{"id":5744,"date":"2012-08-24T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=5744"},"modified":"2012-08-12T20:57:09","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T20:57:09","slug":"how-to-ask-for-directions-in-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/how-to-ask-for-directions-in-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ask for directions in Swedish"},"content":{"rendered":"

More likely than not you will at some point have to ask for directions or be asked for them. At times like that who wouldn\u2019t want a couple of good phrases up their sleeve? There are some basic phrases which will most likely help you in understanding what the other person is saying.<\/p>\n

In this blogpost I\u2019m going to take up a lot of things. Giving directions and understanding them, some simple phrases to use so you can ask for the person to repeat what they said or just to say it a little slower. All these things and more will hopefully make your life a little easier if you live in Sweden already, make it a little more exciting if you want to try asking somebody who you know speaks Swedish.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll start by a simple conversation like:<\/p>\n

\u201cUrs\u00e4kta, Var finns n\u00e4rmaste mataff\u00e4r?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHmm… G\u00e5 f\u00f6rbi det gula huset p\u00e5 din h\u00f6gra sida. Korsa \u00f6verg\u00e5ngsst\u00e4llet och sv\u00e4ng till h\u00f6ger igen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJag f\u00f6rst\u00e5r\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSedan ser du en ICA butik bredvid trafikljusen.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTack\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDet var s\u00e5 lite s\u00e5\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cExcuse me, Where is the closest supermarket?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHmm… Walk past the yellow house on your right hand side. Cross the pedestrian crossing and turn right again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you\u2019ll see a ICA store next to the trafic lights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo worries\u201d<\/p>\n

The words in the table below can help you variate the sentences used in the example above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Svenska<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Javisst<\/td>\nOf course<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sj\u00e4lvklart<\/td>\nOf course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inga problem<\/td>\nNo problem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jag f\u00f6rst\u00e5r inte<\/td>\nI don\u2019t understand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jag f\u00f6rst\u00e5r<\/td>\nI understand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kan du s\u00e4ga det en g\u00e5ng till?<\/td>\nCould you say it one more time?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kan du s\u00e4ga det lite l\u00e5ngsammare?<\/td>\nCould you say it a little slower?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tack<\/td>\nThank you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Okej<\/td>\nAlright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urs\u00e4kta (mig),<\/td>\nExcuse me<\/td>\n*In Swedish you don\u2019t need to say the \u201cme\u201d in the \u201cexcuse me\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Svenska<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G\u00e5 rakt fram<\/td>\nWalk straight ahead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G\u00e5 f\u00f6rbi<\/td>\nWalk passed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sv\u00e4ng till v\u00e4nster<\/td>\nTurn left<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sv\u00e4ng till h\u00f6ger<\/td>\nTurn right<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sv\u00e4ng vid<\/td>\nTurn at<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korsa<\/td>\nCross<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forts\u00e4tt<\/td>\nContinue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P\u00e5 din h\u00f6gra sida ser du<\/td>\nOn your right hand side you\u2019ll see<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P\u00e5 din v\u00e4nstra sida ser du<\/td>\nOn your left hand side you\u2019ll see<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Efter _____ m<\/td>\nAfter _____ m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Det ligger ca. _____ m h\u00e4rifr\u00e5n<\/td>\nIt is about _______ m from here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Var finns _______?<\/td>\nWhere is ______ ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Var finns n\u00e4rmaste _____?<\/td>\nWhere is the closest ____?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vet du var _____ finns?<\/td>\nDo you know where __ is?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vet du var n\u00e4rmaste _____ finns?<\/td>\nDo you know where the nearest _________ is?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here is another example conversation of giving directions.<\/p>\n

\u201cUrs\u00e4kta mig, Vet du var det finns en toalett?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJavisst. Forts\u00e4tt rakt fram och sv\u00e4ng v\u00e4nster efter 100m\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOkej\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cS\u00e5 ser du den bredvid banken\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTack s\u00e5 mycket!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cVars\u00e5god\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cExcuse me, Do you know where there is a bathroom?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course. Continue straight ahead and turn left after 100m.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll find it next to the bank.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you very much!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour welcome\u201d<\/p>\n

Hope these short\u00a0dialogues\u00a0give you an idea of what a conversation in a\u00a0situation\u00a0like that would sound like. Good luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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