Basics index

4. Days, months, seasons, year, dates

Veckans dagar (Days of the week)

en vecka, -or (a week, -s)

en dag, -ar (a day, -s)

ett dygn, – (24 hours)

Notice that small letters are used for weekdays.

måndag (Monday)

tisdag (Tuesday)

onsdag (Wednesday)

torsdag (Thursday)

fredag (Friday)

lördag (Saturday)

söndag (Sunday)

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Månader (Months)

en månad, -er (a month, -s)

Notice that small letters are used for months.

januari (January)

februari (February)

mars (March)

april (April)

maj (May)

juni (June)

juli (July)

augusti (August)

september (September)

oktober (October)

november (November)

december (December)

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Årstider (Seasons)

en årstid, -er (a season, -s)

vår (spring)

sommar (summer)

höst (autumn)

vinter (winter)

År (Year)

ett år, – (a year, -s)

2020 tjugohundratjugo or tjugotjugo

2021 tjugohundratjugoett or tjugotjugoett

2015 tjugohundrafemton

2003 tjugohundratre

1995 nittonhundranittiofem

1970 nittonhundrasjuttio

Datum (Dates)

ett datum, – (a date, -s)

– Vad är det för datum i dag? (What's the date today?)

– Det är den 20 augusti 2016. / Det är den tjugonde augusti tjugohundrasexton.
(It is the 20th of August 2016.)

You can also write:

20/8 2016 (tjugonde i åttonde tjugohundrasexton)

2016-08-20 (tjugohundrasexton-noll-åtta-tjugo)

There are 52 weeks in a year. Monday is the first day of week and Sunday is the last day. In Sweden the number of the week is often used instead of actual dates when it comes to vacationing and booking. In 2023 the first week of the year, week 1, starts on 2 January and the last week, week 52, starts on 25 December.

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