February 6th- Hej Hejda
There are many ways to say hello in swedish and it is easy. There are no formalities as in French or latin languages. People also do not distinguish temporal periods to say hello (compared to bonjour, bonsoir, bonnuit).
In english: hello, hi, hey!
På svenska (in swedish): hej, hejsan, tjena, tja, tjenare, hallå
However, you should restrict tjena and it’s similar forms to younger people; it would not be said to an elderly person.
And how to say goodbye in swedish? Hejdå or hej. Yes it is a bit confusing to use hej for both hi and bye in Swedish. But as we know, nordic languages are not that hard.
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February 6, 2009 4:28 pm
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