Swedish Greetings and Goodbyes
Greetings can be one of the most important things to learn when learning a new language. After all, most conversations will usually start and end with a friendly greeting like hello or goodbye.
On this page you will find several ways to say hello and goodbye in Swedish, plus a number of more timely greetings to be said during specific times of day like good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night.
Greetings in Swedish:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from English to Swedish.
Ways to Say Hello in Swedish
Hej ➔ Hi / Hello
Trevligt att träffas. ➔ Nice to meet you.
Timely Greetings in Swedish
God morgon ➔ Good morning
God eftermiddag ➔ Good afternoon
God kväll ➔ Good evening
God natt ➔ Good night
Ways to Say Goodbye in Swedish
Hejdå ➔ Bye
Adjö ➔ Goodbye
Vi ses senare. ➔ See you later.
Vi ses imorgon. ➔ See you tomorrow.
*Swedish greetings and goodbyes last updated: February 23, 2025.
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