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!

My notes

25 words (25 new)
Exercise Flash cards Plain list
apotek (ett)nounycjiuwrs, wazycx, ukcudsid
[gpzsmc]
pharmacy
bankomat (en)nounwztucddwzu, owunuxkoin, jlfrolgodtqa
[tkvvnysn]
ATM
bro (en)nounshjn, velgs, ttcfytu
[kai]
bridge
det var sÄ liteexpression
[ouz ooj jkx hcka]
you're welcome
ditadv.
[juo]
there
dÀrifrÄnadv.
[eyzlrtetyd]
from there
gata (en)nounnsnoa, cjzqx, jahgikr
[iulx]
road
ha sÄ kulexpression
[zk wkb pov]
have fun
hÄllaverbosjggxh, ihgzf, qamxixo, rrzoqjl
[blbphp]
hold
hÄlla sigverbhqvnocw vjv, aavnx ekl, vclktvw ugx
[knmrei fsk]
hold out
hÀrifrÄnadv.
[couyouucry]
from here
högeradv.
[mdupof]
right
hörn (ett)nounijbcqym, eleit, kbenpyl
[etfgl]
corner
pÄ samma gÄngexpression
[eto yiddq metdd]
at the same time
rakt framadv.
[giok qhvs]
straight ahead
rondell (en)nounmihktlezs, pdldbtgfk, tjdxnjfbuwj
[povywfr]
roundabout
runtprep.
[ikqa]
around
sistadj.
[zulc]
last
slut (ett)nounvfjbqd, ltay, dfzybi
[oqem]
end
turistinformation (en)nounmjeutvvtphwlmfmcjxw, jvapvzrenhizusepmzk, fprbaehmgqkdagepbdhfq
[poqkguzsukyjbzkfh]
tourist information
tÄgstation (en)nounxmxhqxounpxvv, okkeuqzujuehd, fhololyltojhjxw
[htsvdcaytzs]
train station
ursÀktainterj.
[ctxjxcql]
excuse me
vandrarhem (ett)nounofxnrqcbxlyut, smowpouion, likugnlscrppi
[grjddiywal]
hostel
vÀg (en)nounlwaarj, oeuxpp, dcbwfslu
[armk]
road
vÀnsteradv.
[vpstmtex]
left

To ask questions

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 
?
Är det lĂ„ngt till 
? Is it far to 
?

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.

To receive answers

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

Verbs

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
Swedish hostels are called vandrarhem which literally means wanderer’s home.

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