Casual Weather Talk
How people actually complain about the weather — with register notes.
Weather grumbling, native grade: asskallt to stekhett, forecast distrust, the first t-shirt of spring — mysväder, sätt på kaffet.
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iskallt
freezing cold
Tip: Everyday.
- 2
skitkallt
bloody freezing
Tip: Informal intensifier, very common.
- 3
asskallt
absolutely baltic
Tip: Slangy 'as-' prefix.
- 4
lite kyligt
a bit nippy
Tip: Understated, neutral.
- 5
stekhett
boiling hot
Tip: Everyday.
- 6
olidligt varmt
sweltering
Tip: Neutral-emphatic.
- 7
kvavt
muggy
Tip: Neutral.
- 8
det öser ner
chucking it down
Tip: Everyday informal.
- 9
det spöregnar
tipping it down
Tip: Common, vivid.
- 10
det duggar
drizzling
Tip: Neutral.
- 11
genomblöt
soaked to the skin
Tip: Everyday.
- 12
det blåser rejält
blowing a gale
Tip: Everyday.
- 13
det blåser som fan
windy as anything
Tip: 'som fan' is mild swearing — common but coarse.
- 14
ruskigt
grim
Tip: Neutral-informal.
- 15
tråkigt väder
miserable
Tip: Everyday.
- 16
grått och trist
grey and dull
Tip: The default Swedish November.
- 17
kolmörkt klockan tre
pitch dark at three
Tip: Everyday winter complaint.
- 18
ljuset är tillbaka
the light is back
Tip: The February relief.
- 19
skithalt
slippery as hell
Tip: Informal.
- 20
som en skridskobana
like an ice rink
Tip: Idiomatic.
- 21
åka på en propp
to go flat on your back
Tip: Slang for falling over.
- 22
ramla omkull
to take a tumble
Tip: Neutral.
- 23
insnöad
snowed under
Tip: Literal and figurative.
- 24
en riktig vinter
a proper winter
Tip: Said approvingly.
- 25
ingen vinter alls
no winter at all
Tip: Said with disappointment.
- 26
barmarksjul
green Christmas
Tip: lit. 'bare-ground Christmas'.
- 27
en vit jul
a white Christmas
Tip: Everyone hopes for it.
- 28
hur mycket snö som helst
loads of snow
Tip: Idiomatic quantity.
- 29
inte en snöflinga
not a flake
Tip: Informal.
- 30
prognosen slog fel
the forecast was wrong
Tip: Everyday.
- 31
de har aldrig rätt
they never get it right
Tip: The national joke.
- 32
typisk svensk sommar
typical Swedish summer
Tip: Said in the rain.
- 33
två veckor och ett åskväder
two weeks and a thunderstorm
Tip: The old joke about summer.
- 34
äntligen lite sol
finally some sun
Tip: Everyday.
- 35
alla är ute
everyone's outside
Tip: First warm day, universally.
- 36
caféerna ställer ut stolar
the cafés put chairs out
Tip: At five degrees, optimistically.
- 37
i t-shirt redan
in a t-shirt already
Tip: Everyday observation.
- 38
du blir förkyld
you'll catch cold
Tip: What your mother says.
- 39
ta på dig mössa
put a hat on
Tip: Same source.
- 40
jag fryser inte
I'm not cold
Tip: What you answer.
- 41
klä dig i lager
dress in layers
Tip: The actual advice.
- 42
det finns inget dåligt väder
there's no bad weather
Tip: The proverb everyone quotes.
- 43
bara dåliga kläder
only bad clothes
Tip: The other half.
- 44
lätt att säga
easy to say
Tip: The standard reply.
- 45
vi stannar inne
let's stay in
Tip: Everyday.
- 46
och tänder ljus
and light some candles
Tip: The Swedish solution to everything.
- 47
mysväder
cosy weather
Tip: A real word — bad weather that justifies staying in.
- 48
perfekt för det
perfect for that
Tip: Everyday.
- 49
sätt på kaffet
put the kettle on
Tip: Coffee, not tea, here.
- 50
det kallar jag en plan
now that's a plan
Tip: Everyday.