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Introduction
Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Norwegian, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Norwegian.
Body
Michael: Here's a way to ask 'Do you have a pen?' in Norwegian.
Inger: [Normal] Har du en penn?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'have'
Inger: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Inger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'a'
Inger: [Normal] en [Slow] en
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'pen'
Inger: [Normal] penn [Slow] penn
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Inger: [Slow] Har du en penn? [Normal] Har du en penn?
Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'Yes, I do.'
Inger: [Normal] Ja, det har jeg.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Inger: [Normal] ja [Slow] ja
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'that'
Inger: [Normal] det [Slow] det
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Inger: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'I'
Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, I do.'
Inger: [Slow] Ja, det har jeg. [Normal] Ja, det har jeg.
Michael: Next, we have the way to ask 'How many pens do you have?'
Inger: [Normal] Hvor mange penner har du?
Michael: First is a phrase meaning 'how many'
Inger: [Normal] hvor mange [Slow] hvor mange
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'pens'
Inger: [Normal] penner [Slow] penner
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Inger: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you'
Inger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'How many pens do you have?'
Inger: [Slow] Hvor mange penner har du? [Normal] Hvor mange penner har du?
Michael: Finally, we have a way to say 'I have three pens.'
Inger: [Normal] Jeg har tre penner.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Inger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Inger: [Normal] har [Slow] har
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'three'
Inger: [Normal] tre [Slow] tre
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'pens'
Inger: [Normal] penner [Slow] penner
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I have three pens.'
Inger: [Slow] Jeg har tre penner. [Normal] Jeg har tre penner.
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick language tip.
Inger: To make a tag question, all you have to do is to add the phrase ikke sant at the end of the sentence. For example, Du har hund, ikke sant? means "You have a dog, right?"

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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