Here is a list of some of the basic vocabulary when you are doing your Swedish Genealogy.
| Ankom | Arrive, be due |
| Anmärkningar | Remark, observation |
| Anteckningar | notes |
| Backstugu | Back cottage, family living in back |
| Begrepp | Concept, idea, notion |
| Begått | Commit, perpetrate, peform, carry out |
| Bevistat | Attend, be present at |
| Blinda | blind |
| Bortflyttade | Move away |
| By | village |
| Dag | day |
| Död | Dead, death |
| Döfstumma | Deaf-mute |
| Eller | or |
| Embete | See Ämbete |
| Enkl. eller Enka. | See änkling eller änklingen |
| Fattighjon | pauper |
| Flyttning ifrån | Moving from |
| Flyttad | moving |
| Fräjd | character, standing |
| Främmande | Strange, forgeign |
| Från | from |
| Födde | Born, give birth to |
| Födelse (-ses) | Birth |
| Födelse År | Birth year |
| Förhör. | Household Examination |
| Förklaring | Explanation, declaration |
| Förstår | understand |
| Gift | married |
| H. H. Nattvard | Herrens Heliga Nattvard (The Lords Holy Communion) |
| Haft Koppor | Has had small pox |
| Hitflyttad | Moved here |
| Hushåll | household |
| Husförhörsbok | Household Examination Book |
| Hustaflan | Twelve short additions to Luther’s catechism which in biblical language emphasize mankind’s obligations and rights |
| i | at, in, on, for, to, as, of |
| ifrån | from |
| Inflyttningsattest | Moving-in certificate |
| Inhyses | Cottager, person living at, lodger |
| Innan läsning | |
| Kom | Come from |
| Koppor | Pox (vattenkoppor Chicken pox, Smittkopper small pox) |
| Kristendomskunskap | Christen knowledge |
| Lutheri mindre Chateches | Luther’s Small Catechism |
| Luthers Cataches | Luther’s Catechism |
| Lyten | Defect, blemish, fault, deformation (old Swedish) |
| Län | County |
| Läser uti Bok | Read from the book |
| Läsning utantill | Reciting without the book |
| Mån. och dag. | Month and day |
| Månad | month |
| Namn | name |
| Nationalitet | nationality |
| Nattvard | The Holy Communion, the Sacrament |
| Nattvardsgång | Partaking of the Holy Communion |
| Nata, Natus (Latin) | born |
| Naven och Hemvist | Name and Residence |
| Nummer | number |
| Näringsfång | Source of (means of earning a) livelihood, business, industry |
| och | and |
| Om | Within, about, again, anew, about, |
| Omständigheter | circumstance |
| Ort | Place, neighborhood, locality |
| Pagina (latin) | page |
| Personernas | the person’s |
| Psalm | Psalm –bok (book) |
| Rymd | to remove, to run away, desert |
| Socken | parish |
| Spörsmål (old Swedish) | question |
| Stad | City, town |
| Ställe | place |
| Stånd | Stand, station, state, condition |
| Svagsint | Weak of mind |
| Svebilius Cateches | Olov Svebilius Catechism |
| Särskilt | Particular, special |
| Tabula Decon(Latin) | |
| Till | To, untill, at, by |
| Utan Bok | Without (the book), by heart |
| Utantill | Without (the book), by heart |
| Yrke | Occupation, proffesion, trade |
| Äktenskap | marriage |
| Ämbete | Office, official position, employment, guild |
| Änkling eller Änkemand | Widow or Widower |
| År | year |
| År och Dag | Year and day |