commonly used swedish phrases translated
herregud - lord-god (used in any and situations)
ÄHMEN/JAMEN - you can’t be serious/this is ridiculous/yea, you are complaining but I also want to complain about something
jahaaa - oh, okay, I see what you mean
ahaaa - I finally understand this thing that’s been bothering me ALL DAY
vafan - what-(the)-devil? (ranges all the way from “yeah, okay, why not” to “this is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen and my eyes will never be clean again” depending on how you stress the syllables)
nämen - no-but (used in pleasant surprise, or as a disguise for a unpleasant surprise) ex: I only speak to you when it’s socially unacceptable to pretend I haven’t seen you bc we have literally nothing in common, “nämen hi!” OR “I got off early from work, and I brought kanelbullar!” “nämen, how nice!”
skitsamma - shit-same ex: I am on the verge of giving up/I have already given up, I don’t give a fuck OR I am pretending I don’t care but I actually do and I will show it just enough to guilt trip you
ba - shortened version for “bara” which means “only”, often used in a similar way as “was like” or “said” ex: and then he ba “I hate macaroni” and I ba “who the fuck hates macaroni?”
ja skoja ba/asköjba - used when telling people you were only joking, regardless of how obvious it was that you were joking
kavla upp ärmarna - rolling up the sleeves (to make a real effort)
fullt ös medvetslös - full speed unconscious (the rad way to say you go all in)
andra bullar - other buns (the situation will change) ex: he might have won the debate yesterday but I have spent three hours looking up arguments to prove him wrong so next time I see him it’ll be andra bullar
full som en alika/fyllekaja - drunk as a jackdaw (fucking drunk as hell)
har du sett på maken - have you looked upon the likes of this ex: I didn’t expect this to happen and I am mildly surprised
aa fast nä - yea except no (I don’t agree and I am right)
rövhål - dearest (used on your loved ones)
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