Letters and numbers form the basis for the vast majority of human communication. You probably have the Swedish alphabet down already, so now it’s time to learn how counting in Swedish works. Next time you’re in Scandinavia and need to turn left at the third fjord, or just at Ikea, counting minimalist end tables, it’s handy to know how to list and pronounce the numbers. Here’s a quick guide to counting in Swedish, starting with noll (“zero”).
Counting From Zero To Twenty In Swedish
Starting with the basics, here’s how to count from zero to twenty. Press the play button to hear how they’re pronounced.
zero — noll
one — ett
two — två
three — tre
four — fyra
five — fem
six — sex
seven — sju
eight — åtta
nine — nio
ten — tio
eleven — elva
twelve — tolv
thirteen — tretton
fourteen — fjorton
fifteen — femton
sixteen — sexton
seventeen — sjutton
eighteen — arton
nineteen — nitton
twenty — tjugo
The Rest Of The Tens
The next step is to learn the other “tens,” which form the building blocks for all numbers between twenty and one hundred. Again, with a language like Swedish, it’s helpful to hear how the words are pronounced. Press the play button to listen.
thirty — trettio
forty — fyrtio
fifty — femtio
sixty — sextio
seventy — sjuttio
eighty — åttio
ninety — nittio
one hundred — hundra
Putting It All Together
Once you’ve mastered the foundational numbers above, you can begin to put it everything together to form all the numbers in between. Fortunately, Swedish makes this very easy to learn. You, quite literally, just put the numbers together. So, twenty-four is tjugofyra and eighty-two is åttiotvå. That’s all there is to it!