hej

Derived from Old Norse hei, likely from Low German hei or German hei, both from Latin hei (“oh! ah!”), of natural exclamatory origin. First attested in 1541.

onomatopoeic

natural exclamatory

Vi syns, hej!

Hej hej

Varsågod. Nästa gång, kolla Tullverket, okej? Så ni inte hamnar i samma situation. Hej, hej.

2023, 31:48 from the start, in Gränsbevakarna, season 2, episode 8, spoken by customs officer:

You're welcome. Next time, check with Customs, okay? So you don't end up in the same situation. Bye, bye.


ingen orsak

Literally, “no cause”. Similar to Faroese eingin orsøk, Norwegian Nynorsk inga årsak, Norwegian Bokmål ingen årsak and Danish ingen årsag.

it's nothing (response to a “thank you”)


god jul

God jul, min vän


tusen tack

From tusen (“a thousand”) + tack (“thanks”). Compare Norwegian tusen takk, German tausend Dank.

Tusen tack för hjälpen!

many thanks, thanks a million, thank you very much


hallå

From the imperative of Middle High German haln (“fetch”), from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn. Comparable to modern German hallo, Spanish hola.

Hallå, vem är det jag talar med?

Hello, who am I speaking to? [somewhat formal, like in English]

Hallå där

Hello there [somewhat quirky, like in English]

Tjabba, tjena, hallå! Tjabba, tjena, hallå! Vi säger så.

2001, Erik Törnblom, Morgan Johansson, “Tjaba ["tjabba" is a more common spelling] tjena hallå [Yo Hey Hello]”, in Tjaba tjena igen [Yo Hey Again], performed by Morgan Johansson:

Yo, hey, hello! Yo, hey, hello! That's what we say.

Hallå, du där borta!

Hallå, hör du mig?

Hallå, är det någon hemma?

hello, hey (call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected)

Alltså, hallå?


god morgon

gomorron (alternative)
gomorn (alternative)
morron (alternative)
godmorgon (alternative)


god middag

good day; used in the middle of the day (at about lunch time)


hur står det till

Literally, "How is it?" See stå till.
Compare Norwegian Nynorsk korleis stend det til, dialectal Norwegian koss står det te and Norwegian Bokmål hvordan står det til.


skål

skål (indefinite nominative singular)
skåls (genitive indefinite singular)
skålen (definite nominative singular)
skålens (definite genitive singular)
skålar (indefinite nominative plural)
skålars (genitive indefinite plural)
skålarna (definite nominative plural)
skålarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

utbringa en skål

a toast (raising of glasses while drinking and saying "skål!" (cheers!) or the like)


jag är kär i dig

I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you


talar du engelska

do you speak English
do you speak English


jag förstår inte

From jag (“I”) and förstår (“understand”) the present tense of förstå (“to understand”) and inte (“not”), literally meaning "I don't understand" or "I understand not".


för helvete

Skynda dig, för helvete!

(vulgar) (God) damn it!, for fuck's sake (Literally: For hell!)


är du allergisk mot någon medicin

are you allergic to any medications
are you allergic to any medications


hur mycket kostar det

how much does it cost
how much does it cost


tror du på Gud

do you believe in God
do you believe in God


jag är tjugo år

I am twenty years old
I am twenty years old


tack för din hjälp

thanks for your help
thanks for your help


jag behöver ...

a doctor — en läkare

food

help — hjälp

money — pengar

a map — en karta

water — vatten


god förmiddag

good morning; used after early morning (see god morgon), between around 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.


trevlig resa

trevlig (“pleasant”) + resa (“journey, trip”)


har den äran

Short for jag har den äran på födelsedagen; I have the honour on your birthday


för i helvete

Skynda dig för i helvete!

Men för i helvete!

(vulgar) (God) damn it!, for fuck's sake!


kan du tala långsamt

please speak more slowly
please speak more slowly