"Jag vill köpa en tavla."

Translation: I want to buy a painting.

[Zzzzz...]

I am guessing here, so please correct me if I am wrong (read: when I am inevitably wrong). En tavla is something that has a frame, including 'a blackboard', whereas en målning is canvas, or something similar, with paint on it.

[Lundgren8]

I’ve never thought about it that way but it sounds correct. Note that en målning can have a frame and still be a målning however, it doesn’t have to be either or. It can be both.

[Boddason]

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstverk
Jag tänker, en taval är inte bara "a painting"

[Lundgren8]

That was Zzzzz…’s point above. It can also be a blackboard etc.

[Boddason]

Blackbord = "Tafel" in german. For painting I would prefer the word "målning". I mean "tavla" is not just a painting, it is also a picture. A "tavla" is a little bit more general. And "En tavla" from a modern artist is often not a painting, it is not painted. But perhaps this is not the place to discuss about art.

[Lundgren8]

Nevertheless, Swedes often talk about paintings as tavla. I am much more likely to say that there is a tavla on the wall than målning when talking about a painting.

[heardahe]

lol tavla in turkish is ´Backgammon´

[devalanteriel]

It's the same word! Both are derived from Latin tabula. :) And the Turkish version of backgammon is actually called "tavla" in English as well.

[heardahe]

ooo i didnt know that =) tack så mycket !

[MihailDimitrov]

Isn't it 'Tabla'? :)

[heardahe]

noo it is "tavla" =)

[bigswedeej]

Did I pick this up correctly? Tavla is a painting, tävla is a contest?

[Zmrzlina]

Almost. Tavla is right. Tävla means "to compete", while a contest or a competition is "en tävling"

[bigswedeej]

Tack

[Hozanl]

What is the difference between a Tavla, a Målning and a Teckning?

[devalanteriel]

A målning is a painting and a teckning is a drawing. A tavla is a framed painting normally.