10,000 most common Swedish words

Swedish attaches its definite article to the end of the noun rather than putting a word in front of it, so the "the" form of a noun is a different entry here from the bare one. Word order otherwise stays close to English.

The most common words in Swedish, most frequent first, with English meanings.
#	Word	In English
1	jag	I
2	det	it; third-person singular, referring to nouns of neuter…
3	är	to occupy a place, to be
4	du	you
5	att	Used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb; compare…
6	inte	not
7	en	object form of the indefinite pronoun man
8	och	and; used to connect two homogeneous words or phrases
9	har	To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into…
10	vi	we
11	på	on, on top of; touching from above
12	i	used to signify that an action is done with intensity
13	för	too
14	han	he, the third person singular, masculine, nominative case
15	med	also, as well, too
16	som	at its/his/hers
17	om	if
18	var	where; at which place
19	vad	what
20	mig	me
21	här	here; at this time or at this place
22	dig	you
23	så	so, like that, in such a way
24	den	it
25	kan	"to can", to be able to
26	till	to
27	de	they
28	men	but; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding…
29	ett	a, an
30	ska	ska; a style of dance music
31	ni	you
32	av	from
33	hon	she; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun in the…
34	vill	to want, desire
35	ja	yes
36	vet	to know; to be certain about, to have knowledge or…
37	nu	now
38	nej	no; a negative answer
39	bara	just, only
40	hur	how
41	min	my
42	kommer	to come
43	där	there; at that place
44	måste	must, have to
45	honom	him; oblique of han
46	gör	to do
47	din	your, yours
48	skulle	will, be going to, shall, is to; were to; was to
49	när	when
50	då	then; at that time
51	kom	to come
52	ha	To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into…
53	bra	well
54	får	to get, to receive
55	man	people in general; one, you, they, people, etc
56	vara	to occupy a place, to be
57	oss	us
58	ut	out
59	ta	take; to grab and move to oneself
60	er	you
61	göra	work, task
62	okej	okay, all right
63	eller	or
64	hade	To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into…
65	från	from
66	varför	why
67	dem	them; accusative/dative of de
68	alla	everyone
69	tror	to believe, to think
70	sig	reflexive case of han, hon, den, det, de or man; compare…
71	allt	everything, all
72	henne	her; object form of hon
73	upp	up
74	sa	to say
75	ingen	no
76	tack	thanks, thank you
77	gå	to walk
78	in	into, to in
79	igen	again
80	få	few
81	nåt	syncopic form of något
82	se	to see
83	går	to walk
84	mycket	much, a lot
85	hej	hi, hello
86	vem	who, whom
87	kanske	maybe, perhaps, possibly
88	lite	a little, to a small extent; somewhat
89	behöver	to need
90	ser	to see
91	mitt	in the middle, right
92	aldrig	never
93	finns	to exist; to be
94	än	still, yet
95	inget	synonym of ingenting
96	efter	after
97	blir	to become
98	ju	the...the
99	hans	his
100	sen	late
101	bli	to become
102	gjorde	to do
103	två	two
104	nån	pronunciation spelling of någon
105	tillbaka	back, in return
106	tar	take; to grab and move to oneself
107	mer	much, a lot
108	något	any, some, anything, something
109	över	over; above; more than
110	säger	to say
111	fick	to get, to receive
112	ditt	you
113	ge	to give
114	väl	well
115	också	too, as well, also
116	mina	my
117	åt	for
118	nog	enough, sufficient
119	fan	A intensifier
120	kunde	"to can", to be able to
121	år	a year
122	säga	to say
123	någon	any
124	mamma	mom, mum, mother
125	varit	to occupy a place, to be
126	ner	down; in a direction downwards
127	ville	to want, desire
128	vänta	to wait
129	mot	to, toward
130	pappa	dad, father
131	andra	other, else, other one
132	borde	should, ought to
133	känner	to feel, to sense
134	rätt	rightly, correctly
135	vid	next to, beside, by, at
136	några	some; plural form of någon
137	hela	whole
138	såg	to see
139	hit	to here, hither, here
140	prata	to talk, to speak
141	komma	to come
142	låt	to make sound
143	detta	this, that
144	gjort	to do
145	blev	to become
146	själv	oneself, myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
147	tog	take; to grab and move to oneself
148	alltid	always
149	vår	our; belonging to us
150	utan	without
151	fel	wrong, wrongly, incorrectly, erroneously
152	hem	home
153	dag	a day
154	dina	your, yours
155	liv	life
156	menar	to mean; to convey, or to want to convey
157	verkligen	really, truly
158	visst	with certainty, certainly
159	va	apocopic form of vad
160	förstår	to understand
161	sin	his, her, its, their
162	tid	time
163	trodde	to believe, to think
164	gick	to walk
165	älskar	to love
166	sätt	to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
167	berätta	to tell
168	tänker	to think in one's head
169	döda	dead
170	veta	to know; to be certain about, to have knowledge or…
171	tre	three
172	många	many; plural of mången
173	folk	people
174	sluta	to stop, to end
175	precis	precisely; exactly
176	inga	no
177	hennes	her
178	titta	to look; keep one's eyes open as to be able to see
179	innan	before
180	visste	to know; to be certain about, to have knowledge or…
181	gillar	to like
182	barn	a child
183	bättre	good
184	hjälpa	to help; give aid or assistance to
185	under	under; below; beneath
186	förlåt	to forgive
187	gång	walking
188	bort	away, off
189	hjälp	to help; give aid or assistance to
190	händer	a hand
191	just	just
192	helt	entirely, absolutely, wholly, completely
193	säg	to say
194	tycker	to be of the opinion, to think
195	första	first
196	död	dead
197	håll	to hold
198	länge	a long time, during a long time, long
199	hör	to hear
200	sett	to see
201	ledsen	sad
202	snälla	please
203	saker	a thing
204	hitta	to find
205	fortfarande	still; up to a time, as in the preceding time
206	står	stand; be in an upright position
207	pengar	money
208	god	good, morally commendable
209	samma	same
210	ens	even
211	ursäkta	excuse me!, pardon, I'm sorry!
212	heter	to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
213	håller	to hold
214	vilken	which
215	enda	only, sole; also in the masculine form ende
216	gud	a god
217	våra	our, ours, plural of vår
218	hand	a hand
219	borta	away, gone, lost
220	mår	may
221	hallå	hello
222	hände	to happen; chiefly what happens quickly or for a short time
223	ur	out of, from
224	problem	a problem, an issue
225	vän	a friend
226	ger	to give
227	stanna	to stay; to remain at a place
228	sak	a thing
229	dom	pronunciation spelling of de
230	försöker	to attempt, to try
231	låter	to make sound
232	far	to go, to travel
233	kvar	left, remaining
234	väg	a road
235	annan	other, else, other one
236	redan	already
237	längre	far
238	jävla	damn, goddamn, bloody, fucking
239	helvete	Hell
240	pratar	to talk, to speak
241	väldigt	very, really
242	åh	oh
243	herregud	my God, good Lord
244	vart	to where, to which place, whither, whereto?
245	dit	to there, thither, there
246	kväll	evening
247	morgon	morning
248	fått	to get, to receive
249	snart	soon; within a short time
250	ute	outside, outdoors
251	fråga	a question
252	sitt	his, her, its, their
253	tiden	time
254	kör	to drive a vehicle
255	deras	their; belonging to them
256	tänkte	to think in one's head
257	namn	name
258	verkar	to work, to act
259	tro	belief
260	jo	yes; used as a disagreement to a negative statement or a…
261	varje	each; every
262	fram	forth, forward, out
263	bästa	good
264	fru	wife
265	först	first, firstly; having no predecessor
266	träffa	to hit a target
267	säkert	safely
268	slut	to stop, to end
269	sedan	then, after this, afterwards; next in order
270	hos	at someone's place or building, usually their home or…
271	ingenting	nothing
272	därför	therefore
273	åka	to go by using something more or other than the human or…
274	visa	wise
275	säker	safe
276	lämna	to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave as…
277	börjar	to begin; to start
278	vägen	a road
279	genom	through
280	gav	to give
281	härifrån	from here; herefrom
282	jobb	job; a task
283	hålla	to hold
284	son	a son
285	stor	big, large; of large size
286	vänner	a friend
287	hittade	to find
288	annat	other things, other stuff
289	hoppas	to jump
290	sina	his, her, its, their
291	hörde	to hear
292	vilket	which, who, whom, what a; neuter form of vilken
293	kolla	to look, to watch
294	minns	to remember, to recall
295	ihop	together
296	rädd	afraid, scared
297	sista	last
298	även	also
299	era	your, yours
300	sex	six
301	vårt	our; belonging to us
302	kunna	"to can", to be able to
303	ses	to see
304	del	part; share
305	nästa	next; following in a sequence
306	fem	five
307	livet	life
308	nya	new
309	människor	a human, a human being
310	bilen	a car
311	dö	to die
312	riktigt	really
313	klarar	to manage, to succeed in doing
314	höra	to hear
315	tills	until
316	liten	small, little; of small size
317	betyder	to mean
318	tänk	to think in one's head
319	tag	a grip, a hold
320	lyssna	to listen
321	polisen	police
322	ändå	still, yet
323	sagt	to say
324	hemma	at home; at one’s place of residence
325	sant	true; according to the truth
326	världen	world
327	fast	fixed, firmly, steadily
328	faktiskt	actually, for real
329	ligger	to lie; be in a horizontal position
330	skit	shit
331	idag	today
332	minuter	minute
333	familj	family
334	runt	around; aimlessly
335	blivit	to become
336	klart	clearly
337	fall	to fall
338	väntar	to wait
339	dog	to die
340	fyra	four
341	dra	to pull
342	dollar	dollar
343	åker	to go by using something more or other than the human or…
344	kul	fun
345	tala	to speak, to talk
346	illa	badly
347	män	man
348	försökte	tried
349	dödade	to kill
350	helst	preferably
351	annars	otherwise, or else
352	haft	To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to come into…
353	sånt	eye dialect spelling of sådan
354	nästan	almost
355	ensam	alone
356	inne	inside, indoors
357	lika	to the same degree, as, equally
358	lägg	to place lying somewhere, to place/put in a lying position;…
359	hittar	a hit
360	redo	to ride
361	hämta	to get, to fetch, to retrieve somewhere
362	jobbar	to work
363	dr	Dr; abbreviation of doktor
364	gången	to walk
365	båda	both; either, each of two
366	ny	new
367	denna	this, that
368	stora	big, large; of large size
369	plats	place; any geographical position a little larger than just…
370	tur	a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc
371	börja	to begin; to start
372	svårt	heavily, severely
373	lugnt	calm, tranquil
374	långt	far
375	spelar	to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument or a role
376	kvinna	a woman
377	känns	to feel, to sense
378	älskling	darling, honey
379	hänt	to happen; chiefly what happens quickly or for a short time
380	bil	a car
381	emot	towards, against
382	låta	to make sound
383	tillsammans	together
384	öppna	open
385	släpp	to let go; release
386	hört	to hear
387	huset	a house
388	senare	late
389	bror	a brother, a contracted form of broder
390	ringer	to ring; to make a bell produce a sound
391	lilla	small, little; of small size
392	be	to ask for, request someone else to do something
393	rör	to move
394	ibland	sometimes
395	rädda	afraid, scared
396	heller	either
397	fort	quickly/quick, fast
398	glad	happy, glad
399	gått	to walk
400	mellan	between
401	nära	near, close
402	ifrån	from
403	hus	a house
404	vore	to occupy a place, to be
405	igenom	through
406	fler	more and most
407	s	page; abbreviation of sida
408	kände	to feel, to sense
409	vilka	which, who, whom, what a; plural form of vilken
410	dotter	a daughter
411	bryr	to concern, to bother
412	dagar	a day
413	kille	a boy
414	tänka	to think in one's head
415	bor	a dwelling, especially a bird's nest
416	fattar	to grasp, take; the concrete meaning of grasp
417	gärna	gladly, happily, with keenness, willingly/readily
418	fanns	to exist; to be
419	ber	to ask for, request someone else to do something
420	började	to begin; to start
421	killen	a boy
422	sitter	to sit
423	slå	to hit, punch or beat; to give a blow
424	ännu	thus far, yet
425	tio	ten
426	trevligt	nicely, pleasantly
427	vilja	will; a person’s intent, volition, decision
428	gott	well, good
429	spela	to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument or a role
430	bäst	good
431	chans	a chance
432	gånger	times
433	varandra	each other, one another
434	timmar	an hour
435	lever	to live, to be alive
436	pengarna	a coin
437	äta	to eat
438	handlar	to shop, buy
439	natt	night
440	rum	a room
441	klara	ready, finished, done
442	mor	mother
443	gamla	old
444	ord	a word
445	ihåg	only used in komma ihåg and ihågkomma
446	reda	ready
447	ringa	small, little
448	mannen	man
449	ert	you
450	dags	time
451	bakom	behind
452	eftersom	because, since, as
453	gammal	old
454	jobbet	job; a task
455	dörren	a door
456	fara	to go, to travel
457	känna	to feel, to sense
458	dessa	this, that
459	all	all
460	dör	to die
461	sån	eye dialect spelling of sådan
462	par	a pair, a couple
463	bad	to ask for, request someone else to do something
464	hjälper	to help; give aid or assistance to
465	alls	at all
466	tyst	quietly; causing little or no sound
467	egen	own, of my own
468	kommit	to come
469	ringde	to ring; to make a bell produce a sound
470	dagen	a day
471	klar	ready, finished, done
472	galen	crazy, mad, insane
473	stan	alternative form of staden
474	leva	to live, to be alive
475	syster	a sister
476	oroa	to worry
477	mat	food
478	vapen	weapon
479	ring	to ring; to make a bell produce a sound
480	skull	sake
481	idé	an idea
482	stället	a stand
483	antar	to assume, to suppose
484	tagit	take; to grab and move to oneself
485	vadå	what?
486	sätta	to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
487	stå	stand; be in an upright position
488	jaså	Expression of mild surprise; oh, really
489	berättade	to tell
490	ganska	pretty, quite, rather
491	följer	to follow; to go after
492	klockan	clock, watch; an instrument used to measure or keep track…
493	tidigare	early
494	hittat	to find
495	följa	to follow; to go after
496	räcker	to stretch out in some direction
497	fint	nice to look at or listen to or the like, nice, pretty
498	lätt	easily
499	försöka	to attempt, to try
500	jack	a narrow indentation from a strike of a sharp object; a…
501	lång	long
502	lovar	permission
503	förut	before
504	jobba	to work
505	självklart	of course, self-evident, obviously
506	skolan	school
507	iväg	away, off
508	letar	search; look throughout for something
509	ikväll	this evening
510	flera	multiple, many, several
511	försök	to attempt, to try
512	mest	mostly, most of the time
513	nytt	newly
514	direkt	directly
515	kvinnor	a woman
516	månader	a month
517	utanför	outside
518	stannar	to stay; to remain at a place
519	sanningen	truth
520	stämmer	to agree, to correspond, to tally, to be correct
521	lämnade	to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave as…
522	stort	largely
523	lär	to teach, to instruct
524	dödar	things dying; death
525	stoppa	to stop
526	pratade	to talk, to speak
527	talar	to speak, to talk
528	ben	leg
529	undan	away
530	plan	plane
531	killar	a boy
532	roligt	funny, fun
533	flytta	to move; to relocate something
534	blod	blood
535	perfekt	perfectly
536	lära	a scientific branch, a theory
537	vatten	water
538	val	a whale
539	skicka	send
540	hatar	to hate
541	kallar	to call, denote, refer to; to give as a name
542	föräldrar	a parent
543	flicka	a girl
544	vidare	on, further, along
545	före	in front of; ahead of
546	lita	to trust
547	köra	to drive a vehicle
548	skynda	to hurry; to move quickly, to do something quickly
549	alltså	therefore, thus, consequently
550	uppe	up
551	gäller	to be valid; to be correct or proper, to apply
552	använda	used
553	ont	pain
554	huvudet	head
555	ursäkt	an excuse
556	glöm	to forget
557	medan	while; during the same time that
558	betala	to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services
559	önskar	to wish
560	fin	nice to look at or listen to or the like, nice, pretty
561	herr	Mr., Mister, gentleman, sir
562	sent	late
563	miss	a miss
564	nere	down, below, downstairs, at the far end of
565	igår	yesterday
566	kapten	a captain
567	kärlek	love
568	roll	role
569	behövde	to need
570	imorgon	alternative spelling of i morgon
571	kalla	cold; having a low temperature
572	arg	angry, mad
573	lugn	calm, tranquil
574	natten	night
575	lämnar	to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave as…
576	viktigt	importantly
577	sidan	side; a bounding straight edge or surface
578	tjej	a girl
579	the	alternative spelling of te
580	fortsätt	to continue, to proceed
581	vacker	beautiful
582	hända	to happen; chiefly what happens quickly or for a short time
583	köpa	to buy, to purchase
584	kompis	pal, friend, mate, buddy
585	inom	within
586	idiot	an idiot
587	satt	to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
588	full	full
589	jaha	Expression of understanding; aha, OK, alright
590	sätter	to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
591	vissa	certain, convinced
592	drar	to pull
593	tyvärr	unfortunately
594	nummer	a number
595	tja	hey, yo
596	lägga	to place lying somewhere, to place/put in a lying position;…
597	skriva	to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a…
598	sova	to sleep
599	förstå	to understand
600	snäll	kind, nice
601	veckor	a week, a period of 7 days
602	älskade	to love
603	visar	to show, to display
604	saken	a thing
605	snabbt	quickly; in a fast manner
606	tyckte	to be of the opinion, to think
607	ställe	a place, a location, a position
608	gifta	married
609	mindre	a little, to a small extent; somewhat
610	enligt	according to
611	undrar	to wonder
612	tänkt	to think in one's head
613	sida	side; a bounding straight edge or surface
614	tittar	to look; keep one's eyes open as to be able to see
615	resten	remainder, rest
616	konstigt	strangely, weirdly
617	äter	to eat
618	vecka	a week, a period of 7 days
619	ok	OK, okay
620	typ	kinda, ish, around
621	hjärta	heart
622	frågor	a question
623	misstag	a mistake
624	grund	shallow
625	skydda	protection
626	låg	to lie; be in a horizontal position
627	följ	to follow; to go after
628	absolut	absolutely
629	förklara	to explain
630	lät	to make sound
631	svara	to answer, to reply, to respond
632	familjen	family
633	nå	any
634	nånsin	ever
635	själva	ourselves, yourselves, themselves
636	berättar	to tell
637	ögon	eye
638	möjligt	possible
639	välkommen	welcome
640	varsågod	here you are, there you are
641	slår	to hit, punch or beat; to give a blow
642	sköt	to shoot a weapon, to fire a weapon
643	goda	good, morally commendable
644	lugna	calm, tranquil
645	kort	short
646	person	a person, people
647	hårt	in a hard manner; inflexibly, unyieldingly
648	sitta	to sit
649	pojke	a boy
650	höll	to hold
651	otroligt	incredible
652	allihop	everybody, everyone, all people
653	fortsätta	to continue, to proceed
654	tom	empty
655	skyldig	guilty
656	använder	to use
657	träffas	to hit a target
658	sju	seven
659	toppen	great
660	barnen	a child
661	träffade	to hit a target
662	exakt	exact
663	tillräckligt	sufficiently, enough
664	värre	very
665	egentligen	actually, really, in truth, "in actual reality"
666	lycka	joy, happiness
667	historia	history
668	skrev	to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a…
669	stod	stand; be in an upright position
670	fungerar	function; to be in action
671	fixa	to fix, to organize, to solve
672	åkte	to go by using something more or other than the human or…
673	jobbat	to work
674	saknar	to miss, to lack, to want, to be without
675	större	big, large; of large size
676	någonsin	ever
677	såna	eye dialect spelling of sådan
678	massa	a mass
679	bör	should, ought to
680	slog	to hit, punch or beat; to give a blow
681	hoppa	to jump
682	senaste	late
683	små	small, little; of small size
684	kropp	a body
685	brukar	to use to; to be in the habit of
686	förrän	until, before, ere
687	bo	to live, to dwell, to reside
688	trött	tired
689	grabben	a lad, a boy; a guy
690	miljoner	A million, 10⁶
691	sjuk	sick, ill
692	hämtar	to get, to fetch, to retrieve somewhere
693	förra	former, last, previous
694	kära	in love, enamored
695	käften	a jaw or mouth of an animal
696	stick	to knit
697	hälsa	health
698	hemskt	ghastly, frightful, horrifying, evil, dark, terrible
699	sägs	to say
700	aning	a suspicion, an idea, a notion
701	gift	to marry
702	frågar	to ask, to inquire
703	dum	stupid, dumb
704	skada	scathe; damage, an injury, a harm, a wound
705	dåligt	bad, badly
706	frågade	to ask, to inquire
707	inför	in front of, before; while having the attention of
708	bevis	a proof
709	lägger	to place lying somewhere, to place/put in a lying position;…
710	kaffe	coffee
711	middag	midday, noon
712	oj	oh, wow, gosh
713	dess	its
714	synd	sin
715	behöva	to need
716	skjuta	to shoot a weapon, to fire a weapon
717	förbi	past, over
718	åtta	eight
719	order	an order
720	leta	search; look throughout for something
721	slutar	to stop, to end
722	någonting	something, anything
723	igång	in motion, moving, running
724	strax	soon
725	framför	in front of
726	skall	shall, will, be going to expresses intended future; used…
727	polis	police
728	annorlunda	differently, otherwise
729	ögonblick	a moment, an instant, a blink of an eye
730	läget	a position; a location, a site
731	ofta	often
732	sam	to swim
733	dricka	to drink
734	tjänst	a favor
735	chefen	A boss, manager; person in charge, person who directly…
736	jorden	earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated material…
737	början	beginning, start
738	la	to place lying somewhere, to place/put in a lying position;…
739	enkelt	simply
740	ung	young
741	olika	differently
742	stund	while
743	läsa	to read
744	arbete	work, job
745	resa	an instance of traveling, "a travel"; a trip, a journey, a…
746	david	The letter "D" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
747	land	a country, a land
748	skickade	send
749	eget	personally, individualistically, uniquely, oddly, peculiarly
750	brukade	cultivated, sown
751	riktig	right, correct, proper
752	betalar	to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services
753	agent	an agent
754	orolig	anxious, worried
755	mord	murder
756	söker	to search for something, to seek
757	råd	a piece of advice, counsel
758	dålig	bad
759	sticker	to knit
760	må	may
761	funkar	to function, to work, to operate, to be in operation
762	tvungen	to force
763	skriver	to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a…
764	krig	war
765	egna	own; plural of egen
766	huvud	head
767	händerna	a hand
768	överallt	everywhere
769	smart	smart; clever
770	herrar	Mr., Mister, gentleman, sir
771	spring	to run
772	timme	an hour
773	fortsätter	to continue, to proceed
774	samtal	a conversation
775	ansikte	a face; front side of the head
776	beklagar	to regret, to be sorry
777	jävel	a son of a bitch, a bastard, a motherfucker
778	ställa	to place upright somewhere, to place in a standing position
779	allvar	seriousness, earnestness, serious business
780	kvällen	evening
781	svar	answer, response, reply
782	telefon	a phone, a telephone
783	slåss	to fistfight punch, to fight
784	rummet	a room
785	menade	to mean; to convey, or to want to convey
786	särskilt	particularly; in particular
787	doktorn	doctor; physician
788	läkare	doctor, physician
789	finnas	to find, to locate, to discover
790	landet	a country, a land
791	a	from
792	ljuger	to lie, to tell an untruth
793	ögonen	eye
794	barnet	a child
795	fixar	to fix, to organize, to solve
796	största	big, large; of large size
797	förr	before; in the past
798	nånting	alternative form of någonting
799	tv	TV
800	vinna	to win, to defeat, to beat
801	glömde	to forget
802	människa	a human, a human being
803	körde	to drive a vehicle
804	staden	a city, a town
805	herre	a man, a gentleman, a sir
806	satte	to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
807	veckan	a week, a period of 7 days
808	lyssnar	to listen
809	sover	to sleep
810	fantastiskt	fantastic
811	chef	A boss, manager; person in charge, person who directly…
812	trots	in spite of, despite
813	kvinnan	a woman
814	omkring	around
815	åtminstone	at least
816	fängelse	a prison, a jail
817	flickan	a girl
818	förlorade	to lose
819	räddade	to save
820	köpte	to buy, to purchase
821	trevlig	nice and pleasant towards others, personable
822	värld	world
823	berättat	to tell
824	information	information
825	passar	passport
826	äntligen	at last, finally
827	stark	strong
828	fri	free
829	problemet	a problem, an issue
830	hund	a dog, a hound
831	nånstans	alternative form of någonstans
832	andas	to breathe
833	skaffa	to get, to acquire, to procure
834	förlora	to lose
835	behövs	to need
836	älska	to love
837	skickar	send
838	rätta	right, correct
839	allvarligt	seriously
840	röra	a mess, a disorder
841	uppfattat	affirmative! yessir!
842	kallas	to call, denote, refer to; to give as a name
843	kroppen	a body
844	kriget	war
845	max	max
846	peter	The letter "P" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
847	träffat	to hit a target
848	kläder	clothes, garments, items of clothing
849	släppa	to let go; release
850	fart	speed
851	advokat	a lawyer, an attorney
852	istället	instead
853	rakt	straight
854	frågan	a question
855	allting	everything
856	ned	down
857	hel	whole
858	skjuter	to shoot a weapon, to fire a weapon
859	skiten	to shit
860	gett	to give
861	sjukhuset	a hospital
862	skjut	to shoot a weapon, to fire a weapon
863	fred	peace
864	vita	white
865	litar	to trust
866	sälja	to sell
867	dan	contraction of dagen, definite singular of dag
868	gillade	to like
869	svart	black
870	bär	to carry; to lift and transport anywhere else
871	sättet	a manner
872	lycklig	happy, joyous, enjoying peace, comfort, etc.; contented
873	intressant	interesting
874	förutom	except
875	pratat	to talk, to speak
876	tjejer	a girl
877	naturligtvis	of course
878	kollar	to look, to watch
879	nyheter	news
880	personer	a person, people
881	tjejen	a girl
882	jösses	gee, geez, gosh, my goodness
883	sekunder	second
884	levande	to live, to be alive
885	arbetar	to work, to be employed to do
886	guds	a god
887	vinner	to win, to defeat, to beat
888	pågår	to proceed, to go on, to continue
889	försiktig	careful, cautious, gentle, prudent, etc
890	planet	a plane; flat surface
891	vattnet	water
892	stolt	proudly
893	fallet	a fall
894	tacka	to thank
895	mördare	a murderer
896	döden	things dying; death
897	meddelande	to communicate, to notify To give notice of
898	javisst	An emphatic agreeing or affirmative response; sure,…
899	beslut	decision, resolution
900	förtjänar	to deserve
901	öl	a beer
902	kontor	office; building or room
903	flesta	more and most
904	raring	dear; darling
905	anledning	reason; cause
906	mark	ground, or the area beneath it
907	bland	among
908	vänster	left
909	litet	small, little; of small size
910	pojken	a boy
911	tidigt	early
912	skojar	to joke, to play jokes, to prank
913	vakna	awake
914	film	film; a thin layer
915	plötsligt	suddenly; without forewarning
916	jättebra	very well, fantastically, excellent
917	snygg	good-looking; handsome
918	knappt	hardly, scarcely, barely, almost not, not quite yet,…
919	slutet	closed
920	hår	hair
921	försvann	to disappear, to vanish
922	fest	a party
923	möte	a meeting
924	riktiga	right, correct, proper
925	eld	fire
926	skål	cheers
927	försökt	to attempt, to try
928	lärde	to teach, to instruct
929	nio	nine
930	affärer	a shop, a store
931	hjälpte	to help; give aid or assistance to
932	ers	your; a contraction of the archaic eders, being a genitive…
933	snackar	to talk
934	underbart	wonderfully
935	känt	to feel, to sense
936	tredje	third
937	damer	a lady woman – similar tone to English in different contexts
938	bok	collection of sheets of paper
939	dödat	to kill
940	djur	animal
941	farbror	a paternal uncle
942	både	both; each of
943	visade	to show, to display
944	skönt	liking, preference, arbitration
945	ordna	to order, to sort, to put in order, to arrange, to fix
946	duktig	good; talented; capable
947	president	a chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g. a court…
948	morse	morning
949	delar	part; share
950	grattis	congratulations; congrats
951	jobbade	to work
952	tydligen	apparently
953	kontakt	contact
954	farligt	dangerously
955	alldeles	quite, perfectly, very
956	omöjligt	impossibly, not possibly
957	träffar	to hit a target
958	e	pronunciation spelling of är
959	höger	right
960	världens	world
961	spel	a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy, joyous…
962	mål	language; dialect
963	låtsas	to pretend
964	glömma	to forget
965	välja	to choose
966	känslor	feeling
967	kallade	to call, denote, refer to; to give as a name
968	förlorat	to lose
969	fader	father
970	pa	initialism of personal assistant
971	ändra	to change, to alter
972	leder	LED
973	kung	a king
974	lovade	to promise
975	sov	to sleep
976	året	a year
977	sticka	a splinter
978	svarta	black
979	fantastisk	fantastic
980	högt	loudly
981	henry	henry
982	hjärtat	heart
983	stopp	n a stop
984	glömt	to forget
985	flickvän	a girlfriend
986	fullt	fully
987	stal	to steal
988	ända	all the way
989	grej	a thing
990	meter	a metre; the SI-unit
991	dröm	a dream
992	ligga	to lie; be in a horizontal position
993	sönder	into a broken or destroyed state
994	hungrig	hungry
995	o	O
996	använde	used
997	ljög	to lie, to tell an untruth
998	steg	a step
999	förstöra	to break, to demolish; to make something cease working
1,000	tillhör	to belong to

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