Swedish Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Swedish lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Swedish to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Swedish
one ett
first första
two två
second andra
three tre
third tredje
four fyra
fourth fjärde
five fem
fifth femte
six sex
sixth sjätte
seven sju
seventh sjunde
eight åtta
eighth åttonde
nine nio
ninth nionde
ten tio
tenth tionde
eleven elva
eleventh elfte
twelve tolv
twelfth tolfte
thirteen tretton
thirteenth trettonde
fourteen fjorton
once en gång
fifteen femton
twice två gånger
sixteen sexton
Monday måndag
seventeen sjutton
Tuesday tisdag
eighteen arton
Wednesday onsdag
nineteen nitton
Thursday torsdag
twenty tjugo
Friday fredag
seventy one sjuttioett
Saturday lördag
one hundred hundra
Sunday söndag

Numbers Grammar Rules

Swedish cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Swedish. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Swedish
I have three dogs [number + noun] jag har tre hundar
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] min dotter har två katter
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] hon talar sju språk
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] min bror har en son
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] detta är min andra lektion
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] har du läst den tredje boken?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow ko

goat get

donkey åsna

horse häst

dog hund

cat katt

mouse mus

bird fågel

Conversation in Swedish

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Swedish
Where are you from? var kommer du ifrån?
I'm from the U.S jag är från usa
I'm American jag är amerikan
Where do you live? var bor du?
I live in the U.S jag bor i usa
What do you do for a living? vad jobbar du med?
I'm a student jag är en student

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Swedish? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.