Swedish: An Essential Grammar, 2nd edition

åka med buss/bil/tåg osv
travel by bus/car/train, etc.
Skicka pengarna med posten!
Send the money by post.
IN
Tala med hög röst!
Speak in a loud voice!
Note also:
Får jag prata med honom?
May I speak to him?
ha dåligt med tid/pengar osv
to have little time/money, etc.
Jag har inte tid med det.
I’ve no time for that.
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The most
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prepositions
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Om
Om is used in a great many idiomatic senses, perhaps most frequently in
certain expressions indicating future time (see 10.3.2).
Location
Future time when
Subject matter
(a)round
in
on/about
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ROUND
Ta en halsduk om halsen!
Put a scarf round your neck.
IN
De kommer om en vecka.
They’re coming in a week(’s time).
ABOUT
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Vi har pratat om dig.
We have been talking about you.
en bok om Sverige
a book about/on Sweden
Det är synd om honom.
It’s a pity about him.
Note also:
norr om/söder om
north of/south of
gott om/ont om
plenty of/little (= a lack of)
tycka synd om
to feel sorry for someone
tre gånger om dagen/året
three times a day/year
In certain instances, primarily with parts of the body, om is used without
an English equivalent (see also 3.6.5):
Han är smutsig/kall/våt/om händerna.
His hands are dirty/cold/wet.
Jag fryser om tårna.
My toes are cold.
Du är röd om kinderna.
Your cheeks are red.
På
På is used in many idiomatic senses in addition to the basic meaning of
‘on (top of)’. På is often used to render English ‘in’ with public buildings
and places of work or entertainment (see 10.3.4). For uses of på with
expressions of time, see 10.3.2.