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How Swedish and German compare

Shared writing system

Swedish and German are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Swedish and German belong to the Indo-European language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Sentence structure changes

Swedish follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while German follows subject-object-verb (SOV). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.

Speakers

Swedish: Approximately 10.3 million speakers worldwide, with about 9.6 million in Sweden and 290,000 in Finland. German: Approximately 90-100 million native speakers worldwide, with 76 million in Germany, 8.9 million in Austria, 4.6 million in Switzerland.

Common Swedish phrases in German

Everyday phrases translated from Swedish to German — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Greetings: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
Hej!Hallo
God morgonGuten Morgen
God eftermiddagGuten Tag
God kvällGuten Abend
God nattGute Nacht
AdjöAuf Wiedersehen
Vi ses senareBis später
Vi ses imorgonBis morgen
VälkommenWillkommen
Hur mår du?Wie geht es dir?
Jag mår bra, tackMir geht es gut, danke
Ha en bra dagIch wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Tag

Courtesy

Courtesy: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
SnällaBitte
TackVielen Dank
Tack så mycketVielen Dank
Du är välkommenGern geschehen
JaJa
NejNein
Ursäkta migEntschuldigung
Jag är ledsenEs tut mir leid
Inga problemKein Problem
SjälvklartNatürlich
GrattisHerzlichen Glückwunsch
Lycka tillViel Glück

Introductions

Introductions: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
Vad heter du?Wie heißt du?
Trevligt att träffa digSchön, Sie kennenzulernen
Var kommer du ifrån?Woher kommst du?
Hur gammal är du?Wie alt bist du?
Jag är studentIch bin Student
Jag är här på semesterIch bin hier im Urlaub
Jag är här för jobbetIch bin wegen der Arbeit hier
Det här är min vänDas ist mein Freund

Numbers

Numbers: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
EnEins
TvåZwei
TreDrei
FyraVier
FemFünf
SexSechs
SjuSieben
ÅttaAcht
NioNeun
TioZehn
HundraEinhundert
Ett tusenEintausend

Time and dates

Time and dates: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
IdagHeute
ImorgonMorgen
IgårGestern
NuJetzt
SenareSpäter
Vad är klockan?Wie spät ist es?
På morgonenAm Morgen
På kvällenAbends
MåndagMontag
FredagFreitag
Nästa veckaNächste Woche
En timmeEine Stunde

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
Var är badrummet?Wo ist das Badezimmer?
Var ligger tågstationen?Wo ist der Bahnhof?
Var ligger flygplatsen?Wo ist der Flughafen?
Hur tar jag mig dit?Wie komme ich dorthin?
Sväng vänsterBiegen Sie links ab
Sväng högerBiegen Sie rechts ab
Gå rakt framGehen Sie geradeaus
Det är näraEs ist in der Nähe
Det är långtEs ist weit
Jag är vilseIch bin verloren
Jag behöver en taxiIch brauche ein Taxi
Var kan jag köpa en biljett?Wo kann ich ein Ticket kaufen?
Hur mycket kostar biljetten?Wie viel ist das Ticket?
Är det säkert att gå?Ist das Gehen sicher?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
Jag är hungrigIch habe Hunger
Jag är törstigIch habe Durst
Vatten, tackWasser, bitte
Ett bord för två, tackEin Tisch für zwei, bitte
Menyn, tackDie Speisekarte, bitte
Vad rekommenderar du?Was empfehlen Sie?
Jag skulle vilja ha det härDas würde mir gefallen
Det är utsöktEs ist köstlich
Notan, tackDie Rechnung, bitte
Jag äter inte köttIch esse kein Fleisch
Jag har en matallergiIch habe eine Nahrungsmittelallergie
KaffeKaffee
TeTee
BrödBrot

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
Hur mycket kostar detta?Wie viel kostet das?
Det är för dyrtEs ist zu teuer
Accepterar du kreditkort?Akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten?
Jag bara tittarIch schaue nur
Jag tar detIch werde es nehmen
ÖppnaOffen
StängtGeschlossen
EntréEingang
AvslutaAusstieg
Var är marknaden?Wo ist der Markt?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
HjälpHilfe
Ring en läkareRufen Sie einen Arzt
Ring polisenRufen Sie die Polizei
Jag behöver hjälpIch brauche Hilfe
Jag är sjukIch bin krank
Var är sjukhuset?Wo ist das Krankenhaus?
Var är apoteket?Wo ist die Apotheke?
Det gör ont härEs tut hier weh
Jag behöver en läkareIch brauche einen Arzt
Finns det ett sjukhus i närheten?Gibt es ein Krankenhaus in der Nähe?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Swedish phrases and their German translations
SwedishGerman
Talar du engelska?Sprechen Sie Englisch?
Jag förstår inteIch verstehe es nicht
Jag förstårIch verstehe
Vänligen tala långsamtBitte sprechen Sie langsam
Vänligen upprepa detBitte wiederholen Sie das
Skriv ner detBitte schreiben Sie es auf
Vad betyder detta?Was bedeutet das?
Hur säger du detta?Wie sagt man das?
Jag lär migIch lerne
Jag pratar liteIch spreche ein wenig
Kan du hjälpa mig?Können Sie mir helfen?
Jag vet inteIch weiß es nicht

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About German Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Liechtenstein, and South Tyrol (Italy), with diaspora communities worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 30 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Ä, Ö, Ü, ß

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'ä - pronounced like 'eh' (front)ö - pronounced like 'ö'ü - pronounced like 'ü'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features distinctive umlauted vowels (ä, ö, ü), consonant clusters, and the eszett (ß) representing double 's'.

Grammar and Syntax

Verb-second (V2) word order in main clauses, SOV in subordinate clauses. Complex case system with 4 cases (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive).

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Latin, French, English, and other languages, with recent heavy borrowing from English.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Germanic branch, closely related to Dutch and English.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with umlauts and eszett, historically also used Fraktur blackletter script.

Writing System History

Evolved from medieval Latin script, with Fraktur dominant until mid-20th century, replaced by standard Latin script.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 90-100 million native speakers worldwide, with 76 million in Germany, 8.9 million in Austria, 4.6 million in Switzerland.

About Swedish Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Sweden and Finland (as co-official language), with communities in Estonia and Swedish diaspora worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 29 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Å, Ä, Ö

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'y - pronounced like 'ü'å - pronounced like 'aw'ä - pronounced like 'ah' (front)ö - pronounced like 'ö'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz

Phonetics

Features 17 vowel phonemes with length distinctions, pitch accent system, and distinctive consonant-vowel relationships.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, verb-second (V2) rule. Two-gender system (common/neuter) and relatively simple case system.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from German, French, English, and historically from Latin, with recent heavy influence from English.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the North Germanic branch, closely related to Norwegian and Danish.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with three additional vowel letters (å, ä, ö).

Writing System History

Evolved from Old Norse runic script to Latin script during Christianization, modern orthography standardized in 19th-20th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 10.3 million speakers worldwide, with about 9.6 million in Sweden and 290,000 in Finland.

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