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INTRODUCTION
Hei. Hello and welcome to Norwegian Survival Phrases brought to you by NorwegianClass101.com
This course is to sign to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Norway. You'll be surprised at how far a little Norwegian will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by NorwegianClass101.com and there you'll find the accompanying pdf and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In this lesson, we'll introduce you to directions that will help you find the place you are looking for. Previously, we introduced "Is there a place nearby?" and "Where is there a (something)?" But while we can now ask, we haven't addressed understanding the answer. In this lesson, we're going to work on understanding what someone tells us. And we'll go over basic directions. First, we have, "Go straight."
In Norwegian, "go straight" is gå rett frem.
gå rett frem.
Let's break it down by words. gå is "go," rett is "straight," and lastly, frem means "forward."
Now let's hear it once again: gå rett frem.
There is really no way of escaping the word frem in this phrase. Another way of saying "straight forward" is gå strakt frem.
Strakt is derived from "straight," which is why it sounds similar.
Let's look at the next expression to help us turn.
Let's cover "turn left," which in Norwegian is: ta til venstre.
Let's break it down by syllable: ta til ven-stre.
Now let's hear it once again: ta til venstre.
The first words, ta til mean, "take to the." We follow this with venstre ("left").
So all together, we have: ta til venstre.
Another way of saying "turn left" is: snu mot venstre. It's composed of the verb snu ("turn"), and mot meaning "towards."
Snu mot venstre.
Now let's work on "turn right."
In Norwegian, "turn right" is: ta til høyre.
Let's break down this sentence and hear it one more time. ta til høy-re.
ta til høyre.
Let's try now with, "Turn right at the traffic light," which in Norwegian is: Ta til høyre ved lyskrysset.
After ta til høyre ("turn right"), which we have just seen, you have ved lyskrysset ("at the traffic light").
Let's break it down and hear it one more time: ved lyskrysset.
ved lyskrysset.
First you have ved, which in English is "near." Then you have lyskrysset ("traffic light,").
Let's see the entire sentence now: Ta til høyre ved lyskrysset.
"It's on the right" in Norwegian is: Det er til høyre.
Let's break it down by syllable: Det er til høy-re.
Now let's hear it once again: Det er til høyre
The first word, det is a word you should remember by now, "it."
Next up is er, which means, "is," and til ("to the").
Finally, høyre means, "right."
"It's on the left" in Norwegian is Det er til venstre.
The only difference is the word venstre in place of høyre.
Let's break it down by syllable: det er til venstre.
Now let's hear it once again: Det er til venstre.

Outro
Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer; so, Så lykke til, which means "good luck" in Norwegian.
"Go straight." - Gå rett frem.
Gå rett frem.
Gå rett frem.
"Turn left." - Ta til venstre.
Ta til venstre.
Ta til venstre.
"Turn right." - Ta til høyre.
Ta til høyre.
Ta til høyre.
"Turn right at the light." - Ta til høyre ved lyskrysset.
Ta til høyre ved lyskrysset.
Ta til høyre ved lyskrysset.
"It's on the right." - Det er til høyre.
Det er til høyre.
Det er til høyre.
"It's on the left." - Det er til venstre.
Det er til venstre.
Det er til venstre.
Alright, that's going to do it for this lesson. Remember to stop by NorwegianClass101.com and pick up the accompanying pdf. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

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