Basic Swedish in 15 Days: Can you help me? and Services
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Can you help me? and Services, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 13: Can you help me? and Services
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: D. May I sit here?
Får jag …? means May I …? It is a polite way to ask for permission.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: D. hjälpa
After kan, use the infinitive without att: Kan du hjälpa mig?
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: C. Jag kan simma.
After kan, use the infinitive with no att and no -r: Jag kan simma.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: B. Skulle du kunna stänga fönstret?
Skulle du kunna …? (Could you possibly …?) is a very polite way to ask.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: D. Ja tack, gärna!
Ja tack, gärna! means Yes please, I’d like that. Nej tack, det är bra means No thanks.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: A. Kan jag få ett glas vatten?
Kan jag få …? means Can I have …? It is the usual way to ask for something in a café.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: B. Directions to the station
The speaker asks skulle du kunna visa mig vägen till stationen? (Could you show me the way to the station?)
Transcript
Ursäkta, skulle du kunna visa mig vägen till stationen?
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: B. She says no thank you.
Nora says Nej tack, det är bra: No thanks, I’m fine.
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Max: Ska jag hjälpa dig med väskan?
Nora: Nej tack, det är bra. -
Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. If the seat is free
Är det ledigt här? means Is this seat free? Ola says yes and tells her to sit down (sätt dig).
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Pia: Ursäkta, är det ledigt här?
Ola: Ja, varsågod och sätt dig! -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: B. Drinking water
Här får du inte äta means you may not eat here. Du får gärna dricka vatten means you are welcome to drink water.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: C. last name
Efternamn is your last name. Your first name is förnamn.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: C. Sign here.
Skriva under means to sign. Underskrift is a signature.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: D. Your date of birth
Födelsedatum means date of birth (födelse = birth, datum = date).
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: A. 4 November 1998
Swedish forms often write year-month-day, so 1998-11-04 is 4 November 1998.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: D. Jag vill ta ut pengar.
Ta ut pengar means to take out (withdraw) money.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: B. Kan du stava det?
Stava means to spell. Kan du upprepa det? asks someone to repeat it, not to spell it.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: B. 21 June 2015
Födelsedatum 2015-06-21 is written year-month-day, so it is 21 June 2015.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: A. Send a parcel to Canada
Tim says jag vill skicka ett paket till Kanada: I want to send a parcel to Canada.
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Tim: Hej, jag vill skicka ett paket till Kanada.
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: D. 072-987 64 32
Noll sju två is 072, nio åtta sju is 987, sextiofyra is 64 and trettiotvå is 32.
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Lena: Vad har du för telefonnummer?
Adam: Noll sju två, nio åtta sju, sextiofyra, trettiotvå. -
Question 20 of 20
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Answer: B. Number 34, counter 2
Trettiofyra is 34, and lucka två is counter 2.
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Nummer trettiofyra till lucka två.
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