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Do I need to learn Swedish?

Although you will find that most people in Stockholm speak English, many parents at SIS take Swedish lessons. It is not essential, but it can make life a lot easier.

Swedish Lessons

Check your kommun (municipality) web page, they sometimes offer free language classes. Below are some language resources that may be helpful.

SFI (Swedish For Immigrants) www.stockholm.se/sfi 08 508 35 450

Folkuniversitet www.folkuniversitetet.se 08 789 42 00

Medborgarskolan www.medborgarskolan.se 010 157 63 61

On-line Swedish Dictionaries

Tyda www.tyda.se

Google https://translate.google.com

There are also a lot of apps that do text translating

hello - hej

goodbye - hej då

thank you - tack

yes - ja

no - nej

excuse me - ursäkta

closed - stängt

open - öppet

Monday - måndag

Tuesday - tisdag

Wednesday - onsdag

Thursday - torsdag

Friday - fredag

Saturday - lördag

Sunday - söndag

one - ett

two - två

three - tre

four - fyra

five - fem

six - sex

seven - sju

eight - åtta

nine - nio

ten - tio

doctor - läkare/doktor

dentist - tandläkare

fire brigade - brandkår

hospital - sjukhus

police - polis

car - bil

shoe repairs & key cutting - sko & nyckel

dry cleaners - kemtvätt

pharmacy - apoteket

library - bibliotek

clingfilm / saran wrap - glad pack / plastfolie

dishwasher powder/tablet - maskindiskmedel

fabric softener - sköljmedel

floor polish - golvpolish

hoover/vacuum bag - dammsugarpåse

laundry detergent - tvättmedel

oven cleaner - ugnsrengöringsmedel

toilet paper - toalettpapper

washing up liquid - diskmedel

window cleaner - fönsterputs

Most dairy products come in a lactose free option and will carry the words laktosfri. Sometimes the store have designated a section to all lactose free products.

Milk

Full fat milk mjölk (red carton)

Semi-skimmed milk mellanmjölk (green carton)

Skimmed milk lättmjölk (blue carton)

Lactose free milk laktosfri mjölk

Buttermilk filmjölk (comes plain or with fruit flavours)

Single cream kaffegrädde

Whipping cream vispgrädde (comes in many % of fat)

Sour cream gräddfil

Cottage cheese keso (comes plain, fruit or herb flavoured)

Curd cheese kesella (comes plain or fruit flavoured)

Yoghurt

Mild yoghurt mild yoghurt

mild light yoghurt mild lätt yoghurt

All of the yoghurts also come with various fruit flavours and fat content.

Crème fraîche is a mild thick yoghurt used for both hot and cold sauces or to put on top of soups.

Skyr in an Icelandic high protein yoghurt that comes in an assortment of flavours.

Seafood

Fish is very popular in Stockholm, particularly herring and salmon. There is a good selection of fresh fish available from supermarkets, or from food markets (saluhalls) at Hötorget and Östermalm. The list below is by no means comprehensive, but it should help you start to negotiate your way around the fish counter.

Baltic herring - strömming

Bream - braxen

Char - röding

Cod - torsk

Common dab - sandskädda

Crab - krabba

Crayfish - kräfta

Dublin bay prawns - havskräfta

Dover sole - sjötunga

Eel - ål

Flounder - flundra

Halibut - hälleflundra

Haddock - kolja

Herring - sill

Lemon sole - rödtunga

Mackerel - makrill

Monkfish - marulk

Mussel - musslor

Oyster - ostron

Perch- abborre

Pike - gädda

Pike-perch - gös

Plaice - rödspätta

Pollock - gråsej/sej

Roach - mört

Saithe - sej

Salmon - lax

Scallops - pilgrimsmusslor

Sea trout - öring

Shark - haj

Shrimp/Prawns - räka

Sprat - skarpsill

Squid/octopus - bläckfisk

Swordfish - svärdfisk

Trout - forell

Turbot - piggvar

Tuna fish - tonfisk

White fish - sik

Whiting - vittling

General Guide to Meat and Poultry (For individual cuts, see below)

Beef cuts are labeled nötkött or oxkött, and the dishes containing beef begin with nöt or ox.

Pork cuts are labeled griskött or fläskött, and dishes containing pork begin with gris, fläsk or svin (pig).

Minced meat = köttfärs is meat that has been put through the grinder. Färs refers to any meat that has been minced. When pork and beef have been minced together, the result is called blandfärs. If the mince only contains beef, it is called nötfars.

Other common types of meat are

Chicken = kyckling

Duck = anka

Elk = älg

Ham = skinka

Lamb - lammkött

Reindeer meat = ren

Sausage = korv

Turkey = kalkon

Veal = kalv

Venison = rådjur

Cuts of Beef (Click here for even more detail!)

Nöt - beef

Boneless Beef Inside, Topside, Top Round Steak - innanlår

Boneless Beef Outside - ytterlår

Brisket - spetsbringa

Brisket, Beef Plate - bringa

Chuck - högrev

Eye Round - rulle

Flank Steak - flankstek

Flat Iron Steak - fjäderbladsbog

Ground Beef - nötfärs

Ground Chuck - högrevsfärs

Hanger Steak, Flap Meat, Butcher’s Steak - njurtapp/onglét

Knuckle - fransyska

Rib Eye, Cube Roll, Prime rib - entrecote

Rump steak, Ball Tip - rostbiff

Shank - lägg

Shoulder Clod, Blade Steak - bog

Skirt Steak - mellangärde/kållap

Sirloin, Strip Loin - ryggbiff

T-bone-steak - T-benstek, if the fillet is big enough = porterhouse

Tenderloin, Fillet of Beef - oxfilé

Tri-Tip - rostlock/picana

Cuts of Pork (Click here for even more detail!)

Pork – gris

Ham - skinka

Baby Back Rib, Back Ribs, Pork Loin Back Ribs - kamben / tjocka revben

Ground Pork - fläskfärs

Ham Hocks, Pork Knuckle - baklägg

Loin Roast - kotlett i bit

Pork Belly - fläsksida

Pork Collar, Boston butt, Pork Butt - fläskkarré

Pork Loin - kotlettrad

Pork Loin Chop - fläskkotlett

Pork Rib Roast, Rack of Pork - kotlettrack

Rind - svål

Shoulder, Pork Shoulder Roast - bog

Shoulder Hocks - framlägg

Spare Ribs - tunna revben

Tenderloin - fläskfilé

Cuts of Lamb (Click here for even more detail!)

Lamb, Mutton - lamm

Blade Chop - lammrygg

Brisket, Flank of Lamb, Breast of Lamb - tunnbringa

Chops - lammkotlett

Rack of Lamb, Trimmed Racks - lammracks

Rib Eye - lammentrecote

Roast, Steak of Lamb - lammstek

Saddle of Lamb - lammsadel

Shank - lammlägg

Shoulder - lammbringa

Silverside - innanlår

Tenderloin - lammfilé

Top Side - lammrostbiff

Included here are some translations and conversion charts that you may find helpful.

Teaspoon - tesked

Tablespoon(s) - matsked(ar)

Cup - kopp

Spices - Kryddor

Allspice - kryddpeppar

Aniseed - anis

Bay leaf - Lagerbärsblad

Caraway - kummin

Cardamom - kardemumma

Chilli Pepper - chilipeppar

Cinnamon - kanel

Cloves - nejlikor

Cumin - spiskummin

Fennel - fänkål

Garlic - vitlök

Ginger - ingefära

Gingerbread spice - pepparkakskrydda

Mace - muskotblomma

Nutmeg - muskotnöt

Paprika - paprika

(Smoked) Paprika - rökt paprika

Pepper - peppar

Saffron - saffran

Turmeric - gurkmeja

Vanilla - vanilj

Herbs - Örter

Basil - basilika

Coriander - koriander

Oregano - oregano

Rosemary - rosmarin

Thyme - timjan

Words to look out for on spice packets

Chopped - hackad

Dried - torr

Flakes - flingor

Gluten free - glutenfritt

Grain - gryn

Ground - malen

Coarse ground - grovt

Fine ground - fint

Kernels - kärnor

Whole - hel

Baking - Flour and oats

Plain flour - vetemjöl

Barley meal - kornmjöl
Buckwheat flour - bovetemjöl

Cornflour - maizenamjöl
Oats - havre

Steel cut oats - havrekross

Oat bran - havrekli
Potato flour - potatismjöl

Rice flour - rismjöl
Rolled oats - havregryn

Semolina - mannagryn
Wheat bran - vetekli

Wheatgerm - vetegroddar

Baking ingredients, sugars and syrups

Almond paste - mandelmassa

Baking powder - bakpulver

Bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) - bikarbonat

Bitter orange peel - pomeransskal

Treacle - mörk sirap

Golden syrup - ljus sirap (slightly runnier)

Granulated sugar - strösocker

Icing/powdered sugar - florsocker

Muscovado sugar - brun farin

Poppy seed - vallmofrö

Sesame seed - sesamfrö

Dry yeast - torr jäst (blue - savoury; red - sweet)

Fresh yeast - färsk jäst (These are keep in the refrigerated counter usually the dairy section)

Cranberries - tranbär

Cloudberries - hjortron

Juniper berries - enbär

Lingonberries - lingon

Blueberries - blåbär

Wild strawberries - smultron

Räkning = bill or invoice

Elräkning = electric bill

Vattenräkning = water bill

Gasräkning = gas bill

Telefonräkning = telephone bill

Sophämtning = rubbish/garbage collecting

Avgift = charge/ fee

Förfallodag = payment due

Betalningsdag = date of payment

Betala= pay

Belopp= amount

Skicka = send

Godkänn= accept

BG/Bankgiro = a unique bank number for the recipient of the payment

PG/Postgiro = a unique bank number for the recipient of the payment

OCR nr = a unique number for each bill/invoice.