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Introduction
Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Norwegian, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question What are you doing? in Norwegian.
Body
Michael: Here's the way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Norwegian.
Inger: [Normal] Hva gjør du?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'what'
Inger: [Normal] hva [Slow] hva
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'do'
Inger: [Normal] gjør [Slow] gjør
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you'
Inger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Inger: [Slow] Hva gjør du? [Normal] Hva gjør du?
Michael: Here's another way to ask, 'What are you doing?'
Inger: [Normal] Hva driver du med?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'what'
Inger: [Normal] hva [Slow] hva
Michael: Next is the word meaning '"do"
Inger: [Normal] driver [Slow] driver
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Inger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'with'
Inger: [Normal] med [Slow] med
Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Inger: [Slow] Hva driver du med? [Normal] Hva driver du med?
Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I am reading.'
Inger: [Normal] Jeg leser.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'read'
Inger: [Normal] leser [Slow] leser
Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I am reading.'
Inger: [Slow] Jeg leser. [Normal] Jeg leser.
Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'Nothing special.'
Inger: [Normal] Ikke noe spesielt.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'not'
Inger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'anything'
Inger: [Normal] noe [Slow] noe
Michael: Last is the word literally meaning 'especially'
Inger: [Normal] spesielt [Slow] spesielt
Michael: Listen again to the response, 'Nothing special.'
Inger: [Slow] Ikke noe spesielt. [Normal] Ikke noe spesielt.
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Inger: You can use Hva driver du med? also when inquiring about what someone does for a living.

Outro

Michael: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Inger: Ha det bra!

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