{"id":5868,"date":"2012-09-11T23:59:36","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T23:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=5868"},"modified":"2012-09-13T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T13:47:17","slug":"days-of-the-week-in-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/days-of-the-week-in-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of the Week – In Swedish"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Tuesday. Nothing too remarkable about that. But Tuesday might just be the day you learn the different days of the week in Swedish.<\/p>\n

When learning a new language, there are a few things just about everyone focuses on early on. The days of the week are one of those things. Luckily, in Swedish, they are super easy. Nearly all of them look pretty similar in Swedish and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Svenska<\/strong><\/td>\nEngelska<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e5ndag<\/td>\nMonday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tisdag<\/td>\nTuesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Onsdag<\/td>\nWednesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsdag<\/td>\nThursday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fredag<\/td>\nFriday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L\u00f6rdag<\/td>\nSaturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\u00f6ndag<\/td>\nSunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vardagar<\/td>\nWeekdays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helgdagar<\/td>\nSundays\/Holidays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helgen<\/td>\nThe weekend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vecka<\/td>\nWeek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Not bad at all, right? Saturday might be a bit tricky, but the rest look quite familiar. Make sure to ntoe that the first day of the week is Monday, not Sunday as it often is in the United States. And also note that helgdagar are what are sometimes called \u201cRed Days\u201d in Swedish \u2013 r\u00f6da dagar<\/em>. We\u2019ve written about that here: Public Holidays in Sweden<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n

But now that we know them, how do we use them? Let\u2019s take a look at some very basic Swedish sentences using the days of the week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Svenska<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Engelska<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ig\u00e5r var M\u00c5NDAG.<\/td>\nYesterday was Monday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idag \u00e4r TISDAG.<\/td>\nToday is Tuesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imorgon \u00e4r ONSDAG.<\/td>\nTomorrow is Wednesday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jag l\u00e4ser svenska p\u00e5 TORSDAG.<\/td>\nI study Swedish on Thursday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jag jobbar inte p\u00e5 FREDAG.<\/td>\nI don’t work on Friday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min favoritdag \u00e4r L\u00d6RDAG.<\/td>\nMy favorite day is Saturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jag spelar amerikansk fotboll p\u00e5 S\u00d6NDAG.<\/td>\nI play American football on Sunday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Below, for practice, you will find just a few questions. Be sure to answer them using the different days of the week and leave your answers in the comments below.<\/p>\n

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  1. Vilka dagar jobbar du?<\/li>\n
  2. Vilka dagar l\u00e4ser du svenska?<\/li>\n
  3. Vad \u00e4r det f\u00f6r dag idag?<\/li>\n
  4. Vad var det f\u00f6r dag ig\u00e5r?<\/li>\n
  5. Vilken dag \u00e4r din favorit?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Lycka till!<\/p>\n

    *Thanks to Bengan, who left a comment below. The initial post did not do a good job at all of differentiating between helgen<\/em> and helgdagar<\/em> and I definitely apologize for that! And thanks to Gustav for catching my typos. Clearly my fat fumbly fingers were not up to typing the other day (found some typos in English as well. Oops!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It\u2019s Tuesday. Nothing too remarkable about that. But Tuesday might just be the day you learn the different days of the week in Swedish. When learning a new language, there are a few things just about everyone focuses on early on. The days of the week are one of those things. Luckily, in Swedish, they…<\/p>\n

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