Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en engelska

EnglishAlso the plural of engelsk./eŋelska/

Meaning

English

In Swedish: språk som talas i England (m fl länder)

Forms

Forms of engelska
Singular, indefiniteen engelska
Singular, definiteengelskan
Plural, indefiniteengelskor
Plural, definiteengelskorna

engelska is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor engelska, den stora engelskan. Check another noun

Practise engelska

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Is it en engelska or ett engelska?

engelska in a sentence

  • Talar du engelska?
    Do you speak English?
  • Vad betyder det på engelska?
    What does that mean in English?
  • Det kan vara svårt att öva sin svenska när folk byter till engelska
    It can be difficult to practice your Swedish when people switch to English
  • brittisk och amerikansk engelska
    British and American English
  • knagglig engelska
    broken English
  • Hon är engelska
    She is English / an Englishwoman [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är engelsman" or "Hon är från England" also work.]
  • två engelskor
    two Englishwomen

Questions

What does engelska mean in English?

engelska means “English”.

Is it en engelska or ett engelska?

It is en engelska, and “the English” is engelskan.

What is the plural of engelska?

The plural of engelska is engelskor, and the definite plural is engelskorna.

Nearby common words

engelska is number 1,331 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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