Basic Swedish in 7 Days (Fast Track): In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 4: In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: B. a pharmacy
Apotek means pharmacy. A library is bibliotek and a hospital is sjukhus.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: A. Turn right.
Höger means right and vänster means left.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: D. straight ahead
Gå rakt fram means go straight ahead.
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: D. Var ligger stationen?
Var means where. Swedes say a place ligger (lies) somewhere: Var ligger stationen?
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: B. Sväng
Directions use the command form: svänga → sväng.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: A. opposite
Mittemot means opposite, across from. Next to is bredvid.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: C. Nej, det är nära.
Är det långt? means “Is it far?”. Nära means near or close.
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Question 8 of 40
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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.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: A. Next to the bank
Det ligger bredvid banken means “it is next to the bank”.
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Ali: Ursäkta, var ligger apoteket?
Karin: Gå rakt fram och sväng till vänster. Det ligger bredvid banken. -
Question 10 of 40
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Answer: C. The second street on the right
Andra means second and höger means right.
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Ta andra gatan till höger.
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: B. a train
Tåg means train. A tram is en spårvagn.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: D. går
Gå means to go on foot. Åka is for travel by bus, train or car.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: A. åker
Use åka for travel by bus, train or car: Vi åker buss.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: C. a return ticket
Tur och retur means there and back. A one-way ticket is en enkelbiljett.
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: B. The train is delayed.
Försenat means late or delayed. Inställt means cancelled.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: D. på
Use på for “at” a station: på stationen.
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: D. behind
Bakom means behind. In front of is framför.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: A. The train to Göteborg
Inställt means cancelled, and it is next to the 10.22 train to Göteborg. The Malmö train is försenat (delayed).
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: D. Track 5
Spår fem means track 5. Avgår means leaves.
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Tåget till Stockholm avgår från spår fem.
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Question 20 of 40
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Answer: B. A one-way ticket to Lund
En enkelbiljett is a one-way ticket. A return ticket is tur och retur.
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Kund: En enkelbiljett till Lund, tack.
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Question 21 of 40
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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 22 of 40
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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 23 of 40
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Answer: C. kallt
After det är, the adjective takes -t: kallt.
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Question 24 of 40
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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 25 of 40
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Answer: A. på
For seasons in general, use på + the season with -en: på sommaren.
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Question 26 of 40
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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 27 of 40
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Answer: D. våren
The order is vintern, våren, sommaren, hösten. Spring (våren) comes after winter.
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Question 28 of 40
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Answer: A. In Göteborg
Göteborg: regn och blåsigt means rain and windy.
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Question 29 of 40
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Answer: A. Rainy and quite cold
Det regnar (it’s raining) och det är ganska kallt (it’s quite cold).
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Erik: Hur är vädret i dag?
Anna: Det regnar och det är ganska kallt. -
Question 30 of 40
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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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Question 31 of 40
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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 32 of 40
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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 33 of 40
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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 34 of 40
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Answer: B. läser
Läsa belongs to the -er group: change -a to -er → läser.
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Question 35 of 40
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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 36 of 40
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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 37 of 40
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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.
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Jag heter Emma. Jag går upp halv sju och äter frukost.
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Question 38 of 40
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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?
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Question 39 of 40
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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 40 of 40
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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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