Basic Swedish in 10 Days: Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 8: Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: D. why
Varför means why. You answer with för att (because).
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: A. Vad
To ask someone’s name, Swedish says Vad heter du? (word for word: What are you called?).
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: D. När börjar filmen?
After the question word, the verb comes next and then the subject: När börjar filmen?
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: D. Vart
Vart asks about direction (where to). Var is for the place where something is.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: B. Vilket
Hus is an ett-word, so use vilket. Vilken is for en-words and vilka for plurals.
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: A. Hur mycket
Hur mycket (how much) asks about a price or an amount: Hur mycket kostar biljetten? Hur många (how many) is for things you count.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: B. Jo, det gör jag.
The question has inte, so Swedish uses jo to mean yes: Jo, det gör jag.
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: C. Chile
Mira says jag kommer från Chile: I am from Chile. She lives in Malmö now.
Transcript
Leo: Varifrån kommer du?
Mira: Jag kommer från Chile, men jag bor i Malmö nu. -
Question 9 of 30
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Answer: B. When the next bus to the centre leaves
När means when. När går nästa buss till centrum? means When does the next bus to the centre leave?
Transcript
Ursäkta, när går nästa buss till centrum?
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Question 10 of 30
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Answer: D. three
Kim says jag har tre barn: I have three children, two sons and a daughter.
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Ella: Hur många barn har du?
Kim: Jag har tre barn, två söner och en dotter. -
Question 11 of 30
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Answer: B. I had breakfast.
Åt is the past of äta (to eat), so Jag åt frukost means I had breakfast.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: C. ringde
Ringa is an -er verb (ringer). After the sound g, add -de: ringde.
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: A. jobbade
Jobba is an -ar verb (jobbar), so the past ends in -ade: jobbade.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: C. köpte
Köpa is an -er verb. After p, the past ends in -te: köpte.
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: B. gick
Gå is irregular: the past is gick.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: D. I går var jag sjuk.
The verb is second in a statement. After i går, the verb var comes before the subject jag.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: C. last Friday
I + a day + -s means the last one: i fredags is last Friday. På fredag is this coming Friday.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: D. He played soccer and ate pizza.
Spelade fotboll means played soccer, and åt pizza means ate pizza. Åt is the past of äta.
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I går spelade Johan fotboll. Sedan åt han pizza.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: B. Last week
Sofia says jag var sjuk förra veckan: I was sick last week. Var here is the past of vara (to be).
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Lars: Var du sjuk i går?
Sofia: Nej, jag var sjuk förra veckan. -
Question 20 of 30
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Answer: D. Cycled to the beach with Anna
På eftermiddagen cyklade jag till stranden med Anna means in the afternoon I cycled to the beach with Anna.
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: C. I’m going to meet Anna tomorrow.
Ska + infinitive talks about a plan, and i morgon means tomorrow.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: C. resa
After ska, use the infinitive without att and without -r: ska resa.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: A. in two weeks
Om + a time points to the future: om två veckor means in two weeks. Two weeks ago is för två veckor sedan.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: A. Jag ska inte jobba i morgon.
Inte comes right after the verb ska: Jag ska inte jobba.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: A. I helgen ska vi åka till fjällen.
The verb ska is second. After the time word i helgen, the subject vi comes after ska.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: B. Det kommer att regna i morgon.
Kommer att + infinitive is used for something you expect will happen: Det kommer att regna (It is going to rain).
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: A. Jag ska träffa några vänner.
The question is about the future (ska, i helgen), so answer with ska: Jag ska träffa några vänner.
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: A. The day after tomorrow
I övermorgon means the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow is i morgon.
Transcript
Ali: Jag ska åka till Göteborg i övermorgon.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: B. Go to the movies, then eat dinner
Lisa asks Ska vi gå på bio på lördag? Erik says yes, and sedan kan vi äta middag: then we can eat dinner.
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Lisa: Ska vi gå på bio på lördag?
Erik: Ja, gärna! Och sedan kan vi äta middag. -
Question 30 of 30
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Answer: A. On Friday
Jag kommer hem på fredag means I’m coming home on Friday. He leaves on Monday (jag åker på måndag).
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