Basic Swedish in 30 Days: At a café

1. Question 1 of 10

   What is “fika”?

   • AA kind of dark bread
   • BA coffee break with something to eat
   • CA cold drink made from berries
   • DA big Swedish breakfast with eggs
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   Answer: B. A coffee break with something to eat

   Fika is a coffee or tea break, often with a bun or a cake.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Which is the most polite way to order?

   • AKan jag få en kaffe, tack?
   • BGe mig en kaffe.
   • CJag kaffe.
   • DEn kaffe nu.
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   Answer: A. Kan jag få en kaffe, tack?

   Kan jag få …? (Can I have …?) with tack is polite. Ge mig (give me) sounds rude.

3. Question 3 of 10

   What does “Jag skulle vilja ha en smörgås” mean?

   • AI made a sandwich.
   • BI don’t want a sandwich.
   • CI have a sandwich.
   • DI would like a sandwich.
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   Answer: D. I would like a sandwich.

   Jag skulle vilja ha means “I would like”. Smörgås means sandwich.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Complete: “Kan jag ___ en kanelbulle, tack?”

   • Age
   • Bfick
   • Cfå
   • Dfår
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   Answer: C. få

   After kan, use the dictionary form of the verb: Kan jag få …?

5. Question 5 of 10

   The barista asks “Något mer?”. You don’t want anything else. What do you say?

   • AJa, tack.
   • BNej tack, det var allt.
   • CJag tar med.
   • DVarsågod.
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   Answer: B. Nej tack, det var allt.

   Något mer? means “anything else?”. Answer nej tack, det var allt: no thanks, that’s all.

6. Question 6 of 10

   What does “utan socker” mean?

   • Awith sugar
   • Ba lot of sugar
   • Cwith milk
   • Dwithout sugar
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   Answer: D. without sugar

   Utan means without and med means with. Socker is sugar.

7. Question 7 of 10

   The staff ask “Äter du här eller tar du med?”. What do they want to know?

   • AIf you are hungry
   • BIf you want to pay now
   • CIf you want milk
   • DIf you eat here or take it away
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   Answer: D. If you eat here or take it away

   Äta här means eat here, and ta med means take it with you.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. What does the customer order?

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   Barista: Hej! Vad vill du ha?
   Kund: Hej! Kan jag få en kaffe och en kanelbulle, tack?

   • AA coffee and a cinnamon bun
   • BA coffee and a sandwich
   • CA tea and a cinnamon bun
   • DTwo coffees
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   Answer: A. A coffee and a cinnamon bun

   The customer asks for en kaffe och en kanelbulle: a coffee and a cinnamon bun.

   Transcript

   Barista: Hej! Vad vill du ha?
   Kund: Hej! Kan jag få en kaffe och en kanelbulle, tack?

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. What does the customer choose?

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   Barista: Äter du här eller tar du med?
   Kund: Jag tar med, tack.

   • ATo eat in the café
   • BTo take it away
   • CTo order a tea
   • DTo pay later
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   Answer: B. To take it away

   Jag tar med means “I’ll take it with me”, so the food is to take away.

   Transcript

   Barista: Äter du här eller tar du med?
   Kund: Jag tar med, tack.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Listen. How does the speaker want the tea?

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    Jag skulle vilja ha en kopp te med mjölk, men utan socker.

    • AWith sugar, without milk
    • BWith milk and sugar
    • CWith milk, without sugar
    • DWithout milk or sugar
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    Answer: C. With milk, without sugar

    Med mjölk means with milk and utan socker means without sugar.

    Transcript

    Jag skulle vilja ha en kopp te med mjölk, men utan socker.

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