No. 610 in Swedish

tal

"Tal" in Swedish means "number" or "speech."

In a sentence

Jag håller ett tal till brudparet.
I am giving a speech to the wedding couple.
Here, 'tal' means 'speech' or 'address', referring to a formal spoken presentation.
Talserien är oändlig.
The number series is infinite.
In this context, 'tal' is used to refer to 'number', as part of a sequence or series of numbers.
Hennes sångröst är verkligen talande.
Her singing voice is truly telling.
Although 'tal' is not directly used here, the word 'talande' (derived from 'tal') means 'telling' or 'expressive', showing its usage in descriptive contexts.

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