This is the 246th most frequent Swedish word.
sa
The Swedish word "sa" means "said" in English.
Here, 'sa' is the past tense of the verb 'säga', meaning 'to say' in English.
Hon sa att hon gillar att läsa.
She said that she likes reading.
In this sentence, 'sa' is an alternate form of 'så här', meaning 'like this' or 'that' when used to emphasize urgency.
Jag gjorde det sa snabbt jag kunde.
I did it as fast as I could.
Here, 'sa' again is the past tense of 'säga', demonstrating its direct use in conditional statements.