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SwedishHi, how are you?
Hej, hur mår du?
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Swedish is the language of Sweden and one of Finland's two official languages, and Norwegians and Danes can often read it too. Most Swedes speak good English, but signs, menus, rental contracts and letters from the authorities are in Swedish, and that is where an English to Swedish translator helps.
Swedish nouns are either en words or ett words, and "the" is a suffix rather than a separate word: en bil is a car, bilen is the car. Everyone uses the informal du, even with strangers. TapTranslate translates both ways, so you can read a message and reply in Swedish.
Spoken by about 10 million native speakers in Sweden and in Finland, where it is an official language alongside Finnish.
Written in the Latin alphabet, left to right, with three extra letters, å, ä and ö, at the end of the alphabet.
Type or paste English and read it in Swedish, or the other way around. Works online, and offline with a downloaded pack.
Speak in turns and hear each translation read aloud, when your iPhone supports Swedish speech.
Point at printed Swedish on a menu, a sign or a label and read it in English, drawn over the original.
Type in English in any app and send it in Swedish with one tap.
Scan a letter or open a PDF and read every page translated, with the layout kept.
Everyday phrases and how to say them. TapTranslate translates anything else you need.
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Hi, how are you? | Hej, hur mår du?Du is fine with almost everyone, strangers included. |
| Do you speak English? | Pratar du engelska? |
| Where is the bathroom? | Var är toaletten? |
| How much does it cost? | Hur mycket kostar det? |
| A table for two, please. | Ett bord för två, tack.Tack also works as please when you ask for something. |
| Could we have the check, please? | Kan vi få notan, tack? |
| I don't understand. | Jag förstår inte. |
| Could you speak more slowly? | Kan du prata lite långsammare? |
| I'm allergic to nuts. | Jag är allergisk mot nötter. |
| Thank you very much! | Tack så mycket! |
Every noun is either an en word or an ett word, and there is no reliable rule. The choice changes the article, the adjective and the definite form: ett hus, huset, ett stort hus. Copy the form from the translation instead of guessing.
Swedes dropped the formal ni for one person decades ago, so du is used with doctors, shop staff and strangers alike. Today ni mostly means "you all", and using it for one person can sound old-fashioned.
Some words have no single English match, like lagom (just the right amount) and fika (a coffee break with something sweet). Watch false friends too: eventuellt means possibly, not eventually, and semester means vacation.
Answers specific to this language pair.
Yes. With Pro, download the offline pack once and TapTranslate translates between English and Swedish with no connection, in the mountains up north or on an island in the archipelago. Offline packs need iOS 27 and an iPhone with at least 4 GB of memory.
Yes. TapTranslate translates documents and PDFs between Swedish and English, and the first page is free. For a printed letter or notice, Camera Translate reads the Swedish and draws the English translation over the text.
Yes. Every mode works both ways: swap the languages in the translator, take turns speaking in Voice Translate, or copy a Swedish message in any app and translate it with the TapTranslate keyboard.
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