Basic Swedish in 30 Days: Weather and seasons
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Weather and seasons, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 15: Weather and seasons
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: D. It’s snowing.
Snö is snow, so det snöar means it’s snowing. It’s raining is det regnar.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: B. autumn (fall)
Hösten is the autumn (fall). Spring is våren, summer is sommaren and winter is vintern.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: C. kallt
After det är, the adjective takes -t: kallt.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: A. Det är minus åtta grader.
Below zero, say minus before the number: minus åtta grader.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. på
For seasons in general, use på + the season with -en: på sommaren.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: B. It’s windy.
Blåsa means to blow, so det blåser means the wind is blowing.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: D. våren
The order is vintern, våren, sommaren, hösten. Spring (våren) comes after winter.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: A. In Göteborg
Göteborg: regn och blåsigt means rain and windy.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: A. Rainy and quite cold
Det regnar (it’s raining) och det är ganska kallt (it’s quite cold).
Transcript
Erik: Hur är vädret i dag?
Anna: Det regnar och det är ganska kallt. -
Question 10 of 10
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Answer: A. 25 °C
Tjugofem grader varmt means 25 degrees above zero. Soligt means sunny.
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I dag är det soligt och tjugofem grader varmt.
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