Basic Swedish in 30 Days: My day
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on My day, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 16: My day
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: C. I have breakfast at seven.
Äta frukost means to have breakfast. Get up is gå upp, and go to bed is gå och lägga sig.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: C. bor
Short verbs like bo just add -r in the present: han bor. The form is the same for every person.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: D. pratar
Verbs that end in -a add -r in the present: prata → pratar. Vi takes the same form as jag.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: B. läser
Läsa belongs to the -er group: change -a to -er → läser.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: D. På kvällen tittar jag på tv.
In a Swedish statement the verb is second. After a time word like på kvällen, the subject comes after the verb.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: C. Jag går och lägger mig klockan elva.
Both verbs are in the present: går and lägger. Elva is eleven; ett is one.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: D. 6:30
Halv sju means half an hour before seven, so 6:30. Swedish counts the half towards the next hour.
Transcript
Jag heter Emma. Jag går upp halv sju och äter frukost.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: D. From 9 to 5
Ali says från nio till fem: from nine to five.
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Sara: När jobbar du?
Ali: Jag jobbar från nio till fem. -
Question 9 of 10
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Answer: C. She cooks and reads.
Lagar mat means cooks, and läser en bok means reads a book.
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På kvällen lagar Lisa mat. Sedan läser hon en bok.
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: A. He takes the bus to work.
Klockan sju åker jag buss till jobbet means at seven I take the bus to work. The verb åker is in second place.
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