Count in Swedish

Counting in Swedish is not that complicated; it is quite like counting in English (but other words for the numbers). Just follow the steps below and you will soon be able to count at least to 10, if not to 100

Steps

  1. Learn how to say 0-19 in Swedish (all pronunciation is written in IPA, without diacritical marks, although they should be here):
    • Noll (pronunciation: nɔl) - zero- 0
    • Ett (pronunciation: ɛt) - one - 1
    • Två (pronunciation: tvoː) - two - 2
    • Tre (pronunciation: treː) - three - 3
    • Fyra (pronunciation: fyːra) - four - 4
    • Fem (pronunciation: fɛm) - five - 5
    • Sex (pronunciation: sɛks) - six - 6
    • Sju (pronunciation: ɧʉː) - seven - 7
    • Åtta (pronunciation: ɔta) - eight - 8
    • Nio (pronunciation: niːo) - nine - 9
    • Tio (pronunciation: tiːo) - ten - 10
    • Elva (pronunciation: ɛlva) - eleven - 11
    • Tolv (pronunciation: tɔlv) - twelve - 12
    • Tretton (pronunciation: trɛtɔn) - thirteen - 13
    • Fjorton (pronunciation: ˈfju:rʈɔn) - fourteen - 14
    • Femton (pronunciation: fɛmtɔn) - fifteen - 15
    • Sexton (pronunciation: sɛkstɔn) - sixteen - 16
    • Sjutton (pronunciation: ɧɵtɔn) - seventeen - 17
    • Arton (pronunciation: artɔn) - eighteen - 18
    • Nitton (pronunciation: nɪtɔn) - nineteen - 19
  2. Learn how to say twenty, thirty, forty et cetera in Swedish. They starts with the unit (for example, "fem"), and ends with "-tio". However, not all follow this rule, so read ahead:
    • Tjugo (pronunciation: ɕʉːgʊ) - twenty - 20
  3. The final -o in trettio - nittio is almost never pronounced.
    • Trettio (pronunciation: trɛtɪ) - thirty - 30
    • Fyrtio (pronunciation: fœrtɪ) - forty - 40
    • Femtio (pronunciation: fɛmtɪ) - fifty - 50
    • Sextio (pronunciation: sɛkstɪ) - sixty - 60
    • Sjuttio (pronunciation: ɧɵtɪ) - seventy - 70
    • Åttio (pronunciation: ɔtɪ) - eighty - 80
    • Nittio (pronunciation: nɪtɪ) - ninety - 90
  4. Learn how to construct numbers such as 95, 23, 54 and 33 - numbers that in English is said somethingty-unit. To say a such number in Swedish, you replace the "somethingty" with the Swedish translation (let's say you want to say 95 in Swedish - then you first replace "ninety" with "nittio"), and then say the unit directly after (you replace "five" with "fem", and also remove the "-"). E.g., 95, 23, 54, and 33 are written "nittiofem", "tjugotre" ("twenty"="tjugo" and "three"="tre"), "femtiofyra" ("fifty"="femtio" and "four"="fyra") and "trettiotre" ("thirty"="trettio" and "three"="tre").
  5. Learn how to construct bigger numbers and numbers that are larger than 100. 100 is said "hundra" (pronunciation: hɵndra), 1000 is "tusen" (pronunciation: tʉːsɛn) and 10000 is "tiotusen" (see pronunciation for "tio", ten, and "tusen", thousand). It is quite easy; you just add the larger number before the rest, as in English. If there is not just one larger number, such as 2000, then you add that number first, as in English. The same applies if there are many "huge numbers". You do never say "och" ("and") between the numbers, and you never put a "-" there either. If you want to say 3502, then you say "tretusenfemhundratvå" (if you have trouble reading it, then try this: "tre-tusen-fem-hundra-två", "three-thousand-five-hundred-two"; however, you should not write with "-"-marks).
  6. Practice.



Tips

  • Practice during any spare time. For example, during school, count how many people there are in your class. Or if you are in a waiting room at your doctor's office, count how many magazines there are etc.
  • If you can, you should listen to a Swedish native speaker saying the numbers.
  • You could try to construct different number.

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