Swedish Clothes Vocabulary

Here are Swedish words for clothes to start with: kappa (coat), klänning (dress), hatt (hat), jacka (jacket). Below are 32 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

Blouses and shirts hanging on a clothes rail
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Clothes Basics

A1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
coatkappanounA1
dressklänningnounA1
hathattnounA1
jacketjackanounA1
jeansjeansnounA1
pantsbyxornounA1
shirtskjortanounA1
shoeskonounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Clothes Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
clothesklädernounA1
gloveshandskarnounA1
skirtkjolnounA1
beltbältenounA2
fashionmodenounA2
stylestilnounA2
swimsuitbaddräktnounA2
uniformuniformnounA2

Clothes Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
materialmaterialnounA2
garmentplaggnounB1
wardrobegarderobnounB1
fabrictygnounB2
tailoredskräddarsyddadjB2
athleisureathleisurenounC1
attireklädselnounC1
workweararbetsklädernounC1

More from this pack waits in the app

Accessories & Jewelry

A2–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
chainkedjanounA2
earringörhängenounA2
handbaghandväskanounA2
sunglassessolglasögonnounA2
braceletarmbandnounB1
necklacehalsbandnounB1
pendanthängsmyckenounB1
purseportmonnänounB1

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for clothes. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Swedish words should I learn for clothes?

You could start with words like kappa (coat), klänning (dress), hatt (hat), jacka (jacket). This page lists 32 Swedish words for clothes (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Swedish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Swedish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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