| Turist: Hej! UrsÀkta, jag har en frÄga. Var kan jag hitta en bankomat? | Hi! Excuse me, I've got a question. Where can I find an ATM? |
| Anders: Det finns en direkt till höger runt hörnet. | There is one to the right just around the corner. |
| Turist: Tack! Jag letar ocksÄ efter vandrarhemmet. Hur kommer jag dit? | Thank you! I'm also looking for the hostel. How do I get there? |
| Anders: Det Àr bÀst att gÄ ditÄt, dÄ ser du lite av staden pÄ samma gÄng. AlltsÄ, hÀrifrÄn, frÄn tÄgstationen, gÄr du rakt fram, fram till rondellen och sen rakt fram igen. PÄ vÀgen dit gÄr du förbi en turistinformation till höger. Sedan tar du höger in pÄ KungstrÀdgÄrdsgatan och gÄr till slutet av gatan. Sedan hÄller du vÀnster och gÄr förbi Nationalmuseum och över bron. DÀrifrÄn ser du vandrarhemmet. | Preferably (It's the best when) you walk that way, then you'll see a bit of the city at the same time. So, from here, from the train station, you go straight ahead, up to the roundabout and then straight ahead again. On the way there you'll go past a tourist office on the right. Then you take a right on to KungstrÀdgÄrdsgatan and walk to the end of the street. Then you keep to the left and walk past the national museum and over the bridge. From there you'll see the hostel. |
| Turist: Tack sÄ mycket! En sista frÄga, var ligger det ett apotek? | Thank you very much! One last question, where is there a pharmacy? |
| Anders: Apoteket ligger bredvid bankomaten. | The pharmacy is beside the ATM. |
| Turist: Tack för hjÀlpen! | Thanks for your help! |
| Anders: Det var sÄ lite, sÄ! Hej dÄ. Ha sÄ kul i Stockholm. | That was nothing! Bye. Have fun in Stockholm. |
| Turist: Hej dÄ! | Bye! |
| apotek (ett) | noun | pharmacy | ||||
| bankomat (en) | noun | ATM | ||||
| bro (en) | noun | bridge | ||||
| det var sÄ lite | expression | you're welcome | ||||
| dit | adv. | there | ||||
| dÀrifrÄn | adv. | from there | ||||
| gata (en) | noun | road | ||||
| ha sÄ kul | expression | have fun | ||||
| hÄlla | verb | hold | ||||
| hÄlla sig | verb | hold out | ||||
| hÀrifrÄn | adv. | from here | ||||
| höger | adv. | right | ||||
| hörn (ett) | noun | corner | ||||
| pÄ samma gÄng | expression | at the same time | ||||
| rakt fram | adv. | straight ahead | ||||
| rondell (en) | noun | roundabout | ||||
| runt | prep. | around | ||||
| sist | adj. | last | ||||
| slut (ett) | noun | end | ||||
| turistinformation (en) | noun | tourist information | ||||
| tÄgstation (en) | noun | train station | ||||
| ursÀkta | interj. | excuse me | ||||
| vandrarhem (ett) | noun | hostel | ||||
| vÀg (en) | noun | road | ||||
| vÀnster | adv. | left |
Like in English, there are different ways to ask for directions in Swedish. In this accompanying table, you find the most important expressions to use when you want to know the best way to get to a place and how far it is.
| Var finns (det) � | Where is there � |
| Var ligger (det) � | Where is there � |
| Var Àr � | Where is � |
| Finns det ⊠i nÀrheten? | Is there ⊠nearby? |
| Hur kommer jag dit? | How do I get there? |
| Hur kommer jag till � | How do I get to � |
| Hur lÄngt Àr det till � | How far is it to � |
| Ăr det lĂ„ngt till âŠ? | Is it far to âŠ? |
Just replace the three dots with what you seek. This could be a definite or indefinite noun. If you want to know where the host is (if there is only one close by, you say the name of the hostel or the person you speak to knows what you mean), then you will use the definite form. Vandrarhemmet. So the question we get is Var ligger vandrarhemmet?. If you aren’t really sure if there is a hostel in this city, you need to use the indefinite form, which is ett vandrarhem. The question is then changed to Var ligger det ett vandrarhem?. The det is going to be located between the verb and the noun. The same goes for Var finns …? and Var finns det …?. If the noun is definite, you construct the question without det. The construction Var Ă€r …? only works with the definite form.
Important expressions to understand the right way and not get lost:
| höger | right |
| vÀnster | left |
| till höger | to the right |
| till vÀnster | to the left |
| rakt fram | straight ahead |
| tillbaka | back |
| pÄ höger sida | on the right |
| pÄ vÀnster sida | on the left |
| till höger om | right of |
| till vÀnster om | left of |
| förbi | past |
To tell the directions to someone could use the imperative mood or present tense. Important verbs are e.g. gÄ (go) and ta (take).
| gÄ! | go!, walk! |
| du gÄr | you go, you walk |
| man gÄr | you go, one goes, you walk, one walks |
| ta! | take! |
| du tar | you take |
| man tar | you take, one takes |
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