Kapitel 3 · Kaffe eller te?Olle’s grammar · Questions and little words · Q2
Would you like …?
A yes/no question starts with the verb: Vill du ha kaffe?
Vill1 · verb
duperson
ha kaffe?the rest
Vill du ha kaffe? means “Would you like coffee?”, literally “Want you have coffee?”. There’s no question word, so the verb takes first place.
Answer with Ja, tack! (Yes, please!), Gärna! (I’d love to!) or Nej, tack (No, thank you). To say what you want: Jag vill ha te.
| Swedish | English | |
|---|
| Vill du ha kaffe? | Would you like coffee? | |
| Ja, tack! | Yes, please! | |
| Gärna! | I’d love to! | |
| Nej, tack. | No, thank you. | |
| Jag vill ha te. | I want tea. | |
Watch out
Du vill ha kaffe?Vill du ha kaffe? Nej, tack is perfectly polite. Swedes say it all the time.
Kapitel 10 · Äntligen framme!Olle’s grammar · Questions and little words · Q2
Yes or no? Start with the verb
A yes/no question starts with the verb: Vill du ha glögg?
Vill1 · verb
du2 · person
ha glögg?the rest
Du är sen. (You’re late.) → Är du sen? (Are you late?)
Mi kommer. → Kommer Mi?
The verb jumps to the front, and the person comes right after it.
The answer is ja or nej. To a question with inte (Kommer du inte?), Swedes answer “yes, I am” with jo: Jo!
| Swedish | English | |
|---|
| Är du sen? | Are you late? | |
| Vill du ha glögg? | Would you like glögg? | |
| Kommer Mi och Tuss? | Are Mi and Tuss coming? | |
| Har du mobilen? | Do you have your phone? | |
Vad roligt! (How nice!) is the friendliest thing to say at a Swedish party.
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