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Technology is everywhere in most of modern society. It’s in your pocket, it’s on your wrist, it’s floating through the air all around you. You could try to opt out entirely, but it’s almost impossible. Which means when you’re learning a new language, you’ll probably need to pick up some tech vocab. It’ll be even more useful should you choose to use the internet to learn a new language, which we would recommend. Fortunately, we’ve got a list to prepare you for using the internet in Swedish.
Below, we’ve collected some of the most common terms you might run into when talking about tech and the internet in Swedish. To hear each term pronounced by a native speaker, just hit the play button next to each word or phrase.
hardware — hårdvara
a computer — en dator
a laptop — en bärbar dator
a cable — en sladd
to charge — att ladda
a keyboard — ett tangentbord
a mouse — en mus
a printer — en skrivare
compatible — kompatibel
wireless — trådlös
a software — mjukvara
to install — att installera
a click — ett klick
a menu — en meny
a folder — en mapp
a file — en fil
to save — att spara
a bug — en bugg
offline — offline
to drag — att dra
internet — internet
a browser — en webbläsare
a link — en länk
to load — att ladda
a blog — en blogg
a virus — ett virus
pop-up — pop-up
online — online
to download — att ladda ner
to search — att söka
email — e-post
chat — chatt
a message — ett meddelande
a draft — ett utkast
an emoticon — emotikon
an email address — en e-postadress
to write — att skriva
to open — att öppna
an attachment — en bilaga
to send — att skicka
social media — sociala medier
to sign up — att registrera sig
to log in — att logga in
a member — en medlem
a password — ett lösenord
popular — populär
a forum — ett forum
community — community
a network — ett nätverk
to follow — att följa
I spend my time in front of the computer. — Jag tillbringar min tid framför datorn.
All of my files are gone. — Alla mina filer är försvunna.
You can download the program. — Du kan ladda ner programmet.
The keyboard is quite dirty. — Tangentbordet är riktigt smutsigt.
Your password should be secret and hard to guess. — Ditt lösenord bör vara hemligt och svårt att lista ut.
I follow some of my friends on Twitter so I can keep up with what they are doing. — Jag följer några vänner på Twitter, så att jag kan hålla mig informerad om vad de gör.
I need to be online, I’ve got about a million emails to send. — Jag måste vara online, jag måste skicka typ en miljon mejl.
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