sueco
/ˈsweko/masculine
Swedish in Spanish is sueco.
sueco refers to the Swedish language. You can use the phrase El idioma sueco to mean the Swedish language, or Hablar sueco to mean to speak Swedish.
Meaning: language (name)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When used as an adjective, the form changes to agree with the noun it describes: use sueca for feminine singular nouns, suecos for masculine plural nouns and suecas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈsweko/
What mistakes should you avoid?
In Spanish, names of languages and adjectives are not capitalized like they are in English. Do not write Sueco unless it is the first word of a sentence.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, sueco can refer to the language or a person from Sweden, but it is also the common word for a 'clog' or wooden shoe.
- The term sueco traces its roots back to the 'Suiōnēs', a group mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus in his ancient writings.
- In Spanish, sueco functions as both the noun for a Swedish person and the adjective for the language, whereas English uses 'Swede' and 'Swedish' separately.
Examples in context
- El sueco es fácil.Swedish is easy.This sentence shows how to describe the difficulty of the language using sueco.Tatoeba #2189667 by Shishir, translation #3210168 by CN
- Puedes entender el sueco.You can understand Swedish.This sentence uses sueco to describe the ability to understand the language.Tatoeba #940092 by Shishir, translation #880622 by shekitten
- Helga es un nombre sueco.Helga is a Swedish name.This sentence uses sueco as an adjective describing a name.Tatoeba #1087955 by Shishir, translation #1087984 by CN
- Me encontré con un sueco hoy en el centro comercialI met a Swedish person today at the mall
- Los embajadores eran personas suecas y francesasThe ambassadors were Swedish and French people
- Mi mejor amiga es suecaMy best friend is Swedish, female
- La cultura suecaSwedish culture
- La cocina suecaSwedish cuisine
- El clima suecoSwedish weather
- Los suecosThe Swedes
- Las suecasThe Swedish women
- Me gustaría aprender a hablar suecoI would like to learn how to speak Swedish
- 29 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are discussing their language learning goals.
- ElenaAlejandro, ¿estudias el sueco?Alejandro, are you studying Swedish?
- AlejandroNo, pero quiero aprender sueco.No, but I want to learn Swedish.
- ElenaYo también quiero aprender sueco.I want to learn Swedish too.
- Alejandro¡Podemos estudiar sueco juntos!We can study Swedish together!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “swedish” translations and entries sueco, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sueco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
