{"id":7538,"date":"2018-01-26T11:08:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T18:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/?p=7538"},"modified":"2023-08-07T05:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:45:12","slug":"how-to-say-i-love-you-in-swedish-other-romantic-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/2018\/how-to-say-i-love-you-in-swedish-other-romantic-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say I Love You in Swedish &#038; Other Romantic Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"#infographic\">Jump Straight to the Infographic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently found out that quite a few people want to know how to say I love you in Swedish. Always a useful and beautiful phrase to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought it would be useful if I put together the ultimate blog post for not only how to say &#8216;I love you&#8217; in Swedish, but other useful romantic Swedish phrases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, you can either use these now or will be able to use them in the future. Don&#8217;t forget to check out the cool infographic at the end of this post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Say I Love You in Swedish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jag \u00e4lskar dig<\/strong>. &#8211;&nbsp; I love you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The direct translation is 100% direct<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I<i> (jag) <\/i>love<i> (\u00e4lskar) <\/i>you<i> (dig).<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would pronounce it like<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>yah-g el-scar d-eh&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can hear the pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/forvo.com\/_ext\/ext-prons.js?id=567693\"><\/script><a title=\"Listen to Jag \u00e4lskar dig pronunciation by Forvo\" href=\"https:\/\/forvo.com\/word\/jag_%C3%A4lskar_dig\/\" onclick=\"Forvo_Ext_Play('567693', 'https:\/\/apifree.forvo.com\/audio\/313e3h212a1o232c2d221l3a2q1g2n3j34272a3e2h3k233g323m2d35213i3j3936242n2j2a393m221k3d3h393n1n3m3a2c1k1m39272k2k2l2a2a22391j3n361l1k3e3m2131263g1m382k1o2o3h2k2i33372k1g323m371t1t_1k3c3i1k2e2l1m3g2a2j1b383834273a2f2f1b2m2p371t1t', 'https:\/\/apifree.forvo.com\/audio\/2d331b3o3e2i2k2m311h283o1k271f3m272c34242k2f212c3c2j292g2l1g251f3n381b2p3e1b2m1f332c3e39243f1b2j332o333h21282725291i2a223f1i333n3k27233i342a2a2e3m3f2j3n362n1b3i1j3l2a2b2k2h1t1t_2i273g3b2c3m3o3i3q2q2c3l282j2a3a332i3p2i2j371t1t');return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forvo.com\/_presentation\/img\/ico_play.gif\" id=\"play_567693\" alt=\"Listen to Jag \u00e4lskar dig pronunciation by Forvo\" style=\"border:0; padding:0; margin:0; vertical-align:middle\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Say I&#8217;m in Love with You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>K<strong>\u00e4<\/strong>r is another word for love, or amorous, and is used when you say &#8220;I&#8217;m in love with you&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jag \u00e4r k\u00e4r i dig<\/strong><em>. &#8211; <\/em>I am in love with you<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see &#8220;jag&#8221; is back, which is I. &#8220;\u00e4r&#8221; means is or are. &#8220;K\u00e4r&#8221; is love, &#8220;i&#8221; is in and &#8220;dig&#8221; is you.&nbsp;So pretty easy.&nbsp; I am love in you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It means &#8220;I am in love with you&#8221;, but &#8220;vara k\u00e4r&#8221; can also mean to have a crush on someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other phrases that may be useful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jag tycker om dig<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I like you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tycker om<\/em> is the verb for like. Be careful, you always need the &#8220;om&#8221;, tycker by itself means to think! So &#8220;I think&#8221; is &#8220;jag tycker&#8221; and &#8220;I like&#8221; is &#8220;jag tycker om&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jag tycker om Sverige<\/strong> &#8211; I like Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Du sjunger vackert<\/strong> &#8211; You are beautiful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jag gillar dig<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I like you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Jag gillar dig&#8221; has the same meaning as &#8220;jag tycker om dig&#8221; but is a bit more colloquial.\u00a0 Teens can also use this to mean have a crush on.<\/p>\n\n\n<p >No products found.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Terms of Endearment in Swedish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A term of endearment in Swedish is \u201c\u00e4lskling\u201d which is something you would say to your husband\/wife or girlfriend\/boyfriend or your children.&nbsp; Not strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00e4lskling<\/strong> &#8211; darling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is kind of like \u201cdarling\u201d in American English. Or maybe \u201clove\u201d in British English, though I think that may be used more informally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see \u00e4lskling comes from the word to love, which is \u00e4lska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other similar phrases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00e4lskade&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; lovely<br><strong>s\u00f6tnos<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; sweetheart (literally means sweet nose)<br><strong>hj\u00e4rtansk\u00e4r<\/strong> &#8211; sweetheart (literally means heart&#8217;s love)<br><strong>k\u00e4rlek<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Say &#8220;I Miss You&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jag saknar dig.<\/strong> &#8211; I miss you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would pronounce it like&nbsp;<i>yah-g sak-nar d-eh.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jag (<em>I<\/em>) saknar (<em>miss<\/em>) dig (<em>you<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So &#8220;I miss Sweden&#8221; would be <em>Jag saknar\u00a0Sverige<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p >No products found.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hugs and Kisses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Puss och kram!<\/strong> You can often hear this phrase in Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>puss<\/strong> &#8211; kiss (peck)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kyss<\/strong> &#8211; kiss (with tongue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kram<\/strong> &#8211; hug<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, kram can come at the end of a letter like (in informal cases):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kram,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hilary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>which translates to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hilary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Puss\/Pussar vs Kyss\/Kyssar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both translate to kiss\/kisses.&nbsp; However, the difference is kyss is one of the passionate, full out, tongue in the mouth type of kiss.&nbsp; Puss is more of a peck. Pretty cool that in Swedish there is a difference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Romantic Swedish Vocabulary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a great list of <a href=\"https:\/\/livefluent.com\/sexy-in-swedish-44-romantic-swedish-phrases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">44 romantic phrases<\/a> that Live Fluent put together.&nbsp; I definitely recommend you check these out, they may become useful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"infographic\"><\/a>How to Say I Love You in Swedish Infographic<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg.png\" alt=\"How to say I love you in Swedish, infographic\" class=\"wp-image-32920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg.png 800w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-40x150.png 40w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-80x300.png 80w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-337x1263.png 337w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-32x120.png 32w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-17x64.png 17w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-59x220.png 59w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-27x100.png 27w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-72x270.png 72w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-67x250.png 67w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-43x160.png 43w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-100x375.png 100w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-124x466.png 124w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-149x560.png 149w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-96x360.png 96w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-750x2813.png 750w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-80x300@2x.png 160w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-337x1263@2x.png 674w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-32x120@2x.png 64w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-17x64@2x.png 34w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-59x220@2x.png 118w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-27x100@2x.png 54w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-72x270@2x.png 144w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-67x250@2x.png 134w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-43x160@2x.png 86w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-100x375@2x.png 200w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-124x466@2x.png 248w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-149x560@2x.png 298w, https:\/\/www.swedishfreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/How-to-say-I-love-you-lg-96x360@2x.png 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jump Straight to the Infographic I recently found out that quite a few people want to know how to say I love you in Swedish. 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