The short answer
Swedish weekdays and months normally begin with a lower-case letter. I dag means today, i morgon tomorrow, på måndag this or next Monday according to context, and i måndags last Monday. A date is often written den 27 september and spoken with an ordinal number.
Learn the seven days as one flexible sequence
Learn måndag, tisdag, onsdag, torsdag, fredag, lördag, söndag by starting from different points. Always beginning on Monday creates a recital rather than fast retrieval.
Attach one action from the common Swedish verbs to each day.
| In Swedish | What it means | When you use it |
|---|---|---|
| Jag jobbar på måndag. | I work on Monday. | |
| Vi ses på fredag. | See you on Friday. |
Months and complete dates
The months are januari, februari, mars, april, maj, juni, juli, augusti, september, oktober, november, december. They stay lower case.
Connect the seasons to Swedish weather vocabulary so the words acquire stronger associations.
| In Swedish | What it means | When you use it |
|---|---|---|
| Mötet är den 27 september. | The meeting is on 27 September. |
This week, last week and every Monday
I veckan refers to this week, förra veckan to last week and nästa vecka to next week. Use the plural på måndagar for a regular Monday activity.
The guide to telling the time in Swedish completes the date when you arrange an appointment.
| In Swedish | What it means | When you use it |
|---|---|---|
| Jag tränar på tisdagar. | I train on Tuesdays. | |
| Kan vi boka om till nästa vecka? | Can we reschedule for next week? |
Turn your calendar into a recall drill
Open your calendar and say three past appointments, three future ones and one recurring event aloud. You practise date, tense and preposition together.
Put only the difficult cards into SvenskaApp review instead of copying the whole list again.
Questions people ask
- Are Swedish weekdays capitalised?
- No. Weekdays and months normally begin with a lower-case letter in Swedish.
- How do you say last Monday in Swedish?
- Say i måndags. På måndag generally refers to Monday in the current or coming context.
- How do you write a date in Swedish?
- A common form is den 27 september 2026. When spoken, the day is expressed as an ordinal.
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