The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Swedish language. The words listed below are not the most common Swedish words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Swedish (svenska) |
| I | jag |
| you (singular) | du, ni (formal) |
| he | han |
| we | vi |
| you (plural) | ni |
| they | de |
| this | denna, den här c, detta, det här n |
| that | den där c, det där n |
| here | här |
| there | där |
| who | vem |
| what | vad |
| where | var |
| when | när |
| how | hur |
| not | inte |
| all | alla |
| many | många |
| some | några |
| few | få |
| other | annan *singular* c, annat *singular* n, andra pl |
| one | ett |
| two | två |
| three | tre |
| four | fyra |
| five | fem |
| big | stor |
| long | lång |
| wide | bred, vid |
| thick | tjock |
| heavy | tung |
| small | liten |
| short | kort |
| narrow | trång |
| thin | tunn |
| woman | kvinna |
| man (adult male) | man |
| man (human being) | människa |
| child | barn |
| wife | fru, hustru, maka |
| husband | man, make |
| mother | mo(de)r |
| father | fa(de)r |
| animal | djur |
| fish | fisk |
| bird | fågel |
| dog | hund |
| louse | lus |
| snake | orm |
| worm | mask |
| tree | träd |
| forest | skog |
| stick | pinne |
| fruit | frukt |
| seed | frö |
| leaf | löv, blad |
| root | rot |
| bark (of a tree) | bark |
| flower | blomma |
| grass | gräs |
| rope | rep |
| skin | hud, skinn |
| meat | kött |
| blood | blod |
| bone | ben |
| fat (noun) | fett |
| egg | ägg |
| horn | horn |
| tail | svans, stjärt |
| feather | fjäder |
| hair | hår |
| head | huvud |
| ear | öra |
| eye | öga |
| nose | näsa |
| mouth | mun |
| tooth | tand |
| tongue (organ) | tunga |
| fingernail | nagel |
| foot | fot |
| leg | ben |
| knee | knä |
| hand | hand |
| wing | vinge |
| belly | mage |
| guts | inälvor |
| neck | hals, nacke |
| back | rygg |
| breast | bröst |
| heart | hjärta |
| liver | lever |
| to drink | dricka |
| to eat | äta |
| to bite | bita |
| to suck | suga |
| to spit | spotta |
| to vomit | kräkas, spy |
| to blow | blåsa |
| to breathe | andas |
| to laugh | skratta |
| to see | se |
| to hear | höra |
| to know | veta |
| to think | tänka |
| to smell | lukta |
| to fear | vara rädd för, frukta |
| to sleep | sova |
| to live | leva |
| to die | dö |
| to kill | döda |
| to fight | kämpa, slåss, strida |
| to hunt | jaga |
| to hit | slå |
| to cut | skära |
| to split | dela |
| to stab | hugga, sticka |
| to scratch | klia |
| to dig | gräva |
| to swim | simma |
| to fly | flyga |
| to walk | gå |
| to come | komma |
| to lie (as in a bed) | ligga |
| to sit | sitta |
| to stand | stå |
| to turn (intransitive) | svänga |
| to fall | falla |
| to give | ge |
| to hold | hålla |
| to squeeze | klämma |
| to rub | gnida |
| to wash | tvätta |
| to wipe | torka |
| to pull | dra |
| to push | skuffa, skjuta, trycka |
| to throw | kasta |
| to tie | knyta, binda |
| to sew | sy |
| to count | räkna |
| to say | säga |
| to sing | sjunga |
| to play | leka (a game), spela (an instrument) |
| to float | flyta |
| to flow | flyta, rinna, flöda |
| to freeze | frysa |
| to swell | svälla |
| sun | sol |
| moon | måne |
| star | stjärna |
| water | vatten |
| rain | regn |
| river | flod |
| lake | sjö |
| sea | hav |
| salt | salt |
| stone | sten |
| sand | sand |
| dust | damm |
| earth | jord |
| cloud | moln |
| fog | dimma |
| sky | himmel |
| wind | vind |
| snow | snö |
| ice | is |
| smoke | rök |
| fire | eld |
| ash | aska |
| to burn | brinna (intr.), bränna (tr.) |
| road | väg |
| mountain | berg |
| red | röd |
| green | grön |
| yellow | gul |
| white | vit |
| black | svart |
| night | natt |
| day | dag |
| year | år |
| warm | varm |
| cold | kall |
| full | full |
| new | ny |
| old | gammal |
| good | bra, god |
| bad | dålig |
| rotten | rutten |
| dirty | smutsig |
| straight | rak |
| round | rund |
| sharp (as a knife) | vass |
| dull (as a knife) | slö |
| smooth | slät |
| wet | våt |
| dry | torr |
| correct | rätt, riktig |
| near | nära |
| far | avlägsen, fjärran |
| right | höger |