Swedish Family Vocabulary

Here are Swedish words for family to start with: bror (brother), dotter (daughter), far (father), farfar (grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Family Basics

A1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
brotherbrornounA1
daughterdotternounA1
fatherfarnounA1
grandfatherfarfarnounA1
grandmotherfarmornounA1
mothermornounA1
sistersysternounA1
sonsonnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
auntmosternounA1
childbarnnounA1
cousinkusinnounA1
husbandmakenounA1
parentföräldernounA1
unclefarbrornounA1
wifefrunounA1
in-lawsvärfamiljnounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
ancestorförfadernounA2
generationgenerationnounA2
siblingsyskonnounB1
heritagearvnounB2
spousemakenounB2
lineagehärkomstnounC1
genealogysläktforskningnounC2
progenyavkommanounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
politicianpolitikernounB1
residentinvånarenounB1
volunteervolontärnounB1
activistaktivistnounB2
bureaucratbyråkratnounB2
civil servanttjänstemannounB2
public servantoffentliganställdnounB2
shareholderaktieägarenounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
birthfödelsenounA1
childhoodbarndomnounA2
deathdödnounA2
adulthoodvuxen åldernounB1
parenthoodföräldraskapnounB1
divorceskilsmässanounB2
relocationflyttnounB2
retirementpensionnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for family. 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 family?

You could start with words like bror (brother), dotter (daughter), far (father), farfar (grandfather). This page lists 40 Swedish words for family (A1–C2), 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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