Swedish Word of the Day
omkring
om-KRING • adverb — 10th of Aug, 2026
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Meaning: around; approximately; about
Examples
- Det kostar omkring hundra kronor.
(It costs around one hundred kronor.) - Vi kom fram omkring klockan åtta.
(We arrived around eight o'clock.) - Det bor omkring femtio personer i byn.
(About fifty people live in the village.)
Synonyms
- ungefär
- cirka
- runt
Use omkring when you want to give an approximate number, time, or amount. It is very common in spoken and written Swedish, especially in everyday estimates.
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