20 Beautiful Words That Will Make You Fall in Love With the Swedish Language
Swedish may not be the first thing that comes to mind when people think of as one of the world’s most beautiful languages; but once you start to learn, the words take on an unexpected beauty. And forget the Swedish Chef making hurdy-gurdy sounds—Swedes will tell you that’s actually Norwegian.
Annorlunda
We pronounce it like this: ah-nor-loon-da
Fika
We pronounce it like this: fee-ka
Sommarmorgon
We pronounce it like this: soe-mar-more-on
Lagom
We pronounce it like this: lah-gome
Mysa
We pronounce it like this: mee-sah
Gift
We pronounce it like this: yift
Vän
We pronounce it like this: ven
Älskar
We pronounce it like this: al-scar
Solkatt
We pronounce it like this: sole-cat
Skönt
We pronounce it like this: shernt
Leende
We pronounce it like this: lay-en-day
Stjärna
We pronounce it like this: shkare-nah
Sambo
We pronounce it like this: Samm-boe
Mambo
We pronounce it like this: Mamm-boe
Mångata
We pronounce it like this: mone-gah-ta
Tidoptimist
We pronounce it like this: teed-opt-i-mist
Mus
We pronounce it like this: moose
Tystnad
We pronounce it like this: tist-nod
Mobildagis
We pronounce it like this: moe-beel-dah-gis
Kul
We pronounce it like this: cool
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