Swedish phrases for making plans
What the lesson covers
This lesson focused on practical Swedish phrases for making plans and discussing availability. Key vocabulary included "att träffa" or "att möta" (to meet), "träffas" or "mötas" (to meet each other), and "möte" or "träff" (a meeting). Students learned to say "busy" as "upptagen" (literally "taken up") and "already" as "redan." The lesson also covered "att ringa" (to call), "sen" (later), and "råd" (advice), noting that "jag har inte råd" means "I cannot afford." Other terms included "att ta" (to take), "pengar" (money), "att behöva" (to need), and "att sakna" (to lack or miss). The distinction between "tagen" (taken, referring to a male/female noun) and "taget" (taken, referring to a neuter noun) was explained, along with "gift med" (married to/with) and "singel" (single). Practical sentences were practiced for scheduling, declining invitations due to being busy, and asking for or giving advice.
Vocabulary in this lesson
74 words. Inside Lingolib each one is tappable in the transcript and saved to your library with one tap.
- behöva
- to need
- behöver
- need
- bil
- car
- bilen
- the car
- bordet
- the table
- bra
- good
- choklad
- chocolate
- de
- they
- den
- it
- det
- it
- dig
- you (object)
- dom
- they
- du
- you (singular informal)
- ge
- give
- gift
- married / poison
- göra
- to do / do
- ha
- have
- han
- he
- har
- have
- hon
- she
- honom
- him
- här
- here
- idag
- today
- imorgon
- tomorrow
- inte
- not
- istället
- instead
- jag
- I
- kan
- can / to be able to
- kontoret
- the office
- köpa
- buy
- mamma
- mom
- mat
- food
- med
- with
- men
- but
- mig
- me
- möta
- meet
- mötas
- meet (reciprocal)
- möte
- meeting
- möter
- meets
- nej
- no
- ni
- you (plural/formal)
- nu
- now
- också
- also
- pappa
- dad
- pengar
- money
- pengarna
- the money
- redan
- already
- restaurangen
- the restaurant
- ringa
- call
- ringer
- call / calls
- råd
- advice / afford
- saknar
- lack / miss
- sen
- later
- singel
- single
- sitter
- sit
- tagen
- taken
- taget
- taken (neuter)
- tar
- take
- tid
- time
- tror
- think
- träff
- meeting (informal)
- träffa
- meet
- träffas
- meet (reciprocal)
- träffat
- met
- upp
- up
- upptagen
- busy
- var
- was
- vara
- to be
- vem
- Who
- vi
- we
- vill
- want / wants
- äktenskap
- marriage
- är
- am / is / are
- äta
- to eat / eat
How the lesson starts
The opening of the lesson transcript. The rest is in the course, synced to the video.
let's give some advice and maybe receive some advice and talk a little bit about how to do that, as well as practice some of the stuff that we've already learned.
To say "meet" in Swedish, you would say of course to meet: "att träffa" or "att möta". And of course "möta" becomes "möter", right? jag möter, du möter, han möter, hon möter, den möter, ni möter, de möter, vi möter. Practice these sentences. "Can we meet today?" How would you say that?
Kan vi mötas idag?
Or, what's the other option?
Kan vi träffas idag? So, here we have "träffas" and "mötas". So, it requires two or more to meet and
The video plays beside a transcript that follows it line by line. Swedish words are underlined; tap one and the video pauses, the meaning appears, and the word goes into your library. At the end there is a five-question quiz written from this exact lesson, and every word can be practised out loud.

