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"Familj" means family and "släkt" means relatives. How this is used in Swedish can vary a little. Some talk about family as only the people you live with, others with the relatives you are close to, and some for extended family. Swedish usually don't use the word "släkt" unless it's more distant family that we aren't very close to. | "Familj" means family and "släkt" means relatives. How this is used in Swedish can vary a little. Some talk about family as only the people you live with, others with the relatives you are close to, and some for extended family. Swedish usually don't use the word "släkt" unless it's more distant family that we aren't very close to. | ||
Below, you'll find our comprehensive vocabulary guide for talking about family in Swedish. | Below, you'll find our comprehensive vocabulary guide for talking about family in Swedish. | ||
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Revision as of 00:37, 26 December 2022
If you study the family vocabulary in Swedish, you will quickly find that the distinction between your maternal and paternal family lines is extremely ingrained in the Swedish language. When it comes to grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews, there are different words for each depending on whether they fall on your mother's side or your father's side (or your daughter or your brother).
"Familj" means family and "släkt" means relatives. How this is used in Swedish can vary a little. Some talk about family as only the people you live with, others with the relatives you are close to, and some for extended family. Swedish usually don't use the word "släkt" unless it's more distant family that we aren't very close to.
Below, you'll find our comprehensive vocabulary guide for talking about family in Swedish.
Familj (Family)
| Svenska | English |
|---|---|
| en farfar (farfadern)
en morfar (morfadern) |
paternal grandfather
maternal grandfather |
| en farmor (farmodern)
en mormor (mormodern) |
paternal grandmother
maternal grandmother |
| far, en fader (fadern)
en pappa (pappan) |
father
dad |
| mor , en moder (modern)
en mamma (mamman) |
mother
mom |
| en make (maken) | husband |
| en hustru (hustrun) | wife, spouse |
| en människa (människan) | human being |
| en man (mannen) | man |
| en kvinna (kvinnan) | woman |
| släktingar (släktingarna),
anhöriga |
relatives |
| en farbror (farbrodern)
en morbror (morbrodern) |
paternal uncle
maternal uncle |
| en faster (fastern)
en moster (mostern) |
paternal aunt
maternal aunt |
| en brorson / systerson
en brorsdotter / systerdotter |
nephew [brother/sister's son
niece [brother/sister's daughter] |
| en kusin (kusinen) | cousin |
| en pojke (pojken)
en flicka (flickan) |
boy
girl |
| en son (sonen)
en dotter (dottern) |
son
daughter |
| en bror, broder (brodern)
en syster (systern) |
brother
sister |
| ett barn (barnet) | child |
| en baby (babyn) | baby |
| en vän (vännen)
bästa vän, bästis |
friend
best friend |
| en pojkvän (pojkvännen)
en flickvän (flickvännen) |
boyfriend
girlfriend |
| en kompis (kompisen) | companion, comrade |
| en granne (grannen) | neighbour |
Videos
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