Meaning & use
Swedish thank you
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
the Swedish words used to say thank you, especially tack or tack så mycket
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase: say the Swedish thank you, learn the Swedish thank you.
Patterns
- the Swedish thank you
- the Swedish for thank you
If you visit Stockholm, learn the Swedish thank you before you go.
The Swedish thank you is 'tack', and people say it all the time.
She wrote 'Tack så mycket' at the end of her email — that's the Swedish thank you.
nouncountable
a Swedish expression of thanks, used when speaking or writing in Swedish
Grammar: Countable when you mean one expression: a Swedish thank you, two Swedish thank yous.
Patterns
- a Swedish thank you
- say a Swedish thank you
He practiced a Swedish thank you for the host family.
A simple Swedish thank you made the shopkeeper smile.
Common combinations
- learn the Swedish thank you
- Tourists often learn the Swedish thank you before a trip.
- say the Swedish thank you
- She said the Swedish thank you to the waiter.
- the Swedish for thank you
- Do you know the Swedish for thank you?
Commonly confused: Swedish thank you or Danish thank you?
Swedish thank you vs Danish thank you
Danish uses 'tak' too, so the words look similar, but the languages and pronunciation are different.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly?
Choose one answer.
We say 'the Swedish thank you' with the definite article when referring to the expression, and 'to' introduces the person. 'For' would mean she thanked on the host's behalf, and the other options are missing the article or use the wrong one.
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