Numbers 1–10
Numbers 1–10
The first ten Swedish numbers are the building blocks for every larger number you'll ever say — worth memorizing to instant recall before moving on.
Grammar Comparison
Grammar Comparison
"ett" does double duty
ett (the number 1) vs. en bok / ett hus (the indefinite article "a")
one vs. a book / a house
The number "one" is ett on its own (Jag har ett — "I have one"), but when it's used as the indefinite article in front of a noun, it becomes en or ett depending on that noun's gender (you'll meet this properly in the articles lesson) — en bok (a book) but ett hus (a house). This is the same pattern English "a/an" and the number "one" share a common ancestor for, just resurfacing with a gender twist.
Numbers don't change for gender or case
två, tre, fyra...
two, three, four...
Once past "one", Swedish numbers are refreshingly invariant, just like English ones — they never change form based on the gender of what they're counting. Two dogs and two houses both just use två, full stop.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- English
- one
- English
- two
- English
- three
- English
- four
- English
- five
- English
- six
- English
- seven
- English
- eight
- English
- nine
- English
- ten
- English
- zero