Basic Swedish in 10 Days: Family, Describing people and Home

1. Domanda 1 di 30

   What does “syster” mean?

   • Adaughter
   • Bbrother
   • Ccousin
   • Dsister
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   Risposta: D. sister

   Syster means sister. Brother is bror and daughter is dotter.

2. Domanda 2 di 30

   Who is your “morfar”?

   • AYour father’s mother
   • BYour mother’s father
   • CYour father’s father
   • DYour mother’s mother
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   Risposta: B. Your mother’s father

   Mor means mother and far means father. Morfar is your mother’s father.

3. Domanda 3 di 30

   Complete: “Det här är ___ barn.” (This is my child.)

   • Amina
   • Bmin
   • Cmitt
   • Dmig
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   Risposta: C. mitt

   Barn is an ett-word, so “my” is mitt: mitt barn.

4. Domanda 4 di 30

   Complete: “Är det här ___ syster?” (Is this your sister?)

   • Adina
   • Bditt
   • Cdin
   • Ddu
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   Risposta: C. din

   Syster is an en-word, so “your” is din.

5. Domanda 5 di 30

   Complete: “___ föräldrar bor i Kanada.” (My parents live in Canada.)

   • AJag
   • BMina
   • CMitt
   • DMin
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   Risposta: B. Mina

   Föräldrar is plural, so “my” is mina.

6. Domanda 6 di 30

   What is the plural of “en bror”?

   • Abrorar
   • Bbröder
   • Cbrodrar
   • Dbror
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   Risposta: B. bröder

   Bror has an irregular plural: en bror, två bröder.

7. Domanda 7 di 30

   What is a “sambo”?

   • AA partner you live with
   • BA grandparent
   • CA neighbour
   • DA brother or sister
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   Risposta: A. A partner you live with

   A sambo is a partner you live with without being married. It is very common in Sweden.

8. Domanda 8 di 30

   Read the text. How many children does Karin have?

   Jag heter Karin. Jag bor i Uppsala med min man Lars och våra barn. Vi har en son och två döttrar. Min mamma bor också i Uppsala.

   • AThree
   • BFour
   • COne
   • DTwo
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   Risposta: A. Three

   Karin has en son (one son) och två döttrar (two daughters): three children.

9. Domanda 9 di 30

   Listen. Who is Johan?

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   Det här är Johan. Han är min bror.

   • AThe speaker’s father
   • BThe speaker’s husband
   • CThe speaker’s brother
   • DThe speaker’s son
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   Risposta: C. The speaker’s brother

   Han är min bror means “he is my brother”.

   Trascrizione

   Det här är Johan. Han är min bror.

10. Domanda 10 di 30

    Listen. Does Nora have brothers or sisters?

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    Max: Har du syskon, Nora?
    Nora: Ja, jag har en syster. Hon heter Alva.

    • AYes, one sister
    • BNo
    • CYes, one brother
    • DYes, two sisters
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    Risposta: A. Yes, one sister

    Nora says “Ja, jag har en syster”: one sister, called Alva.

    Trascrizione

    Max: Har du syskon, Nora?
    Nora: Ja, jag har en syster. Hon heter Alva.

11. Domanda 11 di 30

    What does “trött” mean?

    • Aangry
    • Bhappy
    • Ctired
    • Dsad
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    Risposta: C. tired

    Trött means tired. Happy is glad.

12. Domanda 12 di 30

    What is the opposite of “ung”?

    • Akort
    • Bgammal
    • Clång
    • Dglad
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    Risposta: B. gammal

    Ung (young) is the opposite of gammal (old).

13. Domanda 13 di 30

    Complete: “De är ___.” (They are nice.)

    • Atrevligen
    • Btrevlig
    • Ctrevliga
    • Dtrevligt
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    Risposta: C. trevliga

    With a plural subject, the adjective takes -a: De är trevliga.

14. Domanda 14 di 30

    Complete: “Hon har ___ hår.” (She has long hair.)

    • Alånge
    • Blång
    • Clångt
    • Dlånga
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    Risposta: C. långt

    Hår is an ett-word, so the adjective takes -t: långt hår.

15. Domanda 15 di 30

    Complete: “ett ___ barn” (a small child)

    • Asmå
    • Bliten
    • Clilla
    • Dlitet
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    Risposta: D. litet

    Liten is irregular: en liten pojke, ett litet barn, små barn.

16. Domanda 16 di 30

    Which sentence is correct?

    • AHan har blå ögon.
    • BHan har blå öga.
    • CHan har ögon blå.
    • DHan har blått ögon.
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    Risposta: A. Han har blå ögon.

    Ögon (eyes) is plural and the adjective comes before the noun: blå ögon. Öga is one eye.

17. Domanda 17 di 30

    What does “Hur ser han ut?” mean?

    • AHow is he?
    • BWhat does he see?
    • CWhere is he?
    • DWhat does he look like?
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    Risposta: D. What does he look like?

    Hur ser … ut? asks about how someone looks.

18. Domanda 18 di 30

    Read the text. What is Maja like?

    Min nya kollega heter Maja. Hon är ung och ganska kort. Hon har långt rött hår och gröna ögon. Hon är mycket rolig.

    • AYoung, short and funny
    • BYoung, tall and shy
    • COld, tall and funny
    • DOld, short and tired
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    Risposta: A. Young, short and funny

    The text says Maja är ung (young), ganska kort (quite short) och mycket rolig (very funny).

19. Domanda 19 di 30

    Listen. What does Tom look like?

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    Lisa: Hur ser Tom ut?
    Anders: Han är lång och har kort mörkt hår.

    • AShort, with long dark hair
    • BTall, with long blond hair
    • CShort, with short blond hair
    • DTall, with short dark hair
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    Risposta: D. Tall, with short dark hair

    Han är lång (tall) och har kort mörkt hår (short dark hair).

    Trascrizione

    Lisa: Hur ser Tom ut?
    Anders: Han är lång och har kort mörkt hår.

20. Domanda 20 di 30

    Listen. How is the speaker today?

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    Jag är mycket trött i dag.

    • AVery happy
    • BVery tired
    • CVery kind
    • DA little tired
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    Risposta: B. Very tired

    Mycket trött means very tired. I dag means today.

    Trascrizione

    Jag är mycket trött i dag.

21. Domanda 21 di 30

    What is “ett sovrum”?

    • Aa bathroom
    • Ba kitchen
    • Ca bedroom
    • Da living room
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    Risposta: C. a bedroom

    Sova means to sleep and rum means room, so a sovrum is a bedroom.

22. Domanda 22 di 30

    Complete: “Det ___ tre rum i lägenheten.”

    • Aligga
    • Bhar
    • Cfinns
    • Dfinna
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    Risposta: C. finns

    Det finns means “there is” or “there are”.

23. Domanda 23 di 30

    How do you say “the bed”?

    • Asängen
    • Bsängan
    • Cen säng
    • Dsäng den
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    Risposta: A. sängen

    Swedish adds “the” as an ending. Säng is an en-word: en säng → sängen.

24. Domanda 24 di 30

    How do you say “the table”?

    • Aett bord
    • Bbordan
    • Cborden
    • Dbordet
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    Risposta: D. bordet

    Bord is an ett-word, so “the” is the ending -et: bordet. Borden means “the tables”.

25. Domanda 25 di 30

    Complete: “Det finns ___ hiss.” (There is no lift.)

    • Ainte
    • Binga
    • Cingen
    • Dinget
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    Risposta: C. ingen

    Hiss is an en-word, so “no” is ingen. Inget is for ett-words and inga for plurals.

26. Domanda 26 di 30

    What is “en trea”?

    • AA room for three people
    • BA house with three floors
    • CAn apartment with three rooms and a kitchen
    • DAn apartment with three bedrooms and a bathroom
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    Risposta: C. An apartment with three rooms and a kitchen

    Apartments are counted by rooms, not counting the kitchen. En trea has three rooms and a kitchen.

27. Domanda 27 di 30

    Which word is a piece of furniture?

    • Ahall
    • Bbalkong
    • Csoffa
    • Dkök
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    Risposta: C. soffa

    En soffa is a sofa. Kök, hall and balkong are parts of a home.

28. Domanda 28 di 30

    Read the ad. Which sentence is true?

    Ljus trea i Västerås, 72 kvm. Stort kök, vardagsrum och två sovrum. Balkong mot söder. Det finns ingen hiss.

    • AThe kitchen is small.
    • BThere is no lift.
    • CThere are three bedrooms.
    • DThere is no balcony.
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    Risposta: B. There is no lift.

    “Det finns ingen hiss” means there is no lift. A trea has two bedrooms and a living room.

29. Domanda 29 di 30

    Listen. Where is the toilet?

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    Per: Ursäkta, var är toaletten?
    Anna: Den är bredvid köket.

    • ANext to the bedroom
    • BNext to the kitchen
    • CIn the kitchen
    • DUnder the stairs
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    Risposta: B. Next to the kitchen

    Bredvid köket means next to the kitchen.

    Trascrizione

    Per: Ursäkta, var är toaletten?
    Anna: Den är bredvid köket.

30. Domanda 30 di 30

    Listen. How many bedrooms are there?

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    Lägenheten är stor. Det finns tre sovrum och ett stort kök.

    • AOne
    • BTwo
    • CFour
    • DThree
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    Risposta: D. Three

    Det finns tre sovrum means there are three bedrooms.

    Trascrizione

    Lägenheten är stor. Det finns tre sovrum och ett stort kök.

Tastiera: 1–4 per rispondere, Invio per la domanda successiva.