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Hello and welcome back to Top Norwegian words. Today, we are going to look at 20 Words You’ll Need for the Beach.
1. Solbriller "sunglasses"
Jeg glemte solbrillene mine på toalettet! "I forgot my sunglasses in the toilet!"
2. Strand "beach"
På sommeren elsker jeg å ligge på stranda og sole meg. "In the summer, I love lying on the beach and tan."
3. Svømming "swimming"
Min sønn synes svømming er veldig gøy. "My son thinks swimming is a lot of fun."
Who doesn’t love to swim.
4. Sol "sun"
I dag skinner sola! "Today the sun is shining!"
5. Palmetre "palm tree"
I Spania finnes det mange palmetrær siden det er varmt. "In Spain, there are a lot of palm trees as it is warm."
6. Skjell "seashell"
På stranda var det mange fine skjell. "There were many nice seashells at the beach."
7. Badedrakt "swimsuit"
Kan du legge badedrakten min i veska? "Can you put my swimsuit in the bag?"
And of course, now-a-days, it’s very common to wear a bikini. Bikini.
8. Hav "ocean"
Havet er veldig stort. "The ocean is very large."
You might also hear the word sjø, which means “sea”.
9. Livvakt "lifeguard"
Livvakten passer på alle de som svømmer i havet. "The lifeguard is watching out for everyone who is swimming in the sea."
10. Is "ice cream"
Kan jeg få en til is? "Can I have another ice cream?"
11. Strandhåndkle "beach towel"
Dette er det nye, store strandhåndkleet jeg har kjøpt meg. "This is the new, big beach towel I have bought."
12. Strandstol "beach chair"
Kan du spørre han mannen om vi kan leie disse strandstolene? "Can you ask that man if we can rent these beach chairs?"
13. Sandslott "sandcastle"
Barna bygger et sandslott. "The children are building a sandcastle."
14. Kjøleboks "cooler"
Vi bør ta med grillmaten i en kjøleboks. "We should bring the barbecue food in a cooler."
15. Tidevann "tide"
Vi bør gå til standa når det er lavvann. "We should go to the beach when the tide is low."
So lavvann actually means “low tide” and Tidevann is just the general expression.
16. Brunfarge "tan"
Jeg har fått en fin brunfarge mens jeg var på ferie. "I have gotten a nice tan while I was on holiday."
17. Snorkling "snorkelling"
I Australia snorklet jeg mye. "In Australia, I often went snorkelling."
18. Sandaler "flip-flop"
Ikke glem å ta med sandalene. "Do not forget to bring the flip-flops."
Actually in Norwegian, sandaler can mean both sandals and flip-flops.
19. Solkrem "sunscreen"
Jeg bruker en solkrem som har solfaktor 30. "I use a sunscreen with SPF 30."
20. Hatt "hat"
Mamma pleier å ha på hatt når hun er på stranda. "My mom usually puts on a hat when she is at the beach."
In Norway, we have the song about hats. It goes… ?
Okay. That’s it for now. Thank you so much for watching. Please leave us any comment or question you might have in the comments section. See you soon. Goodbye!

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