Video Game Expressions
Gaming Swedish — lagg, grinda, banna, and the very Swedish 'en runda till'.
Gamer Swedish: gejma and grinda, nerfs and rage-quits, the 3 a.m. clock — en timme till, sen läggdags.
- 1
gejma
to game
Tip: lit. 'to game' — the Swedish verb, spelled phonetically.
- 2
en runda till bara
just one more round
Tip: lit. the same — three hours ago.
- 3
lagg
lag
Tip: lit. the same — Swedish spelling, and a common excuse.
- 4
det laggar
to be laggy
Tip: lit. 'it lags'.
- 5
grinda
to grind
Tip: lit. the same — repetitive levelling.
- 6
levla upp
to level up
Tip: lit. 'level up' — fully Swedish now.
- 7
vara helt op
to be overpowered
Tip: lit. 'be completely OP'.
- 8
nerfa något
to nerf something
Tip: lit. the same.
- 9
en patch
a patch
Tip: lit. the same.
- 10
bli bannad
to be banned
Tip: lit. the same.
- 11
rage-quitta
to rage quit
Tip: lit. the same, with Swedish verb ending.
- 12
vara sur
to be salty
Tip: lit. 'be sour' — the Swedish word for it.
- 13
snacka skit
to trash talk
Tip: lit. 'talk shit' — casual and common.
- 14
bra spelat
good game
Tip: lit. 'well played'.
- 15
bära laget
to carry the team
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
vara en klump
to be dead weight
Tip: lit. 'be a lump'.
- 17
vara nybörjare
to be a noob
Tip: lit. 'be a beginner' — 'noob' is used too.
- 18
ta det på för stort allvar
to be sweaty about it
Tip: lit. 'take it too seriously'.
- 19
en speedrun
a speedrun
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
fastna på en bana
to be stuck on a level
Tip: lit. 'get stuck on a level'.
- 21
kolla en guide
to look up a guide
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
platina ett spel
to platinum a game
Tip: lit. the same — all trophies.
- 23
soffkoop
a couch co-op
Tip: lit. 'sofa co-op' — playing side by side.
- 24
tappa tidsuppfattningen
to lose track of time
Tip: lit. 'lose the sense of time'.
- 25
klockan är tre på natten
it's three in the morning
Tip: lit. the same.
- 26
ha skärmhuvudvärk
to have a screen headache
Tip: lit. 'have screen headache'.
- 27
dags att logga ut
time to log off
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
en sparpunkt
a save point
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
spara före en boss
to save before a boss
Tip: lit. the same — always.
- 30
en checkpoint
a checkpoint
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
återupplivas
to respawn
Tip: lit. 'be revived'.
- 32
en svårighetsgrad
a difficulty setting
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
spela på lätt, och det är okej
to play on easy, and that's fine
Tip: lit. the same.
- 34
en öppen värld
an open world
Tip: lit. the same.
- 35
ett sidouppdrag
a side quest
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
göra allt utom huvuduppdraget
to do everything except the story
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
en lootlåda
a loot box
Tip: lit. the same — regulated, and controversial.
- 38
ett mikroköp
a microtransaction
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
betala för att vinna
pay to win
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
ett gratisspel
a free-to-play game
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
ett säsongspass
a season pass
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
en uppdatering som förstör allt
an update that breaks everything
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
rulla tillbaka en patch
to roll back a patch
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
en handkontroll
a controller
Tip: lit. 'a hand control'.
- 45
tangentbord och mus
a keyboard and mouse
Tip: lit. the same — the eternal argument.
- 46
skärmtidsdebatten
the screen time debate
Tip: lit. the same — in every Swedish home.
- 47
en timme till, sen läggdags
one more hour, then bed
Tip: lit. the same.