Basic Swedish in 10 Days: Emergencies, Small talk and Review
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Emergencies, Small talk and Review, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 10: Emergencies, Small talk and Review
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: B. There’s a fire!
Det brinner! means there’s a fire. Call 112 for the fire and rescue service. (Source: Swedish Police, polisen.se/sv-ll/lattlast/ring-till-polisen/)
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: D. 112
112 is the emergency number in Sweden and in every EU country, for the police, ambulance and rescue service. (Sources: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112; Swedish Police, polisen.se/sv-ll/lattlast/ring-till-polisen/)
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: C. 114 14
The Swedish Police say: Ring 114 14 om det inte är bråttom (call 114 14 if it is not urgent). Keep 112 for emergencies. (Source: Swedish Police, polisen.se/sv-ll/lattlast/ring-till-polisen/)
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: D. It works in every EU country.
112 is available everywhere in the EU, free of charge, from fixed and mobile phones. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: B. ambulans
Ring efter ambulans! means Call an ambulance! In an emergency the number is 112. (Sources: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112; Swedish Police, polisen.se/sv-ll/lattlast/ring-till-polisen/)
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: C. Någon är skadad.
Skadad means hurt or injured. Sjuk means sick, and trasig is used for broken things.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: A. Var är akuten?
Akuten is the emergency department of a hospital. In an emergency, call 112 for an ambulance. (Sources: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112; Swedish Police, polisen.se/sv-ll/lattlast/ring-till-polisen/)
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: D. The speaker’s bag was stolen.
Någon har stulit min väska means someone has stolen my bag. If it is happening now, call 112; if it is not urgent, call 114 14. (Sources: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112; Swedish Police, polisen.se/sv-ll/lattlast/ring-till-polisen/)
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Hjälp! Någon har stulit min väska!
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: C. two
Malin says två personer är skadade: two people are hurt. When you call 112, say what happened and where you are. (Source: SOS Alarm, www.sosalarm.se/112/)
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Operatören: 112, vad har hänt?
Malin: Det har hänt en olycka på Kungsgatan. Två personer är skadade. -
Question 10 of 30
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Answer: A. Use the stairs and go outside.
Vid brand means in case of fire. The sign says do not use the elevator (hissen) and go out by the stairs (trappan). For a fire, call 112, not 114 14. (Sources: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112; Swedish Police, polisen.se/sv-ll/lattlast/ring-till-polisen/)
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: B. Have a nice weekend!
Helg means weekend, and trevlig means nice. People say it on Fridays.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: C. Tack, detsamma!
Tack, detsamma! means Thanks, same to you!
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: B. How’s it going?
Hur är läget? is an everyday way to ask How’s it going? A common answer is Bara bra, och du?
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: A. Jag tog det lugnt.
The question uses gjorde (past tense), so answer in the past: Jag tog det lugnt (I took it easy).
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: B. Vilken
Jacka is an en-word, so use vilken: Vilken snygg jacka! Vilket is for ett-words.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: B. Tack, vad snällt!
Tack, vad snällt! means Thanks, that’s kind! It is a simple way to answer a compliment.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: A. When you meet someone after you did something together
Tack för senast means thanks for last time. You say it the next time you meet, for example after a dinner together.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: A. He was at the cottage and went fishing.
Nils says jag var i stugan och fiskade: I was at the cottage and went fishing.
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Moa: Vad gjorde du i helgen?
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: A. A coffee break
Ska vi ta en fika? means Shall we have a coffee break? Joel says ja, gärna (yes, I’d like that).
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Ella: Klockan är tre. Ska vi ta en fika?
Joel: Ja, gärna! -
Question 20 of 30
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Answer: D. To thank Sara for the dinner
Tack för senast and middagen i lördags var jättegod show she is thanking Sara for last Saturday’s dinner.
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: A. jobbar
The present ends in -r and is the same for every person. Jobba ends in -a, so add -r: de jobbar.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: D. I morgon jobbar jag hemma.
The verb is second in a statement. After i morgon, the verb jobbar comes before jag.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: C. Hon är läkare.
With jobs, Swedish uses no article: Hon är läkare.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: A. stort
Hus is an ett-word, so add -t to the adjective: ett stort hus.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: A. såg
Se is irregular: the past is såg. I går såg jag en film means yesterday I saw a movie.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: B. åka
After ska, use the infinitive without att: ska åka.
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: A. Jo, lite!
The question has inte, so yes is jo: Jo, lite! (Yes, a little!)
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: A. He is a nurse in Umeå.
Amir says jag är sjuksköterska (I am a nurse) och jag bor i Umeå (and I live in Umeå).
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Hej! Jag heter Amir. Jag är sjuksköterska och jag bor i Umeå.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: A. Cleaned; meet her brother
I går städade jag means yesterday I cleaned (past). I morgon ska jag träffa min bror means tomorrow I’m going to meet my brother.
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Lina: I går städade jag hela dagen. I morgon ska jag träffa min bror.
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Question 30 of 30
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Answer: D. Take a Swedish course at level A2
Nästa år ska jag gå en kurs i svenska på nivå A2 means next year I’m going to take a Swedish course at level A2. This is the future with ska.
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