The Swedish kitchen vocabulary
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Would you like to try the Swedish cuisine? this short course will help you improve your vocabulary in the kitchen and restaurants. Understanding the Swedish tradition is very important because it has a major affect on your experience whilst there, It will make you increase you cultural awareness with the Sweden. The lesson will cover many areas that are very useful in order for you to undertand the Swedish culture. The lesson will cover the folowing topics;
Does this sound interesting to you? I am sure it does! now pay attention and concentrate during the lesson, this lesson will be able to make you confident in Swedish restaurant and grocery shops.
Swedish home cooking comes with a variation of severe winter and summer light delice. There are plenty of delicious meals to choose from. Below are few popular Swedish dishes that you may want to try in Sweden.
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Try and memorise the food and different parts of the eating process, this way you will increase your grammar and vocabulary. It is very important and will be very useful if you are planning to visit Sweden and discover their culture. You will know how to express yourself in tricky situation such as ordering food in Swedish. Continue reading, the lesson doesn't finish here.
Learning the Swedish kitchen vocabulary is very simple, many words have slight sound and spelling resemblance to the English versions. Get yourself familiar with the kitchen vocabulary and use it to boost more words in your vocabulary dictionary.
Swedish Item | English Item |
en flaska (-or) | Bottle |
en skål (-ar) | Bowls |
en gaffel (-lar) | Fork |
en stekpanna (-or) | Frying pan |
ett glas (-) | glass |
en vattenkokare (-) | kettle |
en kniv (-ar) | knife |
en servett (-er) | napkin |
en tallrik (-ar) | plate |
en tekanna (-or) | teapot |
en mikrovågsugn (-ar) | microwave |
ett kylskåp (-) | Fridge |
en brödrost (-ar) | toaster |
en ugn (-ar) | oven |
en spatel (-lar) | spatula |
ett lock (-) | lid |
en sked (-ar) | spoon |
en durkslag (-) | colander |
en maträtt (-er) | dishes |
en bordsduk (-ar) | tablecloth |
In order to ask for something, you can use the examples below. Pay attention to the patterns and try finish the sentences yourself.
After ordering and receiving your food, you may want to ask for extra services that may suit your need, for example you may ask what something is called on the menue, you may ask for desserts or even where the toilet is. Below are a few examples of possible questions that may be useful at those times. Try and also memorise as many as you can.
Vet du var den restaurang som heter ... är? - Do you know where the restaurant called...is?
Var är...? - Where is...?
Jag skulle vilja... - I would like
Jag skulle vilja äta... - I would like to eat
Jag skulle vilja dricka... - I would like to drink
Kan jag få notan? - Can I have the bill?
Hur mycket är...? - How much is...?
okej tack! - Okay thank you !
ja! snälla du - Yes! please
Tack så mycket herrn - Thank you sir
du är välkommen - You are welcome
The sentences below are examples of different ways you could aks your way around in and outside restaurant. This is very important because it will make you more confidence with asking strangers for directions, you will have fewer chances of getting lost. Note! try and remember as many as you can, give yourself time and learn it with as much fun as you can. Get one of your friend to act as a stranger and yourself the tourist.
We hope you have enjoyed the lesson and that now you know how to get around in and out of restaurants, we also know that you know how to order your Swedish meals. Below you will find a short fun video on people trying out IKEA swedish foods. Go and check the rest of the online course, see you soon!
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