mjölk
/mjœlk/common gender
The English word "milk" is mjölk in Swedish.
mjölk refers to the liquid. The related verb mjölka can be used to express the act of milking a mammal or to describe the process of expressing any liquid.
Meaning: liquid (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
mjölk is a common-gender noun. In standard usage, it is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form. To say "the milk", use the definite form mjölken.
How do you pronounce it?
/mjœlk/
Did you know?
- Sweden has a unique dairy product called långfil, a type of sour mjölk that is traditional to the northern regions and has a distinctively ropey texture.
- In Swedish, the word mjölk can be used in compound words to describe non-dairy alternatives, such as havremjölk for oat milk or sojamjölk for soy milk.
- The Swedish word mjölk is a cognate of the English word 'milk', meaning they both descend from the same ancient Proto-Indo-European root *h₂melǵ-.
Examples in context
- Jag vill ha mjölk.I want milk.This sentence is useful for expressing a desire for mjölk.Tatoeba #4156911 by richke, translation #3941705 by sabretou
- Kan du mjölka en ko?Can you milk a cow?This sentence is useful for asking about the ability to mjölka a cow.Tatoeba #9165862 by morbrorper, translation #9161742 by CK
- Vi har slut på mjölk.We're out of milk.This sentence is useful for stating that one has run out of mjölk.Tatoeba #3837914 by herrsilen, translation #1893627 by CK
- Kan du köpa mjölk när du går till affären?Can you buy milk when you go to the store?
- 57 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alice and Karl are in the kitchen in the morning.
- AliceHar vi någon mjölk kvar?Do we have any milk left?
- KarlNej, jag måste köpa mjölk.No, I must buy milk.
- AliceKan du köpa en liter mjölk?Can you buy a liter of milk?
- KarlSjälvklart, jag gör det.Of course, I'll do that.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “milk” translations and entries mjölk, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mjölk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
