Prices, paying and numbers: questions
Ask about prices, discounts, splitting the bill and phone numbers, and understand the questions you'll get back.
Shop prices for consumers in Sweden include VAT (moms), card is the default, and friends settle up by Swish. These questions take you from the shop shelf to the restaurant table and swapping numbers.
- 1
Vad kostar det per kilo?
How much is it per kilo?
Tip: Fruit and sweets are often priced by weight.
- 2
Är det per styck?
Is that each?
Tip: lit. 'per piece' — on price tags often shortened to st.
- 3
Hur många vill du ha?
How many would you like?
Tip: For things you can count; uncountables use 'how much'.
- 4
Vad blir det sammanlagt?
How much does it come to altogether?
Tip: lit. 'What does it become in total?'
- 5
Är den här på rea?
Is this one on sale?
Tip: Short for 'realisation', the Swedish word for a sale.
- 6
Har ni något billigare?
Do you have anything cheaper?
Tip: Comparative: add -are.
- 7
Finns det studentrabatt?
Is there a student discount?
Tip: lit. 'Is there…?' — the standard way to ask whether something exists.
- 8
Kostar det något?
Does it cost anything?
Tip: Same as asking whether it's free.
- 9
Kostar det extra?
Does it cost extra?
Tip: For delivery, bags, add-ons.
- 10
Är den värd pengarna?
Is it worth the money?
Tip: lit. 'Is it worth the moneys?' — money is plural in Swedish.
- 11
Hur mycket betalade du för den?
How much did you pay for it?
Tip: Past tense of 'pay' ends in -ade.
- 12
Går det att betala kontant?
Can I pay in cash?
Tip: lit. 'Does it go to pay cash?' — a soft way to ask if something is possible.
- 13
Kan du växla en hundralapp?
Can you change a hundred-kronor note?
Tip: The verb means swapping money for smaller notes or coins.
- 14
Kan jag få ett kvitto?
Can I have a receipt?
Tip: lit. 'Can I get…?' — the polite way to ask for anything.
- 15
Kan jag dela upp betalningen?
Can I split the payment?
Tip: lit. 'divide up the payment' — instalments.
- 16
Hur många är ni?
How many are you?
Tip: What you'll hear at a restaurant door.
- 17
Ingår dricks?
Is the tip included?
Tip: Service is included in Swedish prices; tipping is optional.
- 18
Kan vi betala var för sig?
Can we pay separately?
Tip: lit. 'each for themselves'.
- 19
Ska vi dela lika?
Shall we split it equally?
Tip: lit. 'share equal'.
- 20
Hur mycket är jag skyldig dig?
How much do I owe you?
Tip: lit. 'How much am I guilty you?' — the same word means guilty and owing.
- 21
Har du Swish?
Do you have Swish?
Tip: Most people in Sweden have the app.
- 22
Kan jag swisha dig?
Can I Swish you?
Tip: The app name works as a verb.
- 23
Kan jag få ditt nummer?
Can I have your number?
Tip: Also used for asking someone out.
- 24
Kan du sms:a numret?
Could you text me the number?
Tip: Written with a colon before the verb ending.
- 25
Är det med riktnummer?
Is that with the area code?
Tip: Landline numbers have one, starting with 0.
- 26
Vilket nummer bor du på?
What number do you live at?
Tip: The 'at' moves to the end.
- 27
Vilken våning bor du på?
Which floor do you live on?
Tip: Addresses often give the floor as flights of stairs: 2 tr.
- 28
Hur mycket är hyran?
How much is the rent?
Tip: Rent is usually paid monthly, in advance.
- 29
Hur mycket kostar det i månaden?
How much is it a month?
Tip: lit. 'in the month' — how Swedes say per month.
- 30
Hur mycket är det i euro?
How much is that in euros?
Tip: Sweden uses its own currency, the krona.