When you ask questions politely or report what someone asked, Swedish turns the question into a subordinate clause. In this deck, you will learn how to use om for yes or no questions, how to keep straight word order with question words, and when you must add the subject marker som.

To turn a direct yes or no question into an indirect question, start with a frame like Jag undrar, meaning I wonder, and connect it with om, which means if or whether. After om, the subject comes straight before the verb. For example, Jag undrar om han talar svenska means I wonder if he speaks Swedish.

Another very common spoken frame is Vet du, meaning Do you know. To ask someone if a bus has left, say: Vet du om bussen har gått?

To ask someone to check something, use Kan du kolla, which means Can you check. For example, Kan du kolla om det finns mjölk hemma? means Can you check if there is milk at home?