How to Count in Swedish

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Learn how to say 0-19 in Swedish (all pronunciation is written in IPA

   They starts with the unit (for example, "fem"), and ends with "-tio".
   
   However, not all follow this rule, so read ahead:
   Tjugo (pronunciation: ɕʉːgʊ)
   - twenty
   - 20 , Trettio (pronunciation: trɛtɪ)
   - thirty
   - 30 Fyrtio (pronunciation: fœrtɪ)
   - forty
   - 40 Femtio (pronunciation: fɛmtɪ)
   - fifty
   - 50 Sextio (pronunciation: sɛkstɪ)
   - sixty
   - 60 Sjuttio (pronunciation: ɧɵtɪ)
   - seventy
   - 70 Åttio (pronunciation: ɔtɪ)
   - eighty
   - 80 Nittio (pronunciation: nɪtɪ)
   - ninety
   - 90 , To say a such number in Swedish, you replace the "somethingty" with the Swedish translation (let's say you want to say 95 in Swedish
   - then you first replace "ninety" with "nittio"), and then say the unit directly after (you replace "five" with "fem"
   
   and also remove the "-").
   
   E.g., 95, 23, 54, and 33 are written "nittiofem"
   
   "tjugotre" ("twenty"="tjugo" and "three"="tre"), "femtiofyra" ("fifty"="femtio" and "four"="fyra") and "trettiotre" ("thirty"="trettio" and "three"="tre"). , 100 is said "hundra" (pronunciation: hɵndra), 1000 is "tusen" (pronunciation: tʉːsɛn) and 10000 is "tiotusen" (see pronunciation for "tio"
   
   ten, and "tusen"
   
   thousand).
   
   It is quite easy; you just add the larger number before the rest, as in English.
   
   If there is not just one larger number, such as 2000, then you add that number first, as in English.
   
   The same applies if there are many "huge numbers".
   
   You do never say "och" ("and") between the numbers, and you never put a "-" there either.
   
   If you want to say 3502, then you say "tretusenfemhundratvå" (if you have trouble reading it, then try this: "tre-tusen-fem-hundra-två"
   
   "three-thousand-five-hundred-two"; however, you should not write with "-"-marks). ,
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   Step 2: without diacritical marks

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   Step 3: although they should be here): Noll (pronunciation: nɔl) - zero- 0 Ett (pronunciation: ɛt) - one - 1 Två (pronunciation: tvoː) - two - 2 Tre (pronunciation: treː) - three - 3 Fyra (pronunciation: fyːra) - four - 4 Fem (pronunciation: fɛm) - five - 5 Sex (pronunciation: sɛks) - six - 6 Sju (pronunciation: ɧʉː) - seven - 7 Åtta (pronunciation: ɔta) - eight - 8 Nio (pronunciation: niːo) - nine - 9 Tio (pronunciation: tiːo) - ten - 10 Elva (pronunciation: ɛlva) - eleven - 11 Tolv (pronunciation: tɔlv) - twelve - 12 Tretton (pronunciation: trɛtɔn) - thirteen - 13 Fjorton (pronunciation: ˈfju:rʈɔn) - fourteen - 14 Femton (pronunciation: fɛmtɔn) - fifteen - 15 Sexton (pronunciation: sɛkstɔn) - sixteen - 16 Sjutton (pronunciation: ɧɵtɔn) - seventeen - 17 Arton (pronunciation: artɔn) - eighteen - 18 Nitton (pronunciation: nɪtɔn) - nineteen - 19;

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   Step 4: Learn how to say twenty

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   Step 5: thirty

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   Step 6: forty et cetera in Swedish.

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   Step 7: The final -o in trettio - nittio is almost never pronounced.

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   Step 8: Learn how to construct numbers such as 95

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   Step 9: 54 and 33 - numbers that in English is said somethingty-unit.

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    Step 10: Learn how to construct bigger numbers and numbers that are larger than 100.

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    Step 11: Practice.

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