When it comes to languages it is always good to be cautious and get to know the small differencies. It will make you look more native-like and confident.

Let’s start with the ordinal numbers. The table below shows how to deal with it in Swedish:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th … 10th

1:a 2:a 3:e 4:e … 10:e

Now let’s take a look at time. Swedish uses the 24-hour system unlike English which uses the 12-hour system. The tables below clarify this:

9 a.m.
9:00

9 p.m.
21:00

There are some minor differences in decimal numbers and number separators as well:

3.5

3,5 (tre komma fem)

3,000

3 000 (tre tusen)

The currency in Sweden is krona (crown) where 100 öre equals 1 krona. See the table below how the prices are displayed in Sweden:

23:- means 23 kronor 
45:50:- means 45 kronor and 50 öre.

When talking about an approximate number you can use the expressions below:

drygt 100 — slightly more than 100

tusentals brev — thousands of letters

1900-talet — 20th century

When talking about time:

Klockan är fem (minuter) över tre — 3:05

Klockan är kvart över tre — 3:15

Klockan är sex i halv fyra — 3:24

Klockan är halv fyra — 3:30

Klockan är kvart i fyra — 3:45

Note that the word minuter is often omitted.

Good job! This is all for today’s lesson. I hope that you find these tips helpful. See you soon in the next lesson.