\/td>\n | \u00a0alternatively<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0avd.<\/td>\n | \u00a0avdelning<\/td>\n | \u00a0department, section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0m.fl.<\/td>\n | \u00a0med flera<\/td>\n | \u00a0more in addition to what is listed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0m.v.h<\/td>\n | \u00a0Med V\u00e4nliga H\u00e4lsningar<\/td>\n | \u00a0Best wishes, yours\u00a0sincerely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0m.m<\/td>\n | \u00a0med mera<\/td>\n | \u00a0etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0bil.<\/td>\n | \u00a0bilaga<\/td>\n | \u00a0insert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0dvs.<\/td>\n | \u00a0det vill s\u00e4ga<\/td>\n | \u00a0i.e, that is to say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0eg.<\/td>\n | \u00a0egentligen<\/td>\n | \u00a0really, actually, in reality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0ex.<\/td>\n | \u00a0exempel<\/td>\n | \u00a0example<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0exkl.<\/td>\n | \u00a0exklusive<\/td>\n | \u00a0excluding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0f.m \/ fm.<\/td>\n | \u00a0f\u00f6rmiddag<\/td>\n | \u00a0midmorning (AM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0e.m \/em.<\/td>\n | \u00a0eftermiddag<\/td>\n | \u00a0afternoon (PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0fr.o.m<\/td>\n | \u00a0fr\u00e5n och med<\/td>\n | \u00a0as of, from ___ on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0ggr<\/td>\n | \u00a0g\u00e5nger<\/td>\n | \u00a0times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0kap.<\/td>\n | \u00a0kaptiel<\/td>\n | \u00a0chapter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0kl.<\/td>\n | \u00a0klockan<\/td>\n | \u00a0o’clock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0kr<\/td>\n | \u00a0kronor<\/td>\n | \u00a0crowns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0krm<\/td>\n | \u00a0kryddm\u00e5tt<\/td>\n | \u00a0spice measurement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0min.<\/td>\n | \u00a0minuter, minimum<\/td>\n | \u00a0minutes, minimum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0m\u00e5n.<\/td>\n | \u00a0m\u00e5nad (er)<\/td>\n | \u00a0month(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0obs<\/td>\n | \u00a0observera<\/td>\n | \u00a0warning, attention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0o.s.v<\/td>\n | \u00a0och s\u00e5 vidare<\/td>\n | \u00a0etc., so on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0p.g.a<\/td>\n | \u00a0p\u00e5 grund av<\/td>\n | \u00a0cause of\/because<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0st.<\/td>\n | \u00a0stycken<\/td>\n | \u00a0pieces, items (word for \u00a0 number of things)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0t.o.m<\/td>\n | \u00a0till och med<\/td>\n | \u00a0even, until<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0ngn<\/td>\n | \u00a0n\u00e5gon<\/td>\n | \u00a0somebody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \u00a0ngt<\/td>\n | \u00a0n\u00e5got<\/td>\n | \u00a0something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The following sentences are a little extreme, but see if you can understand the meaning anyway. Lycka till!<\/p>\n “Vet du om ngn ska med till avd. kl. 15 min. \u00f6ver 3 i em.?” fr\u00e5gade doktorn sjuksk\u00f6terskan.<\/p>\n “Ja det tror jag, alla p\u00e5 avd. 4 och t.o.m n\u00e5gra fr\u00e5n avd. 5 tror jag” svarade sjuksk\u00f6terskan.<\/p>\n Something to be noted is that abbreviations are mostly used in informal language. For example: sms-ing, note-writing, emails, letters et.c. So I have just put all these abbreviations into sentences so you could check if you could understand anyway.<\/p>\n The last example is a message which could be left on a door to a shop.<\/p>\n “OBS!<\/p>\n Sommarst\u00e4ngt fr.o.m 1\/7 t.o.m 5\/8 delvis p.g.a bristande personal.<\/p>\n m.v.h \/ Personalen”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The other day I was thinking about abbreviations and thought it might be helpful to learn some. There are hundreds more but these are probably a good start and will make everyday life in Sweden a whole lot easier. \u00a0Abbreviations \u00a0Swedish \u00a0English \u00a0alt. \u00a0alternativt \u00a0alternatively \u00a0avd. \u00a0avdelning \u00a0department, section \u00a0m.fl. \u00a0med flera \u00a0more in addition…<\/p>\n |