Lesson 1.5: Days of the Week – Veckodagar

 

🗓️ Lesson 1.5: Days of the Week – Veckodagar

🎯 Lesson Goal:

Learn how to say, spell, and pronounce the days of the week in Swedish and use them in daily conversation.

📅 Days of the Week in Swedish

English	Swedish	Pronunciation Tip
Monday	Måndag	"mon-dahg"
Tuesday	Tisdag	"tees-dahg"
Wednesday	Onsdag	"ohns-dahg"
Thursday	Torsdag	"toors-dahg"
Friday	Fredag	"fray-dahg"
Saturday	Lördag	"lur-dahg"
Sunday	Söndag	"surn-dahg"

📝 Days of the week are not capitalized in Swedish (unless at the start of a sentence).

🔄 Useful Phrases with Days

English	Swedish
What day is it today?	Vilken dag är det idag?
Today is Wednesday	Idag är det onsdag
I work on Mondays	Jag arbetar på måndagar
We are going on Saturday	Vi ska åka på lördag
The meeting is on Thursday	Möte är på torsdag
I rest on Sundays	Jag vilar på söndagar

📌 Time Words to Know

English	Swedish
Today	Idag
Tomorrow	Imorgon
Yesterday	Igår
Weekend	Helg
Week	Vecka
Every	Varje

🧠 Sample Sentences to Practice

• Idag är det fredag. = Today is Friday.
• Jag jobbar varje måndag. = I work every Monday.
• Vi ses på lördag! = See you on Saturday!
• Söndagar är lugna. = Sundays are calm.