{"id":7311,"date":"2016-04-08T16:54:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T16:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2018-08-09T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T15:01:30","slug":"body-parts-in-swedish-part-1-the-head-and-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/body-parts-in-swedish-part-1-the-head-and-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Body parts in Swedish: The Head and Face"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maybe you have a doctor’s appointment.\u00a0Maybe you have a headache. Maybe you just have a pretty face. Life is full of reasons to talk about your body, and when in Sweden, do as the Swedes do – speak Swedish! There are lots of body parts, so let’s start you off with vocabulary words describing parts of the head and face<\/strong> and all their forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ett huvud<\/b> (a head)<\/td>\nhuvudet<\/b> (the head)<\/td>\nhuvuden<\/b>* (heads)<\/td>\nhuvudena<\/b>* (the heads)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
h\u00e5r<\/b> (hair)<\/td>\nh\u00e5ret<\/b> (the hair)<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ett \u00f6ra<\/b> (an ear)<\/td>\n\u00f6rat<\/b> (the ear)<\/td>\n\u00f6ron<\/b> (ears)<\/td>\n\u00f6ronen<\/b> (the ears)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ett ansikte<\/b> (a face)<\/td>\nansiktet<\/b> (the face)<\/td>\nansikten<\/b> (faces)<\/td>\nansiktena<\/b> (the faces)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ett \u00f6ga<\/b> (an eye)<\/td>\n\u00f6gat<\/b> (the eye)<\/td>\n\u00f6gon<\/b> (eyes)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonen<\/b> (the eyes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ett \u00f6gonbryn<\/b> (an eyebrow)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonbrynet<\/b> (the eyebrow)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonbryn<\/b> (eyebrows)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonbrynen<\/b> (the eyebrows)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en n\u00e4sa<\/b> (a nose)<\/td>\nn\u00e4san<\/b> (the nose)<\/td>\nn\u00e4sor<\/b> (noses)<\/td>\nn\u00e4sorna<\/b> (the noses)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en mun<\/b> (a mouth)<\/td>\nmunnen<\/b> (the mouth)<\/td>\nmunnar<\/b> (mouths)<\/td>\nmunnarna<\/b> (the mouths)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en l\u00e4pp<\/b> (a lip)<\/td>\nl\u00e4ppen<\/b> (the lip)<\/td>\nl\u00e4ppar<\/b> (lips)<\/td>\nl\u00e4pparna<\/b> (the lips)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en kind<\/b> (a cheek)<\/td>\nkinden<\/b> (the cheek)<\/td>\nkinder<\/b> (cheeks)<\/td>\nkinderna<\/b> (the cheeks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en hals<\/b> (a neck**)<\/td>\nhalsen<\/b> (the neck)<\/td>\nhalsar<\/b> (necks)<\/td>\nhalsarna<\/b> (the necks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en haka<\/b> (a chin)<\/td>\nhakan<\/b> (the chin)<\/td>\nhakor<\/b> (chins)<\/td>\nhakorna<\/b> (the chins)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en nacke<\/b> (a nape)<\/td>\nnacken<\/b> (the nape)<\/td>\nnackar<\/b> (napes)<\/td>\nnackarna<\/b> (the napes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Huvud<\/i><\/b> has irregular declension in Swedish – this means its forms are not typical for ett<\/i>-words (specifically, the plural forms), so you’ll have to learn them separately! But huvud<\/i> is a very common word, so it won’t take you long for its forms to become natural for you, and Swedes are very forgiving of mistakes. Hurra!<\/i>
\n** While hals<\/i><\/b> means “neck”, it can also be used to mean “throat” in the phrase Jag har ont i halsen<\/i> – “I have a sore throat”. This phrase literally means “I have pain in the neck” but has in no way the same meaning as “a pain in the neck” in English!<\/p>\n

Here are some good head and face words for our more advanced readers:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
en skalle<\/b> (a skull)<\/td>\nskallen<\/b> (the skull)<\/td>\nskallar<\/b> (skulls)<\/td>\nskallarna<\/b> (the skulls)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en tinning<\/b> (a temple)<\/td>\ntinningen<\/b> (the temple)<\/td>\ntinningar<\/b> (temples)<\/td>\ntinningarna<\/b> (the temples)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en bena<\/b> (a part (where your hair parts))<\/td>\nbenan<\/b> (the part)<\/td>\nbenor<\/b> (parts)<\/td>\nbenorna<\/b> (the parts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en \u00f6rsnibb<\/b> (an earlobe)<\/td>\n\u00f6rsnibben<\/b> (the earlobe)<\/td>\n\u00f6rsnibbar<\/b> (earlobes)<\/td>\n\u00f6rsnibbarna<\/b> (the earlobes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en \u00f6gonfrans<\/b> (an eyelash)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonfransen<\/b> (the eyelash)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonfransar<\/b> (eyelashes)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonfransarna<\/b> (the eyelashes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ett \u00f6gonlock<\/b> (an eyelid)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonlocket<\/b> (the eyelid)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonlock<\/b> (eyelids)<\/td>\n\u00f6gonlocken<\/b> (the eyelids)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en n\u00e4sborre<\/b> (a nostril)<\/td>\nn\u00e4sborren<\/b> (the nose)<\/td>\nn\u00e4sborrar<\/b> (noses)<\/td>\nn\u00e4sborrarna<\/b> (the noses)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en underl\u00e4pp<\/b> (a lower lip)<\/td>\nunderl\u00e4ppen<\/b> (the lower lip)<\/td>\nunderl\u00e4ppar<\/b> (lower lips)<\/td>\nunderl\u00e4pparna<\/b> (the lower lips)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en \u00f6verl\u00e4pp<\/b> (a upper lip)<\/td>\n\u00f6verl\u00e4ppen<\/b> (the upper lip)<\/td>\n\u00f6verl\u00e4ppar<\/b> (upper lips)<\/td>\n\u00f6verl\u00e4pparna<\/b> (the upper lips)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en strupe<\/b> (a throat****)<\/td>\nstrupen<\/b> (the back of one’s neck)<\/td>\nstrupar<\/b> (backs of one’s neck)<\/td>\nstruparna<\/b> (the backs of one’s neck)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Notes:<\/u>
\n**** Strupe<\/i><\/b> is the official word for “throat”, while hals<\/i> is what you use to say “throat” in the context of a sore throat in everyday language (see ** above).<\/p>\n

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Now you’re all set to go to the doctor or tell your Swedish sambo all about your face. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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