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- Language family: Indo-European, Germanic
- Number of speakers: Approximately 9 million in Sweden and Finland Languages Of The World: Introduction
- Official language: Sweden and Aland Ahvenanmag, Finland
- Major dialects: Northern Swedish (Norrland), Eastern Swedish (Finland Swedish, Estonian Swedish), Svea, Gutniska (Gutamal, Gotlandic, Gutnic) Languages Of The World: Dialects
- Number of letters in alphabet: 28 letters; 9 vowels, 19 constants
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Swedish is the official language of Sweden. It is also spoken in parts of Finland. kwintessential: Swedish Phrases
Common Words and Phrases
- Hi: Hej
- Good morning: God morgon
- How are you?: Hur mar du?
- Good bye: Hej da
- Can I help you?: Kan jag hjapa dig?
- What's your name?: Vad heter du?
- Where are you from?: Var kommer du ifran?
- Congratulations: Grattis
- Yes: Ja
- No: Nej
- What time is it?: Vad ar klockan?
- I don't understand : Jog forstar inte
History
Swedish, along with Danish and Norwegian, is a descendant of Old Norse. During the 13th century, trade with Germany mixed Germanic words into the language. Some scholars date the origin of modern Swedish to 1526 when the New Testament was translated into Swedish. The Swedish Academy was established by King Gustav III in 1786 in order to ensure the "purity, strength and sublimity" of written Swedish, to develop a standard grammar and to publish a Swedish dictionary.Linguaphone: History of Swedish-
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Swedish Questions
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Where can I find a Swedish t-shirt like this? 4 AnswersI am not sure about an exact copy of that shirt but here is a link that will allow you design one the way you want it. http://www.spreadshirt.net/en/DE/Create-t... read more -
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