B2Swedish·47 cards

City Parking Expressions

Boendeparkering, städdag, p-bot — the daily war over a parking space.

Swedish city parking as survival course: unreadable signs, städdag towing, app zone codes, kontrollavgift vs felparkeringsavgift — and the only rule that matters: skylten har alltid rätt.

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1
en p-plats
a parking space
Tip: lit. 'a p-place' — always abbreviated.
2
boendeparkering
resident parking
Tip: lit. the same — cheap, if you can get a permit.
3
ett parkeringstillstånd
a parking permit
Tip: lit. the same.
4
betala i appen
to pay in the app
Tip: lit. the same — coins are long gone.
5
förlänga parkeringen
to extend the parking
Tip: lit. the same — from wherever you are.
6
en parkeringsautomat
a parking meter
Tip: lit. the same.
7
en p-bot
a parking fine
Tip: lit. 'a p-fine' — around 900 kronor in Stockholm.
8
en parkeringsvakt
a parking warden
Tip: lit. 'a parking guard' — the most disliked job in Sweden.
9
städdag
street cleaning day
Tip: lit. 'cleaning day' — move the car or pay.
10
skylten säger tisdagar noll till sex
the sign says Tuesdays 0-6
Tip: lit. the same — read it twice.
11
läsa skylten fel
to misread the sign
Tip: lit. the same — how most fines happen.
12
skylten går inte att förstå
the sign is impossible to understand
Tip: lit. the same.
13
lastzon
a loading bay
Tip: lit. the same — don't.
14
handikapplats
a disabled bay
Tip: lit. the same — really don't.
15
stoppförbud
no stopping
Tip: lit. 'stopping ban'.
16
parkeringsförbud
no parking
Tip: lit. 'parking ban' — a different thing entirely.
17
åka runt kvarteret
to circle the block
Tip: lit. 'drive around the block'.
18
ge upp och ta garaget
to give up and use the garage
Tip: lit. the same.
19
parkeringshuset
the multi-storey car park
Tip: lit. 'the parking house'.
20
bommen öppnas inte
the barrier won't open
Tip: lit. the same.
21
biljettautomaten är trasig
the ticket machine is broken
Tip: lit. the same.
22
bestrida boten
to contest the fine
Tip: lit. the same.
23
fota skylten som bevis
to photograph the sign as proof
Tip: lit. the same — always do this.
24
en ledig plats precis utanför
a free space right outside
Tip: lit. the same — the greatest joy in urban life.
25
någon tog den
someone took it
Tip: lit. the same.
26
parkera illa
to park badly
Tip: lit. the same.
27
över två platser
across two spaces
Tip: lit. the same — unforgivable.
28
en parkeringsapp
a parking app
Tip: lit. the same — three different ones, of course.
29
starta och stoppa parkeringen
to start and stop the session
Tip: lit. the same.
30
glömma stoppa den
to forget to stop it
Tip: lit. the same — expensive.
31
en påminnelsenotis
a reminder notification
Tip: lit. the same — turn it on.
32
zonkoden på skylten
the zone code on the sign
Tip: lit. the same.
33
skriva fel zon
to type the wrong zone
Tip: lit. the same — and be fined anyway.
34
en privat parkering
a private car park
Tip: lit. the same — different rules, different fines.
35
en kontrollavgift, inte böter
a control fee, not a fine
Tip: lit. the same — a civil charge.
36
som man bestrider på annat sätt
which you contest differently
Tip: lit. the same.
37
en felparkeringsavgift
a municipal fine
Tip: lit. the same — issued by the council.
38
bestrida inom åtta dagar
to contest within eight days
Tip: lit. the same.
39
betala först, bestrid sedan
to pay first, then contest
Tip: lit. the same — avoids escalation.
40
ett parkeringstillstånd för rörelsehindrade
a disabled parking permit
Tip: lit. the same.
41
gäller i hela landet
valid across the country
Tip: lit. the same.
42
en laddplats
an electric vehicle bay
Tip: lit. the same — only while charging.
43
blockera utan att ladda
to block it without charging
Tip: lit. the same — and get fined.
44
gratis parkering på söndagar
free parking on Sundays
Tip: lit. the same — in some cities.
45
men inte på röda dagar
but not on public holidays
Tip: lit. the same — read the sign.
46
skylten har alltid rätt
the sign always wins
Tip: lit. the same.
47
läs den två gånger, sen en till
read it twice, then once more
Tip: lit. the same.