Swedish Travel Vocabulary

Here are Swedish words for travel to start with: flygplats (airport), komma (come), åka (go), hotell (hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.

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Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
airportflygplatsnounA1
comekommaverbA1
goåkaverbA1
hotelhotellnounA1
shopaffärnounA1
taxitaxinounA1
ticketbiljettnounA1
tourrundturnounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
beachstrandnounA1
bridgebronounA1
islandönounA1
streetgatanounA1
guidebookguideboknounA2
journeyfärdnounA2
passagepassagenounA2
roadvägnounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
citystadnounA1
adventureäventyrnounA2
parkparknounA2
stadiumstadionnounA2
arrivalankomstnounB1
backpackryggsäcknounB1
check-inincheckningnounB1
explorationutforskningnounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
palacepalatsnounA1
castleslottnounA2
pyramidpyramidnounA2
chapelkapellnounB1
colosseumColosseumnounB1
fortressfästningnounB1
monumentmonumentnounB1
ruinsruinernounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
apartmentlägenhetnounA2
bungalowbungalownounB1
campsitecampingplatsnounB1
guesthousepensionatnounB1
innvärdshusnounB1
lodgestuganounB1
resortsemesteranläggningnounB1
villavillanounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
to arriveatt komma framverbA2
to boardatt gå ombordverbA2
to bookatt bokaverbA2
to cancelatt ställa inverbA2
to check inatt checka inverbA2
to check outatt checka utverbA2
to landatt landaverbA2
to reserveatt reserveraverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
checkpointkontrollpunktnounB2
deportationutvisningnounB2
frontiergränsnounB2
residenceuppehållstillståndnounB2
transit visatransitvisumnounB2
vaccination certificatevaccinationsintygnounB2
work permitarbetstillståndnounB2
naturalizationnaturaliseringnounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
customsedvänjanounA2
traditiontraditionnounA2
bowbuga signounB1
handshakehandslagnounB1
respectrespektnounB1
tippingdricksnounB1
bargainingprutningnounB2
etiquetteetikettnounB2

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

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for travel. 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 travel?

You could start with words like flygplats (airport), komma (come), åka (go), hotell (hotel). This page lists 64 Swedish words for travel (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.

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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