Basic Swedish in 30 Days: About me

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does “Varifrån kommer du?” mean?

   • AWhat is your name?
   • BWhere do you live?
   • CWhere are you going?
   • DWhere do you come from?
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   Answer: D. Where do you come from?

   Varifrån means “from where” and kommer means “come”. “Where do you live?” is Var bor du?

2. Question 2 of 10

   Complete: “Vi ___ från Kanada.” (We are from Canada.)

   • Avar
   • Bvara
   • Cär
   • Dhar
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   Answer: C. är

   The verb vara (to be) is är for every person: vi är. Var means “was” or “where”.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Which word always starts with a capital letter in Swedish?

   • ASverige
   • Bfredag
   • Csvenska
   • Dsvensk
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   Answer: A. Sverige

   Countries like Sverige start with a capital letter. Languages (svenska), nationalities (svensk) and days (fredag) start with a small letter.

4. Question 4 of 10

   What does “de” mean?

   • Athey
   • Byou (two or more)
   • Cshe
   • Dwe
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   Answer: A. they

   De means “they” and sounds like “dom”. We is vi, she is hon, and ni is “you” for two or more people.

5. Question 5 of 10

   Ola comes from Norway. Which sentence is correct?

   • AHan talar norsk.
   • BHan är norsk.
   • CHan är Norge.
   • DHan är norska.
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   Answer: B. Han är norsk.

   The nationality is norsk. Norska is the language (Han talar norska) and Norge is the country.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Which is the correct question for “Do you speak Swedish?”

   • ASvenska du talar?
   • BDu svenska talar?
   • CTalar svenska du?
   • DTalar du svenska?
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   Answer: D. Talar du svenska?

   In a yes/no question, the verb comes first, then the person: Talar du svenska?

7. Question 7 of 10

   Read the text. Where does Amir live now?

   Hej! Jag heter Amir. Jag kommer från Syrien, men nu bor jag i Göteborg. Jag talar arabiska, engelska och lite svenska.

   • AIn Syria
   • BIn Gothenburg
   • CIn England
   • DIn Stockholm
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   Answer: B. In Gothenburg

   “Nu bor jag i Göteborg” means “now I live in Gothenburg”. He comes from Syria.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. Which languages does Kim speak?

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   Jag heter Kim. Jag kommer från Kanada. Jag talar engelska och franska.

   • AEnglish and Swedish
   • BEnglish and French
   • COnly English
   • DFrench and German
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   Answer: B. English and French

   Kim says “Jag talar engelska och franska”: English and French.

   Transcript

   Jag heter Kim. Jag kommer från Kanada. Jag talar engelska och franska.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. Where does Sofia live?

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   Peter: Var bor du, Sofia?
   Sofia: Jag bor i Malmö, men jag kommer från Spanien.

   • AIn Stockholm
   • BIn Malmö
   • CIn Madrid
   • DIn Spain
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   Answer: B. In Malmö

   Sofia says “Jag bor i Malmö” (I live in Malmö). Spanien is where she comes from.

   Transcript

   Peter: Var bor du, Sofia?
   Sofia: Jag bor i Malmö, men jag kommer från Spanien.

10. Question 10 of 10

    You want to say you speak a little Swedish. Which is correct?

    • AJag talar lite svenska.
    • BJag talar lite svensk.
    • CJag är lite svenska.
    • DJag talar lite Sverige.
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    Answer: A. Jag talar lite svenska.

    Svenska is the language. Svensk is the nationality and Sverige is the country.

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