Interjections
What are interjections?
Interjections are short words or expressions that can function as complete utterances on their own.
They are especially common in spoken Swedish and can express things such as emotion, reactions, answers, greetings, and commands.
Interjections often depend heavily on tone of voice and context, so the same word can sometimes express several different reactions.
Common Swedish interjections
hej[hɛjː] · interj.New
hello
hallå[haˈloː] · interj.New
hello
hej då[ˈhɛjː ˈdoː] · interj.New
good bye
tack[takː] · interj.New
thanks, thank you
varsågod[vaʂɔˈguː(d)] [vaʂɛˈguː(d)] · interj.New
you’re welcome, here you are
förlåt[fœˈɭoːt] · interj.New
sorry
ja[jɑː] · interj.New
yes
nej[nɛjː] · interj.New
no
jo[juː] · interj.New
yes
[juː] · interj.
Can contradict a negative question: Är du inte trött? Jo, det är jag.
jaså[ˇjasːɔ] · interj.New
really?, I see, oh
jaha[jaˈhɑː] · interj.New
I see, oh, well then, right
aha[aha] · interj.New
aha, I see
oj[ɔjː] · interj.New
oh, oops
aj · interj.New
ouch
usch[ɵɧː] · interj.New
ugh, yuck, ooh
fy[fyː] · interj.New
ugh, yuck, shame
hurra[hɵˈrɑː] · interj.New
hurrah, hurray
bravo[brɑːvʊ] · interj.New
bravo, well done
äh[ɛh] · interj.New
oh, nah
åh[uːːh] · interj.New
oh