Swedish Numbers
Learning the Swedish Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Swedish language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Swedish.
Swedish cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Swedish Numbers |
| numbers | tal |
| 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 |
| hundred | hundra |
| one thousand | ettusen |
| million | miljon |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Swedish has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Swedish.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Swedish
Swedish Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Swedish. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Swedish vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Swedish Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | Ordningstal |
| first | första |
| second | andra |
| third | tredje |
| fourth | fjärde |
| fifth | femte |
| sixth | sjätte |
| seventh | sjunde |
| eighth | åttonde |
| ninth | nionde |
| tenth | tionde |
| eleventh | elfte |
| twelfth | tolfte |
| thirteenth | trettonde |
| fourteenth | fjortonde |
| fifteenth | femtonde |
| sixteenth | sextonde |
| seventeenth | sjuttonde |
| eighteenth | artonde |
| nineteenth | nittonde |
| twentieth | tjugonde |
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| once | en gång |
| twice | två gånger |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Swedish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Swedish Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Swedish lessons here: Learn Swedish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.