Words and phrases · Kapitel 1
One hello for everyone
Hej works almost everywhere: taxi drivers, shops, your boss. Swedish is informal, so you rarely need anything fancier.
To leave, say hej då. Swedes also say tack (thanks) a lot: when paying, when getting change, when leaving.
| Swedish | English | |
|---|
| hej | hello, hi | |
| hej då | goodbye | |
| god morgon | good morning | |
| god kväll | good evening | |
| god natt | good night (going to bed) | |
| tack så mycket | thank you very much | |
| ursäkta | excuse me | |
Hej hej! is a friendly double hello, like the taxi driver’s. You’ll hear it in shops and on the phone.