Basic Swedish in 15 Days: In town and Getting around
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on In town and Getting around, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 7: In town and Getting around
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: B. a pharmacy
Apotek means pharmacy. A library is bibliotek and a hospital is sjukhus.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: A. Turn right.
Höger means right and vänster means left.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: D. straight ahead
Gå rakt fram means go straight ahead.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: D. Var ligger stationen?
Var means where. Swedes say a place ligger (lies) somewhere: Var ligger stationen?
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: B. Sväng
Directions use the command form: svänga → sväng.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: A. opposite
Mittemot means opposite, across from. Next to is bredvid.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: C. Nej, det är nära.
Är det långt? means “Is it far?”. Nära means near or close.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: C. By the square, opposite the church
“Vi ligger vid torget, mittemot kyrkan” means we are by the square, opposite the church.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. Next to the bank
Det ligger bredvid banken means “it is next to the bank”.
Transcript
Ali: Ursäkta, var ligger apoteket?
Karin: Gå rakt fram och sväng till vänster. Det ligger bredvid banken. -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: C. The second street on the right
Andra means second and höger means right.
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Ta andra gatan till höger.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: B. a train
Tåg means train. A tram is en spårvagn.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: D. går
Gå means to go on foot. Åka is for travel by bus, train or car.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: A. åker
Use åka for travel by bus, train or car: Vi åker buss.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: C. a return ticket
Tur och retur means there and back. A one-way ticket is en enkelbiljett.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: B. The train is delayed.
Försenat means late or delayed. Inställt means cancelled.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: D. på
Use på for “at” a station: på stationen.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: D. behind
Bakom means behind. In front of is framför.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: A. The train to Göteborg
Inställt means cancelled, and it is next to the 10.22 train to Göteborg. The Malmö train is försenat (delayed).
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: D. Track 5
Spår fem means track 5. Avgår means leaves.
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Tåget till Stockholm avgår från spår fem.
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Question 20 of 20
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Answer: B. A one-way ticket to Lund
En enkelbiljett is a one-way ticket. A return ticket is tur och retur.
Transcript
Kund: En enkelbiljett till Lund, tack.
Kassör: Varsågod. Det blir nittio kronor.
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