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Swedish Common Actions Vocabulary

Here are Swedish words for common actions and verbs to start with: sitta (sit), sova (sleep), stå (stand), vakna (wake). Below are 32 words (A1–A2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Common Actions Basics

A1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
sitsittaverbA1
sleepsovaverbA1
standståverbA1
to lieatt liggaverbA1
to startatt börjaverbA1
to turnatt svängaverbA1
wakevaknaverbA1
walkpromeneraverbA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Common Actions Intermediate

A1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
carrybäraverbA1
catchfångaverbA1
closedstängdadjA1
joinansluta sigverbA1
keepbehållaverbA1
kicksparkaverbA1
praybeverbA1
putställaverbA1

Common Actions Advanced

A1–A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
forgetglömmaverbA1
habitvananounA1
imaginetänka sigverbA1
apologizebe om ursäktverbA2
appreciateuppskattaverbA2
establishetableraverbA2
expectförvänta sigverbA2
imagebildnounA2

More from this pack waits in the app

B1 Verbs

A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
to allowatt tillåtaverbA2
to applyatt ansökaverbA2
to belongatt tillhöraverbA2
to causeatt orsakaverbA2
to earnatt tjänaverbA2
to failatt misslyckasverbA2
to formatt bildaverbA2
to offeratt erbjudaverbA2

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A sample of the A1–A2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–A2 words for common actions and verbs. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Swedish words should I learn for common actions and verbs?

You could start with words like sitta (sit), sova (sleep), stå (stand), vakna (wake). This page lists 32 Swedish words for common actions and verbs (A1–A2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Swedish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Swedish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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