🇸🇪 Swedish Ordering Food & Drinks
Cafés, bars and restaurants: how to order, ask for the bill, and compliment the cooking — the most-used phrases of any trip. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| I'd like… | Jag skulle vilja ha… |
| The menu, please | Menyn, tack |
| Water | Vatten |
| A coffee, please | En kaffe, tack |
| A beer, please | En öl, tack |
| The bill, please | Notan, tack |
| Delicious! | Jättegott! |
| I'm vegetarian | Jag är vegetarian |
| Do you have…? | Har ni…? |
| Cheers! | Skål! |
| A table for two, please | Ett bord för två, tack |
| Can I pay by card? | Kan jag betala med kort? |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Swedish phrases
Greetings & BasicsAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthSmall Talk & IntroductionsDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in