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Basic Swedish in 30 Days: Telling the time

Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Telling the time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Sweden
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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Swedish: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 6: Telling the time

  1. Question 1 of 10

    What does “Vad är klockan?” mean?
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    Answer: D. What time is it?

    Klockan means the clock or the time. Vad är klockan? asks what time it is.

  2. Question 2 of 10

    What time is “halv fyra”?
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    Answer: A. 3:30

    Halv fyra is half an hour before four: 3:30.

  3. Question 3 of 10

    How do you say 6:15?
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    Answer: A. kvart över sex

    Kvart över means quarter past: kvart över sex is 6:15. Kvart i sex is 5:45.

  4. Question 4 of 10

    What time is “kvart i nio”?
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    Answer: D. 8:45

    Kvart i means quarter to: 15 minutes before nine is 8:45.

  5. Question 5 of 10

    How do you say 2:10?
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    Answer: B. tio över två

    Minutes after the hour use över: tio över två is 2:10.

  6. Question 6 of 10

    Complete: “Mötet börjar ___ tio.” (The meeting starts at ten.)
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    Answer: B. klockan

    Say “at ten” with klockan: klockan tio. Om tio minuter means “in ten minutes”.

  7. Question 7 of 10

    Read the sign. When does the shop close on Saturday?

    ÖPPETTIDER
    Måndag–fredag 9–19
    Lördag 10–16
    Söndag stängt

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    Answer: A. At 16.00

    Lördag 10–16 means Saturday from 10.00 to 16.00. On Sunday (söndag) it is stängt (closed).

  8. Question 8 of 10

    Listen. What time is it?
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    Ola: Ursäkta, vad är klockan?
    Mia: Den är fem i halv tre.

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    Answer: B. 2:25

    Fem i halv tre is five minutes before 2:30, so 2:25.

    Transcript

    Ola: Ursäkta, vad är klockan?
    Mia: Den är fem i halv tre.

  9. Question 9 of 10

    Listen. When does the shop open on Sunday?
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    Hej! På söndag öppnar vi klockan elva och stänger klockan fem.

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    Answer: B. At 11

    “Vi öppnar klockan elva” means “we open at eleven”. Fem (five) is when they close.

    Transcript

    Hej! På söndag öppnar vi klockan elva och stänger klockan fem.

  10. Question 10 of 10

    Listen. When does the train leave?
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    Tåget går klockan arton och fyrtio.

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    Answer: C. 18.40

    Arton och fyrtio is 18.40. Arton is 18 and fyrtio is 40.

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    Tåget går klockan arton och fyrtio.

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