swedish christmas vocab

silvernitrates:

i asked my followers if i should do any swedish vocab lists and a few people seemed interested so here we go! i’m starting with a christmas theme since there’s only about a week left until then. let me know if you want me to do more vocab lists and if so what themes!

jul – christmas
god jul – merry christmas
julafton – christmas eve (which is when we celebrate christmas in sweden!)
juldagen – christmas day
annandag jul – boxing day

snö – snow
snögubbe – snowman
snöboll – snowball
is – ice

jultomten – santa claus
(en) tomte – christmas elf 
(en) ren – reindeer

(en) släde – sleigh

(en) skorsten – chimney

(en) julklapp – christmas present
(ett) julkort – christmas card

(en) julgran – christmas tree
(ett) ljus – candle

(en) stjärna – star

(en) pepparkaka – gingerbread
(ett) pepparkakshus – gingerbread house

(en) polkagrisstång – candy cane

(en) mistel – mistletoe

fira – celebrate
dekorera – decorate
äta – eat
sjunga – sing
dansa – dance