Basic Swedish in 10 Days: My day, Work and jobs and Free time
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on My day, Work and jobs and Free time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 6: My day, Work and jobs and Free time
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: C. I have breakfast at seven.
Äta frukost means to have breakfast. Get up is gå upp, and go to bed is gå och lägga sig.
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: C. bor
Short verbs like bo just add -r in the present: han bor. The form is the same for every person.
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: D. pratar
Verbs that end in -a add -r in the present: prata → pratar. Vi takes the same form as jag.
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: B. läser
Läsa belongs to the -er group: change -a to -er → läser.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: D. På kvällen tittar jag på tv.
In a Swedish statement the verb is second. After a time word like på kvällen, the subject comes after the verb.
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: C. Jag går och lägger mig klockan elva.
Both verbs are in the present: går and lägger. Elva is eleven; ett is one.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: D. 6:30
Halv sju means half an hour before seven, so 6:30. Swedish counts the half towards the next hour.
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Jag heter Emma. Jag går upp halv sju och äter frukost.
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: D. From 9 to 5
Ali says från nio till fem: from nine to five.
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Sara: När jobbar du?
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: C. She cooks and reads.
Lagar mat means cooks, and läser en bok means reads a book.
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På kvällen lagar Lisa mat. Sedan läser hon en bok.
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Question 10 of 30
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Answer: A. He takes the bus to work.
Klockan sju åker jag buss till jobbet means at seven I take the bus to work. The verb åker is in second place.
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: D. I am a nurse.
Sjuksköterska means nurse. A doctor is läkare, and sjuk means sick.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: A. Jag är lärare.
With jobs, Swedish uses no article after är: Jag är lärare.
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: A. har
Ha is irregular. The present form is har for every person: vi har.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: A. som
Use som to say what you work as: Jag jobbar som kock (I work as a cook).
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: B. på
Use på for a workplace: på ett sjukhus, på en skola, på ett kontor.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: C. Jag är ingenjör.
Vad jobbar du med? asks about your job, so Jag är ingenjör (I am an engineer) answers it.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: B. doctor
Karin says Jag är läkare: I am a doctor. She works at a health centre (vårdcentral).
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Ali: Vad jobbar du med?
Karin: Jag är läkare. Jag jobbar på en vårdcentral. -
Question 18 of 30
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Answer: C. At a restaurant
Johan jobbar som kock på en restaurang: he works as a cook at a restaurant.
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Johan jobbar som kock på en restaurang i Malmö.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: B. Part-time, on Mondays and Fridays
Deltid means part-time. Måndagar och fredagar means Mondays and Fridays.
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Jag heter Maria. Jag jobbar deltid. Jag jobbar på måndagar och fredagar.
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Question 20 of 30
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Answer: D. Friday to Sunday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fredag till söndag means Friday to Sunday, and kl. 16–22 means from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: D. I like to swim.
Gilla means to like. Jag gillar att simma means I like to swim.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: D. att
Before a verb, tycka om needs att: Jag tycker om att läsa.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: D. Jag tycker inte om fisk.
Inte comes right after the verb tycker, before om: Jag tycker inte om fisk.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: A. åker
Skiing uses the verb åka: åka skidor. Spela is for games and instruments.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: A. spelar
Spela is used for instruments and games: spela gitarr. Leka is how children play.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: C. Jag läser gärna.
Gärna comes after the verb: Jag läser gärna (I like to read).
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: B. Ja, mycket!
The question is Do you like cooking? Ja, mycket! means Yes, a lot!
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: A. He plays soccer.
Erik says på lördagar spelar jag fotboll: on Saturdays I play soccer. He swims on Sundays.
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Jag heter Erik. På lördagar spelar jag fotboll och på söndagar simmar jag.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: C. dancing
Sara says jag tycker inte om att dansa: I don’t like dancing. She loves singing (älskar att sjunga).
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Lina: Gillar du att dansa?
Sara: Nej, jag tycker inte om att dansa. Men jag älskar att sjunga! -
Question 30 of 30
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Answer: C. She skis.
The text says på vintern åker jag skidor: in the winter I go skiing. She cycles and swims in the summer.
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