"Det är kväll."

Translation: It is evening.

[CameronAtk1]

It is kind of astonishing how much the "ar" disappears when combined with "det"

[Rekov]

I'm willing to bet quite a bit that the same thing happens all the time in your native language and you just don't notice it. :D It just takes lots and lots of practice.

[Zmrzlina]

Indeed, but that's how we say it. :)

[Dhawal.Vaghela]

The audio sounds like "Det är i kväll".

[Salkan27]

So, when does it mean "evening" and when is it "night". Also, how can you know when it means which one?

[Zmrzlina]

Kind of hard to speak about it very definitely. But kväll commonly refers to the time from about six in the evening to some time between 21 and 01 depending on who you ask. So it overlaps both "evening" and "night" in English, since English will often use "night" way earlier than Swedish will use "natt".

[Salkan27]

Thanks for the detailed answer!

[DogePamyuPamyu]

Does ikväll mean tonight? Like ikväll skiter jag i allt?

[itaniumatrix]

yes, and imorgon = tomorrow. I looked up your song.. it reminds me of that Iconapop hit

[schyrsivochter]

It’s i kväll and i morgon, with spaces.

[Arnauti]

Both i kväll and ikväll are perfectly correct, same for i morgon and imorgon. The version with a space is recommended so we use it, but the other one is fine too.

[Timislove]

How is kväll pronounced? I can't quite make it out. Sounds like kwell to me. Is it interchangeable as night/evening?

[Arnauti]

Kväll means just evening, it's just the English language that tends to make night mean both.
Hear a native say it here: http://sv.forvo.com/search-sv/kv%C3%A4ll/

[schyrsivochter]

If you like IPA, here is it: [kʰvæl]

[JYH6UtXB]

Ok, I know it can't be "I kväll," but it really sounds that way to me. Also, I can't not capitalize the "I," even in quotes.

[ShFk14]

سلام

[Gnurfel]

This made me laugh: This question was a choose-the-tiles for the translation. The four remaining words were: Swedish girls buy tonight. Should be an interesting kväll for someone ;)