Basic Swedish in 30 Days: In town

1. Question 1 of 10

   What is “ett apotek”?

   • Aa bakery
   • Ba pharmacy
   • Ca library
   • Da hospital
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   Answer: B. a pharmacy

   Apotek means pharmacy. A library is bibliotek and a hospital is sjukhus.

2. Question 2 of 10

   What does “Sväng till höger” mean?

   • ATurn right.
   • BGo back.
   • CTurn left.
   • DGo straight ahead.
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   Answer: A. Turn right.

   Höger means right and vänster means left.

3. Question 3 of 10

   What does “rakt fram” mean?

   • Aopposite
   • Bbehind
   • Con the right
   • Dstraight ahead
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   Answer: D. straight ahead

   Gå rakt fram means go straight ahead.

4. Question 4 of 10

   How do you ask “Where is the station?”

   • AVart stationen?
   • BHur ligger stationen?
   • CVem är stationen?
   • DVar ligger stationen?
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   Answer: D. Var ligger stationen?

   Var means where. Swedes say a place ligger (lies) somewhere: Var ligger stationen?

5. Question 5 of 10

   Complete: “___ till vänster vid banken.” (Turn left at the bank.)

   • ASvänger
   • BSväng
   • CSvängt
   • DSvänga
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   Answer: B. Sväng

   Directions use the command form: svänga → sväng.

6. Question 6 of 10

   What does “mittemot” mean?

   • Aopposite
   • Bbehind
   • Cnext to
   • Dfar from
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   Answer: A. opposite

   Mittemot means opposite, across from. Next to is bredvid.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Someone asks “Är det långt?”. The place is close. What do you say?

   • ASväng till höger.
   • BJa, det är långt.
   • CNej, det är nära.
   • DGå rakt fram.
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   Answer: C. Nej, det är nära.

   Är det långt? means “Is it far?”. Nära means near or close.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Read the text. Where is the library?

   Välkommen till biblioteket! Vi ligger vid torget, mittemot kyrkan. Öppet måndag–fredag 10–19.

   • ANext to the church
   • BBehind the station
   • CBy the square, opposite the church
   • DBy the bank, opposite the square
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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.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. Where is the pharmacy?

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   Ali: Ursäkta, var ligger apoteket?
   Karin: Gå rakt fram och sväng till vänster. Det ligger bredvid banken.

   • ANext to the bank
   • BOpposite the bank
   • CBehind the church
   • DNext to the station
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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.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Listen. Which street should you take?

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    Ta andra gatan till höger.

    • AThe first street on the left
    • BThe first street on the right
    • CThe second street on the right
    • DThe second street on the left
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    Answer: C. The second street on the right

    Andra means second and höger means right.

    Transcript

    Ta andra gatan till höger.

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