Filling in forms: asking for help
Short phrases for getting the right form, asking what goes where, fixing mistakes and finishing an e-form with BankID.
Nobody fills in a form alone the first time. Follow Alex at the municipality's service desk with a paper form, then at home finishing the online version with a flatmate's help.
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Du behöver fylla i den här blanketten.
You need to fill in this form.
Tip: 'This' + noun takes the definite form in Swedish.
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Finns den på engelska också?
Is it available in English too?
Tip: Literally 'is it found in English too?'
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Tyvärr, bara på svenska.
Unfortunately, only in Swedish.
Tip: 'In' a language uses the preposition 'on'.
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Har du en penna?
Do you have a pen?
Tip: En-word.
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Du kan sitta där borta.
You can sit over there.
Tip: 'Over there' is literally 'there away'.
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Vad ska jag skriva här?
What should I write here?
Tip: Modal verb + infinitive, no 'to'.
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Där skriver du din adress.
That's where you write your address.
Tip: Starts with 'there', so the verb comes before 'you' (V2).
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Måste jag fylla i allt?
Do I have to fill in everything?
Tip: Yes/no question: modal verb first.
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Bara fälten med en stjärna.
Only the fields with an asterisk.
Tip: People call the asterisk a 'star'.
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Vilken ruta ska jag kryssa i?
Which box should I tick?
Tip: Swedes 'cross in' boxes rather than ticking them.
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Den här, om du hyr din lägenhet.
This one, if you rent your flat.
Tip: Rent (as a tenant) is a short verb.
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Jag skrev fel.
I wrote it wrong.
Tip: Literally 'I wrote wrong'. No 'it' needed.
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Kan jag få en ny blankett?
Can I have a new form?
Tip: 'Can I get' is how you ask for things.
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Du kan bara stryka över och skriva rätt bredvid.
Just cross it out and write the right thing next to it.
Tip: 'Stroke over' = cross out.
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Var ska jag skriva under?
Where do I sign?
Tip: Particle verb: 'write below'.
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Längst ner, och glöm inte datumet.
At the bottom, and don't forget the date.
Tip: 'Furthest down' = at the bottom.
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Behöver jag bifoga något?
Do I need to attach anything?
Tip: 'Something/anything' is the same word in questions.
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En kopia av ditt hyreskontrakt.
A copy of your rental contract.
Tip: Contract is an ett-word, so 'your' ends in -tt.
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Det har jag inte med mig.
I don't have that with me.
Tip: 'That' goes first for emphasis; then verb, subject.
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Kan jag skicka det senare?
Can I send it later?
Tip: 'Later' is the comparative of 'late'.
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Det är enklare att göra allt i e-tjänsten.
It's easier to do everything online.
Tip: 'Simpler' = easier. Literally 'in the e-service'.
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Kan du hjälpa mig med en grej?
Can you help me with something?
Tip: Casual word for 'a thing'.
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Logga in med BankID först.
Log in with BankID first.
Tip: Imperative = the verb stem.
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Nu är jag inne.
Now I'm in.
Tip: Verb second after 'now'.
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Vad gör jag nu?
What do I do now?
Tip: Present tense for 'do'.
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Ladda upp kontraktet som en bilaga.
Upload the contract as an attachment.
Tip: Literally 'load up'.
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Det står att ett fält saknas.
It says a field is missing.
Tip: 'It stands' = it says (in writing). The last verb is passive in form but means 'is missing'.
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Vad har jag missat?
What have I missed?
Tip: Borrowed verb, normal Swedish endings.
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Du har glömt ditt telefonnummer.
You've forgotten your phone number.
Tip: Number is an ett-word, so 'your' ends in -tt.
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Måste jag signera?
Do I have to sign?
Tip: The digital way to sign uses a borrowed verb.
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Öppna BankID-appen och skriv in din kod.
Open the BankID app and enter your code.
Tip: 'Write in' = enter (a code, a number).
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Klart! Jag fick en bekräftelse.
Done! I got a confirmation.
Tip: One word for 'done, finished'.