National Day Words
The words you need for Sweden's national day: the flag, the ceremonies, the royal family and new citizens.
Sweden celebrates its national day on 6 June. Flags go up, the royal family appears at Skansen in Stockholm, and many municipalities welcome their new citizens. These words cover all of it.
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en nationaldag
a national day
Tip: Sweden's is on 6 June.
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Sverige
Sweden
Tip: No article; the country's own name.
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ett land
a country
Tip: An ett-word; the plural changes its vowel.
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en flagga
a flag
Tip: Ends in -a, like many en-words.
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den svenska flaggan
the Swedish flag
Tip: Adjective + noun with the definite article in front and on the noun.
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blågul
blue and yellow
Tip: One word in Swedish; the colours of the flag.
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en flaggstång
a flagpole
Tip: Many houses and summer cottages have one in the garden.
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att hissa flaggan
to raise the flag
Tip: Literally 'to hoist the flag'.
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att flagga
to fly the flag
Tip: The noun for the banner, used as a verb: put it up for the day.
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en vimpel
a pennant
Tip: The long, thin streamer on the pole on ordinary days.
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en röd dag
a public holiday
Tip: Literally 'a red day': red in the calendar.
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en ledig dag
a day off
Tip: Free from work or school.
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ett firande
a celebration
Tip: Made from the verb 'to celebrate'.
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en ceremoni
a ceremony
Tip: Stress on the last syllable.
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ett tal
a speech
Tip: The same word also means 'a number'.
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en nationalsång
a national anthem
Tip: Literally 'national song'.
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en kung
a king
Tip: The definite form is used for Sweden's: the king.
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en drottning
a queen
Tip: Not related to the word for king.
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en kungafamilj
a royal family
Tip: Literally 'king family'.
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ett friluftsmuseum
an open-air museum
Tip: Literally 'free-air museum'. Skansen in Stockholm is the famous one.
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en folkdräkt
a folk costume
Tip: Traditional regional clothes, worn on festive days.
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en medborgare
a citizen
Tip: Literally 'co-burgher'. Same form in the plural.
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ett medborgarskap
citizenship
Tip: The -skap ending makes ett-words, like 'friendship'.
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en medborgarskapsceremoni
a citizenship ceremony
Tip: Long compound: citizenship + linking s + ceremony.
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en kommun
a municipality
Tip: Local government; it organises the welcome for new citizens.
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att välkomna
to welcome
Tip: The verb form of 'welcome'.
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stolt
proud
Tip: Same form with ett-words; add -a in the plural.
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en grundlag
a constitution
Tip: Literally 'ground law'. One was adopted on 6 June 1809.
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demokrati
democracy
Tip: An en-word, usually used without an article.
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historia
history
Tip: An en-word; also means 'a story'.