Swedish Food Vocabulary

Here are Swedish words for food to start with: frukost (breakfast), kaffe (coffee), läcker (delicious), restaurang (restaurant). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.

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Food Basics

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
breakfastfrukostnounA1
coffeekaffenounA1
deliciousläckeradjA1
restaurantrestaurangnounA1
waiterservitörnounA1
watervattennounA1
billnotanounA2
spicykryddstarkadjB1

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Food Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
breadbrödnounA1
cheeseostnounA1
dinnermiddagnounA1
fruitfruktnounA1
lunchlunchnounA1
mealmåltidnounA1
vegetablegrönsaknounA1
cookingmatlagningnounA2

Food Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
dietkostnounA2
feastfestmåltidnounB1
nutritionnäringsläranounB1
delicacydelikatessnounB2
flavorfulsmakrikadjB2
grocerymatvaranounB2
cuisinekokkonstnounC1
culinarykulinariskadjC1

Ingredients

A1–A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
buttersmörnounA1
eggäggnounA1
potatopotatisnounA1
ricerisnounA1
sugarsockernounA1
tomatotomatnounA1
flourmjölnounA2
saltsaltnounA2

Herbs & Spices

A2–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
chilichilinounA2
basilbasilikanounB1
corianderkoriandernounB1
cuminspiskumminnounB1
oreganooreganonounB1
rosemaryrosmarinnounB1
thymetimjannounB1
turmericgurkmejanounB1

Vegetables

A2–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
beansbönornounA2
carrotmorotnounA2
peasärtornounA2
broccolibroccolinounB1
cabbagevitkålnounB1
cauliflowerblomkålnounB1
lettucesalladnounB1
spinachspenatnounB1

Fruits

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
appleäpplenounA1
bananabanannounA1
grapedruvanounA1
lemoncitronnounA2
limelimenounA2
melonmelonnounA2
pearpäronnounA2
strawberryjordgubbenounB1

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Grains & Dairy

A1–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
cornmajsnounA1
yogurtyoghurtnounA1
creamgräddenounA2
oathavrenounB1
ryerågnounB1
barleykornnounB2
buckwheatbovetenounB2
wheatvetenounB2

Proteins & Meat

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
beefnötköttnounA1
ground beefnötfärsnounA2
hamskinkanounA2
meatballköttbullenounA2
sausagekorvnounA2
steakbiffnounA2
lamblammnounB1
porkfläsknounB1

Drinks

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
juicejuicenounA1
milkmjölknounA1
teatenounA1
champagnechampagnenounA2
lemonadelemonadnounA2
sodaläsknounA2
sparkling waterkolsyrat vattennounA2
smoothiesmoothienounB1

Breads & Pastries

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
biscuitkexnounA1
bagelbagelnounA2
baguettebaguettenounA2
donutmunknounA2
muffinmuffinnounA2
pastrydegnounA2
wafflevåfflanounA2
sourdoughsurdegsbrödnounB1

Condiments & Sauces

A2–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
hot saucestark såsnounA2
olive oilolivoljanounA2
soy saucesojasåsnounA2
bolognesebolognesenounB1
fish saucefisksåsnounB1
oyster sauceostronsåsnounB1
sesame oilsesamoljanounB1
relishrelishnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

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Common questions

Which Swedish words should I learn for food?

You could start with words like frukost (breakfast), kaffe (coffee), läcker (delicious), restaurang (restaurant). This page lists 96 Swedish words for food (A1–C1), 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.

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